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Conditions Accepted By Germany Are; More Drastic Than Those Imposed ! Upon Austria and Turkey. President Wilson Announces to Congress Condition of German Surrender and Comments on the Situation Arising Out of the Overthrow of the Military Auto cracy Which Has Ruled Germany So Long. 'Washington, Nov. 11.?Signing of j the . armistice with Germany was pro-j claimed today by President Wilson,? who also announced its terms at a I joint session of congress. The terms herald the end of the, war because they take from Ger- j many the power to renew it. Just befbre he went to the capi- i tol the president in a proclamation; addressed to his fellow countrymen ? said: -""The armistice was signed this morning. Everything for which * America fought has been accomplish ?d, it will now be our fortunate duty to assist by example, by ?sober, friend ly counsel and by material aid in the, establishment of just democracy throughout the world." ^ Slipped of its malicious power, the military autocracy, its masters driven t6 edle,, stands before the world's court of justice, having subscribed to terms of surrender which probably will; be recorded in history as the most drastic and complete ever meas ured out to a defeated foe. Reading of the full text of the terms discloses measures the United \" States and the allied governments have -taken to guarantee that Ger many's acceptance shall not be a scrap of paper, and to insure the de ? struction ot the military caste which once could secretly and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world. When President Wilson concluded his exchange of notes with Prince Max, then chancellor, administration officials declared that if his course did not bring about what they hoped would be more than an unconditional gurrender, it might bring about a revolution in Germany. * Pointing- today to the Hohenzollern dynasty, dethroned and exiled, the people's revolution sweeping Ger many and the terms of the armistice, theae: officials felt their predictions aniply fulfilled. .Having lifted the yoke of militar ism, from the peoples of the central ' einpires the- allies now turn to tasks <k humanity and mercy to bind up then* wounds and feed the hungry, meanwhile seeking to guide them to a'place in the family of nations from "which they can take a part in assur ing that another such 1,500 days of blood and horror need never come again. Evacuation, reparation' and restitu tion are the keynotes of the armis & ? tie*. Here are the principal things Ger ?? m?Hy must do, or, powei-less before thV victorious allied armies, will have done for her: Immediate evacuation of Alsace Lorraine, Belgium. Luxemburg, Rus sia and Roumania, without further destruction or harm to inhabitants. The occupation by American and allied troops of all the countries on the west bank of the Rhine. ? Then, further, creation of a neutral zone in a strip of territory on the east bank of the Rhine, 30 kilometre? (about 20 miles) wide extending from Holland half way down to the Swiss border and 20 kilometres wide for the remainder Meanwhile, as a guaranty of good faith, the occupation by American and-allied troops of Mayence; Coblenz and Cologne, the principal crossings of. the Rhine, with a 30 kilometre ra dius about the bridgeheads. - On the eastern front all German troops are to be withdrawn from ter ritory which before the war belonged to Russia, Roumania or Turkey. Then the German war machine must disarm. The principal portion? Of its navy must be handed over; arms, munitions and engines of war numbered by the thousands are to be taken from the army. - American and aliied prisoners are to. at once be repatriated, without ? reciprocal action by the associated; governments, and the thousands of! wretched civilians dragged off into I -slavery in the invaded territories are to be returned. The provision for compensating the occupied teritories for the horror wrought by the invaders is contained in a simple sentence?''repatriation for damage done." ' As a step to restoring the map lines, the treaties of Brest-Litovsk which laid Russia prone, and of Bucharest, which plundered Rou mania, must be abandoned. Money, securities, precious metals and other valuables looted from the inv?ded countries must be returned in trust to the allies until the conclusion of peace. In the west, the railways of Al sace-Lorraine, the valuable stores of iron and coal, all the stores and sup plies in Belgium, with arms and ar maments, must be handed over. In the east, the Black sea ports must be evacuated, the warships tak en by Germany from the Russian? must be