The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-13
LEAGUE SNAR[
7. At PARIS MEET
IS UNTANGL|NG
German Armistice Shall BE Re-
newed Monday
MAY APPEAsE FRENCH
Supreme War Council Has Decided
To Make Germany Realize That
She Waa Beaten.

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council has decided, says Hayas
report, that the German armistice
shall be renewed Monday for brief
period with the Allies reserving the
right to suspend IL 1t any time II
Germany fails to carry out the new
clauses or Old ones which have not
been executed.
II is said the terms will provide
that The Germans must cease hostili.
ties against the Poles and maintain
their forces within fixed limits.
Paris. Feb. I5.---Society of nations
commission resumed sessions this
morning with full attendance to re.
ceive the report of the drafting com
mittee. It was hoped TO reach fin.
al adjustment today.
Paris. Feb. l2.-Frogress has been
made today toward clearing up sit.
uation in the Conference that threat.
ened embarrassing delay in making
peact
The Supreme War Council an.
nounces tonight that conditions Of
the renewal of the armisticn have
been decided on
In addition to this great forward
step there is promise that the dlsa.
grecment over the French insistence
en- an international army viii be har.
monized. The United States and
Great Britain have made 1t plain that
theyl could not overcome their constl-
ttional prohibitions against pledging
themselves to war in advance. but II
has been placated by a new proyis-
ion in the Constitution OF the League
of Nations stiffening the prior pro.
vision intended 10 prevent war
As rewritten this provides that
when any nation declares war want
only the other nations III the league
are obirga,ed % taxe measures tC'
meet the situation This means In
the case OF the United States that
the President win be obliged to call
on Congress TO determine whether
our army or navy shah be used
against the Offending nation.
The agreement on the armistice
conditions is the most important di
rect move made today II is under
stood that middle course between
the widely separated French and the
American and British positions was
the basis Ct adjustment France Is
TO share in business transactions
with Germany under the proposal
that the four great powers furnish
Germany with food and accept Ger.
man longtime obligations.
The French propose that he Unit
ed States pay Franco cash icr the
commodities furnished Germany
the obligation to be discharged by
France when Germany paws the cost
Our representatives declined 10 nc.
cept this suggestion and contend tha.
France should deal directly viii Ger
i man,
Generally speaking the situation
looks better, and the chances are
I that the President will hc able to
leave Paris in few days with the
/ Constitution of the League OF Ma.
tions perfected and other major
question: adjusted.
Paris, Feb. l2.-Although no Off.
cial communque was issued after
the meeting of the supreme war coun
ell this morning the Havas agency
understands that the council decided
first to place Germany in a military
situation where 1t would he i,npos.
sible to recommence hostilltes. 7 Is
pointed out that the enemy countries
are preserving war material permit.
ing themsto equip very rapidly an
army OF at least 100000 men
The council decided secondly, ac-
cordmg to IIavas. "to make Germany
realize that we are the conquerors
and that it is not white peace
that we are seeking to impose on
he,
In case Germany submits with
good grace continues Havas. 1t is
possible that the entente would facilI
tate the resumption of the entente's
works OF peace for the benefit OF
Germany The council also had tc
examine the demand by the Poles
that clause be introduced into the
armistice that the agricultural ma
ohinery stolen by the enemy should
be restored
The councils program also con
tained questions of electives and The
raising of the blockade concennl