The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
DRAFT :, LEAGUE
Of NATIONS NEARS
TOTAL COMPLETION
Peace Conference Committee
Expects to Finish Work at
Saturday SeSsion-TWO-
Thirds of Draft Completed.

PARIS, Feb. s.--The peace confer
enee commission on a society OF ma
tions expects to. finish its work AZ the
session which began. at l0;SO o'clock
am, today, AT long session last
night the committee completed two-
thirds OF the draft OF the project,
Much interest attaches to the meet
ing today Of the supreme war council,
comprising the council Of the great
allied powers and the military COM
manders on all fronts, from the fact
that the new demands to he made Of
Germany, when the Armistice is again
extended, are before the council Tor
final discussion.
p0rtant matters were discussed, hus
the final decision went over until 70
days meeting The armistiCe terms
| expire Feb, H. and the supreme war
council, It Is understood, Is planning
even more drastic demands than those
heretofore enforced upon Germany, ow..
ing to her dilatory tactica and yelled
| threats reported to have been made Of
the meeting Of the NeW German a..
sembly regarding the possibilities or
Germany again breaking off with the
Yesterdays session vac interesting
from the number of subjects demanding
| attention that were presented by the
I@naval and military chiefs.
Reports were made to the council by
the military high commands on tke sub
l tects Of rehabilitation and tie rela-
1 tive forces Of the powers TO be main
| tanned in the occupied regions. The
I Versailles military council also submit
| ted report as to the military furces
available for the disturbed regions OF
Turkey.
The naval branch Of the council pre-
sented recommendations formulated as
the result Of consultations among the
| British, French, Italian and American
naval commanders, bearing mainly on
the turning over OF the German sub
marines, blockade restrictions and the
/ surrender OF the German cofnmercial
fleet. This fleet. II is stated, Is ready
to be turned over, but the allies thus
far have not agreed on the allotment ol
| tha steamers among the various allied
tnatipns nor on the compensation for the
use az the vessels,
ikale United States receives its share OF
4 the ships they win be manned by tht
American navy and fly the stars ano
Stripes, the initials Of the relief ooun'
leu being added TO the flag
The commission on blockade also pre-
asssf the bioehAde restrictions In tho Med
II iterranean and the Adriatic.
n No Decision.
A tendency was evident In some mill
tary quarters TO impose further drastic
terms upon Germany when the aTini
stice was extended, but no decision was
reached as to what measures might be
taken After hearing the view Of Thu
military representatives the council oi
the great powers decided TO continue
the discussion today when the decisions
will be made without the presence Of
these representatives This last mov'
was regarded In some quarters AZ sig
nificant of the gradual change from wal
conditions to those OF normal peace
times.
After the session the following ofiicia
statement on the proceedings was Is
sued:
"The president OF the United States
of America, the premlers and foreign
ministers OF the allied and associated
powers, the Japanese representatives
and the military representatives OF thu
supreme war council, assisted by naya
authorities and technical advisors me
al the Quai D'Ofsay, between 1850 ant
$40 pm. They discussed the terms o.
the extension Of the armistice with Ger
many. n..
"The president of the United States
OF America and the representatives oi
the allied and associated powers vii
meet tomorrow at pm. to continue
this discussion"