22 MARCH 1919, Page 2

The enemy delegates at Brussels on Thursday week agreed to

surrender the German merchant ships in German and Neutral ports to the Allies, who in return promised to supply Germany with 300,000 tons of cereals and 70,000 tons of fats monthly. Germany is to pay in money or in kind for the food. It may be pointed out that, if Germany is short of food, the fault lies with her for failing to surrender the shipping, as she first agreed to do weeks ago. There is still, however, considerable doubt as to the alleged famine in Getmany. Bishop Frodaham, who has recently-made a month's tour in the Rhineland, stated in a letter to the Times of Monday thht heliali metetto evidence of star. vation, but that the food was very unfairly distributed.