WW1: The Great War is over and peace declared
Washington, June 28 [1919] — Signing at Versailles of the peace treaty with Germany formally brings to a close the world’s greatest war.
Although technical termination of the war will come to each nation only when the treaty is approved by the ratifying power of that nation, to all intents and purposes the conflict that began in August 1914, ended when the accredited peace commissioners of the allied and associated powers and of Germany affixed their signatures to the treaty.
Likewise was brought to an end the armistice granted Germany last November 11, and also the period of uncertainty and doubt as to the final outcome of the peace negotiations.
With the signing of the treaty, the work of the peace conference proper, insofar as concerns negotiations with Germany, is brought to a conclusion after more than five months of conference. Portions of the treaty with Austria yet remain to be completed and negotiations with Turkey and Bulgaria still must be conducted but as to Germany, chief of the enemy powers, only the carrying out through the long series of years of the provisions of the treaty, will remain.
The ceremony at Versailles which, although simple, was the most impressive of its kind in history, brought to end the work of President Wilson in Paris as head of the American peace mission, and in signing the treaty as such, he became the frat president of the United States to sign a treaty as a negotiator.
With the departure from Paris tonight of President Wilson preparatory to sailing tomorrow from Brest on the George Washington, the center of interest as regards the treaty shifts to the Senate, ratification by which is necessary for actual termination of the war between this country and Germany. Due to opposition to the league of nations covenant — a part of the treaty — and to certain provisions of the treaty itself, the contest in the Senate is expected to be long and bitter.
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Washington, June 28. — Word of the signing of the peace treaty flashed to America today, was followed by a proclamation from President Wilson, issued at the white house. It follows:
My fellow countrymen:
The treaty of peace has been signed. If it is ratified and acted upon in full and sincere execution of its terms, it will furnish the starter for a new order of affairs in the world. It is a severe treaty in the duties and penalties it imposes upon Germany, but it is severe only because the great wrongs done by Germany are to be righted and repaired. It imposes nothing that Germany cannot do and she can regain rightful standing in the world by the prompt and honorable fulfillment of its terms.
And it is much more than a treaty of peace with Germany. It liberates great peoples who have never before been able to find the way to liberty. It ends once for all an old and intolerable order under which small groups of selfish men could use the people of great empires to serve their own ambitions for power and dominion.
It associates the free governments of the world in a permanent league in which they are pledged to use their united power to maintain peace by maintaining right and justice. It makes international law a reality, accomplished by imperative sanctions.
It does away with the right of conquest and rejects the policy of annexations, and substitutes a new order under which backward nations — populations which have not yet come to political consciousness and people who are ready for independence but not yet quite prepared to dispense with protection and guidance — shall no more be subjected to the domination and exploitation of the stronger nations, but shall be put under the friendly direction and afforded the helpful assistance of governments which undertake to be responsible to the opinion of mankind in the execution of their task by accepting the protection of the league of nations.
It recognizes the inalienable right of nationalities, the rights of minorities and the sanctity of religious beliefs and practices. It lays the basis for conventions which shall free the commercial intercourse of the world from unjust and vicious restrictions and: for every sort of international co-operation, that will serve to cleanse the life of the world and facilitate its common action with beneficient service of every kind.
It furnishes guarantee such as were ever given or even contemplated before for the fair treatment of all who labor at the daily business of the world. It is for this reason that I have spoken of it as a great charter for a new order of affairs. There is ground for deep satisfaction, universal reassurance and confident hope.
President Wilson will leave Paris tonight and will sail from Brest tomorrow morning on the George Washington, Secretary Tumulty announced officially.
The president will land at New York and has agreed to a reception there, Tumulty added.
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Germany signs treaty and world war ends
GERMANY HAS SURRENDERED: WORLD WAR ENDED AT 6 A M.
Armistice Signed By Hun Envoys At Midnight
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 [1918] – The armistice has been signed. The State Department announced the signing at 2:45 o’clock this morning. There was no announcement as to whether hostilities had ceased or the hour at which they would cease. The world war will end this morning at 6 o’clock, Washington time, 11 o’clock Paris time.
The armistice was signed by the German representatives at midnight. This announcement was made by the State Department at 2:50 o’clock this morning.
The announcement was made verbally by an official of the State Department in this form: “The armistice has been signed. It was signed at 5 o’clock am, Paris time, and hostilities will cease at 11 o’clock this morning, Paris time.
The terms of the armistice, it was announced, will not be made public until later. Military men here, however, regard it as certain that they include:
Immediate retirement of the German military forces from France, Belgium and Alsace Lorraine.
Disarming and demobilization of the German armies.
Occupation by the Allied and American forces of such strategic points in Germany as will make impossible a renewal of hostilities. Delivery of part of the German High Seas Fleet and a certain number of submarines to the Allied and American naval forces.
Disarmament of all other German warships under supervision of the Allied and American navies, which will guard them.
Occupation of the principal German naval bases by sea forces of the victorious nations. Release of Allied and American soldiers, sailors and civilians held prisoners in Germany without such reciprocal action by the associated governments.
There was no information as to the circumstances under which the armistice was signed, but since the German courier did not reach German Military Headquarters until 10 o’clock yesterday morning, French time, it was generally assumed here that the German envoys within the French lines had been instructed by wireless to sign the terms.
Forty-seven hours had been required for the courier to reach German headquarters and unquestionably several hours were necessary for the examination of the terms and a decision. It was regarded as possible, however, that the decision may have been made at Berlin and instructions transmitted from there by the new German government.
Germany has been given until 11 o’clock this morning, French time, or 6 o’clock Washington time, to accept. So hostilities will end at the hour set by Marshal Foch for a decision by Germany for peace or for continuation of the war.
The momentous news that the armistice had been signed was telephoned to the White House for transmission to the President a few minutes before it was given to the newspaper correspondents. Later it was said there would be no statement from the White House at this time.
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