Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19
GREAT HUN liners
MAYBR|NG YANKS
Only Smaller Steamers Left
to Germans Under Ar1nis-
tee Extension.
NEW PROTESTS MADE


Herman liners and the moro impor-
tAnt Of tho other German passenger
etrsamera. the list Including the huge
7mperatof. may b placed on the
north Atlantic route to transport
Amarican troops homeward under
the agreement for tho extension Of
tho German axmistice signed at
1'reves. Tho German mercantile feet,
virtually IN fts entirety. is placed
at me disposal Of the associated gov
ernments to be distributed among
them in accordance with the needs Of
the various nations. Only some Of
the smaller steamships are left to
the GermanA
The allotment Of tho steamers
, among the associated powers win be
governed partly by the respective
needs Of the nations and partly by
the suitability Of the steamers for
use on particular routes. The giant
liners like the Imperator and the
other big modern steamers finished
curing the war are too deep in draft
Great Britain will take the moderate
sized steamers for the Australian
service. The smaller steamers that
are left to the Germans are for their
& needs in the Baltic coastal traffic.
Germany VIII Be Paid.
Equitable remuneration for the use
:, of these ships Is to be paid to Ger
: many The money will Be applied in
to Germany under another part Of
the agreement The supplies to be
furnished include 10000 tons Of pork
70 satisfy the urgent need Of Ger.
2oo, 900 tons of cereals is provided for.
i bdt for part of this amount condensed
!; milk may be substituted.
The meetings at which the shipping
held separately from those of the reg
ular armistice commission and were
ihe first civilian deliberations be-
tween the Germans and the repre-,
sentatives Of the associated govern
re nts since the conclusion Of hostil-
tiles. They were marked by a less
= formal spirit than the strictly mill
tary deliberations of the armistice
commission.
Z Edward N. Hurley Presided.
3 Edward N: Hurley. head Of the
american shipping board. presided
of the North German Lloyd Company
was the leading figure in the German
delegation Of ten.
Marshal Foch planned to have the
agreement drafted and signed at one
! short meeting. but the shipping ex-
perts found this to be impossible.
tn rec meetings lasting over midnight
on Thursday and several hours into
cussion Of the details Another meet
ing Is planned. to be held the end Of
the month.
The delegates Of the associated gov
e-r-- ants proposed that the Germans
The Germans protested that this was
impossible, specifying the lubricants
nart'cplarly as something they were
unable TO furnish. It was finally ar
ranged that the Germans furnish the
coal and the stores and take the
{ rtesr'e rs to ports designated by the
s,lies, who will then take them over
nd man them. 49, @1a
The Germans stated that the steam
srs were in shape for immediate serv-
skeleton crews maintained aboard
them during the war.
Prisoners Freed, Germany Says.
The allies have received formal as
surance, 1t is declared in an ofiicial
note. that on December I. there were
10 German prisons. fortresses, pris-
which officers and soldiers Of the en-
tente were kept shut up or from
which they were forbidden to send
news of themselves. Since the armis-
tice no allied subject remains in pris-
on either as penalty or to await
trial.
New Protests Against Armistice.
BERLIN. Friday. January II (by
the Associated Press).-Oefs Of
departments in the German gov
ernment. especially the ministers Of
commerce and Of trade. protest
against aoceptance BY the German
.ditions. the fulfillment Of which, they
declare. means for Germany the or
ganized preparation Of starvation"
The minister Of commerce and
labor. according to the Tageblatt, de-
rclares that Germany will be unable
taken because Germany lacks neces-
sary metals. coal and trained labor
sHS He says German agriculture
hrill be crippled If the machines are
@sihvered to the allies
~ .Bewai1s 0ermany's Fate.
Tho Boersen Courier says that Food
eldinister Wurn declared that he first
learned OF the conditions throueah
the press and that he could not ao-
Aept responsibility for the conae-
R4ncea Tho Tasebiatt asks in an
. EDITORIAL:
where are Justice and humanity
which were to dictate peace? We
behold always force and only force,
and tho German people. after such
great physical and mental sufferinen
Are delivered over to destruction"
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