GERMANY'S ARMY.
STATEMENT BY BRITISH WAR MINISTER. By Telecraph—Press Assn.—Copyrljht. Received' Dec. 13, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 9. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill said he had received no information showing that Germany was making efforts to organise an army for offensive purposes. All the evidence went to show that the regular army was being reduced in general accordance with the peace terms. The regular army or defence force was at its maximum on September Bth, when it was estimated at 500,000. The present strength was estimated at 390,000 men, and under the treaty these were to be reduced to two hundred thousand. In addition there were seventy thousand mobile armed constabulary distributed among the large towns. There were also civil guards, who agreed to serve in the event of serious local disturbances. The Peace Conference at present was considering the question of these organisaI tions—AU3.-N.Z. Cable Absh.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1919, Page 5
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