The sun., 1919-03-10
PLANS TO ABOLISH
ALL CONSUMPTION

900 men will make a better nucleu;
for a big army and for rapid expan.
sion than conscripts
In the meantime the French army
itself is making hut little progress If
the way of volunteers. 1t has just
started to recruit 100000 volunteers with
the idea OF experimenting the conscript
army that will remain after the enc
of April. and is Offering a bonus OF SIS
to conscripts to reenlist in the volun-
teer army. 1t also offers double the
present pay for both privates and nor
CONS who reenlist.
The French are naturally rather sen.
sitive about any proposal TO abolish con
scription because this was a ticklish sub
ject with them before the war. The So
cialists would raise a great hue and cry
in favor OF the scheme II they thought
the British had any chance OF success.
The French Government and the upper
classes could be convinced only with the
greatest difficulty that such course
would be best for France. They are OPP
posed to throwing away what has beer
the country's shield and buckler.
France acceded to-day TO the British
American plan OF feeding Germany in
return for ships and Germany VIII now
get assurances of 100000 tons OF food
monthly until August. In return she
must give up her ships Immediately.
Another meeting will be arranged with
the Germans in A few days, probably.at
| Brussels. as Spa IL too far from Paris
| Yesterdays meeting OF the council was
| devoted entirely to the food situation
the German phase Of 1t receiving the
most attention.
What gave the meeting great signh'
canoe was the fact that there was I'M
/ concealed fear that unless the Allies
could unite upon the economic question
| involved in feeding Germany they would
| be giving tacit assistance to the forces
| that are bent on undermining the present
German Government and spreading the
evil OF anarchy.
Yesterdays meeting furnished dra.
matte incidents. according to best avail
able reports 1t was Premier Lloyd
| George, who previously had asserted ir
the council with force and eloquence that
| Germany must be fed. who again as
serted that the paramount duty con-
| fronting the Allies was that of hating
! the forces OF world revolution. He in
sisted that no one national viewpoint
| should be permitted to stand in the way
| OF accomplishing this end
The French continued to maintain that
| count with Germany should be a first
| lien upon the defeated country's avail
able assets
The British Premier then dramatically
produced telegram from Gen. Plum
mer. stating that the British soldiers II
! the occupied region had violently pro
tested against seeing German womer
| and children starved to death before
their eyes.
Paying a warm tribute 10 Gen. Plum,
| mer, Premier Lloyd George said he
| could not be accused OF pro-Germanism
| The resrGt was proposition from tht
| French which net the American anc
, British riewpoirH. II was that Germany
should make first payments IN eNpor'
! commodities like coal and potash; sec
ondlv, with neutral credits, and then, Il
necessary, gold.
| AS a result Herbert Hoover will get
free hand in Germany and Austria
! Arrangements already have been made
| by which he will control all Austrian
| railways and turn over 10 American en-
! gineers the work of rushing food trains
| both in Austria and Germany.
It Is now food against Bolshevisr, and
| food, the Allies think, will win.