Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
MILITARY TERMS
/. Of PEACE: LIMIT
GE. E.RMAN ARMY To
TWENTY DIVISIONS
Severe Restrictions Placed on
Manufacture Of Munitions
and Military and Other Use
Of AirpIaneS.
FRENCH STILL OPPOSE
SINKING HUN SHIPS
Americans Make Reservation
That Destruction of Forts
Shall Not Create Precedent
as to American DefenSeS,
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Paris, March / (hy the Associated
Press) Marshal Foch presented to-
day to the council of the great lpwers
the military terms to be Incorporated
in the peace treaty. These will be
considered Monday with the naval
terms already submitted to the coun-
ell.
The military terms provide for the
disarmament of Germany down to
twenty divisions of 10000 men each,
including fifteen divisions of infantry
and five of cavalry. Severe restric-
tons are placed on tn manufacture of
all classes of war materials and the
military and commercial use of the
airplane is limited to the minimum.
Beyond Marshal Foch's presenta-
ton of the terms today they were not
discussed.
Submarines Barred.
The naval terms now before the
council provide not only for the COM
plete suppression of Germany's sub
marine equipment, but also for the
termination Of all Submarine warfare
by all nations throughout the world,
thus ending the use of the submarine
in naval warfare.
The provision for dismantling the
| Notifications of Helgoland and kiel
canal has been made the subject OF
reservation BY Admiral Benson, rep
resenting the United States, whereby
4 this shalt not be a rreeedef apple
| able to American canal and harbol
defenses. such as Hell Gate. Cape Coo
canal and others.
| The proposal for the destruction ol
| the large German warships is approx
ed in the report by the British ant
| American naval authorities, but the
French still mako reservations against
the destruction of these ships.
TO Be Taken Up Monday.
The supreme council Is expected tt
pass on this and other naval and mill
! tary subjects on Monday.
The official statement on today
session of the supreme council. issuet
this evening, says;
THE representatives of the alliet
and associated governments met a
the Quai D'Orsay today at .. m.
Marshal Foch submitted the re
port of the military representative
on the supreme war council regarding
y the military conditions to be imposed
on the enemy.
"Signor Crespi, in the name of thu
financial drafting committee, sub
mitted the list of questions requiring
|, solution which were referred to tn
financial commission.
IN. Clementel, on behalf of tn
economic drafting committee, explain
ed the economic questions requiring
solution in the peace treaty whicl
| roraprn1 tn tho ppnnnmif com
, mission.
The next meeting will take plac
on Monday, March 3. at p. m"
The inter-allied subcommittee o
the commission on the internationa
regime of ports, of waterways AM
railways today considered drafts sub
. mitted by French and British dele
| gates relating to tn control of FIRE
ports. The official announcement
: said the drafts would be consdere'
| further at the next meeting.
Germans to Be Present.
As a result of an exchange Of cabl
messages today between Presiden
Wilson and the American delegation
plans were completed for the presi
dents return to Paris and for tn
early assembling thereafter of tn
peace congress. with German dele
gates present.
President Wilson at first planned t
have the George washington land hir
at Antwerp, then to visit Brussels
pass through the devastated region
of Belgium and France and from ther
proceed to Paris for the resumptlo
of the work of the conference. II
desired to accomplish this In the ur
derstanding that Premier Lloy
| n. H. in, nriC
Colonel House, in talk by telC
5 phone with Mr.. Lloyd George at Lor
! don, elected the fact that the pre-
= mier would be obliged to return
London by March %. According
> the presidents landing at Antwer
? and his visit to Brussels were given vi
+ He will land at Brest on March
or IA and come direct to Paris. TT
, British prime minister will reac
Paris about the same time and wit
{ the others of the council of the gref
{ mowers they will take up the prelim
$ nary peace treaty, which will then
| ready. 1t is expected that these Sc
S sions will last until March %, whe
: Mr.. Lloyd George will return to Eni
land and President Wilson will go
r Brussels and the devastated region
t The peace treaty will probab
n reach such a definite stage during II
sessions in which President Wilsc
e and Premier Lloyd George will tai
n part that a decision may be reacht
e for the assembling of the peace col
: gress. with Germans present, betwee
4 April 1 and 10. The peace treaty w
: then be presented and will inclut
n military, naval. financial and ec
i nomic features, all of which will
Q the meantime be formulated.
Besides the military and nav
n terms now before the council of Il
y great powers. they will also recei'
i on Monday the report of the repar'
d tions commission on the huge sun
/ the enemy countries will be require
Ito pay for damages.