The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-02-24
ARMlSTlCE TERMS ARE ABOUT. COMPLETED; WILL
 REDUCE GERMAN ARMED FORCE

PARIS Feb 18--(H9-The special commission of the supreme council of the peace congress has almost completed the for the definite amistice with Germany. This commission appointed for this especial purpose The armistice which nearing completion will hold until the peace premnaries signed It is understood that the will allow the central powers maximum armed strength of two hundred and fifty thousand troops
 These troops to be used for the express purpose of maintaining order in the central empires and not o be used aggressvey against any other nation It is aso understood that provide for control by al lied nations of all material and nuntion factories in Germany.
 The previous arnisices but temporary and was necessary that they be renewed from time time The present plan is for armstce which will last until the peace terms definitely settled
 WANTS LARGE FORCE
 TREVES, Feb l8.-Qp-Mathias Erzberger the German arnsce commissioner says that while Germany present has hundred thousand under arms this number is not sufficient to maintain order He cites the recent Spartacan revots example of the necessity of the German government maintaining large armed force.
 The commissioner says that forty per of the pres en German army is of very doubtful value and he claims that it will be necessary for the German government crut large number of soldiers
 Erzberger stated that the German government is ready and willing agree to disarmament the land and air He states that Germany, now, has mitarstc aims and is perfectly willing the other countries in abandonment of all armed forces The claim is made by the commissioner that the German government will find it tremey difficult to maintain its stability if the allies duce the Teuon army small number.
 HINDENBURG RESENTS CLAUSE
 LONDON, Feb 18.-A report received from Berlin says that the panGeman mtarsts headed by General von Hndenburg bitterly the aristice clauses The part of the amstice which aroused the most bit antagonsm that pertaining the limiting of the army to simple police force and the which demands that Germany pay the expenses of the allied forces while those forces occupying the Rhine country.
 The pan-German militarss complain that compliance with the terms will throw thousands of German off out of the army and will also the disbanding of six hundred thousand volunteers They advise that these be accepted by the German armstce com mssoners and that effort be made induce the allie, to modify them to great extent
 It is believed here that Hndenburg the leader of the miarist party and that he will make determined effort have the present German army retained The clause re- ating to the maintenance of the German army which being resented that the Teutonc army shall not num- Der than hundred and fifty thousand men and that
 shall be used solely maintain order within the boundar- es of Germany This recent of the pan-German mi ass has aroused considerable attention and will be closely watched by the allied representatives.
 REASONS FOR ACCEPTING
 BERLIN, Feb Notwithstanding to a despatch from Wemar to the local newspapers, the German govern nent states that imperative they accept the allies armstce terms The government gives its reason the fact that renewal of military operations would result in an absolute collapse of the German people.
 The conviction prevails that refusal to accept the would the allies immediately advance bevond the Rfne While admitting that the terms are str1- gent and dctatoria the German government says has other alternative acceptance It is admitted that Germany could survive resumption of hosties and the government IS certain that refusal would result n active warfare In the despaches the German government beseeches the people to believe that it is doing the best
 thing for all concerned and asks that the people support in this action TIT CrvTInAIC m lthe make a fight to-