Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-14
CURTA|L INC ARMY
DICTATORSHIP BIC
STRIDE To PEACE:
Control of Economic
Matters Relieves FoCh of
Vast Responsibility --WiISon
Plan is Approved,
UBy Herbert BayaFd Swopc.)
Copyright, 1919. by the Press Pub
fishing Co.

(The New York World.)
Especial Wireless Dispatch to the
World and Albuquerque Journal.)
Paris, Feb. 13-Not since the ar
mistice was signed has such a long
step from war toward peace been
taken as was recorded when the inter-
allied supreme war council lifted all
questions other than those of mill
tary nature from the tll,e high COM
mand and placed them in the hands
of special civilian commission
created by resolution, drafted and Of
fered by President Wilson.
The succession of the military by
political agents was definitely fore
cast by the World and Journal cor
respondent more than a week ago in
dispatches the change being unaVoid-
able because of the highly complicated
| questions with which soldiers are less
competent to deal than are experts on
such subjects as finance, food, block
ade control, shipping and raw ma
terials, all of which enter basically
into the future relations of the allies
with Germany, and all of which will
play part in the computation of rep
arations.
American Members Named.
The new body which takes over
most of Marshal Foch's powers is call
ed the supreme economic council
Americas representatives will be Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch, Vance Mccormick,
Ambassador Davis, Thomas w La
mont and Albert Strauss. with the
possibility of Herbert Hoover being
substituted for Ambassador Davis.
! Two of these are to be members of
! the permanent armist!ce commission
| at TreV2s - make certain reforms
The military members have shown
their inclination to give the necessary
support TO the economic measures
that the civilians advocated. The
| French at first were unsympathetic
to the proposals, seeking to retain
complete control in Marshal Foch's
hands, but President Wilson's argu-
ments prevailed through the hearty
support of the British delegates,
which was promised the day before
by Lord Reading in the name of Pre-
mier Lloyd George
Blockade Question Up.
che first efforts of the new body
will be devoted to gaining informa-
ton on matters affecting the neutral
| blockades and reshipments into Ger
many The tendency will be to per-
nit Y Ereer flow of needed supplies
/ into Germany.
Another, meeting Of the league of
nations committee yesterday morn
! ing brought the work of that body
nearer to completion. The work on
| the final draft starts to morrow, and
i, viii lie leady for submission [, the
! plenary session of the conference next
| week. A We'll defined sentiment ex-
| lists here favoring the election of
| President Wilson as the frs presi-
| dent of the supreme council of tho
| league, but he is not encouraging such
| support as he wishes first to see
what attitude the United States will
/ assume, although there is no reason
to doubt that approval will be given
| to the project, which is taking such
shape as to leave no ground for OBJ
lection.
A sticking point may arise IT, the
/, matter Of manufactures, which may re-
quire special legislation by which
America could accept such RESPONSE
bilitios.
The Italian mission in Paris is puz-
zEed by the report that they have
reached an understanding with Jugo-
Slava. No agreement has been found
and Italy still insists that she is en-
titled to the possession if F'iumo and
demands that the question be left to
plcbescite.