Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-11
.F0GH ALARMED;
Fears germany
RENEWAL OF WAR. WITH ALLIES
ovrNUMsEREp. FEAR Ex-
PRESSED IN PARIS. ,
GERMANY COULD RAISE
ARMY OF 5000, 900 MEN
Aiiisd Forces Being Constantly De-
misunderstanding impatient Be-
cause Of Gsru,anys Dilatory Tactics
in Fulfilling Terms Of Arristiee-
Huns Defiant on Many Occasions.
IBv the Associated PRESS

London. Feb. ll--British newspapers
OF all shades of opinion are devotine
serious attention 10 the attitude adop-
ted by the German government toward
the armist.ce conditions.
The Daily News Paris correspond
ent sends dispatch from authorize .
tive sources" on the subject. in which
he saws mis- Informant told him that
he had the best reason to believe that
Germany Is not continuing to de-
mobilize.
He quotes his correspondent as say
ing:
She has concentrated more than
eighteen divisions under Won linden
burg on the western front. We also
have the best reasons to believe that
Germany is keeping her troops under
arms on the preteXt OF economic neceS-
sity Some IF the military authorities
think that Germany has sought more
material to give necessary armament
to 5000 OO0 men. German demobiliza-
ton is Il condition to our demobiliza-
Il,
possible 50 long a Germany doe not
continue to demobilize.
Allies Patience Ceases.
Allied military authorities consider
the time now arrived for Germany to
give up her military strength--that she
be brought to such a condition that she
cannot resist later the conditions of
peace now being prepared. The allied
theory always has been that we shall
frame conditions which Germany will
have To- accept, and that there is
nothing to discuss except as regards
details
For this reason Germany IS trying
to keep up her military strength so
THAI she can send a delegate TO the
peace congress for a thoroughly mill
tary discussion on.the peace conditions
imposed. On this point the French
National Socialist party and its en-
treme left wing IS strongly opposed to
anything being done TO save Germany
from the consequences of defeat. In
this matter the French government W Ill
he supported by the entire nation.
Foch Tells Peril.
The CORES Ondent says he has been
Informed by competent British au-
thor1y that Marshall Foch made a
decla ration of a somewhat serious
character at meeting of the supreme
war council"
This authority is quoted as saying:
He feels that the Germans are be-
ginning to forget that they are beaten.
They are apt to forget that we are in
a state Of war. They have been slow
in handing over transport and other
things. They are causing a great deal
of difficulty.
We are demobliizing fast: they are
not continuing to demobilize There is
danger OF Germany saying: We do not
care anything about your league of
nations, and We have got our troops"
Unless a. change takes place we might
be faced with a situation in which
Germany. as regards the number Of
men in the field. Will have three men
as against the allies two.
The question of demooilization has
been taken up by the supreme we-
COUNCIL. All the technical advisers
have certainly been in favor Of taking
what additional measures may De
necessary to prevent any danger 10
the allies or their positions or any
danger TO their not being able to die
tate what peace terms they please"
Defiant on Many Occasions.
The correspondent in Paris Of the
Daily Mail credits Marshall F'och as
having SAID to the supreme war coun-
Gil that there were many instances Of
Germany's failure 20 comply with the
armistice terms. notably in handing
over Of artillery. submarines and gri-
cultural machinery.
AS evidence of the German spirit
the correspondent continued. Mar
shall F'OCh mentioned an occasion
when he summoned a German com
mission to meet him and they failed
to appear at the time and place indi-
Gated. 1t was only after strong pres
sure on his part that the meeting
eventually took place.
According to Marshal Foch's esti-
mate, the Germans are now capable of
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