surrendered; in the Baltic, forts and defenses barring the way at the Categatt must be delivered, and there must be free access to the sea for the allies. The allied blockade is to remain unchanged; meanwhile German mer chant ships are to be delivered for missions of mercy in carrying food to the starving; allied shipping held by the Germans is to pe released with out any obligation to restore to Ger many her ships now in the hands of the associated governments. Ger- j many is to notify the neutrals they j are free to trade with the associat-! ed governments without ^ molestation. In a word the iron ring is tighten ed and at her horders the civilized [world waits while Gen v ry reform? ? herself from within. I The duration of the armistice is 3C fdays and various periods are specified j within those 30 days for compliance? with certain specific terms. One provision during the armistice, 'which was. supplementary to the text I as first drawn by the supreme war j council, and therefore, does not ap ! pear in the text as President Wilson delivered it, was inserted as the Ger man revolutionaries took possession of the German fleet. It provides tha-. if the fleet is not delivered as speci fied in the agreement, the associated governments may occupy the Helgo land fortress as an advanced base to secure possession of it. And now, having clipped the mili tary autocracy of its. fangs, the as sociated governments will wait foi the next 30 days, while the terms o? the armistice are being carried out to see what sort of a government in Germarfy they will have to deal with In his address to^congress today the president sounded a note of warning, that unless the .German people are fed, unless their distress is relieved there is danger of Bolshevism. The question of what sort of government might arise to make, peace, he de clared, was a matter for no smal; anxiety and misgiving. Scarcely 100 members of the house and senate?all in Washington after the election vacation?assembled ir. the house chamber with members of the cabinet, diplomats and justices o' j the supreme court to hear the presi ; dent announce the armistice terms. The galleries were crowded an? among those leaning over the rai were Mrs. Wilson and General March, chief of staff. There was a minute of hand clap ping and shotting when the presi dent was escorted down the aisle by : delegation of senators and representa tives. Another outburst occurred when he announced that the armis tice terms had been signed and a mo ment later when he referred to the evacuation of the defeated countries senators and representatives rose ir. their seats. The president read hi address slowly and in a low tone Chief Jutice White leaned forward with his hand at his ear, lest he mis* a word. Between outbursts of applause th? big house chamber was witho;: sound except the president's voice slightly, husky. Auditors on lh> floor, and in the gallery were mute hearing the surrender terms impo^-' on the vanquished Germany. It was apparent that the terms were pleas ing. Faces which had been long will portent of the impending events, when the president started, brighten ed as he progressed. "The war thus comes to an end.' finally said the president. The aud ience jumped to its feet cheering. Charles E. Hughes, who sat on the floor, was one of the leaders in the applause. It was 10.30 o'clock when the pres ident concluded. He had spoken 21 minutes. As he turned to shake hands with Vice President Marsh-: and Speaker Clark, presiding at tlv joint session, the audience again rem and cheered. Many senators and representative rushed to a hall back of the spcake?-,> rostrum to shake hands with the president. The president spoke as follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: In these anxious times of rapid and stu pendous change it will in some degre ? lighten my sense of responsibility to nerform the duty of communicating to you some of the larger circum stances of the situation with which it is necessary to deal. "The German authorities who have, at the invitation of the supreme war council, been in communication with Marshal Foch have accepted and J signed the terms of armistice which j he was authoi ized and instructed to ! communicate to them. Those terrr:.s are as follows: "1. Military clauses on Western front: "1. Cessation of operations by land and in the a" x hours after the signature of tL armistice. "2. Immediate evacuation of in vaded countries. Belgium, France, Al sace-Lorraine, Luxemburg, so orderei as to be completed within 14 days from the signature of the armistice. German troops which have net lefl the above mentioned territories with