Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-10
Americans NoncommittaI But
General Slant is Toward the
British Position, Says Amer
lean Correspondent.
CONSCRIPTION OPPOSED
BY ENTIRE DELEGATION
Demobi|ization of German
Army Insisted Upon and New
Force to Be Raised Under
the Volunteer System.
BY Herbert 'Bayard Swope.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
(The New York World.)
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Especial Wireless Despatch.)
Paris, March 9.--More important
than the subjects discussed recently
by the council of ten of the peace
conference were the subjects not dis
cussed. While the Big Ten were talk
ing of the principles involved in the
German boundaries, reparations and
the league of nations, the military
advisers were seeking to compose
serious differences on the military
peace terms.
1t will be recalled that their re-
port was submitted on Monday, but
was deferred for consideration until
the report could be sent back to
Marshal Fochs committee for co-or-
dination and adjustment of diver
gences., 1t is now possible for me to
indicate the points on which agree
ment is still lacking.
There are four. the first being how
long the terms imposed upon Ger
many shall continue; the second. as
to when they shall begin the third,
as to the method of controlling their
execution, and the fourth, the system
of recruiting the German armies.
The French regard the terms now
being formulated as those Germany
must observe in perpetuity. The
British dissent from this attitude,
and incline TO the belief that the
terms. shall continue only until Ger
many has discharged her obligations
when they shall be subject to revision
by the league of nations, which will
then he charged with as great re-
sponsibilitv to the Teutons as TO any
other nation.
...asfi.s1 10 sSssnso ninnItrssi.
America is non -committal on this
point but our general slant is toward
the British position.
On the second phase France thinks
that the demobllization of the 'allied
armies may reduce their power to
such a degree as to make the terms
unenforceable if not submitted by
March 20. The British and American
view is that the submission of the
military terms in advance of other
portions of the final peace would be
unwise and dangerous to Germany's
state of mind.
The third question concerns the
supervision of details which is to be
carried out through the Interalled
Military Commission. The British
regard the life of such a commission
as being unnecessary for a prolonged
period and a compromise ON this mat
ter is being sought.
In the fourth point lies the great
est problem Marshal Foch's plan of
recruiting the German armies pro-
vides for ,conscription. Against this
the British are fighting. Premier
Llovd George and Foreign Secretary
Palfour see in such a method dan
gerous precedent.
They are both opposed to a con-
tinuation of the conscription system
anywhere, and they feel that if ths
German nation were allowed to pre-
serve a compulsion of service, other
nations would claim the same right.
The British wish the German army
to be recruited on q volunteer bass
and say they see no reason why this
plan should not be workable.
House and Lloyd George to Confer.
| am able herewith to publish the
five principles considered by the mill
tary advisers on which their conclu-
sions were based. They are, first.
maximum strength of the German
military establishment; second, the
stating and organization of the
forces; third, the recruiting Of SOL
diers and sailors: fourth, the arma-
ment for the forces, and, fifth, con-
troll of the organization so that the
terms imposed will not be exceeded
From this outline it will be seen
that the British want a revision of
two of the conclusions, apart from
others extraneous to the main themes
AS it has been previously outlined.
the German armies are to consist of
100000 men and 5000 officers. Of
the total man strength, 10000 are to
be commissioned officers.
There are to be permitted to serve
seven or perhaps fifteen years. while
the officers are to serve for twenty
five years The recruits are to be
permitted to serve only for one year
and there are never to be more than
100000 in any draft class. These
drafts are to be selected by lot or by
any other method the German gov
ernment may elect as being equitable
The forces are to be divided into
fifteen divisions of infantry, five di-
visions of cavalry. with five corps and
one~general army headquarters The
air forces are to be reduced to 1000
men and officers and this maximum
is to be revised in October next.
May Favor Buffer State.
Indications DEVELOPING today are
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