FRAMING THE TERMS

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 36, 13 February 1919, Page 6

FRAMING THE TERMS

SHORTER PERIODS SUGGESTED

PINNING THE GERMAN DOWN.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRISIII.)

(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLB ASSOCIATION.) PARIS, 11th February.

The armistice terms will be ready tomorrow or on Thursday at the latest, and will be sent to the Germans on Monday morning. Sub-committees have been appointed to report on suggested alterations .to the terms. They consist of two delegatee from each Power, 0!;e a civilian and the other a military expert.. All the commonders-in-chief will foifer to-, da tf- . .

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

PARIS, Uth February.

The Supreme Council is considering the shortening of the armistice periods to ten days, at tht end of which new terms will be imposed on Germany. This will allow the Allies to meet constantly and change the conditions.

(AUSTBAIUN-NEW ZEALAND CASH ASSQCIATMM.) PARIS, 11th February. There is a growing fetling that the new armistice, .conditions should be »o framed as to bring about what may be termed a military peace. The British representatives do not regard seriously the legality of importing something into tlie' 'armistice which should belong to the Peace Treaty. Their anxiety is to get something done. Another view ia held that the chief end of the armistice is to humiliate the Germans arid make them feel that they are down. The British are not interested in humiliating £_e enemy 'for humiliation's sake, it is understood, however,_ that attention will be called to the particular instancts in which the Germans have evaded the terms already laid down, notably, the failure to return the securities stolen from French and Belgian banks in the occupied towns. CO.er delays are occurring in carrying out the naval terms. The Council is ec-w discussing these evasions. The Germans slackened after the first deliveries, and then some difficulty arose in getting some of the material together, coupled with perhaps some - slackening on our part, leading the Germans to think that they need not hurry, or might quietly evade the task.