New Britain herald., 1919-12-09
EASING OFF THE PROTOCOL.

EASING OFF THE PROTOCOL. Allied authorities now confidently Hpect that Germany will consent 10 N signing of the Protocol after it Hs been considera bly, modified Trough the efforts of France and the Mlrted States. It has been predicted Eat her favorable action on the final Sreement, put into effect after cer- Nn actions which followed the arm Aee-nota bly the sinking of the he l.man interned vessels at Scapa N ogv in the Orkney Islands-will be ~ nNediately taken. It remain to be Nen whether Germany is anxious 70 K nnisled and will try to follow up Naat she considers a concession to
 An or will be satisfied with the slight vantage that she has gained and Mhx her signature.
 x One of the main points of conten- &yn has been the sinking of the in
 Mrnsed war vessels in the harbor near 8 rkspall. Germany's deed will be si1y. recalled. The warships, turned N Ter as part of the armlstice agree Mnnt were moored in the harbor, far M the north ard, with nothing but H aleton crews aboard as caretakers @ lid enly the ships were noticed to & settling badly and the crews were M len to be putting off in the small at eauipmen ent for the shores Of N ana. The sea-cocks of the mighty N ips had been opened and they filled & pidly with water. Most of them Here soon at the bottom; some have "a on salvaged since. The English are M epts in the art of raising sunk 2n @ ios and it is possible that all ot N em have been or will be ralse@. &eedless, to say, there was damage TO M ships, although the serious part M the proposition was that GermanN Ma d violated her trust III SlhhlhS M em. Their real value as additions N The merchant tonnage of the world Mas negligible. There were varlons N Neuses offered by the Huns, who hat x arned the "alibi' game most per Mat the ships were not interned ID
 8sutral port which was agreed to- II Nas claimed: another was to the ef- N ct that it was the impression that x war Ina q been resumed; but finally M,e blame was placed upon the ad- N iral in charge who had various ex- &,ses It was the Allies contention ,at restitution must be made for the Nnips; hence portion Of the Protocol.
 1t has been agreed in the new doc Mment that the decision as to the res
 Mtution for these ships be left to The
 aI ouo Tribunal. although the impu- Mation that Germany was to blame
 # BIS been leIb III liie 1oi ''. " ~ & on the Allies have agreed to alter 1Mhei,, demands for the eva cuaton Ot BKhe Baltic provinces and will not use N, ilitarv force against Germany to S Secure the terms of her agreement H fter the signatur is affixed to the
 S Seace document. Other slight mat Mees have been altered-to Germany $ Na ste, it is thought
 H The Peace Council is rapidly wind Eng LID it's affairs and representatives from the United States are about to Moave. It will be the duty of France nd Great Britain hereafter to watch Nhe former enemy and keep her n ahe way in which she should go. Il @eerns to he taken for granted that Mhe final defeat of the League o1
 has come about in this coun- and the other Allies are acting M B if we were not to partake in future MvorId ad diust ments When the fam ouS M Mocument again comes from the table Nn the United States Senate we may N-hance our minds about foreign A fairs. We still have that privilege $ The Republican boom of Genera