New Britain herald., 1919-02-11
BELIEVE HUN
 ARMY OF 3,OO0,
Some Military Authorities Wo1
 Compel Complete Demobilization'

London. Feb 1O.~-British news-s papers are devoting serious attention to the attitude adopted by the Ger man Government toward the armls- tice conditions. The Daily News Paris correspondent sends a despatch form an Authoritative source on the subject in which he says his informant told him he had the best reason to believe Germany Is not continuing to dem obilize.
 She has now concentrated more than eighteen divisions under Von Hindenburg on the western front, the correspondent quotes his informant, as saying. we also have the best req sons to believe that Germany is keep Ing her troops under arms on the pre- text of ecnomic necessity. Some Of the military authorities think Germany has sought materials to give arma- ment to 3,0OO,000 men. German de- mobilization is a condition to our de- mobilization and therefore disband- mont is impossible so long as Germany does not continue to demObil1Ze.
 Must Make Foe Helpless,
 Allied military authorities consider the time has now arrived for Ger many to give up her military strength that she be brought to such a cOndi- tion that she cannot resist later the conditions of peace now being pre- pared
 The allied theory always has been that we shall rraIne conditions which Germany will have to accept, and that there is nothing to discuss except as regards details. For this reason Ger many is trying to keep up her mili- tary strength so that she can send a delegate to the Peace Congress for a, thorough military dicussion of the peace conditions imposed. On this point the French National Socialist party and it's extreme Left Wing is strongly opposed to anything being done to save Germany from the con- sequences of defeat. In this matter the French Government will be sup ported by the entire nation.''
 The correspondent says he has been informed by a competent British authority that Marshal Foch made a declaration of a somewhat serious character at a meeting of the Supreme War Council"
 Forgetting They Are Beaten.
 He feels,'' this authority is quoted as saying. that the Germans are be- ginning to forget they are beaten. They are apt to forget that we are in a state of war They have been slow in handing over transport and other things. They are causing a great deal of difficulty.
 We are demoblizing fast. they are not continuing to demobilize. There is danger of Germany saying We do not care anything about your league of nations and we have got our troops. Unless a change takes place We might be faced with a situation in which Germany, as regards the, number of men in the field. will have three men as against the Allies two.
 The question of demo civilization has been taken up by the supreme war council. All the technical advisers have certainly been in favor of taking what additional measures may be necessary to prevent any danger to the Allies of their positions. or any danger of their being able to dictate what peace terms they please
 Fail to Comply With Terms
 The correspondent in Paris of the Daily Mail credits Marshal Foch as having said to the Supreme War Council there were many instances of Germanys failure to comply with the arnistice terms, notably in the hand ing over of artillery, submarines and agricultural machinery.
 AS evidence of the German spirit" the correspondent continued, Mar shal Foch mentioned an occasion when he summoned a German com emission to meet him and it failed to appear at the time and place indicat- ed. It was only after strong pressure on his part that the meeting eventual ly took place.
 According to Marshal Foch's esti- mate, the Germans are now capable of placing an army of 5000, 900 in the field in two months time" The cor respondent adds:
 ''1t is desired to make a renewal of the war impossible under the condi- tions laid down February r. The terms suggested include the handing over of the whole of the German ar tillery, compulsory reduction of the German army to twenty-five divisions, with machine guns for the internal policing of the empire and occupa- tion by the Allies Of the Ruhr dis trict, which includes Essen.
 During an important debate on these proposals the further suggestion was made that in view Of GGrmany's attitude the Allies should also revert to the initial demand for the handing over of transport, which was modified on account of Germany's plea of inn possibility"