Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-04-10
One Assesses Germany
$4,000, 1000, to Be
Paid at Once With An
nual Sums 80 Years.
Compromise Reached on
Bringing Ex Emperor
Before a Tribunal AS
Responsible for War.

Paris, April 9-{By The Associ-
ated Press.)-Two big decisions In
the arrangements for peace have
followed the intimation from Presj-
dent WiiSoH-hy the summoninu of
the transport George Washinqton-
that further delay In the formulation
OF the peace terms might witness
the Walkout of the American dele
cation.
One is that Germany must nav
$4,000, 900 on reparation durinq
the next two years, and make
annual payments for the remaining
damages during period of 80 years,
beginning May If, 1921.
The othef--a compromise-is that
the trial of the former kaiser on
the charge Of responsibility of the
war, will be referred to one of the
allies, probably Belgium.
TENSION LEsSENED.
Thus, two of the great obstacles which
stood in the path of the rapid attain
ment of peace have been removed with
in the last twenty-four hours, and the
period of extreme tension over the in
action and the failure to secure tangible
results is succeeded by revived CON
fdence over the great advance made
toward permanent settlement.
How far these results are due to the
intimations conveyed by the summoning
TO France of the United States transport
George Washington, By President Wilson
is only conjectural But it is. at least,
coincidence that the main difficulties
began to dissolve from the time that
this decision became known
Difficulties Not Disclosed.
The exact nature of these difficulties
is not disclosed Friends of the presi-
dent maintained they were largely Of a
minor character, not involving large
principles, tho the presidents adherence
to his fourteen points as the rigid
limitation of the scope of action appears
to have run all thru the deliberations
during the tense period of the last few
DAYS
While the tension has been greatly
reduced, it is not entirely removed, as
much depends on the continuation of
progress with respect to the remaining
obstacles, notably the Saar valley, the
Rhine frontier, the Adriatic issue and
q number of lesser issues which are
still short of final agreement
u. S. Urged Moral Indictment.
The agreement of responsibility for
the war is understood to have been a
compromise between divided reports pre-
sented by the commission Of which Sec
retary Lansing is chairman There was
q virtual agreement ON the general
responsibility of the German emperor
for bringing on the war. but division
occurred on whether it was feasible to
bring him to Justice before an inter-
national tribunal.
The French and British view favored
q tribunal. but the American view. it is
understood, fayors moral indictment
without recourse to prosecution. owing
to the lack of an international law as
q basis for trial before an international
court.
Lines Laid for Kaiser's Trial.
Belgium. on which the war fell first
and heaviest, is reported to have taken
q view much similar to that of the
United States, while Japan and Italy
were partially in sympathy with the
American view.
1t was owing to these divergent view
points that the council devised new
plan, whereby one of the allied nations,
probably Belgium. will initiate proseeu-
ton against the former emperor and
others responsible for the breach of
treaties, the invasion of territory and
the destruction directed against this
and leading to n more general
spread of the war; The exact nature Of
the agreement is not disclosed but the
foregoing is believed to cover the main
lines.
Nature Of Germany's Bill.
The text, as finally approved, on re-
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