Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1919 — CALL BEER BAN TREATY “WHIP” OF PRESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

CALL BEER BAN TREATY “WHIP” OF PRESIDENT.

Washington, July 10. —President Wilson, in 'his talk to correspondents today, made it clear that demobilization of the American army would depend upon the speed with which the military conditions of the peace treaty were executed by Germany and the treaty was ratified by the various governments. Upon 'demobilization also depends the lifting of wartime prohibition. The president felt that troops should be maintained in Germany until' the Germans had complied with all the military terms of the treaty. It was pointed out that there were several million veteran soldiers in Germany and munitions sufficient for them to operate. (The Germans have from one to four months in which to deliver aM material except that sufficient for the reduced German army provided for in the peace treaty and the president believes that the American troops should stay on the Rhine until the material is delivered. The comment on this expressed conviction of the president among the politicians at the capital was that his position was designed to bring all of the liquor interests into line for an early ratification of the treaty.