Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-10
ALLIES TO
E N F 0 RCE
.ARMISTICE
CONDITION
Council Makes Concessions
Regarding Payment for
Food Supplies; Potash
Shipments Permitted.
lInlIrlg Telnnernlnrnal

Paris, March o.-The Hayas
agency's report on Saturdays meer-
ing Of the supreme war council
says;
THE greater part OF the session
was devoted TO the discussion OF
the situation created by the inter-
ruption of the Spa negotiations. 1t
was decided to notify Germany that
she must execute the conditions of
article s OF the supplementary
armistice signed at Treves on JAM
uary Is, which stipulated that in
order to insure the provisioning of
Germany and the remainder of Eu-
rope, Germany must place her
merchant feet under the control Of
the allied and associated powers for
the period of the armistice, this
arrangement to have no effect upon
the final disposition Of the ships
Will Resume Negotiations.
Plans adopted by the supreme
war council last night under which
the negotiations with the German
authorities regarding the turning
over of the German merchant ships
will be resumed, after their recent
interruption at Spa, provide for the
| holding of the sessions of the ne
gotiators at Brussels. The allied
delegates will leave Paris next
Wednesday for Belgium and the
first session in the resumption of
the negotiations will probably be
1 held Thursday in one of the gov
ernment palaces there.
The plans determined upon by the
council, as already stated, provide
for taking over the German mer-
chant ships in return for food sup
| ply for Germany until the next har-
vest. The chief difficulty thus far
has been over the manner of pay
ment for the food supplies, but the
rev proposals are expected to meet
| the former objections.
! Permit Potash Shipments.
! It is understood that the pay-
ments will come from three sources
first in the form of products such
as coal aud potash; second, from
credits which Germany has in neu-
tral countries which thus far have
! been unavailable because of the fl
| nancial blockade; and third, from
| foreign securities held by Germany.
| 1t is estimated that these three
sources will readily yield about
| S500,000000, which is the sum re-
quired to pay for food relief to an
extent considered adequate to carr
/ ry the Germans until the next
harvest.
One OF the main influences in
bringing about the decision Of the
supreme council was said to be a
letter read BY Premier Lloyd
Il George from a British general set
ting forth the extreme seriousness
of food conditions in Germany. II
was also stated that British sol-
/ diers in German territory were pro-
testing against seeing women and
children about them dying of STAR
vation
Marshal Foch, the allied COM
mander-in-chief, may not attend the
Brussels session, but all the other
delegates of the allied and assoc
ciated powers appointed to conduct
the negotiations will be present.
Pichon Explains Situation.
Stephen Pichon, French foreign
minister, in his talk with the cores
pondents today, discussed the bear.
ing of the food situation in Germany
on the speedy conclusion of peace
He said that the urgent need of sup.
plying Germany was recognized BY
all governments represented al
Paris. The hunger with which Ger.
many was confronted, lie added, was
a bad counsellor. No one could bC
deaf to the inhumanity of continu.
ing present conditions there, and the
supreme council had resolved tc
send to Germany all the food that
country required.
On the other hand. however, thi:
! could not be done If the Germans
ceased working and did nothing tc
make certain that the expense
! caused to the entente countries By
= the destruction and damage of the
) war should be met.
! The allies are willing, M Piehau
: went on, not only TO supply food
but to accord credit TO Germany, but
: Germany must first declare hex will
: ingness to live up to the conditions
| of the January armistice.
: The foreign minister defended th,
! peace conference against the charge:
: that its work had been slow.
As soon as the terms Of German
: peace have been concluded, nj
] Pichon said, the council would takt
: up the Austrian peace, which wouit
!, involve the future boundaries be
J tween Italy and former Austria
: Hungarian territory.
G The council has adopted Premiel
Lloyd Georges plan for regulating
the future military strength Of Ger
Z many, according to the minister
: WHO confirmed the fact that this III
wolves the abandonment Of con
e scription in favor Of small prn
lfessional army.