The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-21
Council Of -Four
Anxiously Awaits
Reply to JJlti-
matum
BAD FAITH CHARGED
Germans on Their Part
Feel Peace is to Be
N Dictatorial
(Ry Associated Press j

NAy ASSOClhteu Ef0bo. 1.t "a
PARIS. \April 21-Grave donh}
were expressed today whether II
perfected peace treaty would be pre-
sented to the German Representa- 3ySS
the coming Friday.
While the treaty will be c0ntuiiil|
Gated to them in substance. It was sall
n well informed quarters that ~
would be physically impossiblS y to pf6
sent prepared document in cphhplet6
final form in the four days remain
ing.
Premiers Lloyd George, Clenence 4
and Orlando met again this mnthItf
in N. Clemenceau's office and ff
sumed consideration OF the Adffetit
question. President Wilson again "a
sented himself:
The council OF four will meet this
afternoon, President WilSon ffe.
miers Lloyd George, Clem6nCeati and
Orlando attending.
The German reply to the nlHmat1ni
of the Council Of four saying 4 Will
not receive any German delesalion
not fully empowered to conduct and
negotiate peace Is awaited atik o,isIy
in peace conference circles.
The next step toward peace d.
pends on the German reply. Fears
are felt in come quarters that this
unexpected development may effect
the program for the meeting planned
for Friday at Versailles iE the Ger
man government in reOly to the III
matum of the council raises 4 con.
troyersy regarding the status Of heir
delegates and the proceediire 10 be
followed it is conceivable that the ar
rival OF their delegates at Nefsaillc7
must be postponed.
PARIS, (Hayas) The annenncc-
ment by Count Won BrockdOrff Rant
Eau, the German foreign minister.
that his government would send dele
gates without full powers TO receive
the peace terms and transmit them
to the German government has cor lr|.
buted greatly, the newspapers saH,
toward an alliance between Nance
Great Britain and America The
French press insists that nego ton.
looking toward such an alliance arc
still in progress. (:
BERLIN, Saturday, April 5g IA.
P)-The cabinet devoted less than
half an hour to the formulation 6l ii1
answer to the Entente invitation 10
Versailles for the purpose OF fectl r.
ling draft OF the peace terms. A feel
ing Of gloom prevailed IN official or
ri ntex1at mn hA a aAr.lII
is told that there are no illusions
TO obtaining any mitigation Ia the dIc
tatortal peace awaiting Germany.
The procedure OF the Council q
Four came as surprise iiotwttkstadd-
ing the. facts that the news for IN 6
past week foreshadowed 1t, and Il
Interpreted in cabinet circles and (
the foreign office as final proof that
the Entente Is disincline6 tOraNith %
enter into negotiations based lon +.
ident Wilson'S Il points and that the
terms awaiting Germany are cut and
cried.
The German emmissary win mel r
have instructions to carry the peace
documents back TO Berlin. The 0ut
ton whether the present goEefn11eII
will assume the responsaEd dlity I1f
national referendum is Q master OF
conjecture.
Official opinion so far as ssiip0ed
to night was opposed to the dee|1I1-
tion Of a referendum and IN f1to' 1'
preemptory declination of pl1r>
terms based on any other pt53pos'|.t1
Can Mr.. Wilson'S platform hs I|'|
present temper OF the German k'0|
men Is anti capitalist and anti iin6tI|
lists and the bourgoisie IFS n fIi|I 11-
cord with the prolitareat
PARIS. April .21-This M6fpin..
newspapers see In Ger1iaugs sen |0.
"couriers" instead Of delege ~ prop.
er standing to Versailles nQthlns but
evidence OF bad faith and 9 par
ent maneuver to gain time
The Echo de Paris saySl ||1
Allied and associated governments I''
determined not to accept auAot0 |A|''
personages and Gernsny viii 51 '|I.
mediately notified that she lll 's|I
delegates equipped With llll powers
to conclude peace on their aff|r1 ~
Versailles the first step N,lt b.. '.
demand from them eyidenee lhs |I||
mold those powerS.