New Britain herald., 1919-06-13

public shortly.
 Paris, June 13.-The British haveN made an eleventh hour attempt to re-K open the question of separations. TheyM have submitted proposals introducingM into the functions of the reparations& commission the principle of control of E raw materials, etc, furnished Ger- many, enabling the commission tod control Germany's economic develop- ment during the period it operates.
 Proposals Not Accepted Yet.
 The British effort has not met withN a sympathetic reception by the repa- | ratiOns commission to which 1t was re- ferred. It seems improbable that thoS proposals will be accepted but theyl constitute one of the causes of thet delay of the reply to the Germans, which it was rumored today probably would not be presented until Monday.
 Treaty Being Rewritten.
 The peace treaty with Germany will N be entirely rewritten and printed for 8 the incorporation textually of the ex- plantations and clarif1cations contained in the allied reply to the Germans counter proposals. x
 Principles Unchanged.
 While unchanged in principle, vir- tualIy a new document will be pre- sented to the Germans. It will be made public on the day of it's delivery or the day after. The council of four decided that simply to attach the re- ply to the original document was impracticable, as important clauses would be left obscure and imperfect- Hence the decision to rewrite the doc- ument
 Text In U. S. Is Obsolete.
 It was remarked in peace confer- ence circles today that this action would render obsolete the text pulp lished in the United States,
 Latest Am merican diplomatic infor- mation from Berlin indicates an 1n- creasing probability of the treaty be- ing signed if a plebiscite in Silesia isl granted and admission to the league of nations is promised.
 InfOrmatiOn Not Reliable. Conference information, however, is derived largely from opponents of the existing government and is noti highly reliable. Military reports from Berlin on the other hand, reflect the French viewpoint that signature of the terms is improbable. Monarchist and conservative forces are described as developing increasing strength with 4 the improvement in the discipline and numbers of volunteer troops who are said to give only surface allegiance to the present government and whose leaders oppose the signature of thei treaty unless. important changes ind principle are accorded.
 Germany to Enter League.
 nf 1hnI eVN agreement in principle on the admis- sion of Germany to the league of na- tions last night and left the draftingt of the details to Andre Tardieu who completed his work today.
 The departure of Col. House fort London means the first absence of ant American delegate and marks the ap- proach of the conclusion of the con- ference.
 The delivery of the allied reply toi the Germans will be made by messen- ( ger and without ceremony. The five day limit allowed the Germans will bel supplemented by another three day period, which is specified for denounc-I ing the armistiCe.
 Fifty Pages In Reply.
 The reply to the German counter proposals will be printed in French and English at the national printing works and will cover about 50 pages. It is expected it will be published in full after it is handed to the Germans.
 The question of, large amounts of British and French goods finding their way into Germany from the occupied regions has been raised in the su- preme economic council. The pro- posal has been made that some form of control be instituted to prevent one nation trading without the knowledge or consent of the others.
 Orlando Goes to Rome
 Premier Orlando of Italy left for Rome Wednesday night, intending to confer with the parliamentary leaders relative to the work of the peace con- ference and to settle questions con- corning military precautions contem- plated on the Carinthian frontier Gen. Diaz accompanied him.
 The Council of Four today devoted both of it's sessions to revision of the text of the treaty. When the forenoon session ended it had sent l 8 reports to the revision commission.
 Saar Valley Not Settled.
 Among the subjects remaining to be approved were the Saar Valley, AL l sace-Lorraine and the Lea que of Ma 1