ALLIES ABOUT TO ACT

Evening Star, Issue 16990, 12 March 1919, Page 6

ALLIES ABOUT TO ACT

FOOD AS ANTIDOTE TO BOLSHEVISM. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 9. (Deceived March 12, at 9.15 a.m.) Tho latest Paris reports bear out the newspaper comments that the British delegates to the Peace Conference nr© fully alive to the dangers of tho situation in Germany. A semi-official report, emanating from an Englishman who is in a good position to judge political and economic conditions in Germany, greatly impressed the Council of Ten. According to this authority, the most dangerous section of the Spartacista consists of sincere, idealistic, intellecual Socialists, who aim at a regime of strict equality. They are exploiting the shortage of food and coal to tho fullest extent, and arc ready to resort to extremist measures to secure the overthrow of the Government’s authority. He considers tho outlook to bo menacing. Tho question of tho Entente feeding Germany has become a matter of life and death for the majority of tho people, and if the problem is not Solved, probably Germany may bo landed in a. formidable Bolshevik movement. The ‘ Sunday Express’s ’ Paris correspondent says that all the Allies now accept the American standpoint that Bolshevism in Germany can only bo killed by food. British confidential reports state that the existing stocks of com in Germany will last till tho middle of March. The continuance of the present under-feeding and unemployment is seriously playinginto the hands of the Spa.rtacists, whose influence would rapidly disappear with the arrival of supplies. The American estimate is that -100.000 tons of food. worth £20,000,000, must be sent monthly to Germany. Mr Lloyd George took a leading part in I yesterday’s War Council. There was a prolonged discussion on the deadlock at Spa, but the Council ultimately came to an agreemnt, of which tho details are still unknown. Mr Lloyd George, read a letter from a, British general which impressed the Council. It stated that British soldiers complained of the sufferings of the German women and children owing to the shortage of food. Tho ‘New York Tribune’s’ Washington ■correspondent says that it is likely that tho Allies will seize 'German merchant ships if Germany refuses the Allies’ food terms. BERLIN RIOTS. NOSKE MEANS BUSINESS. AMSTERDAM. March 11. (Received March 12, at 9.5 a.m.) I Herr Noske, Minister of Defence, has issued a proclamation that all persons ing arms against tho Government will l>e shot at sight. TWO HUNDRED EXECUTIONS LONDON, March 11. (Received March 12, at 1.45 p.m.) The ‘ Daily Express ’ Berlin correspondent states that Noske {Defence Minister) has shot 200 Spartacista against a wall. POPE’S APPEAL. PARIS, March 11. (Received March 12, at 11.20 p.m.) The Pope has appealed to the Powers to make speedy peace with Germany because of the clanger of Bolshevism. GERMAN NAVY’S FATE. NEW YORK, March 0. (Received March. 12, at 9.5 a.m.) The ‘ New York Times’s ’ Washington correspondent says that President Wilson, in a letter to a Congressman, declared his opposition to the proposed sinking of the German navy. DISARMING GERMANY. WASHINGTON, March 3. (Received March 12, at 9.45 a.m.) The military terms imposed on Germany include the prohibition of the manufacture of poison gas, tanks, and guns over 6in boro; tho destruction of surplus war mate rial: and the abolition ot war training schools. The navy personnel is limited to 15.000 sailors. AMERICA AND REPARATION. PARIS, March 8. (Received March 12, at 9.5 a.m.) The American delegates told tho Peace Conference that the United States would be satisfied with the amounts collected bv the Alien Property Custodian in the United States as payment fi*r reparation from the Central Powers. The property seized amounts to 800,000,000c101.