in the period fixed will become pris oners of war. Occupation by the al lied and United States forces jointly will keep pace with evacuation an<3 occupation will be regulated in ac cordance with a note annexed to the stated terms. "3. Repatriation, beginning at once and to be completed within < 1 j days, of all inhabitants of the coun tries above mentioned, including i hostages and persons under trial or ; convicted. i "4. Surrender in good condition by the German armies of the following ? equipment: 5.000 guns <2.500 heavy 2,500: field), 30,000 machine guns, 3,-*< ECAPSBURG AUTOCRAT FOLLOWS WILLIAM HOBENZOLLER^i INTO PRIVATE LIFE. So Official Announcement or the Ab dication of Austrian Ruler Has Ye! Been Made But News is Given Out by Exchange Telegraph Co. London, Nov. 12. S.4f> A. M.?Em peror Charles of Austria has abdicat ed, according to a "Copenhagen dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph, quoting private advices from Vienna. Victor Adler, the leader of th< Austrian Socialists and Foreign Sec retary in the German-Austrian cabi net formed in Vienna October 3ist is dead it is reported. It is reported also that a genera' strike will be declared in Vienna to morrow._____ COO minewerfer, 2,000 aeroplanes (lighters, bombers?firstly D. 73s and night bombing machines). The above to be delivered in situ to the allies and United States troops in accord ance with the detailed condition laid down in the annexed ....... I "5. Evacuation by -I? G - :.a:. armies of the countries on the ief bank of the Rhine. The countries o: the left bank of the Rhine shall b< administered by the local authorities under the control of the allied anc United States armies of occupation The occupation of these territorie will 'be determined by ailied ant, United States garrisons holding th principal crossings of the Rhino Mayence, Cobienz, Cologne, togeth er with bridgeheads at these points ir 30 kilometer radius on the right bam and by garrisons similarly holding th strategic points of the regions. A neu tral zone shall be reserved on thi right of the Rhine between the stream and a line drawn parallel to it 40 kil ometers to the east from the fron tier of Holland to the parallel o Gernsheim and as far as practicabb a distance of 30 kilometers from tlv east of the stream from this paralle upon the Swr- frontier. Evacuation by the enemy on' the Rhine land: shall be so ordered as to be com pleted within a further period of 1 days, in all 19 days after the signa ture of the armistice." Here the president interrupted hh reading to remark that there evi dently had been an error in transmis sion as the arithmetic was very bat"1 The "further period" of 11 days is ir. addition to the 14 days allowed fo evacuation of occupied countries making 25 days given the Germans U get entirely clear of the Rhine land? all movements of evacuation and oc cupation will be regulated awjrdin: to the note annexed. "6. In all territory evacuated b the enemy there shall be no evacua tion of inhabitants; no damage c. harm shall be done* to the persons c property of the inhabitants. No de struction of any kind to be commit ted. Military establishments of ever, kind shall be delivered intact as we' as military stores of food, munition* equipment not removed during th periods fixed for evacuation. Store of food of all kinds for the civil pop ulation, cattle, 'etc., shall be left i: situ. Industrial establishments sha not be impaired in any way and thei personnel shall not be moved. Road and means of communication of ev ery. kind, railroad, waterways, mail roads, bridges, telegraphs, telephones shall be in no manner impaired. ? Seven?All civil and military. per sonnel at present employed on then shall remain. Five thousand ^loco motives, 50,000 wagons and 10,00; motor lorries in good working orde with all necessary spare parts am fittings shall be delivered to the a-.= Sociated powers within the peric fixed for the evacuation of Belgium and Luxemburg. The railways of Al sace-Lorraine shall be handed ovo within the same period, together will: all pre-war personnel and materials Further material necessary for th< working of railways in the countr; on the left bank of the Rhine sha! be left in situ. All stores of coa and material for the up keep of per manent ways, signals and repai shops left entire in situ and kept ir an efficient state by Germany durin the whole period of armistice. AJ' barges taken from the allies shall b restored to them. A note appended regulates the details of these mea.