Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-29
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 29.-If was stated In
high quarters this morning that n
settlement of the Adriattc question
now 10 . certainty as result Of
the negotiations of yesterday and
last evening.
Under this settlement Fiume be-
comes ansindependent city. =
The Italians will receive certain
of the Dalmatfan islands, but 1t IL
understood that they will not get
cara or Sebenico.
VERSAILLES, May s9.-Baron Won
Lersner Of the German delegation in
formally delivered the completed
counter proposals to Col. Henry, the
French naison officer, at 1920 o'clock
today. The German explained that
there had been no time for transia-
lions. which would be sent later. The
volume containing the counter pro-
posals is not bound, corner fasten-
ers holding the 146 pages .
The reply bears the caption, Cd
seryatioris of the German delegation
on the conditions of peace"
Reply in Three Languages.
PARIS, May %. (by the Associated
Press).-Only one or two copies OF
the German counter proposals to the
peace terms, printed in German, VIII
be handed to the allied and associated
representatives at Versailles. When
translated 400 copies will be Furnish
ed the allied delegation.
The proposals will declare that, re-
garding the colonies, the allied terms
are in contradiction to a just peace
and are dominated by the principle
that might is greater than right Re-
ment says Germany is required to
recognize that she and her allies are
responsible for all the damages caused
to their adversaries, when 1t is
historic fact that some of their ad-
versaries, such as Italy and Rumania.
entered the war with a view to terri
torial conquest.
League Is Unsatisfactory.
The covenant of the league OF ma
tions is declared to be in contradict
ton with numerous declarations of
Germany's adversaries and that il
does not realize a genuine league or
nations.
Germany proposes that a special
b
both sides be set up for the settlement
of all territorial and colonial prob
lens and questions concerning the
league of nations.
It is understood that the Germans ID
their counter proposals will demand that
the allies evacuate territory occupied In
Germany within four months Of the sig
nature of the treaty. They will consent
to a reduction. Of their army. providing
the entente countries reduce Their
armies proportionately, and will demand
mandate for the Administrations ct
their former colonies.
As to Saar Territory.
In the section treating on territorial
questions the German counter proposals
say, according to a synopsis reaching
Paris by the way of Basic, that the
territory of the Saar, inhabitated by
coo, 900 persons, is to be detached from
the German empire solely because or
claims upon it's coal"
1t is pointed out that during fifteen
years the territory is to be subject to
the control of a commission Gin ths
nomination of which the population has
no choice"
Regarding Schleswfg- Holstein the Ger
man reply remarks that the frontier
which will be voted upon under the
of the treaty goes much
further even than the Danish govern
menC desires.
Proposal for Indemnity Paying.
BERLIN, May % .(by the Associats<l
Press).-According to semi-oflctei
statement the full indemnity which
Germany offers to pay in her counter
proposals to the peace terms VIII IN
clude sums going to Belgium against
advances by the allies and also the
value of all military and civil prop
erty surrendered by Germany since
the armistice.
1t is further conditioned upon terri
torial arrangements. That is. IL the
imperial territory is reduced, the sum
to be- paid must be correspondingly
Alsace-Lorraine and Po-
sen, for instance. bearing their pro-
shares.
View Of Feeling in. u. s.
The semi Official Wolff Bureau IL
a story under an Amster-
dam date which asserts the United
states is becoming increasingly dis
satisfied with developments at YER
sailles" and that there is an "un.
strengthening OF the in
clination for an understanding with
Germany through a modification Of
the peace terms"
A correspondent of German news
paper at Versaillest claims the Poles
are especially favoNd by the entente
because they propo to take over
Russia's debt to FraNce. which totals
10. ,0 i, 10, 00N francs" ~