Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-15
Then German Planes SWarmed
Over Paris With Streets De-
serted, Now Boche Waits
Losers Part of Peace Edict.
HUNGER AND REVOLUTION
TAKE JUNKERDOM'S ROLE
Enemy Prepares to Turn Over
Magnificent Merchant Fleet
in Return for Substanence to
ThWart Hunger Peril.
BY FRED S. FERGUSON.

Dy NEIL TLINSoSoN.
Paris, March 15.-One year ago to-
day the world covered in anticipation
of the launching of Germany's master
blow was struck.
Today the final work of the peace
settlement was well under way, the
terms of which will bring Germany,
militarily, to her knees.
No greater picture of the triumph Of
right over might could be presented
than the contrast of the president Of
the worlds greatest democracy riding
through the streets of Paris today on
his way to the peace deliberations and
these same streets year ago.
THEN AND NOW.
Then German airplanes We're above,
sirens shrieked, the streets became de-
serted and the city seemed scarcely to
breathe. Tonight laughing crowds will
throng the streets. Hundreds of chill
dren played in the Champs Elysee this
afternoon beneath the wheels of long
lines of German guns, which a year ago
were hurting death in support of au-
tocracy's last assault
In Germany, hunger and revolution
have taken the place of junk erdom AL
lied delegates at Brussels have present
ed final conditions to Germany by
which she is forced to turn over her
magnificent merchant fleet as payment
for food from the larder of her enc
mics. Completing the picture part of
these ships will be used to carry home
these thousands of American fighters
which the general staff assured the
German people would never reach
these shores.
U. S. AS ARBITER.
a year ago America in France meant
scant four line in the midst of the
mud northwest of Toul" which was
held by the first division. What Amer
lea in France now means is written in
terms of Chateau Thierry, the Vesle,
Cantigny, ST: Mihiel and the Argonne.
But even more significant is the fact
that now all the Europeans turn to
America as the arbiter.
In the final, delicate negotiations to
come she stands out as the only dis
interested party. Delegates come to
the American representatives to pre-
sent arguments and claims expecting
to get from them an unbiased opinion
As the committees are winding up
their work of final resolutions the word
from every delegation was "We are
now waiting for President Wilson"
HIS FINAL WORD.
Numerous questions are awaiting his
final word. For instance the matter
of disposition of the German fleet will
be presented to him for his opinion.
With France and Italy desiring a por-
tiou of those vessels, the fact is ap-
parent that friction also has developed
between naval and civilian represen-
tatives on other delegations The ma
val men in what might be regarded as
a curious manner, from the standpoint
of precedent, favor sinking the ships
One of their arguments is that such a
course will be in alignment with the
disarmament move. The civilians op-
pose sinking the ships on the grounds
of economic loss.
Excepting such side issues the stage
has been set for speeding the work OF
bringing about peace. If all moves on
schedule the treaty may be ready and
the Germans summoned by the ami
versary of the very day when they be-
gan their last desperate attempt to con
Quer the world.