-> u-es. "8. The German command ska! be responsible for revealing all min or delay acting fuses disposed on tor ritory evacuated by the Germ;:; troops and shall assist in their dis covery and destruction. A Gorma: command shall also reveal all destruc tive measures that may have been taken (such as poisoning or polluting of springs, wells, etc.) under per.ait; of reprisals. i "9. ~ The right of requisition shai be exercised by the allies and th< United States armies in occupied ter ritory. The upkeep of the troops o occupation in the Rhine land (e:* cluding Alsace-Lorraine) shall be charged to the German government. "10. An immediate repatriation without recipe ity according to de tailed condi- .oiis which shall be fixed of a'T ' and United States prisoner of war. The allied powers and th? United States shall be able to dispo* of these prisoners as they wish. "11. Sick and wounded who can not be removed from evacuated ter ritory will be cared for by German personnel who will be left on the spot with the medical material require.!. II?Disposition relative to the east ern frontiers of Germany: "12. All German troops tot present j in any territory which before th? war belonged to Rusia, Roumania c: Turkey shall withdraw within the frontiers of Germany as they existed on August 1, 1914. "13. Evacuation by German troop* to begin at once and ail German in structors, prisoners and civilians ns well as military agents now on th? territory of Russia (as defined before 1914) to be recalled. "14. German troops to cease a1 once all requisitions and seizures am] any other undertaking with a view to obtaining supplies intended for Ger many in Roumania and Russia (as defined on August 1. 1914). "13. Abandonment of tho tro.iti? of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk and HELP PROMISED GERMANY. PRESIDENT WILSON ANSWER* APPEAL WITH REASSUR ING MESSAGE. Work Will he Started to Relieve Dis tressing: Want as Soon as Public Order and Fair Distribution of Food is Guaranteed. Washington, Nov. 13.?President Wilson has sent a reassuring message to the peoples of Germany in reply to the appeal of Chancellor Ebert. He promised to aid Germany in the matter of food supplies for reliev ing distressing want. The reply which was sent today through Minis ter Sulzcr, of Switzerland, says steps will be taken at once to organize re lief work in the same system and manner as carried out in Belgium, hut the president desires to be assur j.ed that public order will be maintain j ed in Germany and that equitable I distribution of food ean be clearly \ guaranteed. J ";?!^!^-"1">*''J'ai" iiiii>Lj,w>uiujuHL?ajiiwiUiiuaiMW?fc ? of the supplementary treaties. I "16. The a-iies shall have free ac ? cess to the territories evacuated by ?the Germans on their eastern fron | tier either through Danzig or by the ! Vistula in order to convey supplier I Lo the populations of those territories or for any other* purpose. "Class HI concerning East Africa. "17. Unconditional capitulation ol all German forces operating in Easi Africa within one month. "IV.?General clauses: "IS. Repatriation, without reci procity, within a minimum period of one month, in accordance with de tailed conditions hereafter to be fix ed of all civilians interned or deport ed who may be citizens of other al lied or associated states than thos< mentioned in Clause 3, paragraph 1',. with the reservation that any future claims and demands of the allies and the United States of America remain unaffected. "19. The following financial con ditions are required: Reparation fo. damage done. While such armistice lasts no public securities shall be re moved by the enemy which can serv-. as a pledge of the allies for the re covery or reparation for war los:5es. Immediate restitution of the cash de posit in the National Bank of Bel gium, and in general immediate re turn of all documents, specie, stocks shares, paper money, together with plant for the issue thereof, touchin? public or private interests in the in vaded countries. Restitution of the j Russian and Roumanian gold yielded to Germany or taken by that power, j This gold to be delivered in trust to I the allies until the signature of peace "V?Naval conditions: "20. Immediate cessation of all hos tilities at sea and definite informa tion to be given as to the locatior and movements of all German ships. Notification to be given to the nava' and mercantile marines of the' alliec* and associated powers, all question of neutrality being waived. "21. All naval and mercantile ma rine prisoners of war of the allie and associated powers in Germar hands to be returned without reci | procity. "22. Surrender to the allies and I the United States of America of 16? German submarines (including a! submarine cruisers and mine