CUTTING THE HUNS CLAWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 141, 10 March 1919, Page 5

CUTTING THE HUNS CLAWS

HOW THE NAVY AND ARMY ARE BEING CLIPPED FUTURE MISCHIEF TO BE MADE IMPOSSIBLE By Telegraph-Press Aesociation-CopsTight. Paris, March 7. The Conference is 'considering the reduction of the Germany Army to a quarter of a million, and also that Germany be allowed a small Navy for police duties and defence. It is probable that France and Italy will be allowed portions of the German fleet—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Kec. March 9, 11 p.m.) Paris, March 7. M. Tardieu, interviewed, stated that the "Big Five" had agreed to the nayal terms for Germany, but had not yet agreed as to the military terms, because it seems to be the unanimous desire of the confreres to, make these even more stringent than the Supreme War Council proposed. Germany will be asked to sign the treaty of peace first, then, when admitted to the membership of the League of Nations, will be asked to sign the oovanant.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

85,000 MEN PROBABLE LIMIT OF GERMAN ARMY. (Rec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, March 8. As the result of Mr. Lloyd George's pressure the Peace Conference will probably decide that the strength of the German Army shall be only 85,000, composed of professional soldiers who enlist voluntarily. Mr. Lloyd George's motion to ieduce the German Arniy is based on the fact that a yearly recruitment, of two hundred thousand would give the enemy the possibility of calling up a million men in five years, therefore a voluntary professional army was essential. It would not receive high strategical and tactical training, nor would it have artillery', except machine-guns, but would be really a police force. The Conference s decisions should have a widespread effect. With the war power of Germany, Austria, Russia, and Turkey destroyed, and Britain and the United States standing for voluntaryism, the ancient curse of Europe is lifted and France and Italy will find their terrible economic burdens lightened.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AIR FORCE. (Rec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) Loni|qji, March 7. The Peace' Conference air terms will abolish German military, aviation, at any rata until the final peace obligations have been carried out, and thereafter permitting a strictly limited naval aviation force for locating and destroying submarine mines.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. Paris, March 7. •M. Clemenceau (Franco), Mr. Lloyd George (Britain), and Colonel House (America) conferred, but were unable to agree finally on naval, military, and economic peace terms,—Aus.-N.Zi Cable Assn.

THE TERRITORIAL MANDATES FORECAST OP THE FINAL SETTLEMENT. (Rec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 7. There are indications that the Peace Conference's final territorial settlement will be as follows:— The United States will accept a mandate for Armenia, and Italy for the districts between Smyrna and Armenia, Smyrna being reserved to Greece. The French mandate will cover Syria, including Alexandrette and Damascus. Britain will receive a mandate for Mesopotamia, Palestine, and German East Africa, while Franoe will overlook the greater part of the Cameroons and Togoland. South Africa will receive a mandate for South-West Africa. All the islands in the Pacific north of the Equator will go to Japan, those south of the Line to Australia, except Samoa, which will go to New Zealand.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.