The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-07
Allies Propose to Maintain a
Watch on the Rhine for a
Long Time TO Come.
MAKE HUNS REALIZE DEFEAT
New Armistios Terms Orlng Fsrth
Waiis--vight On the Projected
League ~ NatIsns opsnsd In
censrsss Without Awaiting
President Wilson's Prom
Iced Expiiestien.
~ GDWARp W. pickARo

Emile Coffin. the snArchiat who tried
- murder Premier Clcmenceau In
Paris. could not have done his cause
. greater disservice, II he RECEIVERS
from the wound In his shoulder. as
seems probable at this writing. the
Tiger" will be stronger than ever IN
France and the people Of his country
will give support more united than
ever to his plans and demands for the
restoration and the safeguarding Of
France. even though he may DO pre-
pairing for another war; ~ the essas-
ain asserts. Clemenceau. By his cour-
age and robust patriotism has won
the esteem Of all his fellow citixens
except the rabid anarchists. who al.
ways have hated him. His influence In
the deliberations Of the peace dele
gates has been powerful aud his
statcsmanship has been demonstrated
At every turn.
II IL becoming more evident daily
that the ententef allies have no lnten-
tion of yielding too far to maud.'n sen
tlment whore Germany IL concerned
and that the Huns are TO he properly
restrained. with just enough econom'
freedom to enable them TO work hard
and pay for the tremendous damage
they hare done the world They may
wall and sauirm. but they will not be-
permittcd TO organise their forces for
the armed resistance against the terms
imposed 90 them by their conauerors.
Al least during the present generation
the allies intend TO keep watch on
the Rhine that. In the words OF Win.
stem Churchill. British war sec, etary,
viii make Il physically impossible tor
Germany to begin war Of revenge.
ut any rate In our lifetime" The 81
fectiveness Of the league OF nations. he
said. depends upon the allies having y
trustworthy military force In close
proximity to Germany. and ne OF
planned that the British government
therefore would retain about one
fourth Of the men now IN the. Service
and also II already raising a volunteer
army for Tarrisoainx the empire. Dur.
Ing 1910 the British army will number
pno0s0 men, Presumably the other
lied nations Win do their Part In this
respect. Americas seiect.xs service
act army must be demohilixed with
four months after the forfnrl proclaim.
inx Of peace. The army bill AZ pass
by the house last week provides fus'
the regular peace time army Of iIS.Oou
TO be obtained by voluntary enlist
msnta As the enlistment perscs' Is re-
doe~d 10 zoe year and tn. sogt year
period in the reserve Is done sway
with. u II believed that whatever army
n needed abroad can he recruited from
the ranks Of the soldiers now there.
Siaev this bin Il regarded as totally
Inadequate By great many senators
n has small chance ~ becoming law
and II Is believed an extra session OF
the new congress will be called to pass
both army and navy appropriation
bills which. II Is taken for granted
will pernlt America TO 10 her part In
guarding the peace % the world.
In the new srmlstiee terms ,rai oses
on them the Huns are getting sitgh
fnresaste Of what they may .xpec'
when the military peace tr~aty Il
made. Not many radical changes wer'
made. but these Include the eez saties
OF all hostiitties against the Poles an,
the removal Of German troops iron
the poscn and Thorn districts: ais.
the Germans were perenptorty or
der~d to put In good condition al IN,
artillery. airplsnes. mo,ortrucxs an,
rollinS stock which ere 10 be furne,