The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-13
May Be Terminated il Hun
Fails i'm Conditions.
WILL LIMIT GERMAN ARMY
Action Against the Poles Must
Be Ceased Now.
CIemenceau Points Out Neces-
sity of Taking Precautions.

Paris, Feb. 13.-The supreme war
council has decided, says a Havas re-
port, that the armistice with Germany
will be renewed on February IL for
a very brief period with the allies re-
serving the right to suspend it at any
time in the event of Germanys failure
to carry out new clauses or those
which have hitherto not been executed.
1t is said the terms Will provide that
the Germans must cease hostilities
against the Poles and maintain their
forces within fixed limits.
During the brief period of the re-
newed arnistice a special commission
will definitely draft the conditions of
an armistice which will last till the
signature of the peace preliminaries
These conditions which the supreme
war council is reported to have ap-
proved in a rough form Wednesday
afternoon have in view, it is said, the
demobilization of the German army
and the disarmament of the enemy
under the supervision of the allies.
These terms, it is understood, will be
communicated to Germany so that
the national assembly at Weimar will
have time to deliberate upon them
until the provisional armistice expires.
What the Terms Arc.
Conditions for renewal of the
armistice were believed to include les
sening of the economic pressure and
strengthening of the military pressure
on Germany.
The new terms, it is reported, EN-
brace what will ultimately be an i'm
portant part of the actual peace
treaty.
While further restrictive measures
are expected to be imposed to insure
the Germans carrying out provisions
already enacted which they are alleged
to be evading, it is understood the
enemy will be aided in sta blizing in
ternal conditions thru a modification
of the blockade restrictions. The new
terms will not be made public, how
ever, until they are presented to the
Germans at Treves.
F'och Goes to Treyes.
Marshal Foch, who leaves for Treves
today y,rwil1 interview Premier Clemen.
ceau at s O'Clock this morning ant
will begin drafting the armistice pro-
visions which the supreme war council
| will probably examine this afternoon
1t is reported that NJ. Clemenceal
made an impressive speech at Wednes'
days sitting of the council, showing
the necessity of taking all desira blt
precautions against Germany. At the
afternoon sitting President Wilson is
declared to have adopted the same
viewpoint, affirming that all the allies
were agreed on that point and thai
Emergencies which cropped up during
previous sittings developed upon mos
suitable methods for obtaining the
guarantees.
President Wilson. according to the
report is declared to have said in con-
versation that a resumption of hostili-
ties was a grave eventuality to which
he would agree only on the most alb
solutely essential considerations ane
not for any secondary motive. Ths
report states that in Mr.. Wilson's opln-
| ion. the non-eXecution of terms of the
armistice by Germany would be ar
incident of such a nature as to JUSTIFY
the resumption of war and it Is stated
that he would not hesitate in that case
| to order the American army to take
up arms again.