The sun., 1918-12-05
ARMISTICE TO
BE EXTENDED
Preliminary Conference With
President Will Begin y
December 16.
AVOID AMERICAN DEBATE
British Newspapers Say L. S.
DiSsensions Are None Of
Their Business.
Special Wireless Despatch to THE Sun from
the London Times serrics.


the London Times serrics.
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserved.
LONDON, Dec. At Is stated here
that tentative decisions of high i'm
portance have been reached by the al
lied conference here, which is now
concluded. The exchange of views
has been frank. In the course Of one
session Marshal Foch explained the
military position with the assistance
OF n map, and talking for an hour
and q half discussed all the possibil-
ties
The decisions reached relate to tho
following subjects:
The Allies preliminary conference
in Paris.
The extension OF the armistice.
The extradition OF the Kaiser.
Indemnity and compensation from
Germany.
French and Italian local interests.
The formation OF new States. par
ticularly with reference to Polish
South Germany
Serbian, Greek, Rumanian and
Czech Slovine aspirations for ship
ping.
The general peace conference.
The armistice will be extended.
Decisions Are Tentative.
The preliminary peace conference
! with President Wilson present will be-
! gin Monday, December 16. All decis-
/ ions are tentative pending consulta-
! ton with the American delegates
, Many columns are being printed here
! recording different viewpoints eX-
pressed in America on Wilson's visit
and also on the principles of peace
/ It is needless TO say they are read with
keen interest, but the attitude of the
British press is singularly correct in
emphasizing the fact that Britain has
nothing to do with Americas internal
discussions.
The President of the United States
Is assured Of an overwhelming vel
come in England and also at the
peace conference, where his detached
idealistic views are expected to be oi
the utmost assistance. All important
newspapers express this point of view
The dark days Of March and Apri
last, when America so eagerly re-
doubled her efforts to give immediate
assistance TO the Allies, are still vivit
in the minds OF the people here.
Anxious TO Please America.
There has been considerable acer
bity OF expression here by American!
in their discussion Of recent American
political developments, but the impres
sion is not abroad here that the view!
expressed by some Americans here
have been echoed In Washington al
the views OF Englishmen.
Americans are being welcomed her,
in spirit OF frank sincerity. Their
never was a day when England wa
reader to go across to any possible
distance toward the realization o
Americas aspirations and policies.
The conference yesterday considere,
the subject of indemnities. German.
has little gold-probably s750,000, 900
stored In the Reichsbank. II a bii
indemnity is agreed upon TO sprea
: over a number OF years it is possibl
a special tax will be levied. The Allie
also are considering royalties from
German coal and potash production.
LONDON, Dec. An the nations rep
resented at the interallied conferenc
here yesterday may be regarded as II
E agreement with the policy OF Lloy
George of compelling Germany to pa
E to the limit of her capacity.
In reviewing the question OF whethe
: Germany is able to pay war damage
and the war expenditures incurred b
the Allies, the Daily MdH declares tina
the estimated allied expenditures c
$125, 200, 100000 are less than one
4 seventh OF the main German visibl
assets.
The railway systems in the Germa
States are the property Of the variou
| Governments which, in addition, ow
forests, mines and large areas OF LAM
The paper says that a moderate est
mate OF the value of German minerf
deposits Is 1855, 900, 100000.
In 1871 Germany made France pa
not only the cost of the war but eN
acted fine Of S430, 100000 and tn
surrender OF Alsace-Lorraine. Tt