The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
SUPREME COUNCIL
WILL BE DISSOLVED
Coordinating Committee to
Act Until United States
Ratifies Treaty.
BIG PROBLEMS LEFT OPEN
other Matters Will Be Re-
ferred to the Several Foreign
Offices for Decision.
BY Stdr Correspondents Of The Sun.

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PARIS, Oct ia decided change in
plans has taken place here with respect
TO future operations under the peace
treaty. which Is the reason for the de-
cision taken yesterday afternoon not to
nut the treaty into effect this week, as
had been contemplated. This change is
not because of any idea that the United
states Senate will act or can be forced
to approve the treaty before It is put
into effect. 1t Is accepted without ques-
uon here that the Senate will not act for
several weeks yet and there appears to
DO no intention of postponing the actual
operation of the treaty for so long
time as that. much as France, Great
Britain and Italy would like to have
American representatives on the various
commissions from the start.
What has happened here is that the
Powers suddenly discovered they were
without a programme or plan for the
period which begins the minute the
treaty becomes effective
Programme ms Arranged.
As a result a general study is being
made of the situation with these plans
practically agreed upon:
First. the Supreme Council as 1t now
exists, and with 1t virtually the peace
conference, will be discontinued with
the conclusion of the Bulgarian and
Hungarian peace treaties, which 1t is
hoped will be by December 1. The idea
of continuing 1t as an interallied direct
oh TTtrrn nd
matters as the Russian question and
Turkey has been abandoned completely.
Second, in its place 1t has been decided
TO form a coordinating committee rep
resenting the five principal Powers to
act as clearing house for the various
commissions functioning under the Ger
man and other treaties. This committee
will differ from the Supreme Council be-
cause 1t cannot make decisions itself,
but must pass all questions along the
respective foreign Offices 1t will, how
ever, be central body with headquar-
tiers at Paris, and even the reparations
committee will refer questions to 1t
Third, questions like Russia, Turkey
aAd other general problems will be
left unsettled and will be handled
through the foreign offices in the old
way until the League Council is regu-
larry constituted and its powers In these
matters have been agreed upon at the
inst general meeting Of the league.
Fourth, the Council Of the League at
the nrst meeting. by general agreement,
will not take up anything except Saar.
Danzig and Silesta problems and will not
begin to act as q continuing body until
after the first meeting.
WIN Organise witAout o. 8.
n is believed here that the Senate GER
tainly will act on reservations before the
end Of November. allowing any changes
to be brought before the present Su-
preme Council. An the five powerful
commissions under the treaty are to be
organized for the time being without the
United States unless the Foreign Rela-
lions Committee should change its de-
cision. In the meantime 1t is apparently
settled that American troops are to as
sist in policing Europe, even before rati-
fcation.
Under Secretary of State Polk has
strongly urged this and Secretary Baker
announcement that the troops are ready
10 be sent indicates that Washington has
again changed front either with or with
out consultation with the Senate.
The plan of action as outlined does
not entirely meet the approval OF the
French, who have been insisting upon
ne necessity OF IHe cupTemc NouiiCii
continuing indefinitely. The council be-
ing in Paris, and presided over by Pre-
mier Clemenceau. this feeling is natural.
But the British and Americans vetoed
the plan, it now appears. Both were
anxious, it seems. to have the peace
conference disband with the completion
Of the Hungarian treaty.
The question raised by the French is !:
What body is going to see to the en-
forcement of the treaty provisions? AS
the Echo de Parts says thAs morning
1T is necessary to assure the various
Countries of international guarantees.
Who will furnish them? On this capital
point the treaty remains silent. The va
rious Governments appear to be as much
surprised by peace as they were before
by war and the armistice."