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the naval situation and outlined 10 the
committee plans for naval reconstruc-
tion.
Discuss Kiet Canal
AS the terms for the dsmantling of
the Notifications of Kiel Canal were
causing some discussion, the council
adopted a motion referring the Kiel
question 10 the commission on water
ways. This commission will now con-
slider the whole subject Including the
Amer can reservations that the action
on the kiel Canal shall not be a prece-
dent affecting American canals and
waterways capable of being used for
strategic purposes
The council also adopted the American
proposal requiring each commission TO
submit with its report the specific form
of an article 10 be presented in the
peace treaty. The purpose of this is to
give the council the specific terms OF a
subject, instead of a lengthy report.
from which the council may frame terms.
The session today will be devoted TO
the military terms and the feeding OF
Bohemia, Jugo-Slavia, Austria and Ger
many. This question of feeding is re-
garded as increasingly urgent, as re-
ports reaching the British and America r
delegations indicate that lack of food
is spreading the revolutionary menace
throughout central Europe.
Terms May BE Permanent
Aside from the actual military and
naval terms under consideration, an i'm.
portant question has arisen as to wheth
er these terms will be temporary. al
incident to the close of the war, oil
permanent, holding Germany in subjec
ton for an indefinite period. This las
proposal has taken a very definite form
as a means for curbng Germany foI
all time, so that she cannot repeat th'
experience after Napoleon disarmed her
of rehabilitat.ng her forces and thus de
feating Napoleon later.
AS result of this feeling some o
these terms foresee the control of dis
armament considerably beyond the pc
rlod of the present war. This, in turn
has opened n large vista before th'
British and American delegates Of pos
- sible commitment 10 occupation aad tn
supervision OF German affairs for an in
definite period in the future. II has ais
presented the delicate question of hoy
far a defeated nation should perma
nently lose its national authority TO ad
minister affairs.
Military Terms
In view OF these considerations In
question of time limit OF naval contrC
has become more important than III
terms themselves. This was PARTIAL
discussed yesterday and then went ovel
The actual terms as finally considered
though not yet made public. are sun
married as follows:
/. Disarmament down TO 100000 mel
y consisting OF fifteen divisions of infaT
try and Ave OF cavalry divided into fiy
. army corps with one army headquar
ters. This makes each corps consi,
of three divisions OF infantry and or
Of cavalry, totaling 10000 men. tt
b men are to be chosen by lot for on
years service, and no class is to excee
100000 men. The officers are TO serN
twenty-five years and subofficers fiftes
years
Effective enforcement OF this syste
Is provided for, and eventually Il
league OF nations will determine its col
tinuance or modification.
Arms and ammunition are restrict'
70 a force Of 100000 men and the ba
ance is 10 be delivered or destroyed.
The naval terms provide similar di
4 armament by a reduction of the &c
man fleet down to limited basis suf
cient for police defense. but II viii n
figure among the navies OF the first
second class. This system is TO be {
an indeterminate period with ultima
/. continuance or modification probably u
der the league OF nations
The aerial terms of f.dlsarmsment a
definite In period, az a limited numb
of hydroplanes with an aerial force
a thousand men are to gather mines
IN October I. next. when the entire
tsblishment is TO end.
while some features Of the foree
ing terms are still open. yet doubtle
they will prevail In the main.
An official statement gives the 4