The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
Allies Will Not Allow Masses Of
Defeated Foe to Suffer
Starvation. r
BLOCKADE TO CONTINUE
Allies Must Keep Military Superiority,
But Will Not Let Germany Suffer
Famine-Take Measures
Against Treachery. =,

London, Nov. 13.-The German gov.
eminent, defeated in battle, deserted
by the former emperor and subjected
to terms tantamount to unconditional
surrender, has made an appeal to
President Wilson.
Conditions described as fearful"
prevail and DR.. w. S. Solf, the foreign
secretary, says in his appeal that mil
lions face starvation if the Allies do
not ta,,e steps to overcome the
danger
Sailors Plan Resistance.
Mutinous sailors who are in control
of most of the units of Germany's
navy may, even at this late date, risk
battle against the Allied fleets rather
than surrender their vessels under the
terms of the armistice Wireless mes
sages to the various units have been
picked up calling upon the sailors to
defend the country against this I'M
heard of presumption" The messages
directed that the units assemble in
SaSsnitz harbor on the east coast of
the Island of Ruegen, off the Prus-
sian coast.
Prepare Against Treachery.
It is announced that by a supple
mentary declaration to the armistice
it was agreed by Germany that, in case
the vessels stipulated in the armistice
were not turned over within the speci-
fed time to the Allies, the island Of
Helgoland might be occupied as an ad.
vance base to enable them to enforce
the terms of the agreement.
Allied warships have entered the
Dardanelles and British naval forces
have occupied Alexandretta.
Blockade to Continue.
Paris, Nov. 13.-Premier Clemen-
ceau, receiving correspondents, said
on the question of the blockade:
"The German plenipotentiaries In
sisted above all upon the question OF
food. We will maintain, it is well un-
derstood, the blockade during the term
of the armistice. Nevertheless, as the
situation in Germany and Austria is
desperate, we will do everything pos
sible to feed them that we can in fair
ness to ourselves. 1t is the question
of transport which dominates all these
problems.
1--WE have to be very careful about
the food problem in Germany. We
cannot let the nation suffer famine.
We must endure, ourselves, and at the
same tine keep our military super
iority."
Believes Alarm Unfounded.
Washington, Nov. 13.-The appeal Of
DR.. Solf, foreign secretary at Berlin,
for intervention by President Wilson
for mitigation of the armistice terms
to save Germany from starvation was
delivered to Secretary Robert Lansing
by Minister Sulzer of Switzerland. It
was sent Immediately to the president.
Officials say DR.. Solf is needlessly
alarmed. They point out that in spite
of Germanys treatment of conquered
peoples in her hour of victory it has
been made plain that the United
States and the Allies have no inten-
ton of permitting the German people
to starve.
H.rmistice to Stand.
While every stipulation of the arms.
tice terms must be kept in force to
prevent the possibility of treachery by
the beaten enemy, it is declared such
rolling stock and ships as may be nec-
essary to provide food and other essen
tials will be put into use in Germany
and on the seas.