The sun., 1919-02-13
NEW ARMISTICE
TO BIND ENEMY
Full Agreement Reached by
War Council, Now Goes
to Conference.
TERMS HARSH, Is REPORT
Germans Ask for Information
About Present Resources
as Test of Faith.
TERMS HARSH, Is REPORT

PARIS. Feb. l2.-The Supreme War
to-day, reached complete agreement
on the new terms OF armistice to be
presented to Germany. The text OF
these terms will not be made known
until presented, but the fact that there
was complete agreement among the
delegates was a source Of satisfaction
in conference circles after the period
OF tension caused by discussions be-
fore the War Council. The report
must be approved by the Supreme War
Council before 1t becomes effective.
To-day's session brought together a
notable array of military and civilian
officers, including. besides President
Wilson and representatives of the
great Powers, two French Marshals,
Foch and Petain, Field Marshal Haig
of Great Britain. Gen. D!az of Italy
and Gems. Pershing and Bliss OF the
United States. For the first tine. how
ever. the war council showed a strong
element Of economic and financial ex-
perts. In accordance with Mr.. Wilson's
resolution OF Saturday providing for
economic. as we'll as military, repre-
sentatives on the armistice commission.
Triple Pressure Applied.
The civilian Americans taking part in
the deliberations OF the War Council
were Norman Davis of the United
States Treasury. Vance Mccormick of
the War Trade Board and B. VI. Baruch
Of the War Industries Board. The pres
ence of these officials probably indicates
that economic and financial as well as
military features will be incorporated
in the new terms
At the same tiHe the presence of Mar
shals Foch and Petain ard other French
military authorities leads to the belief
that the terms will give France adequate
safeguards against Germany being able
IL resume warfare
The War Council will hold another ses-
sion tomorrow prior to the departure
OF Marshal Foch for Treves. where he
will present the terms to the German
Armistice Commission
The German authorities have been
1asked to furnish information confirming
the amount Of their war material, can
non. airplanes and other equipment This
question came up in the recent sessions
of the War Council when the extent OF
this war material was advanced as
reason for taking effective measures
against the renewal of warlike activities.
To Test Good Faith.
Before determining on any such step.
IL was considered desirable to request
information, both as memo dealing
with the subject and as testing the good
faith of the enemy in disclosing the
status of his military equipment.
The official statement dealing with the
deliberations of the Supreme War Coun-
Gil says
The War Council met this morning,
sitting from IL until IL 80 and re-
sumed the sitting in the afternoon
from to 3 40 The conditions of the
renewal of the armstice were decided.
The next meeting will take place to-
morrow at T. NJ
The Havas Agency understands that
the council decided first TO place Ger
many in a military situation where it
would be impossible to recommence hos
tilites.
II is pointed out that the enemy
countries are preserving war material.
permitting them to equip very rapidly
an army OF at least 5000. 900 men.
The council decided secondly, accord
ing TO Havas, ITO make Germany realize
that We ARE the Conquerors and that
It is not a white peace that we are
seeking 10 impose on her
LONDON. Feb. L. The view that the
terms OF the peace with Germany should
be settled before the organization Of
Society of Nations is dealt with was
expressed by the House of Commons this
afternoon by Horatio W. Bottomly,
He asserted that the Government
would lose large part of its majority
II it brought to the House the draft of a
peace treaty which had TO be acceptcd
or rejected without alteration. The pre-
, liminary treaty. he said should be
intialled and then submitted to the peo-
pies of each country.
Mr.. Bottomley said he was not sure
that IL this we're done President Wilson
would fnd that he spoke with such abso-
lutte authority Cor the United states He
supposed that In any case President Will
son on his return to America would find
American idealism taking a very practi-
cal form In securing food contracts
throughout the world and "scooping the
pool while we are talking about League
OF Nations"