The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-09
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French cabinet today for u IL prob.
able that President PDInCafe WllI
definitely nominate the French dele
gates TO the peace congress
No Debate Expected,
Referring TO the conferences as be
ing between the chic OF the en- cuic
governments, the best informed
French sources say that II Is moth
ing more or les than q meeting
perhaps the la,i--of the higher a'llcd
war committee The procedure that
will he adopted will be the simplest
possible. having the advantage %,
avoiding lab0fious poufparlcurS and
exchange Of notes between ChdnCcl-
loric,. II Is pointed out that the rom
m''tcc IN question viii b. composed Of
the premiefs and foreign ministers of
the allies. Mr. Wilson figuring a.
American premier II :, not expected
there will be long debate at the
conference th, morning. the news.
paper, saving that the French govern
mcnt communicated 90 the entente
powers some day, ago complete
plan oi work amounting 10 ,uggc'
ton ot cO.ordlnatcd program,
German Problems Up First.
AS regards questions concerning
cgcmy countries u IS understood that
those concerning Germany will he
taken up ilrSt then those oi Austria
Hungary ard finally those relative -
Bulgaria and Turkey. These detail,
will probably not he decided upon
until the league oi nation, part a the
program has been exhausted, however
II is not expected that the pfcmlcrS
conference will deal with more than
the most general principles oi the
peace settlement In TACT. II now
seems doubtful II more than q broad
general agrccrrn, will be reached be-
fore President Wilson returns to
America IN Echryaty GA, of the
coming conferences It is expected that
more or less tentative program will
he adopted which divides tive work Of
the peace COngrSs into successive
steps. The actual making ~ peace
with the central power, may De the
last OF these steps
Method OF Procedure
The procedure now being DIS
cus,cd Is. roughly as follows.
First, a general agreement be-
tween the United States and the
entente belli-eren', 'or the crca-
tlou OF a league OF nations or sins
liar mach merry 10 enforce the
terms OF peace and preserve IT,
Second. the setting up of new
independent states growing on, ct
the war.
Third the assessment ot dam
ages and indemnii'cS and the
manner OF their payments
Fourth, the conclusion oi peace
treaties with the central powers.
The peace treaties may be lett 10
the last because none ot the agree
mcnts can bind the central power,
unless. IN the meantime they have c,-
tabli,htd power, which satisfy the
peace congress a. 90 their stability
and purpose OF carrying uut the
treaties made
Delays May Be Met.
Out Ci this point arise, the cues
ton oi how long the peace confer
cuce will wait inr the central power
TO arrange their government II q
pointed ont hy some of those workiu.
on the problem that neither Germany
nor Austria can complete Their R1y
crnmcntal machinery until u !, deter
mined what the two people, desire 70
this matter II IS o' course depend
cnt largely On the peace congress
4 but It is not expected that IN,
progress viii wait indefinitely Tor tn,
central empires TO prepare them
selves tor an agreement
There IS always the possibility tina
it no responsible governments appeal
to give assurance that uh' gallun
. undertaken viii be carried ut Tn
nations represented a. tive ,HHprc.
Coud give notice that i, would be
come necessary A. certain points Il
assist ~ the formation ci orderly
governments and at the same tim
begin 80 collect revenues 90 apply of
the bill pt d2magcS
Only Last Resort
Such action, II taken at all woul,
/ Do only a last 1sort. but II takc'
! the question would arise as to how
FAR the United States would par'lcl
pate so official outline has beet
made TO show wha, the United State
would agree TO do in carrying on
such an undertaking, It Il should be
come necessary, but some OF ,hoS
bcS, informed as to the lines alopl
which Mr. Wilson and the peace com