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Show ANTIDOTE FOR BOLSHEVISM IS HANDED TO HUNS By Universal Service. PARIS, March 1G- The cure for the Bolshevist disease In Germany was handed hand-ed to the German delegates by the allies at Brussels today. It is an increaae In the German ration, insured until August, when the German crops wiil be available, and was recommended and prescribed by the American peace delegates. And s.ome Impetus was given to the restoration of German industry ly ihe lifting- of some restrictions on the export of coal, dyestuffs, potash, timber and a few other leaser products. German gold will pay for the new ar-lansements. ar-lansements. The German delegates asked that the United States assume the financial finan-cial burden in advancing money, but this was refused.' But the blockade Is to be lifted to a considerable extent immediately, placing Germany in position. , under certain restrictions, re-strictions, to resume world trade, was the statement made here today by Herbert Hoover, interallied food commissioner, who had just returned from a conference in Belgium. The conditions imposed bv the allies in return tor the food a:;d trade concessions were accepted In toto by the Germans. They provide generally for Ihe surrender of German merchant vessels, in payment, and that, according to Brussels advices, probably started today. Within a few days, it is predicted, German ships will be steaming to the United States carrying carry-ing American soldiers. Some of tho cargo-carrying ships, the majority of which are to go to Great Britain Brit-ain and France, will be operated, it is stuted, by German crews, but the German Ger-man flag will be lowered in every instance in-stance when the ships reach the high seas. Three hundred and seventy thousand tons of foodstuffs will be s-nl into Germany Ger-many every month until August by the al!;(.'s. Ar.d ;t,iOthf-r srource for food was opened up when the blockade and fish-i::? fish-i::? restrictions in the Baltic were re-moved. re-moved. The Oernnna are said to have told Vic-j Admiral Kos.lyn YVemyss, chairman of the allied delegates, ihat the monthly aHoiment wrs tco .srnail, but in the end they agreed to take it. ' Under alliod control, lists se now being prepared v. h;--h wi'I enable the Germans to conduct their new foreign trade, but precautions are to bo takci that com-niercial com-niercial advantage over The Belgians and French is not acquired. After the allied delegates had turned (Town the German proposition that the United States advance the monev as loans to defray the cost of the food, the Germans Ger-mans agreed to surrender some of their gold and arranged to hand it over at the 1. order of Belgium. The gold fund available avail-able for the pavment now, it is understood, under-stood, is $130,000,000. More, It is added, will be forthcoming within a few days. Some of the German ships, it was said, most, probably will be en route to the United States in four days. They will travel via England. The vessels are not equipped for carrying' troops and the first loads will be less than capacity. Alterations, Alter-ations, however are expected to be made in American ports. ! |