The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
IAN POINTS NEW
ARMuSTICE TERMS

F1x1A FT hsS~f f$-~sBy Rkahio VIZ
kon0on) re!gns at the
auAi DCrsay tonight One forecast
80 X that by the tirle President
tVTl>on returns 10 France the nego-
Nations will have reached such stage
" 70 make ppssibie the opening seq
R1nnn With the Germans for signing
- treaty proper
10 this Is the case 1t means tnat
$50 VII bes'A An accomplished fact
e. middle OF AprG or the first or
~ af the istsst.
2AureAfter.. however. the allies VIII
- upntinuT to work over many
nptax questions That have arisen
80 the confA&xfce opened here 1hc
oa for the optimism tonight
80 In the agreement on the final
n1Uflce terrHss which viii form the
- OF the t-aty OF peace
- this coppection, though. these
must rsstF he confused with the
snn given tss~iee Germans al Freves
lfnrahal Foch two days ago. I'm
the present arrane crneni- these
- operate continually in seventy
o hours stretches, with thu allies
Hfn1ng the vx1xileges of terminating
agreement at any time after the
aauGion of the first seventy tive
81 Tho conditions simply con-
~ q renewal OF the old terms.
~ main points of the new and final
- 3ciiotr:
Reduction of the German navy
npotency to a greater degree than
>no been rjtdmsu by the surrsnder
- 0cet send submarines TO the
ese.s
Rsductian Of the German army
1sSnty-fivH dlvisi ms not exceed
3k,e0o eASH. toget he. with The
0eA provisfpn against its concen~
nx1on on the western front
ED-Demolitt1f5sd of the German for
neA&tons on the western front
Control OF the German MUM
a which will. undoubtedly mean
OF the arg German
nnlttons s,cntern by the allies
IA One proposition which is at present
o1ne considered has TO do with Ger
aAy'u military future and II senti-
1T crystailixeeA faycr Of IT, II will
19ufu In the. peace treaty. II Is the
EfwMmeut which favors the abolition
Y Subscription IN Germany for the
Gk tan years
Irarsc. T.trcs Protection
should Gernlhny lament and SAY
&hat this would leave her at the
khescy OF her enemies. the allies an
&@voe will be that the league of ma
HONS offers sufficient protection.
Furthermore. such provision In
kha peace treaty. II IN reckoned here
800 italy. Their populations would
- the dissipation of the menace OF
- armed Germany and wouit
8aaduuaiiy realize the futiitty oi
naantAsning great standing armies
4h0meelves.
u BY far the most important feature
4nNmwh. = ~ tho belief that Germany
Sktor ten years of divorce from
kanhbwokJtss& fr1ilitarisr would no
Gnn1ent to take up the burden OF con
1celpffOn for a great standing eruy
The new nrmistice terms explain
- hdwi emitted by Or. Brazterger
~ IfGS- No was not protestins
5nlnaktxke contir. alton of the old
G4pdit31AaA n& had II inkiinE OF the
A the seew'an - ,tO big five
yesterday I.asy ~etsctet the plan OF
1sNis-atux the territcrta! questions
N1fh 3.sv-c..vtA- italy thinks II 3
4aAce conference should decide all
AoGsitorsai claims.
Il 0erbia suhHlset Ter demands for
= Mice of Bulgaria on strateg:cal
m11unda.
There has been no disc MISSION III
- Of the future CT German Austria
- Americau view irciines toward
Qnion of that people with Germany
Gmaehe principle Of the ecifdeterm.n-
o1nen of peoples.
E3ae naval sc5auses Of the new draf'
10fsbe presented 20 the Germans nre
1arstood TO tnclucc the destruction
HE Notifications Of Hslgole nd and
~ Kiel cAnaf immediate surrender
no the destroyers not yet given up by
GeYms rs and destruction OF the
eman warships which have been
and are now at Scapa
~. The idea Of dividing these yes.
among the allies appears 10 have
n Definitely abandoned.