The Red Cloud chief., 1919-03-27
Quick Peace and Food for the
Peoples of Central Europe
Are Called for.
70 CHECK ANARCHISM FLOOD
Treaty and League Of Nations May Be
Separated - Some Features OF
Terms Germany Must Accept
-spartaeans Desperately
Fighting President Eb-
ert's Troops.
BY EDWARD w. picKARp.

Immediate peace, and food for the
hungry peoples Of central Europe.
These are the two essentials, IL over
according to well posted authorities on
the situation. To these Frank Wander
lip adds that the speedy resumption
Of production ii most imperative, cor
the horrors Of wal may be exceeded
by the horrors of this after period,
which is neither war nor peace but a
breakdown of the machinery Of civil
lzation."
However wrong In some respects
may be the senators and other Amer
leans who oppose the present plans
for the league of nations, they appear
to have been right when they said
the peace treaty should he devised and
ratified first and the matter OF the
league taken up later for final settle
ment. The two propositions are un-
doubtedly closely interviewer and
President Wilson may yet have his
way and see them considered and
adopted as one, hut the opinion last
week in Paris and elsewhere was that
the peace treaty should be closed up
Mt once SO that its ratification may not
be delayed by the opposition to the
league and the demands for amend
ments of the present plan.
The peace delegates recognize the
necessity of submitting the treaty to
the German government before that
government falls. and In order that
It may o fall because Of longer de-
lay. II Is hoped the preliminary treaty
car he ready by March 90. when the
German plenipOtentiaries will be
called TO Versailles TO receive H.. They
will lay II before the national assem-
bly, Mt Weimar and receive their in
structions from that body. While the
Germans will he given opportunity to
suggest minor changes, they will he
compelled to accept the pact substan-
TALLY as II stands. Since this treaty
Is held to concern only the belliger-
ent nations; II will not he submitted
to the plcnary session of the con
ference, which includes representa-
tives Of the neutral nations; only the
ratification of the supreme council Is
held necessary. Though the terms to
he imposed on the Germans will not
be so harsh as those first suggested,
they will he so severe that there are
many predictions that the Ebert gov
eminent cannot sign them and live.
If the Huns refuse to sign them, II is
up to Marshal Foch, and the wisdom
of keeping n very large allied force
under arms may become apparent at
once.
As II stood Mt the time this was
written, the section Of the treaty deal.
ing with the military cuts down the
German army 10 100000 men with
1000 officers, the force to he raised
by voluntary t~welve-year enlistments
All equipment In excess Of the require,
ments Of this army is to be sur
rendered and the munitions output
correspondence kept down, The Rhine
forts are TO he demolished.
The reparatiOn to be cXactcd has
been reduced TO about $4,000. 900. 900
and economic terms are being ar
ranged with Il view to permitting Ger
many 10 resume It's manufacturing
and commerce In order that II ma,
pay the bill. This latter subject has
given the supreme council consider
able trouble, mainly because OF tho
stand taken by the French, who wan
their own production In the devastat
ed region restored FIRST.
Tho supreme council decided tina
the questions Of the western German