New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Bank on Wilson's Aid
''trankfur'cr Zeituug'' Ar
gues for Right TO Refer
Treaty to Vote Of People
BY William G. Drchcr
Nc,o yofh Yribnne
bpeclni Cdbie Seyvico

experts VINO Will accompany the Ger
man delegation to Paris, including
great bankers, manufacturers, ship
owners, economists and labor leaders.
This is interpreted as meaning that the
German government will insist upon a
discussion of peace terms, and not
merely sign documents as handed to
them.
The "Frankfurtcr zcitung" argues
that President Wilson's demand that
peace be made among the peoples, and
not merely the governments, justfies
Germany in taking stand for open
discussion, and if necessary to refer
the treaty back to the German people.
If the terms arc as foreshadowcd
THIS paper argues that the people would
act with lcvity and dishonor to hurried
ly accept a peace agreement which
must crush the country.
Appeals to Wilson
This paper again attributes to over
strenuous terms the Bolshevist leaning
in Germany. 1t appeals to President
Wilson for enforcing She rights of the
German people against what it stigma
tics as "Marshal Foch's blackmailing
policy"
Meanwhile, The Tribune correspon-
dent hears that Germans recently re-
turned from Switzerland, where they
conferred with Frenchmen, have re-
ceived the impression that the final
stipulations in the peace treaty will be
more moderate than has at any time
been anticipated.
1t is the prevailing opinion here that
the Hungarian revolution will assist
Germany in obtaining what the Ger
mans regard as mode rate terms. The
threat that the government should re-
fuse to sign terms which Germany is
unable to meet or would be ablo to
meet only through years of economic
servitude is reiterated in various quar-
ters. 1t is urged that in event of
onerous terms. Germany merely adopt
passive attitude, leaving the Paris
conference to adopt its own measures.
That this is seriously contemplated ap-
pears to be certain.
Put Hope in America
I'm the meanwhile, the appeal to Pres
dcnt Wilson grows louder. as he has
the support of Premier Lloyd George
in resisting the assignment of Danzig
to Poland. as is asserted here 1t is
predicted that the attempt of the Poles
/ 10,
sia would spontaneously result in a
local war there through the rising of
tho German population, independently
OF what the government might do.
President Wilson's ostcnsible efforts
to moderate The French and British de
mands arc considered as the reason
for the depreciation of English and
French exchange in New York At u
meeting of tho Berlin Hypotheken
Rank % day the cha Of the board
Herr LcfIman, Of Dusseldorf. stated
that in tho depreciation Of the British
and French cSchange Amerlcn is seek.
ing to emphasize Mr.. Wilson's peace
dchH and curb The alrong annexation
ISL demands thnt France Is nulsing at
the conference.
Tho "nerliner 1ngebiait' aso prints
Dispatch 10 the effect that Dutch
nhanciere say the refushi Of Now York
w pIolulB rTfHrH credit II lHteHH1u
ms n political warning to France, The
work Of the Pence Conference con-
tinucs 10 be attacked.
Allies Blamed for Rcvolts
In connection with the Hungarian
revolution, the "Frankfurtcr Zeitung,"
which generally speaks in terms of
moderation, now writes:
"'rhc conference, while using lying
phrases about democracy and peace
of justice, is employing the infamous
methods of Mottcrnich ana Tallcyrand
and is trying to carve up peoples quite
in the style of the Holy Alliance The
course pursued by the Entente in Hun
gary has given an enormous impetus to
Lcnine's and Trotzky's plans for push
ing Bolshevism into the Central En-
prcs. and thence into Western Eu-
rope"
The Germans say that the breakdown
of the Hungarian government is a
warning to the Entente against pushing
their "impcria aims" to extremes.
The "Tagcblatt" regards Russian mill
tary assistance as a bit of political
chimera, while the "Vorwarts" uses
the event to argue that the Entente
dictation Of peace by force plays into
the hands of the Bolshevists