Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-11
F INAL MILITARY
TERMS ARE BE INC
FRAMED BY FOCH
France Is Making Strong De-
mands for a Buffer State on.
Rhine So That TeutonS May
Be Guarded Against
by James VI. Tuoliy.
(Staff Correspondent of the .AIbuquer-
que Jcurnal and New York Worldly
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Especial Gable Dispatch.)

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Especial Gable Dispatch.)
Paris, March 10.--Iloyd George
has lost no time impressng on the
members of the British delegation the
imperative necessity of forcing the
pace to the utmost extent toward con-
Guiding peace. 1t is significant, top
that the British and French govern
ments have been made aware that the
German government also is anxiousl
that further decay in the presenting
Of terms should be avoided, as theI
suspense and the opportunity given
thereby to anarC histic elements I'M
Germany is one of the most fruitful
sources of unrest.
1t is believed that the German gov
eminent which signs the peace, oner-
Gus as the conditions must be, will be
established because of the prospect
opened OF food and work for the Ger
man people, neither of which at pres
ent is within view
Take Up I'inal Terms.
The chief business now of the war
council is reconsideration of Marshal
Foch's military terms of peace, which
eli in order to enable Marshal Foch
to define clearly the difference be-
tween terms regarded by him as pro-
visional and as permanent.
Strong demand has developed here,
especially in the militaristic press,
which is a powerful factor, that no
more provisional terms shall be i'm
posed. The argument is that the pre-
liminary peace, for which the military
terms supply the groundwork, should
be made as comprehensive as possible. |
SO it has been practically decided to
include the matter of responsibility
for the war in the terms to be formu
lated, and hence to demand a guaran-
tee that cretain individuals the for
mer kaiser being the chief, shall be \
held safe for any proceedings that
may be taken against them,
French Press Demands.
There is also noticeable harden )
ing of French feeling in respect tot
claims covering the left bank of thel
Rhine, which had sensibly weakened
until the republican attacks on Presi- |
dent Wilson'S policy gave encourage
ment here to dangerous territorial de-
mands.
Rehabilitation in German territory
on the east bank lately came to lie re-
garded as the limit of the French
claim. Now the establishment of al
buffer republic under French tutel-I
age, is once more revived.
When Premier LLOYD George met
the supreme council on his return heI
found the atmosphere somewhat diff
ferent from that when he left here,
and not so inimical.
Lloyd George Urges Speed.
The resistance of powers with Inn
tied interests to their Insufficient
representation on financial and econo-
mic commissions has resulted in fivel
more members being added and when
these small powers met today theyl
elected four representatives of South
American republics and one of Portu-
gal. Elimination of Greece and all
Balkan states caused surprise but It'll
was evidently due to the foresight of
the South Americans and the Portu-
guese having a caucus beforehand and
declining to vote together whereas
the Balkan iealousies probably in
duced the latter states to vote against
each other.
Among the topics with which the
bureau is being pressed to deal with Is |
the garrisoning of the Turkish emf
pire, which, owing to the rapid demo
hili2ation, or rather decomposition of
the Turkish army, has become urgent. |
A joint force is needed, probably about
800, 600 men The bureau will have to
decide where they are to be stationed,
and also the settlement of mandates.
Yesterday the claim of King Mich
olas of Montenegro for recognition of
his sovereignty was submitted to the
council of ten. His position is pecul-
lar Last December the Montene-
grin legislative body voted by a large
majority for union with the Serbian
states King Nicholas says this body
was not properly elected that heI
should be sent back to Montenegro
TO carry out "dynastic propag anda,"
and that his country should be repre-
scented by two delegates, deputed to
appear before the conference, His
claim was referred back to a comm
mission.
In regard to Adriatc control, it is i
noted that Premier Orlando, speaking |
before the Italian chamber, insisted
on the Italian claim to Fiume, but was
silent concerning other Adriatic
claims. It is understood that if Italy |
can get Fiume, which was expressly
excluded in the agreement with the
entente which led to Italys entrance
into the war she will be satisfied with |
only couple of defensive points in
Dalmata.