The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-09
DEFINITE TREATY
Of PEACE MAY BE
DELAYED, It IS SAID
ALT e s w IN t Ample
lime to Pass on
Principles.
RATIFY PROTCCCL.
Formulation Of Trelimi-
naries Expected to
Prove Important III
Negotiations.
RATIFY PROTO0OL

Washington. Dec. 8.-No deAMtte
treaty Of peace between th5 4alted
governments or the United 6t&611 AM0
the central powers will he drawn IN
I'll each nations parliamentary hodlce
have been given ample oppcrtun1ty
to pass upon tho principles md Eg-
sential ground work of tho proposed
treaty.
Lack OF any Official statement from
Europe has failed to clarity discuss
sions OF the procedure to he followed
by the sovereign powers In reaching
n peace treaty. hut the foregoing
durc In the past, is predicted gem
orally by diplomatic agents here.
In the opinion Of officials In touch
with the agencies employed by Prest-
dent Wilson In outlining hid plans
for the journey 70 Europe. the hrrt
step TO be taken by the diplomatic
representatives At Paris will bc the
peace, n document to be signed BY tic
delegates. and which, In effect. win
he . protocol cmbodying the basic
policies to govern the exposition Of
the ANAL or definite peace terms.
A prominent diplomatic agent to-
day said: The formulating OF the
preliminarics OF peace, or protocol.
ant negotiation of the series made
necessary for the ending IF the war.
! There IL reason to believe that the
proposed protocol will he drawn
primarily 10 provide solutions to
every question that gave rise to the
war. II this principle OF procedure
| is accepted. and all precedent cails
for such procedure, i, is Obvious thai
President Wilson may rest content Il
| his principles Of International corr
duct are enbodten ri Tho prciin1i-
naries. 1T is possible that he will
+. never attend peace conferences. His
am billions may be achieved In bring
ing about \ righteous and just
/ preliminary or protocol.
| with the signing of the protocol.
| the procedure for peace necessarily
will be halted for the moment. II
will be necessary then for the paf1la.
| ments OF the several nations depssAA-s
LING auron5 their rst1ast tt,IiftsDzs .faays4se
pass upon the prdtocoa and 70 Iattfy,
il. II ratified, the protocol Is then
used as a basis for the peace neSotia-
tons which are held between the
| ant-German nations and the dcle-
gates from the central powers.
Precedent Ii CITED.
| by this method. II is possible for
| nations neutral during the war Ii,
| protest il they are prejudic'aliy afrcct-
I
! happened at the conclusion of the
/ Russo-Turkish war. Th- preiimt-
naries were signed at San Stefano on
March 8, 1878. but before deftnftiys
J treaty was concluded, the European
powers interviewed and, at the con-
gress of Berlin. July 13. 1873. mod.
fed the provisions Of tho rrclimi-
naries and thereby forced Russia to
/ forego certain peace terms she had
| indicated in the preliminaries.
AT the close OF the Spanish war.
1.-The peace commissioners termed the.
| preliminaries a peace protocol, which
was signed at Washington. august II.
1898. and was later confirmed BY both
nations, the definifive treaty being
signed at Parts. December 10. 1855
/ Judging from previous prelinai-
sraries as drawn after the close Of hos
tilities of the greater modern wars. Il
! Is safe TO assume that. among tho
!, provisions which the preiiminnrttS
will define. as contemplated Tor fhN
| of the conditional character of the.
! condition and It's dependence on the
definftive treaty to be concluded later.
appointment OF plenipotentlariea for
negotiating the defnitfve pcAca. the
! number being indicated by each s3des
! the time and place of the mce&tues
: methods for the ratification Of The
| the extension OF the arrnistice: tn
| grant OF amnesty: the payment ~ -
war indemnity or com penoAttou. N
! the allies seem now to term 4efdH
measure; the military occupakt6d Ar
/. soil as a guarantee and the me1nn
! OF maintenance OF such force; aA-.
nainistration OF the occupied Territory.
conditions OF future evacuAtt0N Y4ett~s
/ iication OF frontiers. cession Of 41rta~
| tory, revival CIR adjustment a. Drext-
Gus treaties: declaration OF ln4e1sttOu
/, to employ league OF nations ~ nseMNos
E, OF enforcing neace terms. and dQClarA.
ton of intention to call woEsd G0M-
I, gresx for settlement Of QnesttuAa 0f
| freedom OF seas, rights Of neutYaAe IA
future peace. VAN
1T is in bringing about The 4AEE
two declarations that Presidasl4 III u W
sor hopes to achieve. ~ the tdg848S
| coming neace terms. E4tArantSes s0a
an enduring peace. And II H. tria&F~a
! esting to note that he has rA&1atNe3
from explicit discussion ofsthSoG qu4&-'
ttions. Probably ne wishes IL, xbasains
from such discussions until IN Mssts
secured 4 declaration IN the ptNllpkss
! inaPies. Should he b. 20 xucceSsfae M
I. his efforts. he will then ~ IN Rsyst sS
| ton to return 10 the Unitrd Ssxtsn
and lay before congress The prclfnztf
/, nartes Of protocol. or Whatever xts@]
statement may be termed and. i
asktng ratification OF the &oeuupe4R}
state clearly the meth0d 1nf Mf1s
government which No hop4o tnlE# I
initiated In the peace teru4e Ah1 q A4&
Amplified By action of : wogl g. "a u
gress." AZ SsF Ssss Il
TORIES MAKE Mo
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