GERMAN ARMY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 26 April 1920, Page 7

GERMAN ARMY.

GERMAN GOVERNMENT AS-KS

FOR INCREASE.

SAN REMO, April 23.

A Gel-man Note asking permission vfo increase HlO army to 200,000 argues that the G-overnment forces are insufficient to suppress trouble provoked

by extremists and to re-establish order. The Note dwells on the danger of a Bolshevist revolution, and contends that an insufficient military force in Germany will prejudice the Allies ‘because the Government will be unable to conform to the economic stilpulations of the Treaty. It ‘also urges postp'onenlent of the reduction of the army to 200,000 until the situation in Germany is consolidated. The Note declares that the cohesion of the army is greatly inipairecl by the uncertainty of the future, and iirges sottleinent of the question without <‘-.c~ lay, otherwise the consequences to Germany and Europe is incalculable. The Note‘ proposes that the army of 200,000 consist of twelve infantry and three cavalry divisions and three in Eantry brigades, with three batteries of heavy artillery for each. infantry ildivision, also a total of eight groups ;of aviators.

_ LONDON, April } Mr Perris writing from San Remo. ist-ates that the Gei-man Note will be a. Lblessing to all concerned. it‘ it obliges ‘the Supreme Council “to study tlie. German problem in cicse detail. The ‘British Government is largely guided ‘by reports of 111i1ifal'_\' scattered up land ow-nd Germ:ln_\'. The c:)llsidcl‘ Vthe Reichswehi-’s advance justifiable as a. peace measure and is only a {technical infringement of the Treaty.

They are not sure the French opinion is correct in ascribing it as :1 deliber- ‘, ate evasion. ’Militar_V reports insist; on the senii-starvation of the Ge.l‘lnan> people -and quote as an example COl-t ogne, Where instead of 3000 calories_.; which food experts consider neces-: sary, the people only receive 1300. The 0 British cpolicy, which Italy, Belgium,f the United States and Japan are sup-‘ porting, is to give the harrassed German Government a. chance. \ PARIS, April 22. ’ General Master-ma caused a sensa~ _tion at the Ambassadors’ Conference 'by describing German official devices ‘to Vbaffle his: mission by concealing Ewar material. § SAN REMO, ;\.pril 22. ' M, Millerand, in an interview, said Ithat as regards the enforcement of the Treaty, there was no real Anglo-

French divergmce He had no doubt

an agree-inent would be reached on other }:oin’(.S France insisted on the disarnl-(1111enr. of Gerlnany. The report of the Air Commission. gave evidence that Gel'm::n_v was determined to at’tempt to evade the Treaty. M. Millerand regarded Germa,ny’s request to be allowed to increase the army as another attempt to evade obliga!tion's.

LONDON, April 22

Mr Perris added: My inquiries L-:ug~ gest that the French attitude on the German NC!-e will not be t‘zlvoul~a.ble-, but M. Millerand, is, inclinéd -to make allowances in connection with the economic provisions of the Treaty.

M. Millerand’. int.ervi:=.\\‘ed, said: Mr Llovd George declares -‘himself against any 111i11't-ary revision of the Treaty. I several times stated that in

the economic spheije it: was very desirable to renew normal .I‘elal'i(mS between Fgaiice and Gerln:my, l:m1:. Germany nmst prove her good faith by deeds. The Allied Aviation Commi.+ sion mpoi-ts H 1211: e\'el'ywhez-e the Com--Iniss.'lox-1 meets with evidence of bad faith, material being hidden and inspecl‘ion avoided. Hy opinion is that ‘ there only fcne remedy by whit;-.h Hm iAllies can obtain peace, Imlnr=ly dia- }_ armanient