The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-08
PEACE TERMS
FOR FRIENDS
OF GERMANY
CONSIDERED
Indemnify and Frontier Cues
ton Are Main Features of
Treaty With Rest Of Central
Powers.
ARMENIA UNDER U. S.
lBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press,
PARIS, May 8.-The French foreign
Office received information late today
left Vienna last night and would reach
St. Germaine probably tomorrow.
PARIS, May s-The council of four,
with Premier Orlano of Italy present
began today to arrange the program
for the presentation of the peace
terms to the Austrian, Hungarian and
Bulgarian delegations.
The Austrian treaty has begun to
take form. Portions Of It have al
ready been drafted.
It appears that instead Of Germany
being required to pay the entire in
demnity demanded by the allies, q
considerable sum viii be demanded OF
Austria. the estimate Of this sum at
present being $4,000 900 900 crowns.
This indemnity provision, and the
delimination OF the frontiers Of the
new states will be the main features
OF the treaty now in making. Pro
vision is to be made for dividing
Austria-Hungarys pre- war debt among
the new states formed from territory
formerly belonging to that empire.
The frontiers between German Aus
tria and Italy, and probably the Adri-
attic settlement will also figure in the
Austrian treaty.
Consult Government
| 1ntimations reaching the peace con-
ference from Versailles lead to the
belief that two or three members OF
thesGerman peace delegation probably
', will return to Germany to consult
their government, the others remain
ing at Versailles.
Germany has not yet submitted
any communication with regard to
the peace treaty.
All the exchanges between the dele
| cation at Versailles and the home
/ government are being kept secret.
/ It is expected that the United States
will be asked to become mandatory
for Armenia. The indications are that
President Wilson will submit the mat
ter to congress.
Arrange New Treaties
With the draft Of the peace treaty
with Germany now In the hands of the
j pienipotentiaries of that nation for
consideration, the Paris peace confer.
enee is turning its attention to the
making Of peace with other central
. powers.
Today the council of four, as the
leupfeme executive body of the con-
ference, has again become through
the return Of Premier Orlando of Italy,
took up the arrangements for present
ing the peace terms to the delegates
of Austria. Hungary and Bulgaria.
1t appears that the probable settle
ment with German-Austria will be the
first to be reached. The representa-
tives of that nation are due in France
early next week and will be quartered
at ST. German, suburb OF Paris. 4
forecast of the treaty being drawn for
their consideration indicates that Ger
man-Austria will be asked to pay a
portion Of the enemy indemnity, her
!, share being estimated at 5000, ,000, 900
crowns.
Three Courses Open
Meanwhile the German home govern
ment is expected to begin at once the
consideration of the terms OF peace
which were presented to the German
delegation at Versailles on Wednesday
and which virtually reduces the Ger
man empire to the role of minor
power for q considerable period
Either the national assembly ftself
or important committees OF it are
3 to take up the question Of the peace
terms in sessions held at Berlin.
Three courses seem to be open 70
3 the German government as indicated
: by recent dispatches. 1t may either
4 accept the conditions of peace, or re
r ject them, or submit them to plebis
cite.5 Sometime ago it was reported
from Berlin that the machinery to car
!, ry out nation wide election had beer
prepared, and that the people could
be called upon to express their de
: sires within 4S hours, In case the gov
ernment should not care to take the
J, responsibility of meeting the situation
/ now before the country.
The speech of Count Won Brockdorf
Rantzau, head of the German delega
l ton to the peace congress, in reply t.
Premier Clemenceau at Versailles yes
terday, appeared to indicated tha
), Germany meanwhile would prepar'
objections to some features of tn,
!. treaty as presented to her deleates
I notably with regard to Gefmany's
= = nacial responsibilities and econor14
. position All the German objeetipn
: must be submitted in writing sFitlil
y the two weeks time that heE Espfe
: sentatives have for examination of tn
: treaty. 3 ~ s
Serious disorders are reported d
have broken out in PekiAg ass tprc
: test over the action of the conncn o
4 three in awarding to JaAan the right
a and concessions in Shahtung 1ormerl
:; held by the Germansf while the Chl
:. nese government, according tokPek3n
!, advices, has decided ito instruct IT
= delegation in Parts, not to sign tn
= treaty giving .Germanys rights i
m Shantung to the Japanese.