The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
Allied Commissioners Have Pre-
liminary Draft About Ready.
Armistice Renewal Is PrOyi-
siOnal and Will Be Added To.
SUBSTITUTE new AGREEMENT
Germany Will Be Rendered I'M
potent by New Terms.
Germans Ask Allies Not To Re
Too Hard on Them.

Paris, Feb. 1s.-The allied comnis-
sioners. designed to formulate the
terms of the preliminary peace treaty
with Germany, have practically COM
pleted their work, it was learned to-
day.
The armistice renewal. signed Sum
day, is essentially provisional and a
definite agreement, containing addi-
tional military and naval terms. will
be substituted as soon as the commits
sioners finish their task 1t was said
today that Marshal Foch may be able
to communicate the preliminary peace
terms to the Germans within a week.
Germany, rendered inlpotent by the
new and subsequent military regula-
tions, will be protected by the allies
from outside aggression. Foch sent a
telegram to Warsaw last night forbid
ding the Poles to attack German ter
ritory.
Slow Process Ahead.
Remaking the map of the world is
a, slow and tedious process. with the
ever present danger of arousing per-
manent enmities violating the prin-
cipleS of the league of nations. The
supreme war council is supervising
this work, with the aid of several ad-
visory committees.
agreement on this problem has been
abrogation of the secret treaties en-
tered into by the allies regarding GER
tain territorial acquisitions. 1t has
been decided that all German colonies
VIII be placed under protectorates, re-
sponsible to the league of nations and
that other former enemy territories
shall be permitted to decide on similar
protectorates on the basis of self-de-
termination. Matters which still re-
in 10 no Gn6n nj toll cn%f Ia6 frrr r1rr1A
Frances claim to the Saar valley, TIA
ly's and Jugo-Slavia's s dispute over Dali
malta and conflicting territorial claims
| of the Germans Poles. Czecho- -Slo-
vaks. Austrians. Hungarians, Ruman-
| ians, Greeks, and Arabs.
Labor problems are, on the road to
| solution thru projected esta bI.shment
| of an international labor bureau, in
connection with the league of nations.
/ The special rights OF women and chill
dren also will be protected by a simil-
| lar bureau. it is believed.
| Terms Accepted by Hun.
| The terms which Germany accepted
Sunday and will be compelled to OBJ
serve, combine to fix her military and
naval status not only a defeated
power. but necessitate reorganization
of the remnants of her war machine
| under the rules of the league of ma
| tions. They ere understood to include
! destruction of all submarines, limits-
| ton of the output of Krupp works in
| accordance with league ideals and dis
armament of the Heligoland and KieI
| canal fortifications. at least to within
the status fixed by the league. Even
more radical plans have been ad-
! vanced, such as complete destruction
| of German fortifications but no deci-
sion has been reached on this by tho
supreme war council.
Germans Heard From
Paris. Feb. 18.-When the Germans
| came to sign the terms of the new
armistice, says a Havas dispatch from
| Treyes. Matthias Erzberger handed to
| Marshal Foch a twenty-three page
| memorial in which it was attempted
to justify Germany's attitude, it being
maintained that she had done her
| best to meet her obligations.
He also gave the n. --sha1 a menu
! orandum from Philip Scheidemann.
the new German chancellor. complain-
ing of the increasingly hard terms
forced upon Germany and protesting
against the Germans being forced to
| evacuate Poland. delivering Germa n
fortresses to the Poles, and abandon
ing German people there. demand
was made that the allies require the
Poles to cease their attacks against the
Germans.
Tell the Poles to Quit
This last request has already been
complied with. a telegram having been
sent to Warsaw from Paris Monday
night.
The special commission of the su-
preme council charged with drafting
the terms of a definite armistice which
will hold good until the peace prelim-
! inaries are signed, has almost conn
pieted its task and it is possible. says
Havas report, that Marshal Foch
will be able to notify the Germans on
! Thursday or Friday of the military
and naval terms which will be essen
I fhnGo nf he ina -
treaty.
| 1t is understood that the terms will
include clauses by which Germany will
be allowed to maintain only 25o.0OO
men under arms to keep order. All
war material beyond what is neces-
sary to equip these troops. would. ac-
, cording to report be placed under con-
troll Of the allies. who will also hold
!, Germany's munition factories.
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