Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-14
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CUES. minister of marine, and Italy
by General Robilant.
The accord reached is said to have
been complete, embracing financial
terms. whereby Germany must re-
store. the sums taken from the cities
and towns in the devastated regions;
military, whereby Germany must re-
store the guns taken and promptly
deliver up rolling stock and loco
motives, and economic, whereby
food relief will reach the famished
regions.
Increase Delegates.
1t was this program, completed in
the morning, which confronted the
council when it convened at 5
o'clock. AS the statesmen gathered.
it was seen that their ranks were
notably increased by the two ia
panese delegates, ,Viscount Chinda
and Ambassador Matsui, while Gem
eral Bliss, Mr.. Hoover and Rear
Admiral Grayson accompanied
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing with Bernard M. Baruch
and Edward N. Hurley later added
to the American representation.
The British forces were similarly
increased by Andrew Bonar Law and
General Wilson, while France, be-
sides Premier Clemanceau and For
eign Minister Pichon, had its minis
tiers of marine, commerce, finance
and reconstruction and Admiral De
Bon, chief of the French naval staff.
Vittorio Orlando, the Italian pre-
mier, was the only absentee, having
been called to Rome, but Baron
Sonnine, the foreign minister was
present with General Robilant.
Scene Interesting.
The scene was again interesting
as the distinguished personalities
gathered. President Wilson inotored
to the foreign Office with Admiral
Grayson, and again carried his
large leather portfolio, while the
British prime minister, Mr.. Lloyd
George, had with him his dispatch
case. Marshal Foch was putting a
large cigar as he arrived, suggestive
of General Grant.
The meeting was held in M.
Pichon's private office, as the large
Sale De La Paix, with its huge
horseshoe table, still awaits the
gathering of the full delegations.
The session was protracted, with in
dications that the new terms of the
armistice were receiving very full
discussion.
Marshal Foch, himself, gave the
council information regarding the
conditions under which the arnlis-
tice stipulations were being carried
out. After his report had been heard
the council discussed the terms on
which renewal Of the armistice
could be granted at the meeting TO
be held between the German and
the allied representatives at Treves
January l4-l5. 1t decided that a
further and more careful examina-
ton of this subject was necessary
and put it over until Monday after
noon, after a technical study of the
matter has been made by the allied
military advisers this morning.
Consider Revolution.
Paris, Jan. lS.-The armistice
questions, taken up by the supreme
council yesterday, proved more
difficult than was anticipated. and
everything had to give way before
it.
The question was not only of the
dilatory methods of the Germans in
carrying out the conditions relative
to the handing over of war material,
etc, but of other considerations of
a more general character. The at
tention of the council was particu-
larly held by the reports of the in
ternal conditions in Germany and
the revolutionary situation in Bre-
men.
In this connection, also, the coun-
Gil examined into the Polish situa-
ton. The Germans, contrary to
the stipulations of the clauses in
the armistice with regard to the
eastern front, are reporting to Be
maneuvering in every way SO as to
impede the Poles in organizing
their country and in defending
themselves against the advancing
bolshevik forces.
1t is understood that as the re-
suit Of the various reports the coun-
Gil decided that further guarantees
would be required Of Germany for
the renewal of the armistice. The
guarantees, 1t was said, would be
both economic and military, but in
exchange, it was added, the pro-
visioning of Germany might be con-
sidered.
The subject Of these new guaran-
tees demanded careful study from
the military viewpoint, and it was
this fact that led to the calling OF
the experts together this morning
for consultation. The results OF
their deliberations were to be sub
mitted to the council this afternoon,
at which time is was hoped itwouid
be possible to draw Up the new
terms which Marshal Foch would
present to the Germans at Treves
| Tuesday and Wednesday. i
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