The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-03
PESSIMISM OVER
GROWING
Concessions to Russia and
Hungary Discussed
SIDE PEACE FLUFF
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SIDE PEACE aTUFF
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Omitted Pross staff Correspondent
PARIS, April 3-Continuod
failure Of tho ''biK four 10 mr.
eourpiish any apparent progresr'
together with incrrasing serious
u-.. ~ the situation la Germany,
scc~ntiiaied the ps-.sirnisui sur
rounding the peace conference
today.
There wna talk IN some high quar-.
torr that II may be necessary 10
make peace along general lines " the
settlement ~ 60 be- effected before "A
crisis IL reached IN Germany
Recent bitter debate IN the British
parliament over peace delay is re-.
garded as significant
Truce 10 iiusSy
important economic concessions 20
the soviet governments Ia Russia
and Hungary were being considered
by tho big four today.
The allies. II was understood, arc
practically convinced that the aitua'
ton in those two countries demands
immediate attention. and that fpme
sort OF understanding with their gov
ernmenta IN Ra urgent az peace with
Germany.
Food shipments 10 Russia and
Hungary and coal erpnrtation 20 the
latter country probably will oonsti'
tuto the allies initial move 10 check
tho westward spread 81 ilolshctlsm.
official hdylcos from American
representative IN Hungary indicate
that the country would make large
concessions Go the allies Ia return
for food and fuel. The new govern.
mcnt. according 10 these aiviocH. IN
consolidating its position and giving
every ovideno. % pcrmaneney,
Good order prevails. Hungarian
leaders are attn rtr.sylnE the fact
that their government n communiH'
tie" an distinguished from the Rus.
sian Bolshevik system. Property So
ausntrtation. II was said does not
apply 10 Americans.
Considerable significance has been
attached 10 the order for Gen. SHUTS.
south African leadrr. 20 proceed i'm
fncdiatrly 60 Hungary. II was an.
nourcci that SHUTS would iuv-sti
gate certain problems arising out Of
tho arfnistlce on which the supreme
council desired further Information q"
unofnciaIly. 4, IL Understood. SHUTS
wlll op~n negotiations which viii pro
vide the basis for an agreement be
tween Hungary and the allies.
In ease the big four should de-
eide 10 send food into Russia. Il IL
declared that strict provisions would
b. made for the soviet government
TO erase hosiilitics and permit the
states which have broken away from
tho Bolshos1ki 90 decide their own
vas learned from reliable sources
that Ruasia IL ready 60 behave" II
uhc can have food.
Not Optimistic
Las; nights official communidus
r-gp riding yesterdays meeting OF the
big four" announced that progress
was made. IL is known. however.
that thosr ciosc To President Wilson
were not 70 optimistic az they were
Tuesday.
The only T-shtc-t on which the big
four appeared TO he making real
progress was rcparations. which
wcrc taken up again today. along
with other matters.
Tho confcrc-s. ~ was learned. arc
ntiii inclined 10 favor the scheme for
establishment, of a special permanent
rcpArations commission. which would
collect lndcmnitsoa hH the Germans
werc able 60 pay leaving the exact
amount underlined. a. exclusively
outlined by the United Press yester.
day
Wilson was scheduled 10 confer
with King Albert some time today
regarding Reigium's general claims
King Albert visited the Hotel Cru.
lon about noon and engaged In a
lengthy conversation with Col.
House.