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ALLIES SPLIT ON
TREATY CHANGES
Are Hopeful Of Reaching a
Decision Today.
FRANCE OPPOSES REVISION
President Wilson Fails In Another Ef.
fort For an Agreement on Reply to
Garnnane

President Wilson Fails In Another Ef.
fort For an Agreement on Reply to
Germans.
Paris, June 5.-Experts on territori-
al questions and PREPARATIONS met with
the council Of four.
1t is understood the clauses Of the
Austrian treaty dealing with repara-
tons now have been completed.
The council Of foreign ministers
considered again the revision of the
treaty of 1889, regarding Belgian neu-
trality.
It is believed the council of four
will be able to reach a decision today
as to the reply of the peace confer
ence TO the German counter proposals.
The atmosphere in peace conference
circles is full of speculation as to pos
sible notifications in several clauses
Of the treaty with Germany. Nothing
tangible is expected to develop until
the outcome Of the joint meetings OF
allied experts becomes known.
At the meeting Of the council Of four
President Wilson made another effort
to bring about an agreement as to the
principle Of the reply to the German
counter proposals, but the meeting
ended without an agreement.
It is understood NJ Clemenceau
maintains firm attitude against any
revision of the treaty.
The economic difficulties of Ger
many, as exposed In the counter pro-
posals to the peace treaty, are being
seriously considered by the inter-al
lied leaders. Acceptance Of the Ger
man counter offer of 1OO,0O0,O00O
marks ($25, OO0,OO0,OOO) indemnity and
a change in the provisions regarding
Slesia to give the Germans gertrude
of receiving the necessary amounts of
coal for east German industry are, ac-
cOrding to reports in well-informed
quarters, the most probable of any
changes in the treaty, should any con-
cesstons to the German pleas be made.
Those favoring acceptance Of the
German offer are found in the Brit
ish and American camps, while the
stand firmly upon the original pro-
posal Of the total reparation fixed by
French representatives are inclined to
the economic commission and the col
lection Of as much as it is found
possible to collect in the course of
subsequent years by the commission.
The proposed economic guarantees
regarding Silesia in the form which is
considered possible of acceptance
should not change the Polish frontiers,
but merely give to the Germans a
written guarantee that they should OBJ
tain coal, grain and other commodities,
which it is expected will flow natur-
ally to the old markets in Germany,
despite the territorial change. This
assumption has been at the base of
the inter-allied determination regard
ing Poland
The offer of hundred billion
marks by Germany surprised some of
the entente financial experts, who all
along had believed that the chances of
getting much more from Germany
were not particularly good, but who
now think that with some concessions
as to the payment of interest, which is
not included in the German proposal,
the offer is perhaps acceptable.
The allied military authorities in
formed the supreme economic council
of steps taken to prevent the German
government from stopping the trans
portation of >foodstuffs to Poland by
way Of Dantzig.
The official communication says the
council also considered the recon-
mendatihs of the blockade section
concerning restrictions to be imposed
on Austrian trade with Germany,
Hungary and Bolshevik Russia.