| Show PEACE LEAV E ENEMY powerless TO H E S U E wilson gives text of armistice and pledges aid to stricken country HUN ARMIES TO DISARM president informs congress of the agreement signed by lt vanquished enemy TB 40 GIVE UP HER NAVY occupation by allied and american forces of strategic points in ger many surrender of fleet and U boats occupation of naval bases and release of all allied and american soldiers washington nov 12 the belins of the armistice with Gerni germany any were nvere road read to congress by president wilson assembled in uie tile hall of the house where nineteen months ago senators and representatives re heard the president ask for cor the declaration of war nar they heard hear him speak the words which herald the coming of peace the strictly military terms of the matice ar fire are embraced in ili eleven specifications which include the evacuation of all invaded territories the withdrawal of the german troops from the left bank of the rhine and the surrender of all supplies of war tile terms also provide for the abandonment by germany of the treaties of bucharest and brost brest litovsky communicates terms to congress the president spoke as follows gentlemen of the congress in ill these anxious times of rapid and stupendous change it will in ili some degree lighten my sense of responsibility to perform in person the duty of communicating to you some of the baiger circumstances of the situation with which it is necessary to deal bv garman 8 alic have havet althe invitation atio of the supreme war council been ln in communication with marshal foch have accepted and signed the terms of ar which lie he was ivas authorized and instructed to com to them military clauses of terms those terms are as follows 1 I L military clauses on western Ne stern front aront I 1 1 L A cessation of operations by fand land and in ili the air six hours after the signature of the alie armistice IT 2 immediate evacuation of invaded countries belgium france al sace lorraine luxemburg so ordered as to be completed within fourteen days froni from uie the signature of the armistice german troops which have not left the abovementioned above mentioned territories within the period fixed will become prisoners of war occupation by tile allies and united states forces jointly will keep keel pace with evacuation in cheze areas all movements of evacuation and occupation will be regular ed in accordance with note annexed to the stated terms 3 repatriation beginning at once and to be completed within fourteen days of all inhabitants of the coun abow irjud including hostages and persons un denial derial or convicted must surrender 50 guns 4 surrender Su riender in good edition by the german armies of j u following equipment equip luent five thousia guns 2 aw heavy 2500 field machine guns 2000 airplanes fighters bombes mostly D and night light bombin na chines ille alie above to he be deli dellver venil tf r b the HIP allies and tile the united states flipps in accordance cor dance danco with ith the detailed conditions laid down dorn in tile annexed ite 5 evacuation by bv geram ger ar armies of tile the countries on tile the left IMP lank ilk of tile rhine j these country coun countries tri 1 I on th eleft bank of the rhine shall be administered J by tile local authorities under u n 1 I r tho t control of the allies allie Is ind and uni t armies of occupation the oc occupation ell pation of these iles will be determined by alred allied and united states garrisons garri sons holding tile thy principal crossin crossings gior of the rhine toge t ther with bridgeheads at these points in till thirty arty ki kilometer joni eter radius on the right bank and by garrisons gairis ons similarly holding the strategic points of uie the regions A neutral zone shall be reserved I 1 the right of the rhine between the and a une line drawn parallel lel to it 40 kilometers to the east from the frontier of holland to the parallel of hernsheim gernsheim Gern and ns as far as practicable a distance of 30 kilometers from the east cast of stream from tills parallel upon swiss frontier evacuation by the enemy of the rhine lands shall be so ordered as to be completed within a further period of eleven lays days in all 19 days after tile signing of the arm utice all movements of evacuation C mid and occupation at I 1 11 will b be r regulated to the I 1 it according c G in nil fill note I 1 annexed flexed lie en v there territory shall shail ea evacuated ted by of f hill be no evacuation 11 ll do be 60 or dune to 0 tile he e odthe pei n soils hons or inhabitants inhabit n prop P 0 of f T no to tt ally ny kind be 1 committed anit st livered tr ed s intact inac of as r well kinds hall be des 0 or of as 08 it lood loo munitions mun not removed duranl ant for evacuation during tile periods leri fix c kind for the stores of food of 1 11 f civil population cantil etc slinia be left e in s itu establishments Indu shall not be aci way and their to ot t be movi moved roads i per personnel bonnel shall and means of of very main roads bridges tele telephones shall be in ner impaired no duall civi personnel Person nol to remain IT 7 all civil atud military I 1 persona no at present en aloyed on them hall remain n five e gosa locomotives locomotive S wagons