Evening star., 1921-10-31
CHAPTER Nv.
roCH FOR MODERATE ACTION.

rOCH FOR MODERATE ACTION.
Between October 90 and &c the
hsads of tho European governments
and their ministers of foreign affairs
have all gathered in Paris. On the
24th Mr.. House joins them, six weeks
ahead of President Wilson. The meet
ings begin at once. They have not
yet the official character they will as
sumo on the 31st, when the supreme
council meets at Versailles. Generally
the meetings are held in the morn
ingS at Mr.. Houses place in the Rue
de l'UniYersite; in the afternoons at
NJ. Clemenceau's office in the min
istry of war or at Mr.. Pichon's at
the Quay d'Orsay. The position on
the various fronts (the armistice with
AuStria-Hungary IL momentarily eX-
pected) and the terms of the German
arrliStice are the subject of the dls-
cussionS, III which Marshal Foch on
several occasions takes part. Some
do not find these terms severe enough.
rhus. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, represent
ing the United States on tho inter
allied military council. would prefer
shorter and in some respects more
rigorous text. In his opinion, two
clauses would be cient--total DIS
armament aud complete oemobiii2a-
rion. This ould mako H. quite Ger
tain that Germany could not resume
fostilities. This would force her III
advance to submit to all peace con-
ditionS.
Bliss Summarizes Views.
Gen. Bliss, after a remarkable cx-
position of his views, summarizes
hem as follows In j. note which he
hands to one of the members of the
supreme council.
For the reasons stated above I sus-
.-sest:
[. That the associated powers de
rnand the complete disarmament and
rehabilitation of the military anu
naval forces of the enemy. leaving
him only such internal force as may
he considered necessary to the
maintenance OF order in enemy terri
tory. This implies the evacuation of
ALL invaded territories and their
evacuation not by armed or partially
armed men, but BY disarmed men.
The German army thus deprived of
IT'S arms cannot fight, and being de-
uobilized cannot again be called to-
Sether for the objects of this war.
9. That the associated powers in
form the enemy that there Will be no
dfminution of their war aims, which
will be submitted to a full and rea-
sonable discussion between the ma
tionS associated in the war, and that,
even if the enemy himself is given 4
hearing, he will have to submit to
srs shall finally decide TO be neces-
sary to assure now and in the future
the peace of the world.
british SIN UnsatIshed.
On the other hand. in naval matters
the representative of Great Britain
do not consider sufficient the delivery
of one hundred and fifty submarines
demanded by Marshal Foch and think
that nearly all the battleships and
cruisers ought to be- surrendered
also. 1t is in these circumstances
that the final discussion from Octo-
ber 27 to 81 begins l reproduce its
salient passages.
True to the mission intrusted to
him by President Wilson, Col. House
first of all asks Marshal Foch the
following questions:
Tell us, NJ. le Marechal. purely
from the military point of view and
without regard to any other conSfd :
GRAFTON. whether You would rather
that the Germanss should reject or
have just agreed upon.
Marshal FocfL answers:
The only aim of war is to obtain
results. If the Germans sign an
arnnistice on the general lines we
have just determined we shall have
obtained the result We seek. Our aims
being accomplished. no one has the
right to shed another drop Of blood.
Insists on Danger Of Conditions.
In other words. the comma nder-in-
chief is of opinion that II the Germans
accept the conditions laid down in
his letter of October 2S-and he still
has his doubts upon this point-it is
necessary to conclude the armistice
and cease the war without hesitation
The COMMANDMENTS chief goes even
further and. replying to the sugses-
lions of Gen. Bliss and of Mr.. Lloyd
George, and to others of the same
nature, firmly insists on the danger OF
additional demands. He says:
Nothing is easier than to propose
and even to impose conditions on pa
per. 1t is simple and logical to de-
suand the disarmament Of the German
armies in the field. But how will you
! make sure of it: VIII you pass
through the German armies and oc-
. cupy before them the Rhine cross
ings? Demobiiization? l am willing.
lSut DO you intend to occupy the whole
Of Germany? For il We do not occupy
the whole of Germany we shall never
be certain that rehabilitation, has
reen carried out. AS for the German
surface fleet what do you fear from