Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-18
PreIiminaries Will Be Long
and After Results at Polls
Are Known, Lloyd George
Must Form Government,
GERMAN SITUATION
is AGAINST SPEED
Others Believe Matters Should
Be Hurried in Order That
DemobiIization Of Armies
Might Be Rushed.
(By James VI. Touly)
Copyright, 1918. by the Press Pub
fishing Co,

llSninG 60,
CFhe New York WorldD
Especial Cable Dispatch to the World
and Albuquerque Journal)
Paris, Dec. 17.--All arrangements
relating not only to the peace confer
ence proper but also to the prelimi-
nary conversations between President
Wilson and the entente premiers are
still in a state of flux. According to
the latest information received by The
world and Journal correspondent,
Lloyd George is not expected to arrive
here until December 22, the date pro-
Nlslonally set for President Wilson's
departure for Rome. Such a contre-
temps would be at least curious were
1t not to be attributed merely to de-
fectiye coordination, which must be
the case
Under original plans Lloyd George
was to have come here on December
u. That schedule was changed, pos
sibly owing to the expected absence
of the president in visiting the Amer
lean armies at that time The date
of that visit win probably be settled
when General Pershing and Colonel
House meet
Actual Conference in April.
If rumored arrangements hold.
pourparlers by the associated govern
ments will probably be delerred until
close to the new year In fact. the
| correspondent is informed on allied
authority that the actual peace con-
/ ference will not begin until April II
/ is hoped the prelin1iharies for peace
| will be settled by March. and will
then be communicated to the German
| government in the form OF a note
ANhnn zstut
government shall signify its accept
Iance, the peace conference will be
called and the German government
Will be represented there for the dis
| cussion of details relating to the APP
! plication of the terms.
] 1t is maintained in some allied
! quarters that the situation in Ger
| many furnishes conclusive reason for
leisurely procedure This view is not
generally accepted, its opponents urg-
| ing the importance of determining
| peace as rapidly as possible in order
that the rehabilitation of the armies
may really begin. Demobilization is
now progressing only in provisional
| way and piecemeal to meet the most
urgent industrial requirements of the
! different countries.
lloyd George May BE Delayed.
| The bulk of the armies remains, un-
! touched, and the continuous and
/ growing demand for the return of the
soldiers to civil life is unsatisfied. As
| has already been noted in dispatches
| to The World, this demand has beer
! reckoned with as the most potent ac-
| celerator against tendencies to dila-
| tory diplomacy, and in addition the
necessity has been recognized of al.
| laying the ferment in the centra
! empires by making speedily effective
an ordered scheme of general settle.
/ ment
| 1t seems apparent that there will
! be unavoidable causes for delay II
| the negotiations. however 1esrous tn,
| ENJOYS may be to reach conclusions
/ Results of the British general election
| will become known on December 29
! Thereafter Premier Lloyd Georg
must begin to reconstitute the gov
ernment, whose present ministers hav'
been holding their places PROVISIONAL!
since the dissolution of parliament.
This task will he delicate and diff
cult 1t is impossible to anticipate
how much work 1t may involve, be
cause the representation of the coali
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