Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-04
Establishment of Rhine Repub-
lie as Barrier Against Teu-
ton MiIitarism Also Now
Among the ImprobabilitieS.
POLISH CLAIMS IN
EAST CAUSES CLASH
Final Draft of League of Ma
tions to Be Gone Over Soon
and 1t Is Hoped to Reach an
Agreement Next Week.
(By Herbert Bayard Swope.)
Copyright, 1919. by the Press Publish
ing co.
(The New York World.)
Especial Wireless Dispatch }

(The New York World.)
Especial Wireless Dispatch.)
Paris April 3.-While the American
mission makes no effort to conceal its
dissatisfaction over the lack of prog
ress being made by the peace confer
ence the British delegates express
themselves as complacent and as be-
lieving that the final objectives are
now in sight.
1t can be said authortatively that
the American delegates feel that
there is much to be done before the
existing differences are reconciled.
yet Premier Lloyd George permitted
himself a direct expression to the
effect that conditions are of hopeful
nature,
1t may he that this disagreement in
opinion lies in the fact that the Brit
ish premier assumed this attitude
because he is going to London this
week and wished to disarm criticism
that might arise were he to leave
with matters in a critical state.
The French view is different from
those held by the other two nations.
Officially France seems to give the
impression that there Is no cause for
worry but beneath this calm exterior
there is much concern over the out
come. Several French papers, gener-
ally nspirad--l.st--hia sources, have
printed recently statements to the Of
feet that the final treaty had been
drafted and was being gone over
clause by clause.
Only Military Terms Agreed.
1t is more likely that the only point
upon which final agreement has been
reached is on the matter of the mill
tary terms to be imposed upon Ger
many.
Discussion is still open concerning
the naval terms and air terms. as
well as the conditions to be written on
economic. financial, reparation and
territorial subjects. As these points
are delayed, Bolshevism grows Seem
ingly stronger. This has special s'g-
nificance, in that the growth of Boil
shevism and the assumption Of n ma
tional form Of that movement makes
increasingly unlikely the German sig
nature to peace.
There is still no policy adopted to-
ward Russia. al hough it was said in
Pa,ris TODAY that there may be a
connection between that subject and
the call for volunteers that was issued
in America for European service.
No Rhine Rcpublic.
If the past few days have failed to
he productive in the way of showing
positive results, there have been words
of negation which are not without II
direct bearing upon the final terms.
Perhaps the most important of these
is the definite commitment of the con-
ference against he establishment Of Il
Rhine republic as a so-called barrier
state against Germany. This idea was
horn, flourished and grew during the
absence of President Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George and now 1t dies
under the adverse action of the coun-
Gil of four, which has reached a sub
tantal agreement that plan would
he unwise and ineXpedient There is
scarcely a chance for it to be revived,
this statement being made upon eX-
cellent authority emanating from
British sources,
The second negation concerns the
Saar valley, which is now regarded as
being certain to remain in German
hands. French claims on these coal
fields may he satisfied hy allowing
France the use of the produce for the
time required to restore the Lens re-
gion. but 1t may he said almost with
finalty that there will be no anneXa-
tion of the district.
Not only do the questions of the
Rhine provinces and the Saar valley
cone under the terms of no annexa-
tions provided by the armistice agree
ment, but they are further compli-
Gated by the problem of reparation
as was pointed out Yesterday. THIS
problem is proving daily more serious
for the conference TO reduce to =
formula. French ideas on the point
being difficult to reconcile with what
the Americans and British regard *
Germany's capacity to pay. Several