Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-02-21
NORLD INTER-ARnY
PLAN IS DEFEATED
Decisive Action On Proposal to
Have Special Force.
FEAR OF NEW WAR ENDS
General Focf Tiohtens Screws on the
Germans and Public Nervousness
over Possibility of Active
Fighting Quickly Subsidies.

Paris Feb. 14.-Leon Bourgeois
proposition for an inter-ailied military
force to enforce peace was defeateo
at a meeting of the Society OF NatloilS
The first subject considered on the
resumption of the sitting OF the com
mission on a society Of nations con
cerned an international military Iofce
President Wilson was not present d
the session, having to attend the su
preme war council Lord'Robert Cecl
acted as chairman during his absence
The commission, according to an Oh
fetal communication, received the re
port of the drafting committee VIII
the result that several new articles
have been added to the original text
and phrases changed with view u
Qualification. More than a quarter o.
the draft was approved in this hna
form.
First Plan Modified.
The text of the plan for the society
rs first drawn up by the peace con
ference commission and altered II
some cases at the instance of Presl
dent Wilson was afterward amended
1t developed, after representations D!
Leon Bourgeois, the French authorlt!
on the question whose ideas are stat
cd to have been received by the al
lies.
in one case the plan was amended
I,.,x
so as to provide that the nations nav
ing membership in the league shouit
pledge themselves to take up arms L
necessary for the maintenance OF tht
integrity of their respective territories
In addition to this, it has developed
the commission discarded the idea OF
virtually making the Society OF Ma
tions a superstate.
Foch Tightens Screws.
Paris, Feb. 14.-Public nervousness
over the possibility of active fighting
which the cancellation Of soldiers
leaves had foreshadowed. has dimin
shed, owing to reports inspiring conn
dence that Germany cannot now dream
of a renewal of warfare.
Nevertheless French opinion strong
ly favors exacting pledge from Ger
many that she will obey the terms II
letter and in spirit. AS the confer
ence discussions wear on the posi-
bility of the exercise Of force is eli
minishing daily.
It is proposed that the German con
stituent assembly be asked to pledge
explicitly that the German nation vii
adhere to the new armistice terms ant
give material assurances in that di
rectiOn to show its good faith.
Tightening the Screws.
The supreme war council considered
these points:
1. The demand of pledge from Ger
many that she will live up to the
clauses of the previous armistic'
agreements, which thus far she ha
not religiously done.
2. A set of entirely new condition:
which would virtually amount to ;
preliminary peace. including complete
disarmament. cessation of the manu-
facture of war material. evacuation O.
Polish territory and pledges to repair
the war damage.
Acid Test for Enemy.
In French official circles it is I'm
derstood the recently elected Leaders
and spokesman of the German peopl,
will be placed under the acid test Il
show whether Germany has reformed
since the overthrow of kaiseriSm. The,
will be asked. in effect, "Will yO,
keep your agreements or will yo,
welch?"
If it is shown that the old spirit pre
walls, the allies will take appropriate,
measures.
The previous armistice clauses no
vet fulfilled by the Germans are nota
oily:
l. Delivery of rolling stock.
2. Restitution of stolen machinery
stocks and bonds.
| 8. Surrender of all submarines an,
designated merchant ships.
4. Discontinuance of the manufac
:ure of arms and airpIanes.
5. Permission of allied inspection O
! German war plants.
Deny They Were Beaten.
Above all else towers the claim re
oeatedly heard from the lips of resnon
sible German leaders lately that Ger
many has not been beaten. and there
fore refuses to pay the damages.
1t is likely the allies will deman,
immediate rehabilitation, a step no
taken last November because it wa
feared il might result i'm LARGO cool