The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-14
TO RESUME FIGHTING JUNE
.21 IF HUN REJECTS PEACE
Big Five Editing Revised Treaty = Will Com
pIete Work by Night.
Small Powers Resent /" Steam Roller Methods, Pro-
testing Big Four Plan to Deliver Reply to Ger
man Counter Proposals Without Sub
mission to Plenary Session.

Paris, June 14.--(A. P0--Confi-
dence was expressed last night by
the British, French and American
delegations to the peace conference
that the reply to the German counter
proposals would be completed and
delivered to the Germans Monday,
with provision that the Germans
viii be given two days in which 10
answer. With three days of grace
before the armistice is suspended,
there would be q resumption of hos
tilities Saturday. June 21, II the
Germans refuse to sign.
The indisposition of the council OF
four to submit the revised German
treaty to plenary session OF the
conference before sending II to the
Germans Is, however, causing an
other protest from the small powers,
which resent steam roller" methods.
This may force the calling of another
plenary session, which would cause
further delay. The small powers are
dissatisfied with assurances that the
changes made in the treaty are slight
and many of the delegates are IN
sisting on an opportunity to consider
the treaty fully before 1t Is presented
to the enemy peace mission.
! Paris, June IL. - "a. P) - The
council of Ave continued the york
of editing the revised peace treaty
this morning, at the same time en-
abling Baron Maxine, the Japanese
representative, to acquaint himself
with the document. The work Is
nearly completed, and 1t Is believed
the treaty will go to the revision
/, committee late tonight. 1t is said It
will be printed and ready for deliv-
cry to the Germans Monday or
Tuesday.
| It is the present plan of the coun-
cial to renew consideration OF the
Austrian terms Monday. Represen-
tatives of Turkey will be received
Tuesday.
| IL no other developments arise
President Wilson probably will make
his trip to Brussels between Wednes-
day and the expiration OF the Ger
man time limit.
Some notifications were made by
the council yesterday in the labor
covenant in the peace treaty.
/ The existing, labor situation in va
rious countries, coupled with clever
German. tactics, had resulted In this
mart OF the treaty becoming one ,ot
the principal points OF attack In the
counter proposals. The situation
caused a lengthy discussion which
resulted In certain notifications In
the convention.
! Stresses Reparations Body.
c.rman proposals, IL developed to-
d.v will lay particular stress upo"
the character Of the permanent rep
arations commission. II VIII DO et
lpiajned to the Germans that tn's
teomnission is not tyrann'ca'
hodv. but that il will administer rs
duties in a spirit Of fairness ana
helnfuIness, so as to facilitate Ger
many's economic reconstruction.
II is learned that the short-time
limit given Germany for a reply is
largely due to the Germans ITEM
selves. They are understood to nave
said they would not require more
than five days to reach decision
(Friday nights dispatches said only
two days would be given for the an
swer, with three days of grace before
the armistice was suspended in the
event of a German refusal to sign.)
While reports from Germany on
the prospects of Germany's signing
the treaty are lacking in clarity II
ia known the council Is acting on
the belief that there Is no general
feeling on the part OF the masses
against Germanys acceptance of the
terms. An air of optimism pervades
the council in this respect.