layin; Submarines) with their c -npiet armament and equipment ii which shall be specified by the allie: and the United States of America All other submarines to be paid of and completely disarmed and placet under the supervision of the alliec powers and the United States o America. "23. The following German sur face warships, which shall be desig nated by the allies and the United States of America shall forthwith be disarmed and thereafter interned ir neutral ports, or, for the want o them, in allied ports, to be designat ed by the allies and the United State: of America, and placed under surveil lance of the allies and the United States of America, only care taker, being left on board, namely: Si battle cruisers, ten battleships, eigh' light cruisers, including two mine las ers, 50 destroyers of the most mod ern type. All other surface warship (including river craft) are to be con centrated in German naval bases t< j be designated by the allies and th< United States of America, and are U be paid off and completely disarrru and placed under the supervision ol the allies and the United States o America. Ali vessels of the auxiliar. fleet (trawlers, motor vessels, etc. are to be disarmed. "24. The allies and the Unite* States of America shall have the righ: to sweep up all mine fields and ob structions laid by Germany outsid* German territorial waters: and the po sitions of these are to be indicated. "25. Freedom of access to an. from the Baltic to be given to tat naval and mercantile marines of th. allied and associated powers. To se cure this the allies and the Unite-. States of America shall be empower ed to occupy all German forts, fort; fications, batteries and defense wor!> of all kinds in all the entrances fro-r the Cattegat into the Baltic, and sweep up all the mines and obstrue tions within and without Germ;"., territorial waters without any question of neutrality being raised and im positions of all such mines and ob structions are to be indicated. "26. The existing blockade condi tions set up by the allies and asso ciated powers are to remain unchang ed and all German merchant ship: found on sea, are to remain liable u capture. "27. All naval aircraft are to be concentrated and immobilized in Ger man bases to he, specified by the alliei and the United States of America. "28. In evacuating the Belgiar coasts and ports. Germany shall aban don all merchant ships, tugs, lighters cranes and all other harbor materials materials for inland navigation, all aircraft and all materials and stores all arms and armaments and a'd stores and appartus of all kinds. "29. All Black Sea ports to b? evacuated by Germany and all Rus sian war vessels of all descriptions seized by Germany in the Black Sen are to be handed over to the allie and the United States of America; AMERICAN FORCES CONTINUED TO DRIVE HUNS UNTIL ^OUR OF SURRENDER STRUCK. Heavy Guns Fired Salvo After Salvo of Big Shells into German Lines All of Monday Morning. With the American Army on the Sedan Front. Nov. 11, 2 P. M. (By the Asociated Press.) ? Thousands of American heavy guns fired the parting shot to the Germans at ex actly 11 o'clockk this morning. On the entire American front from the Moselle to the region of Sedan there was artillery activity in the morning, all the batteries preparing for the final salvos. At many batteries the artillerists joined hands, forming a long line as the lanyard of the final shot. There was a few seconds of siience as the shells shot through the heavy mist. Then the gunners cheered. American flags were raised by the soldiers over their dugouts and guns and at various headquarters. Northeast of Verdun the American infantry began to advance at 9 o'clock this morning, after artillery preparanion, in the direction of Ornes. The German artillery responded freely, but the machine gun re sistance was stubborn. Xcvertheles: the Americans made progress. The Americans had received orders to hold the positions reached by 11 o'clock and at these points they be gan to dig in. marking the advanced positions of the American line when hostilities ceased. Along the American front the eleventh hour was like awaiting the arrival of a aew year. The gunners continued to fire, counting the shels as the time ap proached. The infantry were ad vancing, glancing at their watch,. The men holding at oth^r places or ganized their positions to make themselves more secure. Then the individual groups unfurled the Starf and Stripes, shook han 's and cheer ed. Soon afterwards they were pre paring for luncheon. All the boys were hungry as they had breakfastec early in anticipation of what they considered the greatest day