The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12

gariA. gla -ch 1.-The first rough
 onfllaeS os he peace treaty are
 beg unine so <e form as result
 O. she rasie osai of the main
 au.niions b fore ttc council of the
 EreM poFer"
 The pl ps5y draf will be well along witt h thc areaso week, and with the arl ,sl of Pre- dnt Wilson final revision proese so as to have the document rea Ter 1r 'se@ 'ion os the end of next w,ak and D "t ~ i'ioi a ,i to Marshal Foch's ltlit 9t ~ though the British apeset1ils 'h- clined to doubt the D, ssinHitF e rying out the proGramn. 2 time
 The treaty promises to VefS document, chiefly owing 70 a provisions concerning the German tary system and methods for II trol by the allies. It will however, only five or six ma visions, namely:
 MAIN DIVISIONS
 1. Military. naval and aerial terms.
 2 Reparations for the war damages,
 3 Economic and financial proVisiohs, and, probably.
 5. Responsibilities for the war.
  advanced stage and have been eithei adopted or agreed on in principle, with the exception of some reserved points on which President Wilson ana the premiers are to take f1hal aciioii
 The military terms adopted yester- day were in the hands of the oraltihs experts today to be put in the 10TH, of articles of the treaty. Ihe naVal anu aerial terms are agreed to. except h9
 ,,r1i ires of the large German ships and the dis . mantling of Heligoland and the hiei canal. Germany's eastern western and northern boundaries are now pelore the council or in the committee on re- norts The eastern and northern pouh- daries are to be determined Thurs day. The western boundary Will pc settled Friday.
 The consideration of reparatioh IS se. for Saturday, though this question may % beyond that time. This covers all ...a principal subjects, except ior re sponsibility for the war.
 If is the desire of the French to nave this made an integral part of the treaty so as to settle the question, ana this may be conceded, though it is an open question.
 REACH TRILLION
 The consideration of reparation Has introduced the word "triliion' m rec organized money. probably Tor the nrsl time in any single financial operatlon' for although millions and billions or fen have been used in war finanoC, no sun, has vet been reached touching a trillion. .,,
 In estimating the war losses or al the powers, the first figures Of one or the powers aggregated trillion francs' and those of another power were silsne- lv above a half trillion francs. namely 500. 00O. 900. 900 francs. These hrst es, inmates have gradually been reduced until the present aggregate covering inc losses for all countries Is apout one-fifth of the first highest estimate and in final form probably will be Tn inc neighborhood of $35.000.oO0, 900 or $40, ,000, 100000.
 The final figure has not yet been written into the committee report put has been left in blank and expresseu as "x" so that an insert may be made when there is an understanding as to the formal decision on the amount to be exacted
 The covenant of the league of na- lions does not figure as part or the peace treaty, but will be treated sep arately, although the treaty makes re ouent references to the duties which are to be entrusted to the league