The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-07
FEED HUNGRY.
TO STOP UNREST.
War Council Considers Cues
ton of Supplying Food to
Central Powers.
CHECK TO BOLSHEVlSM
Disposition of German Fleet
Still in Allegiance, but Ger
many Will Get None.
(By Robert ]. Prew.)

Paris, March THE American
peace delegates now In Paris. with
the exception of Col. e. NJ. House.
had a conference in Secretary Lam
sings Office In the Hotel Crillon this
morning to formulate plans to end
the food crisis in central ana south
ern Europe.
1t was understood that the Amer
leans entered the meeting or the
council of ten this afternoon with
definite proposals to clear up the food
situation.
Paris. March III. N. S.)-Provi-
sioning of the central empires to pre-
vent hunger unrest and the spread
OF bolshevism was again considered
by the war council today.
1t was generally agreed among the
delegates of the big FIVE that the
countries making up the old German
alliance should be fed before the dan
ger mark is reached. However. moth
ing has been done on an adequate
scale so far although a large amount
of foodstuffs has already been sent
into Austria.
There is a strong sentiment among
the peace commissioners that any
iut tIti oClu1 III StlhinS lOOd 1Hlt
Germany might prove perilous. 1t is
I felt that action should be taken to
get supplies to the hunger stricken
millions during March and April to
tide them over until the next har-
vest.
The danger of the sweep of boil
shevism through the central empires
unless relief is quickly sent Is fully
realized. The bolshevik leaders would
lose no time in taking advantage OF
the peoples unrest over lack of food
stuffs to spread their propaganda.
The difficulty of getting supplies
into Austria is one of transportation
wholly. Only 500 tons of food are
daily being sent into Austria for
Czecho- -Slovakia and Bohemia, which
is only 25 per cent. of the amount
needed.
There is a large amount of food
| stored at Fsume, but the railroad:
! leading northward from that city
cannot be used owing to the dispute
between the Italians and Serbians
and the Italian blockade of the Dal-
matian coast.
Factor in Situation.
This problem, it is believed. may
prove factor in compelling Italy to
change her attitude on the question
of the Adriatic littoral.
Utaly has made claim TO all of the
territory bordering the northern end
of the Adriatic, on the claim that the
populati is Italian. The Serbians
and Jugo- Slavs, on the other hand.
demand certain ports, on the ground
that they are necessary to the COM
mercial development of Greater Ser
bla. II is understood that the Ameri-
can delegation has not looked with
favor on Italy's claims)
Great progress has been made by
the war council In discussing the ma
val terms for Germany which are to
be included in the preliminary peace
treaty. The final disposition of the
German feet has not yet been de-
cided. but opinion is unanimous that
none of the ships shall be returned to
Germany.
kieI Canal.
The question of Heligoland and the
Kiel canal have been reserved for
future discussion also.
(Heligoland is the great German
naval base, situated on a rocky island
in the North sea. IT guards the
mouths of the Elbe and Weser rivers.
The suggestion has been made by Ger
tain peace delegates that the fortress
be entirely dismantled and this will
probably he done1