The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
ALLIED NATIONS Will MAKE
GERMANY PAY BIG IkDEIMkl||IITIESS
Premier Clenenceau VIII Visit England to Dis
cuss the Peace Terms.
Some the Points Remaining to Be Settled Are Economic
Problems Freedom Of the Seas and demnity to Be Paid
By Germany.

Paris. Nov. 23.-(By the Associat
ed Press.)-Premier Clemenceau's IN
tended visit to London early in De
cember doubtlessly will give him al
opportunity to discuss a number o
the more important issues to come
before the inter-allied conferenc'
and the peace congress with Premle
Lloyd George, A. j. Ralfour, the Brit
ish foreign secretary, and other Brit
; ish leaders who are detained by tn
! election campaign in England.
Announcement Of the premler's n
tention to go to England follows thH
visit to Paris of Paul Cambon, Frencl
ambassador to Great Britain, VINO i
believed to have acquainted the au
! thorities here with the prevall;i:$
! British sentiment OF the main point:
under discussion.
While there has been no authcri
tative announcement, it is understood
that a considerable advance has beer
made in discussing preliminary dc.
tails and that a very thorough exam,
inaticn is now going on concerning 81
questions likely to come before the
conference and the congress, partic-
ularly economic questions and tnt
reservations made by the allies in ac-
cepting President Wilson's fourteen
points as the terms upon which peace
could be made.
The economic questions are assunn
ing marked prominence since til;
announcement that an Americas
party, including a large staff Of eco
nomic and shipping experts was coz:
ing to Paris and the presence CT
this side of the Atlantic Of Edward \
Hurley and other American economic
and shipping authorities
The main discussions appear t
center around President Wilson's thirt
point, which was accepted withou;
reservation by the allies, providing
for the removal SO far as possible
Of all economic barriers. Previous 10
this the allied economic congress,
held in Paris two years ago, provlded
for an economic boycott against tne
Central Powers for five years after
the conclusion Of the war and f:r
special trade facilities between tilc
allied countries, their colonies aHG
neutrals. This preceded America :
entrance into the war. and the United
States did not subscribe to the PFC
posed restrictions.
The growth of American shippiac
during the war is another econom!c
question being discussed wide!-.
Some newspapers take the view thu
it will present questions Of adopting
Americas higher standard Of wages,
20 sean,sn and of giving America IL
proportion Of the worlds carryin
trade.
How such questions will come be
fore the congress are not clear. be
Premier Clenenceau's attitude T.
ward the labor delegates who visite
him yesterday concerning Il lahc
meeting simultaneously with the peacs
congress leads to the belief that the
will have as much prominence in n
conference as political and tellltori>.
questions.
Freedom of the seas and comoep
sation by Germany for all damag@.
suffered by the allies are two ques
tons for further discussion and dc
termination.
Concerning freedom of the seas, tn
tendency in American quarters IS
obtain change in the present intei
national practice by which belliger
ents have virtually taken control
the sea-going traffic on the outbrea
of war, as it is maintained that tn
neutrals would be the ones to pro-
by keeping out Of war ond leaFln.
their own shipping without interfe'
ence from the belligerents. But
this neutral shipping might be use
to carry ammunition and other wa
supplies. it is said that some volunta:.
agreement would also be necessarEE'
pledging all nations not to turns
war supplies to countries gong
war. This in turn would require q
international sea patrol and the rlsh
Of search at sea.
Other points involved under tn
general head OF freedom of the sea
are the removal of all restrlction
from free passage through such wa
terways at the Cattegat between tn
North and Baltic seas, the Daroa
nelles and Bosphorus between tn
Mediterranean and the Black seas an
all straits exceeding one marin
league, which connect with the h1s
seas. The restriction against plantln
mine fields such as those across tn
North sea between Norway and Scot
land and barrages in the Dover chan
mel are further points of dlscusslo
under this general topic.
The second reesrve point Of the a
lies-Germany to give compensa,
ton for all dana pages-appears sener
ally to be accepted in principle, leav
ing only the question Of The amour.
Of claims by the various allies to D.
settled
The British claims will concer.
largely shipping losses and war eN
pcnse. Serbia. Belgium and italy hav-
had large property losses.
Whether Americas war expense
will be presented as a claim is no
known. In some quarters it is he'e
that the precedents established in tnS
Boxer indemnity and in the Spahlsi
war probably will prevail.