THE PEACE TERMS.

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 6

THE PEACE TERMS.

MR WILSON’S ATTITUDE. ANXIETY FGR LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and K.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 16. (Received 'March 17. at 9 a.m.) Desiring more closely to etudv the prelinrnaiy peace terms and consider tho in elusion of the 1 eagre of Nations schema therein. President Wilson did not attend Saturday’s sitting of the Supremo War Council.” Other members did not sen tho necessity for this inclusion, but Mr Wilson hj anxious to tec the scheme safely and definitely through at the earliest moment Owing to Mr Wilson's absence the Supreme War Council postponed the adoption of the final draft of tho military, naval, and air term till Monday afternoon. THE GERMAN ARMY. FRENCH' ANXIETY. PARIS, March 15. (■Received March 17, at 9 am.) French opinion believes that tho plan to permit Germany to organise a vo’untary army of ICC,OjO liven for a 12-ycar period of enlistment will result within five years in German having a well-officered army of several millions of men.- It is pointed out that the long period -of en’urtment will encourage many young men to take up a military career, and the training will practically he an officers course. Barge numbers of the. veterans of the present war are young men able to serve in future German armies. ” j GERMAN SHIPS j SURRENDERED FOR FOOD. LONDON, March 16. j (Received March 17, at 9 a.m.) j The Allies have arranged to send the Germans 370.000 tons of wheat, meat, anti condensed nil lie monthly, and will allow them to fish in tne Ba.tic i>ca. A hundred thousand tons of potatoes will bo forwarded immediately for the use of the occupied territories. - Admiral Wemyss has reported from Brussels that the’surrendeiq of the German ships was acquiesced in without discussion, the proceedings being of a most- concise and frigid character. PARIS, March 15. (Received March 17, at 1.45 p.m.) The surrendeied German merchantmen vill be delivered in a similar war to the v.’v.-ender ot the* German navy, i-argo Quantities of Army food stores have a.ready been delivered in the occupied areas of Germany. MARTIAL LAW. WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS. LONDON, March 16. (Received March 17, at 9 a.m.) Tho ‘Sunday Express’s’ Berlin corratpoudent reports that the Government troops have executed I,£>Co prisoners in four days, including a number of women. The captain entrusted with the executions eays it will require a week to execute the remaining prisoners. i