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Show ALMIil) I LTI.MATL'M. Tho Hiiprt'inc cuuiHul at Paris has in-f.ii in-f.ii iii.-.I tli'.t Ci-riiian 'iv i-riimi-ut tliat it iinwt hij,Ml tlin ,r,itii('ol providing for tin) rarrviii(,' ""t uf tlin -a.-o tonus nr lh, i iilliii.H will l.ii ol, li;;. nl to have re-coih-ho l.i uiililary HH-iiMuri-.i. This is niil.,i,ni.,l to m tlin final vvor.l of the Hiijiri'iim couiiril in tho rt ni tf-H. Theni h.irt tii i u a (jrnwini; disposition disposi-tion in favor of tlio adoption of nieas-urrs nieas-urrs whii'li will lirin the German unv-i-niini'iit to a seiiso of t!io (li-l.-rniina-t ii.ii of the allinl powers to enforce the terms of the peaeo treaty, however dis-tiiHli'ful dis-tiiHli'ful those terms may lie. Von Lers-lier Lers-lier has intimated that Germany will not ai)jn I ho .rutoeol without eonees-Hions eonees-Hions inehiilinn provisions that the Seapa flow reparations shall be left to Tlin JliiKiio tribunal; that Gorman officers of-ficers guilty of war crimes shall not bo tried rsi'ept. inder (vertain stiptilations, and thai the allies shall not insist on the ri'ht. of occupying moro of Germany Ger-many if the "most trifling" treaty conditions aro not fulfilled on time. Yon Lersner is the German envoy charged with tho unpleasant duty of diguing the protocol in the natno of tlio lierlin government. Thcro is n possibility that llerr von Iiersner is exceeding his authority and actually angling to bo recalled by tlo German government, thus to become a popular hero in Germany. Count von liroekdorff-Kautzau, it will bo remembered, remem-bered, blustered that lie would not i sign the Versailles treaty, did not sign it, and was summoned back to Germany and displaced by an envoy who did sign ,it. A'ou liroekdorff llantzau enjoyed a somewhat brief period of popular adulation adula-tion as a, German who resolutely refused re-fused to "betray" tho fatherland. Von I.erswr may bo aping the count. But it. is highly improbublo that ho is acting act-ing without at least tho partial support sup-port of the Berlin government. The supremo council discussed the piluation with a view of arriving at. somo measure which will compel German Ger-man compliance with treaty stipulations. stipula-tions. Dispatches from Paris indicate that there was a lack of agreement on Iho strength of the terms to be used in tli ultimatum. Thero seems also to bo some differences of opinion as to whether all tho allied and associated powers are willing to havo their troops on tho Khino used for a further advance into Germany, as proposed by Marshal Koch, should tho Germans persist in their defiance. Marshal .Voeh has submitted figunes placing the German military strength at -100,000 troops, while the allies have something like ooO.OOO men at tlucir disposal. France has soino 12,000 men on tho Rhine, while tho British have approximately :',0,000. Should it be-eomo be-eomo necessary to use military force to bring the Germans to their senses the French are very anxious that all the allies al-lies participate in this measure. Tho present situation shows the necessity ne-cessity of the continuance of some central cen-tral military authority ready to bring pressure to bear on Germany should tho need arise. That has been Foeh 's contention con-tention all along, but it has met with somewhat steady resistance on tho part of representatives of the United States. Kvents seem to be justifying the French point of view. Even if the Germans are forced to sign the protocol proto-col and thus put the treaty of Versailles Ver-sailles into effect, there is no guarantee that they will not renew- their opposition opposi-tion on other lines. The weak point of tho Versailles treaty is the absence of means of execution. |