and motor lorries III working order with all naces TT d spare parts and nd fittings ba shall be delivered erad to tile the associated powers within the period fileti for tile the evacuation or of r belgium and luxemburg the railways ya of alsace lorraine shall be handed over the same period together with nil all pro war personnel and material furrier maternal mater mate Tal necessary for the working of railways in tile the country on tile left bank of tile rhine shall be left in situ all stores of coal and material for the upkeep of permanent ways signals find and repair shops left entire in s tu and kept in an all efficient state by germany durl during ng the hole period of armistice all barges taken from the allies shall be le stored to them A note appended deflates ref lates the det details tails of these measures IS S the german command shall lie be responsible for le all mines or delay acting fuses disposed on territory to y evacuated by ohp german troops and shall assist in their discovery and destruction the german command shall also reveal all destructive measures that may have been taken such as poisoning or polluting of springs wells etc under penalty of reprisals 9 the light of requisition shall be exercised by the fillies allies and the united states armies in ili all occupied teri toni monitory tory aln 1 upkeep of I 1 lie troops of occupation in the flip rhine land excluding alsace lorraine shall be charged to the german government 10 an ali immediate repatriation with cut reciprocity according to detailed condition shall be fixed of all allied and united states pilson prisoners ers of war tile the allied powers and the united states shall be able to dispose of these prisoner pris oniris as they wish ill 11 sick and wounded who cannot be removed from evacuated territory will be cared for by german personnel who will be left on the spot with the I ili alel aleal material required eastern frontiers of of germany 11 disposition relative to the eastern n frontiers fronti fron deis eis of germany 12 all german troops at present in any territory which before the war belonged to russia Ilus sla Rou maula or tur key shall withdraw within the frons of germany w as they existed on agust 1 1914 13 1113 evacuation by german troops io begin at once and all Gerni german instructors tors prisoners and civilians as well as military agents now on oil the territory of russia as defined before 1914 19 4 to be recalled 14 german troops to cense cease at once all requisitions and seizures find and any aly other undertaking with a view to fo obtaining supplies intended for germany in roumania Rou manla and eusbia as defined oil augst 1 1911 1914 1 15 abandonment of the treaties of bucharest and brest litovsky and of tile the supplementary treaties 16 the allies ailees shall have free ac ss to the territories oties evacuated by tile c geimann on their eastern fron tier jr elther either through danzig or by the vistula in order to coney supplies to tile populations of those territories or for any other purpose ill III clause clauce concerning east africa Vf lica 17 unconditional capitulation of all 1 german geran n forces operating in east africa within one month IV general clauses 18 repatriation without maximum period of one ity within a month in ill accordance accod dance with de detailed conditions hereafter to be fixed of all civilians interned or deported who way may be citizens of other allied or associated socia ted states than those mentioned ill clause three paragraph nineteen ali the reservation that any ally future claims ns and demands of if the nalle and all united states of america remain 0 unaffected allf the following financial condl are required for damage done caration ration la such armistice lasts no pill public securities ies hall be remove removed by tile ellenby which can serve as a pledge to the allies for the recovery or re rep p fi ration at I 1 on for war losses immediate re of tile cash deposit in tile the national i bank of Bel belgium giulli and in general immediate return of all docu I 1 specie stocks shares share paper with plant for the nolley v together pub public ic or pil jale thui thel cof touching cate interests intel arsts in ill tile the invaded coun tiles 1 esti of tile the RusI russian fin and doumanian Rou manian anlin gold yielded to C germany or taken on by bv billat illat power tills gold to delivered levered in ill trust to the allies ill tile signature of pence peace naval conditions of agreement V naval conditions 20 immediate cessation of all hostilities tili ties at sea and definite information to be ghen as to the location and movements of nil all german sl ships lips notification to bo be given to neutrals that freedom of navigation in all territorial waters Is given to the naval and mer canalle marines of all the a allied and i associated powers ill ill 1 quest questions iono of neutrality 1 being eing waived 21 all jl naval find and rine rim rf mercantile vaa mn ur UI lne ie na and associated 0 00 i po v ers ln in german hands to o he I 1 e 1 11 without reci 0 o reciprocity surrender to the allies and nl tile t un aed states of america of ago gern ina 11 including all mane Il a lille in cruisers ris find nil mine lading sub Inar liles ny with their