The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-10-29
PEACE INTERESTS
ARE NOW CENTERED
IN VERSAILLES
President and Allied Premlers to De-
eide Peace Conditions - Turkey
and Austria "Out of the War"

Washington, October 29-The CEN
ter of peace developments has shifted
today from Washington to Versailles.
The military authorities there repre-
senting the United States and all the
Allies will tell Austria how she can
obtain an immediate peace on the
basis of unconditional surrender.
They will frame for the approval or
veto of the big four" of the Supreme
council and Field Marshal Foch, COM
mander-in-chief of the Allied armies,
the guarantees which must accom-
pany any armistice arranged with
Germany.
The voting members of the big
four" are President Wilson, repre-
sented in person by Col. E. NJ. House;
Premier Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain, Premier Clemenceau of France
and Premier Orlando of Italy. The
vote of President Wiolson can be cast
by Col. House, but on matters of SUI
preme Importance it lis expected to
be cast by cable, as the White House
will be in direct communication with
Paris during all the deliberations.
Official Washington today accept
ed as a fact that Austria and Tur-
key are out of the war. Turkey still
is negotiating but there is a complete
lack of interest here as to what the
Ottoman government may do. The
! Turkish problem is one which, after
ALL must be solved at the peace con-
ference which will settle for all flu
| ture time, so far as humanity pos
sible, the Balkan question that has
kept all Europe in a turmoil for gen.
erations. The Turk undoubtedly will
be driven out of Europe; his depend
ent nationalities formed into nations
along rational lines and Constantin-
ople and the Dardanelles information
allied. But the chief interest is in
what action will be taken to give Aus
tria the peace she seeks and what
guarantees must be demanded from
Germany before there can be further
negotiations. 1t was accepted that in
the case of AUSTRIA the demands
would be in many respects along the
lines set forth when the Bulgarian
question was disposed of. Austria
| will have to agree, officials say, TO
adopt the following:
Immediate rehabilitation of her
armies.
Guarantees that these troops will
not be used against the Croats, the
Slovenes the Czechs or the Runan-
ians
| Free use of the Austrian national
railways by the Entente.
| Occupation of all important Aus
trian fortified cities by the interna-
tional troops pending the calling of a
peace conference.
Surrender to the Allied forces of the
big Austrian gun and munition cen
ters so that the German supply Of
Austrian-made war supplies would be
ended.
Surrender to the Allies of all naval
forces and the big Austrian naval
bases in the Adriatic to be held until
the peace council determines the af-
ter-war naval plans.
Permission for the removal of AL
lied troops through Russia for such
use against Germany as Marshal Foch
may deire.
| In the case of Germany it is be-
lieved that the Allied military eX-
perts will demand occupation of He
ligoland and the control of the ca
nails, occupation of Metz and other
important German fortresses, and de-
mobilization of the army, coupled
with surrender of all U-boats. Wheth-
er the German military control will
submit to such drastic demands was
the big question upon which officials
and diplomats here differed But, as
some of those who believe that Ger
many indeed has shot her bolt" and
is ready for peace at any cost, point
ed out, whether she accepts these
terms now or some months later does
not much matter Eventually she
must, And now that she must fight on
alone, should she decide to fight, the
inevitable end has been brought much