The Washington times., 1919-03-12
PEACE WITH GERMANY
BY END OF THIS WEEK
CONSIDERED PROBABLE

PARIS, March 1.-THE peace
treaty with Germany may be COM
pleted this week, il the present sched.
ule Of the supreme war council is
maintained.
With President Wilson's arrival
only forty-eight hours away. the SUI
preme war council resumed consfd-
Grafton Of the military, naval and air
terms today. Discussion Of Ger.
many's eastern boundary is expected
to be finished tomorrow. Her west
ern frontier is to be taken up Friday
when President Wilson is expected &c
participate in the discussions. On
Saturday reparation and financial ar
rangements for Germany will be set
tied.
Disposition Of all scheduled busi
ness will, Of course, mean completion
or terms for the preliminary treaty.
The next step will be calling in the
German delegates for submission Of
the draft
The plan for the establishment of
new buffer" state, composed of the
Rhenish provinces, is expected to per-
NIT rapid progress in determination
OF Germany's western boundaries.
probably on Friday. the day il .
taken up.
Whether this buffer state for the
protection of France will be estab-
llshed is not yet certain. That was
enc OF the ideas put forward. Ar
other called for the maintenance ~
an international police force on tba
Kline to preclude the possibility Of
any sudden invasion Of Frame BIZ
Germany.
ReParatiOn n Moot Question.
Reparation, which will be taken I'D
saturday however, may cause a long
Drawn out discussion. for Their, has
peen conflict OF ideas as to the
amount that Germany should be called
upon to pay. But it is generally cor
Ceded now that the sum should be
fixed by Germanys ability TO nav and
rot by what she ought to pay.
Never in history has there b.en a
war so costly as the one just ended.
me delegates are making all possi-
Die speed. so that Germans can he
caAed IN as soon as possible for their
signatures to the treaty. That Ger
many Is planning to send an unusually
large delegation to Paris is indicateJ
by press publications, but no matter
now many representatives come from
beIlln they Will not be allowed L
make any changes in the treaty. They
must sign when told to do so.
Representatives of Poland and Dem
marx are taking keen interest in the
posress OF the discussions Of Germany's
northern and eastern frontiers The
Danes are seeking Schleswig and the
Poles want a slice of East Prussia in
Guiding Dantzig, which would give the
new state of Poland a sea outlet for
her products.
Poles May Get DnntxIC.
1t is understood that the Polish de-
mand for Dantzig has won a great deal
OF sympathy from the envoys and there
are indications that the port NAV either
De turned over to the Warsaw govern
ment or else be internationaIized.
Germany will never again be able to
set the world afire with war as a result
OF the new military terms to be iInposed
upon her IN the peace treaty. In addi-
ton to an army Of about 100. 600 men
Der navy will be reduced 10 such an ex-
tent that all of the sailors could be
crowded on board the United States
transport Lcviathan.
The quarrel between tie Italians
ana the Jugo-Slavs over territory on
ihc Adrlatlc coast is not yet definitely
settled, but has died down This lat
ter will be disposed of as ouickIv as
possible after the arrival of President
wilson. The Presidents attitude on
this matter is pretty generally known.
lie has indicated in speeches that he
believes that JugO-SlOvakia. or great
er Serbia should have an outlet on
the Adriatic
Premier Lloyd George is leading the
movement for the abolition of con-
scription, and it is thought that he
Will nave the support of President
Wilson, although the idea is being
opposed by some OF the European ma