complete ama allent ind 1 l in ports which hal rill be specified by the allies and ami the cited un tod states of america all other to lo be 10 paid off and com disarmed and placed under tho the supervision of tile the allied powers and lie united states of america 23 3 the e following allowing german surface w warships which shall be designated by the allies ind and tho the united states of america shall forthwith be disarmed and thereafter interned in neutral ports or for the want of them in allied ports to be designated by the allies nil and the united states of america and placed under the surveillance of the allies and the united states of america only caretakers being left on hoard board namely six battle cruisers ten battleships eight light cruisers including two mine layers fifty destroyers of tile most modern type all other surface warships including river craft are to be concentrated in ili german naval bases to be designated by the allies and the united r states slates of america and are to be paid off and completely disarmed und and placed under the supervision of tile the allies and tile the united states of ame america ci all vessels of the auxiliary fleet travillis traul cis motor vessels etc are to be disarmed germany must indicate mines 24 14 the alliee and the united states of america shall have the right to sweep up all paine mine fields and obstruction st laid by germany outside german waters voters and the positions of these are to be indicated 25 15 freedom of access to and front from the baltic to be given to the naval find and mercantile marines of the allied and associated powers to secure this the allies allie and the united states of america shall be empowered to occupy all german forts fortifications butteries batteries all and deferie works of all kinds in all onti it ances nee 3 from th the e into the baltic and to sweep up all mines and obstructions within and without german territorial waters without any question of neutrality heing being raised find and the positions of all such mines and obstructions are to be indicated 20 the existing blo blockade chade conditions set up by the allies and associated powers tire are to remain unchanged and all german merchant ships found at sea fire are to remain liable to capture aircraft to be concentrated 1127 27 all naval aircraft are to he be klar inger inan man bases to be specified by the at lies and the united states of america 1128 28 in ili evacuating the belgian co conets asig and ports germany shall ab abandon antion nil all merchant ships tugs lighters crane 3 and all other harbor materials all materials for inland navigation nil aircraft and all materials and stores all arms and armaments armament and all stores and apparatus of all kinds hinds 29 all black sea ports are to be evacuated by germany all russian war vessels of all descriptions seized by germany in the black binck sea are to be handed over to the allies and the united states of america all neutral jn ni erchant vessels seized are to be released all warlike ind and other materials of fill all kinds seized in these ports are to be returned and german materials as specified in clause 28 aae are to be abandoned all vessels to be restored 30 all merchant mer cliant vessels re sels in german hands belonging to the allied arid alid associated powers firo to be restored it in bolts to be specified by the allies and the united states of Anici left without reciprocity 1 31 no destruction of ships or of materials to be permitted before evacuation surrender or restoration 32 the german government will notify the neutral governments government of the world and particularly tile the governments of lNor norway way sweden denmark find and Holla holland nl that all restrictions placed on the trading of their vessels with the fillie allied d a and nd n associated a t C d conn con n tries ii whether hether by the german interests and whether in for specific conc concessions eIons such as the export of shipbuilding materials r or not are immediately canceled 33 no transfer of german merchant shipping of any description tn tirl any ally neutral flag fing are to take place signature of the alie armistice duration set at thirty days I bif vif al duration of armistice 34 the duration of tile the armistice Is to be 30 10 lays days with option to CV extend during this period on oil failure of execution of any of tile the above clauses t the lie armistice may lie be denounced by one of the contracting parties on as hours holls previous notice VII IL time limit for reply 1 31 S this armistice tice to be accepted 1 I lefus pl ly C ermany within 71 72 hours hour of notification the war thus comes to tin an end for having accepted these terms of Imi stice it wl will 11 be impossible for th tb german command to re renew new it it Is not now possible to assess tile the consequences of tills this great consummation we know only that this tr aglen war whose consuming flames finales swept another until all from one nation to the world wa was s on fire is at tin nn end and that it was the privilege of our own people to to enter it at it its mont critical le al ju juncture Deturo in such fashion and in such force as to continue in a way of which we are all deeply proud to th great result |
