The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
ENEMY UNREST
DELAYS PEACE
To Gain Permanent Results
Allies Will Avoid Too
Early Conference.
FIX AGREEMENT FIRST
Leaders of Greater Nations to
Meet for Decision of
Policies.
FIX AGREEMENT FIRST

the London Tinrs Serrice.
Copyright. 1918; al rights reserred.
PARIS. Dec. 5.-The peace conference
OF April. 1t is possible now to give
general outline OF the probable
course OF the negotiations, although
naturally. at this early stage no def
mite programme has been established.
The problems are too vast for any
immediate peace to be fixed without
the greatest danger to future peace,
and even at the cost Of maintaining
some armies in the field it is we'll
not to hope for a final settlement for
many months,
There are many factors in this de-
lay. While 1t appears there is no
reason for fearing an outbreak of
Bolshevlsm in Germany, there is
abundant reason to suspect the pres
ent regime Is unstable and at the
mercy OF any absolute coup detat.
Courageous politicians need the
army's support. Germany probably
will escape the Slav malady. Boil
shevism. but may and probably will
suffer the pangs of Il real revolution.
While in Germany there Is n SEM
blance OF government, while public
affairs still maintain their momentum
and officials continue to write and re-
ce!ve letters, in Austria Hungary IL
is another matter. There no State ex
lists. There are two opposing series
OF new states in process of formation.
speed Is impossible.
In the circumstances it is impos-
| 3ible TO conclude a definite peace
quickly. The meeting in London has
done much to clear the underground
before The peace conference. but much
remains to be done before the real
conference, which will set tle seal Of
an allied triumph upon a new Eu-
rope.
President Wilson Is expected TO ar
rive in Paris the morning of Decem-
ber l2. 1t Is likely before any meeting
of the allied delegates he will see
some Of the devastated districts on
the western front. 1t certainly will
not be before the middle or end of
December that he will meet his fell
low delegates. December 1s is men
toned az the probable time for the
first meeting, but December 20 is the
more probable date.
This outline is in no way official or
final. but 1t will be found probably
! that the whole elaborate business of
peace discussions by the society of
| nations will BIC guided on the general
lines indicated.
Three Stages Toward Peace.
| There will bc three separate stages
toward real peace. The first of these
| will be entered upon shortly after
/ President Wilson arrives, when the
| representatives of the four victorious
| Powers, France. Great Britain, Italy
and the United States. will meet to dis
cuss the points which will be con.
s!dered at the final congress and to
| consider the best method OF procedure.
This conference will. as n matter OF
! fact. he sort of a super-Eersailles con-
| ference, and probably will assemble in
the Trianon Palace there. Its labors
| may he finished before the end OF
December, but it Is more likely they
will go on until the beginning of
January.
This conference will no doubt find
easily the terms of general agree
ment among the Allies Broadly
speaking. one OF the contributing
causes of the war has been the failure
OF the method of political peace es-
tablished by the Vienna Congress. and
/ all the allied statesmen will have 10
do, though II is not an easy task, is to
put into practice the general idea for
which they have fought. namely lib
erty and justice for all natIonalities,
With the programme settled on this
main foundation, the next step prob
ably will be the summoning, in March
or April, by the allied nations OF their
plenipotentiaries to the peace confer
ence. At the meetings In Paris and
In Versailles in the next few weeks
working methods for this congress
will be settled.
No Enemy Delegates.