Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
AUSTR|ANS TO GET
TERMS OF TREATY
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Friday Proves Quiet Day
in Peace Conference
Circles.
PREPARE FOR PRESENTING
CONDITIONS TO OTTOMANs
Allied Warships With Landing
Parties Arc Concentrating at
Smyrna and Saloniki.
MAY SEND TURKS FROM EUROPE.
Sessions Are Expected to BE Held
in ConstantinopIe Within
Short Time.
MAY SEND TURKS FROM EUROPE,
Sessions Are Expected to BE Held
in Constantinople Within
Short Time.
tny A..oeia,.h pres.l

p' -NssoCiaIcu Ifcss
Friday proved an off day ir peac.
conference circles. as far as the coun-
Gil OF four was concerned. Prcsiden,
Wilson devoted the day TO visits by a
number OF delegations and individuals
ranging from diplomats 10 labor re-
presentatives, whilc Premier Ilovd
George was absent from Paris. bidding
farewell to a Welsh regiment that
left for home.
The negotiations with the Austrian
peace delegation at ST. German are
.xpccted 70 begin the middle OF mex,
week The Austrians probably viii
present their credentials at a meeting
nf the peace congress Tuesday and
is reported unofiicially that the fol-
lC"ihS day may witness the handing
: o' me peace terms TO the delegation
Ine council OF Foreign Ministers is
c@@nth.nu'ns @,h , us Iabors on the details
ot the Austrian peace treaty connect
ah with the question Of new frontiers
l, me trcaty. 1t is understood VIII not
isifia. or t'iume. merely calling for
austrian renunc:atIon or rights to
nee nee territories The Italians and
WI settle the question Of the former
austrian domain between themselves
pending nceotia,ions reach "a sue
'essinl conclusion.
Prrpnre Another Note
Stui another note from the German
peace plenipotentiaries 10 t.e allied
ana associated powers. said TO de.I
with the question OF .>isace- Lorraine
mans.
ana' a,',,,,, 'hs allie. are preparins for the
7. he reckoned with in "a peace treaty is
tnd!cAied hy the fac, that British.
French. American, Italian and Creek
warships. with landing parties, have
begun a great concentration at Smyrna.
ASIA Minor. Allied troops also are
nsln,. massed at saloniki. The CON
-
Win the man4ate given 10 Greece by
INC peace conference 20 administer the
ara'rF Of the Turkish seaport while
me maSS!ng at Saloniki is connected
with the enforcement Of the peace
n,.ns ,sIms TO ;S,,bs be presssnt.Gd e The Otto
viii include demand that the Turks
leave Europe.
aad also with Bulgaria are expected
to take place in Cons nstautinople, Sa-
East The Chinese Cabinet is expected
10 have rendered its resignation. which
President Hsu-Hsi-Chang is said to
have declined to accept The confer
cnce. at which endeavors we're being
made TO effect a peace between North
crn aud Southern China. has broken.
Many Persons Killed.
Advices, from Sophia indicate many
between serbs and Croats a, at Aeram srnrS
capital OF Croatia.
peremptory answer 20 the German
note registering objections TO the
treaty arrangements for tho left bank
Of the Rhine, and the Saar valley
n1s sss" on P 'h9 sPsea
over by Andre Tardeu. It was re-
ported this morning.
dlstinct impression among some
Of the subordinate members OF the
GER German m mission ] that the Germans will
hs ns ResGs @ one o ,h resssd
VINO Is quoted as saying:
What else can we do but sign?
y We are on the ground. your knees are
our eyes :"
Publish Treaty In Instalmcnts.
IS the result of consultations among
were continued through this morninr
the peace terms TO be submitted 10
me AUSTRIAN representatives. probably
ments.
Il is reported tho financial and boun
daries sections of the document will
The council of foreign ministers
continued. work today on subsidiary
TO do with the new Austrian frontiers
1t is considered as unlikely the
to the Austrian plenipotentiarieS he
fore Wednesday OF next week and nrob-
ably not until ascr.
The sSIassiina eredentials g.: Of the Austrian
representatives OF the allies and as
sociated powers at "A meeting prob
ably next Tuesday. it was said here
y today.
marking time except for a conference
with the intcr-all!ed food commission
today relative to the rcvictuallinc of
Austria.
The German Peace treaty. il develop-
ed today. contains a clause which has
rot yet been made public providing
that ratification by Germany and thre.
OF the principal associated powers will
bring the treaty into force between
the ratifyins parties. enabling the i'm
mediate resumption of trade
AS the result of conferences among
the representatives of the powers
which were being continued today
the text of the German treaty prob
ably will be made public by INSTALL
ments. 1T Is reported the financial
and boundaries sections Of the docu-
ment will be released tonight.
Resume Trade at Once.
1t was pointed out today in con-
ncction with the stipulation as to the
h ratification Of the German treaty that
Fsj any nation which withheld ratification
, after three Of the principa! powers
had ratified woulG be at disadvant,,
age in commercial way. This would
follow from the fact that the ratify-
ing powers would be able to resume
trade rela tions with Germany AT once
while the states that delayed would
have no such privilege.
URGES PRESENT GOVERNMENT
OF GERMANY NOT LIABLE
Nv Associated Prcss.l
BERLIN, Nay i6.---Thc note which
:. Coimt ron Brockdorff -RantZau. head