The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Military Ambitions Still Persist
and Leaders Presume on
Clemency of Allies.
REAL DANGER OF THE
RENEWAL OF CONFLICT
Hun Army Has Not Demobilized
and Hindenburg Holds Eigh-
teen Divisions on the Western
Front.

Front.
Paris, Feb. 10 (Ey the Associated
Press. )-Thc supreme war council, IN
which Marshal Foch and othe! mili-
| rary commanders sit with the counci'
! of the great powers. continued toda!:
The discussion of the terms Tor tho re-
mcwal Of the German arn.isticc with
out reaching a decision. AT the SAME
time the league Of nations commits
sion virtually completed the final draft
of that project. assuring its presen.::-
ton at a plenary session the latter
part Of the week.
The discussion of the armisticc took
a wide range. including the failure tc
execute some Of the clauses Of the
previous armistice, the blockade and
the use Of enemy merchant shipping.
But the main issue turned on a series
of proposals of a rather drastic ma
ture, designed TO place the enemy be-
yond the possibility Of rearming and
renewing the conflict.
From the French standpoint the
menance of such renewal is not past.
and il is urged as a matter OF fore
sight that suitable safeguards be cs-
tablishcd. What these safeguards are
has not been disclosed, but it IS gen
orally understood that they include
the limitation Of the production II
field and heavy guns. and an exact
accounting Of heavy guns now on
hand, also some limitation of the mill
tary organization which is 20 be po-
lice service
While some Of the military conl-
manders take the view that radical
measures are needed TO assure the al
lies, particularly France. against pos
sibility Of renewed peril. yet othe.'
views tend to place reliance Oh eco
nomic measures as the best means Of
avorting any renewal Of enemy ac-
tiyity.
Besides the discussion Of the arnais-
tice terms, NJ. Klotz, the French min
lister Of finance, presented documents
Of the German general staff showing
a systematic plan to destroy French
industry. not only as n military meas
urc but rs means 70 promote Ger
man industrial interests. These doc
uments were referred to the economic
conference recently established. The
discussion Of the arn1istice terms viii
be continued tomorrow.
London. Feb. 10.-British wireless
British newspapers Of all shades OF
opinion are devoting serious attention
to the attitude adopted by the Ger
man government towards the armis-
tice conditions.
The Daily News Paris correspondent
isends a dispatch from authoritative
sources on the subject in which ne
SAYS his informant told him that he
had the best reason to believe that
Germany is not continuing 70 demob-
ilize.
She has now concentrated more
than Is divisions under Won Hinden-
burg on the Western front" the cor
respondent quotes his informant as
saying. I'VE also have the best rea-
sons 10 believe that Germany is keep
ing her troops under arms on the pre-
text Of economic necessity. Some OF
the military authorities think that
Germany has sought more material
to give necessary armament to 3,ooO,-
600 men. German rehabilitation is q
icondition to our rehabilitation and
therefore disbandment is impossible
so long as Germany does not continue
TO demobiliZe
Allied military authorities consider
the time has now arrived for Ger
many to give up her military strength
that she be brought 70 such coh-
dition that she can not resist later Il"
conditions OF peace now being Pre-
pared. The allied theory alwa::; :.::s
been that We shall frame conditions
which Germany will have to accept.
and that there is nothing 20 discuss.
except as regards details.
For this reason, Germany IS try
ing to keep up her military strength
so that she can send delegation &c
the peace conference for a thorough
military discussion of the peace con-
ditions imposed. On this point the
French Nationa. Socialist party and its
extreme left wing is strongly opposed
to anything being done to save Ger
many from the consequences Of de-
feat. In this matter the French gov
ernmant will be supported by the en-
tire nation.
Tho correspondent says he has boon
Informed By competent British au-
thoritv that Marshall Foch made q
declaration of a somewhat serious
character at a meeting of the supreme
war council.
He feels" this authority is quoted
as saving. that the Germans are be-
ginning to forget that they are beat
| on. They arc apt to forget that we
are in a state of war. They have
been slow in handing OYER transport
and other things. They are causing
great deal Of difficulty.
I'VE are dcmobilizinS fast: they
,n.c not continuing 10 demohiliZc.
! There is danger Of Germany saving.
we do not care anything about your
| league of nations and VIC have go;
oul. troops Unless Il change takes
place wc might he faced with sit,a-
ton in which Germany as regards thf
number OF men in the field Will
oil