in Amer ican history. all neutral merchant vessels seized are to be released; all warlike and other materials of all kinds seized ir. those ports are to be returned anc German materials as specified ir Clause 28 are to be abandoned. '"30. All merchant vessels in Ger man hands belonging to the alliec. an'" associated powers are to be re - .?red in ports to be specified by the allies and the United States of Amer ica without reciprocity. "31. No destruction of ships or o materials to be permitted before evac uation, surrender or restoration. "32. The German government shal formally notify the neutral govern ments of the world, and particular!: the governments of Norway, Sweden Denmark and Holland, that all re strictions placed on the trading o their vessels with the allied and as sociated countries, whether by th? German government or by private German interests and whether in re turn for specific concessions such a: the export of shipbuilding material: or not, are immediately cancelled. "33. No transfers of German mer chant shipping of any description t< any neutral flag are to take place af ter signature of the armistice. "VI?Duration of armistice. "24. The duration of the armistic is to be 30 days, with option to ex tend. During this period, on failure of execution o*" any of the abov: clauses, the armistice may be de nounced by one of the contracting parties, on 48 hours previous notice. "VII?Time limit for reply: "35. This armistice to be accepter or refused by Germany within Ii hours of notification. "The war thus comes to an end; for, having accepted these terms of armistice, it will be impossible for the.t German command to renew it. It is not now possible to assess the consequences of this great consum mation. We know only that this trag ical war, whose consuming flame; swept from one nation to another un til all the world was on fire, is at an end and that it was the privilege o our own people to enter it at its most critica.LJuncture in such fashion anel in sucm force as to contribute in a way in which we are all deeply proue to the great result. We know that the object of the war has been at tained; the object upon whic1 *! frer men had set their hearts; a* ' -ttain ed with sweeping completeness which even now we do not realize. Armed imperialism such as the men con ceived who were but yesterday the masters of Germany is at an end. it? illicit ambit:->ns engulfed in black dis aster. Who will seek to revive it; th' arbitrary power of the military cast-* of Germany which once could secret ly and of its own single choic disturb the peace of the world is dis credited and destroyed. And more than that?much more than that? has been accomplished. The great nations which associated themselves to destroy it have now definitely unit ed in the common purpose to set up such a peace as will satisfy the long ing of the whole world for disinter ested justice, embodied in settlements which are based upon something much more lasting than the selfish competitive interests of powerful states. There is* no longer conjecture is to the object/5 the victors have in mind. They h.^ve a mind in the rnati^r, not only, but a heart also. Their avowed ?nd concerted purpose is to satisfy and protect the weak as well as to acc^'d their just rights to the strong. . The humafi temper and intention of the victorious governments has also been manifested in a very practical way. Theifc" representtaives In thei supreme w*11" council at Versailles' aave by urfannnous resolution assur ed the peo^es ?f ^e central empires lhat everyf^ns that is possible in he circum?tances he done to supply then1 with food and relieve the listressing ??"ant that is in so many places threS**nms their very lives ind steps aiV t0 he taken immediately o orr^-mijee ?-*hoso efforts at relief in EX-KAISER DC ABOUT. SAID TO BE AT CHATEAU NEAR UTRECHT, HOLLAND. Former Empress Reported HI at PotsdEam, "With former Crown Princess at Bedside. London, Nov. 12.?William Hohen- S zollern, the former German emperor, arrived Sunday at Count Betinck's chateau of Middachten at Velp, near Arnheim, according to a dispatch to the Daily Express dated Sunday at I Velp. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express dated Sunday says that the former German empress is ill at Potsdam, near Berlin, and that the former Crown Princess is at her bed side. ;i. aAiULli Fails to Show Himself. Maastricht, Holland, Monday, Nov. 11?