The Irish standard., 1919-02-15
President Said to Have Agreed to
Use Of Troops if Found
Necessary.
TfUT0NS MUST OlSARM
Wilson Gives First Formal Notice Of
Intention to Return to France
Conference Expects to Com
!. plote Work by June 1.

London, Feb. 14.-The British
delegates At the peace conference
have been definitely Instructed to
claim an indemnity which will in.
clude the cost Of the war as we'll az
the damage actually caused, It was
announced in the house Of com.
mons by Andrew Bonar Law, gov
ernment leader in the commons, in
reply to question. A commits
sion is now considering the amount
to be claimed, the method by
which the indemnity should be
guaranteed and the means Of en-.
forcing payment, Mr.. Bonar Law
added.
Paris, Feb. 14.-In written reply to
delegation of the French Association
of the Society of Nations, President
Wilson made known formally for the
first time his intention to return to
France.
The president says that he accepts
the suggestion that after his return to
Paris great public meeting be ar.
AoA6Ou AA SClOUl dlAOu VI IuC COllClu-
sion of the work of the peace confer
ence.
Arrangements have been completed
tor President Wilson's departure from
Paris Friday night and his embark
, ton from Brest Saturday. He plans
to return to France March Is.
There now is belief in official circles
the peace conference will be able to
complete its work by June l.
Brief Armistice First.
The supreme war council has de-
cided, says a Havas report, that the
armistice with Germany will be re-
newed Feb. II for very brief period
with the Allies reserving the right to
! suspend it at any time In the event
Of Germany's 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.
Permanent Armistice Planned.
During the brief period of the re-
neWed armistice 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, have in view,
1t is said, the rehabilitation of the
German army and the disarmament of
the enemy under the supervision of
the Allies. These terms, it is under
stood, will be communicated to Ger
many so that the national assembly
at Weimar will have time to deliberate
upon them until the provisional armis.
tice expires.
! Must Take Precautions.
1t is reported that NJ Clemenceau
made an impressive speech at the
sitting of the council, showing the
necessity of taking all desirable pre-
cautions against Germany.
President Wilson is declared to have
adopted the same viewpoint, affirming
that all the Allies were agreed on that
point and that Emergencies which
cropped up during previous discussions
bore solely on the most suitable meth
DDS of obtaining the necessary guaran.
ties.
Wilson Ready to Use Troops.
President Wilson according to the
report is understood to have declared
In conversation that resumption of
hostilities was grave eventuality to
which he would agree only on the most
absolutely essential considerations and
not for any secondary motive.
The report states that, in Mr.. Will.
sons opinion, the non-execution OF
terms of the armistice by Germany
would be an incident of xuch a nature
as to justify the resumption of war
and it is stated that he would not hesi
tate in that case to order the Ameri
can army to take up arms again.
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