The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-12
ALLIESC0NSIDER
SHORTER TRUCE
Proposal Made to Limit Armis-
tice Conditions to Ten
Day Periods.
PLAN TO TIGHTEN GRIP
New Terms Will Be Offered to
Germany as Need
Arises.
PLAN TO TIGHTEN GRIP


PARIS. Feb. ia proposal to change
the allied armistice policy and greatly
shorten the armistice periods is un-
derstood to be before the Supreme War
Council. This proposal calls for the
limiting Of the armistice periods to
about ten days. at the end Of which
time new terms would be imposed
on Germany.
The sentiment is expressed by many
IN attendance on the Peace Conference
that this would give the Allies a better
hold on the situation and enable them
TO meet the constantly changing condi-
tions. No intimation is given as to the
attitude of the Supreme War Council In
the matter.
To Prepare View Conditions.
In view'of the complexity and diversity
Of the problems raised by the armistice.
says Havaa. report, the Supreme War
Council has appointed a committee Of
eight members to which will be intrusted
the task of studying these questions.
The council. therefore. has postponed for
few days the adoption of conditions TO
be imposed upon Germany so as TO be
better prepared as to means for insuring
their execution.
The committee is composed OF Norman
Davis and Gen Bliss. for America Lord
Robert Cecil and Major " G. Thwaites.
for England: DR.. Silvio Crespi and Gen.
Cavellero. for Italy. and Etienne Gle
mentel and Gen. Degoutte for France,
II hall tt OF
oclock.
When a draft OF the conditions has
been prepared it will be submitted to-
morrow to the Supreme War Council
for definite approval
The report prepared in 1916 by Ger
man Main Headquarters to show how
Germany would benefit from the de-
struction OF certain industries in France
, contained 4S2 pages according to the
statement made to the Supreme War
Council at its meeting Monday by Louis
Klotz. the French Minister Of Finance.
| Material for the report was collected by
200 experts who were released from mill
! tary duties for the purpose.
Where Germans Would PROFIT.
A full review is made of every French
| industry including spinning, dyeing. pot
| terry, chemicals, sugar. brewing. min
! ing. leather. milling, clothing and rope
making. The report says that all these
industries offer excellent openings for
| German traders in spite OF somewhat
| hostile feeling"
As the French metal industry in the
| occupied region had been Suppressed
and was without supplies of raw ma
terial which the occupied regions could
not produce. the report says that 1t was
possible for German traders TO sub
stitute yourselves in this new market"
Regarding the French sugar industry
the German headquarters pamphlet says
| Business relations with Germany are
sure to continue because the French
sugar industry cannot do without Ger.
man beet seed without damaging Itself
and II must also buy large. quantities OF
German coal, the French coal minei
having suffered severely"
| In its inventory OF the ruin caused ir
| the weaving plants OF northern Franc,
| the report says:
| considerable quantities of raw mate
rial, manufactured goods thread on bob
bins and warps have been sent to Ger
many. In Sedan all the plants have beer
destroyed. Tho machinery has beer
taken away and the buildings lie opei
to the Winds like scrap iron. There Il
an enormously important opening ther,
for German constructors"
Matthias Erzberger and the other mem
bers OF tho German Arinistice Commits
sion were preparing to leave Weimar to
day, according to dispatches receive,
here, for Treves to carry out negotia
tions for n renewal Of the armistice.