(By the Associated Frsss).? Amid execrations from two thousand j Belgian refugees, the former German j emperor's special train left here at 10 o'clock this morning northward bound. A tremendous crowd of sight seers had gathered but the platform was strongly cordoned and William Hohenzollern did not show himself. His destination is aid to be Amer ongen, about twenty miles from Ut recht, where Count Bentinck has a country seat. But it is not possible to : say whether he will finally remain, i for in order to avoid the curious he I may have to keep to the train for a j couple of days. All of Them in Holland. Amsterdam, Nov. 12.?The Work mens' and Soldiers' Council at Berlin announced that the former Emperor, the former Empress and their eldest son, Frederick William, have arrived in Holland. CROWN PRINCE TURNS UP. He is Reported to Have Arrived id Maastricht, Holland. The Hague, Nov. 13.?Former Ger man Crown Prince arrived yesterday at Maastricht, according to a dispatch . received here. LEADER CHAMP CLARK. Will H" Be Loyal to Wilson or Will He be Working for Nomination, Washington, Nov. 12.?Democratic Leader Kitchin announced today that Champ Clark will be the Democratic leader ofUthe next congress. the same systematic manner that they were organized in the case of Belgium. By the use of the idle ton r of the central empires it ought i. m .tly to be possible to lift the fear of utter misery from their oppressed populations and set their minds and energie free for the great and haz ardous tasks of political reconstruc tion which now face them on every hand. Hunger does not breed re form; it breeds madness and all the j ugly distempers that make an pr dered life impossible, j For with the fall of the ancient governments which rested like an incubus upon the peoples of the cen tral powers has come political change not merely but revolution; and revo lution which seems as yet to assume no final and ordered form, but to run from one fluid change to another, un til thoughtful men are forced to ask themselves, with what governments, and of what sort, are we about to deal in the making of the covenants of peace? With what authority will they meet us, and with what assur ance that their authority will abides and sustain securely the international arrangement into which we are about to enter? There is here matter for no small anxiety and misgivings. Wheri peace is made, upon Whose promises and engagements besides our own is it to rest? Let us be perfectly frank with ourselves and admit that these ques tions can not be satisfactorily answer ed now or at once. But the moral is' not that there is little hope of an early , answer that will suffice. It is only that we must be patient and helpful and mindful above all oj the great hope and confidence that lie at the heart of what is taking * place. Ex cesses accomplish nothing. Unhappy Russia has furnished abundant re cent proof of that. Disorder defeats' itself. If excesses should occur, if disorder should for a time raise its head, a sober second thought will follow and a day of constructive ac tion, if we help and do not hinder. The present and all that it holds be longs to the nations and the peoples who preserve their self control and the orderly processes of their govern ments; the future to those who prove themselves the true friends of man kind. To conquer with arms is to" make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its es teem is to make permanent conquest.. I am confident that the nations have learned the discipline of freedom and that have settled with self posses sion to its ordered practice are now about to make conquest of the world 6y sheer power of example and of friendly helpfulness. The peoples who have but just i come out from under the yoke of ar j bitrary government and who are now I coming at last into their freedom will I never find the treasures of liberty they are in search of if they look for them by the light of the torch. They will find that every pathway that is stained with the blood of then? own brothers leads to the wilderness, not to the seat of their hope. They are now face to face with their initial test. We must hold the" light steady until they find themselves. And in the meantime, if it be possible, wa must establish a peace that will just ly define their place among the na tions, remove all fear of their neigh bors, and of their former masters and enable them to live in security and contentment when they have set their own affairs in order. I, for one, da not doubt their purpose or "their ca pacity. There are some happy signs that they know and will choose the way of self control and peaceful ac-? commodation. If they do we shall put our aid at their disposal in ev-? ery way that we can.- If the? do not. we must await with patience and sympahy the awakening and recov ery that will assuredly come at lasfc.