The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
GERMANS HELPLESS
UNDER FINAL TERMS
Vast Army Will Be Wrecked
by Permanent Armistice
Conditions.
FLEET ALSO Is DOOMED
Peace Strength Of Navy VIII
Be Determined by Allied
Experts.
Special Cdos Dsspefcs to TaE sUs from ths
London Times Service.

Special Cd6is Dsspefes to TaE sus from tAs
London Times Service
Copyright. 1919: all rights rsstrosd.
PARIS, Feb 1s.-In the definite armi-
stice terms Germany will be called upon
to demobilize all those troops not con-
sidered necessary to her normal peace
existence and hand over to the Allies all
wal material above requirements limited
to an army Of between twenty-five and
thirty five divisions.
There is also vigorous control Of
her war plants and the possibilities OF
war material production. She will also
in all proba ability be called upon to de-
sucy all machinery Of a purely warliksa
nature. Some form OF occupation of
Essen and the naval arsenals may be
deemed advisable.
The naval terms OF the armlstiee will
be laid down in accordance with the
same general ideas. First Of all. Of
course, Germany will have to hand over
at once those ships specified In the pre-
vious armistice which have not yet been
delivered.
To Fig Naval Strength.
Then the Allies will indirectly deter
mine the peace strength of the German
navy by converting, in new conditions,
the internment Of the German fleet at
Scapa Flow and elsewhere into surren-
der OF all the vessels concerned.
Nc decision has yet been taken on this
point, but as II will clearly be useless
under the League OF Nations to dis
tribute Germany's ships among the AL
lies, 1t is almost certain the German
feet will be broken up and sold as scrap
iron.
PARIS, Feb. ls.-When the Germans
came to sign the terms Of the new
armistice, says a Hsvas despatch from
Treves, Matthias Erzberger handed TO
Marshal Foch a twenty-tpree page me-
| mortal In which II was attempted TO
| Justify Germanys attitude. 1t being
| maintained that she had done her best
\ to meet her obligations.
He also gave the Marshal memoran-
dunn from Phiiipp Schetdermann, the
| new German Chancellor, complaining Of
the increasingly hard terms forced upon
| Germany and protesting against the
| Germans being forced TO evacuate Po-
| land. delivering German fcrtresses to the
| Poles and abandoning the German peo-
pie there.
Allies Call PsIes on.
A demand was made that the Allies
require the Poles to cease their attacks
against the Germans.
| This last request has already been
| complied with, a telegram having been
sent to Warsaw from Paris last night.
| The special commission OF the Su-
preme Council. charged with drafting
the terms of definite armistiee which
will hold good until the peace preliml-
naries are signed. has almost completed
its task, and II is possible, says Hayas
report, that Marshal Foch. will be able
| to notify the Germans on Thursday OF
Friday OF the military and naval terms
which will be essentially those OF the
preliminary peace treaty.
! IT Is understood that the terms Will
include clauses by which Germany will
be allowed to maintain only $50, 900 men
under arms to keep order. All war ma
| terlal beyond what Is necessary TO equip
| these troops would. according TO report
| be placed under control Of the Allies
who will also hold Germany's munition
| factories