The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-11
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Be for t2 Years, Other
Nations VIII Have No In
contiye 10 Keep Large
Armies, Belief,
BEASTS CLAWS CLIPPED
Peace Terms VIII Be Ready
for Submission 10 Boche
Delegations by March 20
%; First Draft Completed
This Week,
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PARIS, March 10. - Mill,
tary Germany will go out Of
existence as the result Of the
adoption by the supreme coun-
ell tonight Of the military
terms Of German disarmament
as they will go into the peace
treaty. These terms provide
for a sweeping reduction Of
the Germany military estab-
lishment down to 100000 men
with 1000 officers, the army
to be recruited by the volun-
tary system for the period Of
twelve years. The effect tf
this is to limit Germany's mil
itary strength TO less than the
number of men Switzerland
has in her army.
Other provisions IN the military
t<~mp nasif 'skcynTny, sodsslunAlens
Germany may possess 10 a quantity
,nffieien, for 10000 rren. and all the
remainder must be delivered over or
DESTROYED. The German forts along
the Rhine also must be destroyed. The
imperial general staff is abolished as
the result OF reducing the force.
Blow At CONSUMPTION.
Discussion OF the subject was re-
'umed by the supreme council today.
the basis for the debate being Marshal
fochs report on Premier Lloyd
Georges proposal 10 reduce Gcrmauy's
armed force from 10000 as had been
proposed 70 10000 men and TO sub
stitu,e voluntary ior compulsory scTy-
ice.
Marshal Foch advocated the change.
as the conscription plan had provided
Tor 10000 men serving one year terms
and was giving Germany trained
army OF COCOON in ten years.
Agains, this Mr.. LLOYD George pro-
posed al army Of 10000 men, but the
council finally adopted an amendment
further reducing this force to 100000.
One Of Premier LLOYD Georges
main purposes in substituting yolun-
,arv service for the CONSUMPTION svS-
'rr. was 20 pave the way for the dis
appearance Of the oonscrip,ion svS,em
throughout Eurone, as il was believed
that the effect of the abolition OF the
system IN Germany would be that I've
other European countries would gen.
crally follow il. thus ending the mem
ace oi large standing armies and their
, provoCll,on to warfare,
Naval Terms Adopted
The council ha, already adonted the
naval terms Of the treaty except for
few provisions which will be discussed
tomorrow.
The progress that has been made
with the work NJ framing the nclcc
treaty ensures the completion OF the
task by March n
A first draft will bc in readiness
when PreSilcn, Wilson arrives in
France Thursday and the revision
will be concluded before the twcntietht
II is the present purpose OF the pence
conicfeeS 10 call the Germans 20 Yer.
'lillei after March ~. probably ircm
March p TO March q. The document
then will be delivered to the German
delegates and IN case they are not pre-
pared to sign i, AZ once. they VIII he
given the opportunity to return ~
Germany 10 consider It and return iUr
the formal signing al Nersaille'
This plan obvia'cs the neceSSl,v oi
holding session, for debate at Yer.
,aillcs and restricts the functions ,n
he conducted with the Germans 10 tie
delivery Of the document and ,Neir re-.
mtil ior is signature or such other
action as they desire to take
Bcrnstort Not Delegate.
|, is known definitely that Couu,
Won Bern',orii. former German am.
hasSador 10 the United States will
not I've one oi the German delegates
Il, Versailles
. The presence OF Premier lloyd
: George in Paris is permitting Of da ly
b conferences OF the prcn'ers ~ itc
powers AZ a sort oi steering commit.
tee 10 direct the course ~ the rrf'n
, work " the conference The 'els ~
this morning wa, attended By PTsrNsr