Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
DECLARE ENTENTE
MUST PROSECUTE
GUILTY PRUSS|ANS
Clemenceau Outlines Plans
for the Versailles Con-
gress April 25.
VARIOUS TREATY CLAUSES
ARE NOW BEING REDRAFTED
Slight Addition to Be Made to
Military Terms by Su-
preme Council. :.
PLAN FOOD RELIEF IN RUSSIA
May Demand That Bolshevists Cease
Their Fighting Before Fur
ntsfing Them Supplies.
VARIOUS TREATY CLAUSES
ARE NOW BEING REDRAFTED.
PLAN FOOD RELIEF IN RUSSIA
May Demand That Bolsheyists Cease
Their Fighting Before Fur
nishing Them Supplies.

The Belgian delegation to the peace
conference today stated that Belgium
mad not been officially requested by the
council of four to bring the former
German Emperor to trial. and that the
Belgian government would feel Obliged
to decline to take the step, even if
there were any request for such ac
ton.
| Ihe Belgian delegates hold that any
action should be taken by 2 commits
sion representing all the associated
powers. The official Belgian view. It
was was said. is that the. former Emperor
or violating the neu3rai.rv OF Rel
slum; or for any act preceding war or
coincioent with the deciarAL .on o. 49,
No Proper Tribunal
After pointing out that there is no
tribunal ompetent 10 hear sueh
charges against the former Emperor.
sIs and nc, no provision of Intern at ional law
that Belgium expects persons Suitv
of acts punishable under the criminal
ers should be placed on trial. as pI% tSe
fact fact that theft murder and other
dn.sneS doan not were ere committed during war
sponsihihty. -
Explains Treaty Plans.
Peemler Glemenceau, president of the
over overe Sonference. nnas,n YESTERDAY YES presided
of the vuious powers at war WITH fieTs
many man and and gaye them some of ri, the de de-
on ApFi s IS. SSminf When fe eeFsa1les
ENJOYS Will be present. 1t has not
to se the aaestoasd waeter the lnpltate
name of the counciI OF five OF OF an z
@ .ne owers REPRESENTED ar the peace
%ssslas e1sS1esn ssws1s ss sSs ,Ss dssleEsssS
a
9srtss Of the peaGe &c treaty that had been % re
THE The council was Held 'lr'Iaera at the Foreign
tileo fouT Presihsn on the call Of the council Of
tendance. The report of the eS Forejrn on an
Ministers M tS showed that various articles
hands of ffrfhsy fbey hi had been pu. into the
assmaining articles are to be disposed
slight, addition to the military termsl
a1u af Inc Inc other concerning the payment
pf ptorv aii'ed d.so soldiers in the occupied ter
war council. ''i'e
Articles Referred Back.
The Foreign. Ministers. who had un-
aes .ss consideration eons certain provisions of
council Of ten that some Of M the 20 artis .ne
Gies s.s :, have been referred back NJ to aft the
5s disposed Of at the very aste,as earlest T,I
control. has virtually been e deeided desttsI
upon by the allied and associated pow.
parently are the only obstacles in fb tbc
way Of immediate action. and these.
pected speedily to he surmounted. Ths
| agreement to feed the Russians antici
TT;atses pate; that the Bolshevists must ". cease
rampant a; in Munich and p11ff Strikes Q cone ne
Germany: the rvorkmen % at sren Bremen' p'
Germany's big port on the Weser. have
called a general .walkout which is - az
offiGial ndyices are to the effect tina,
of the German army also have threat
ened to strike II an order reducing
their pay to a peace-time basis is not
and The ssa6sinfas nansia section = Of the allied
denmark. Norway Sweden 0i and 'h'es1sna. sMiia..
erland. have concluded an arrange
msnt Tno1 to to permit Germany to obtain.
an adjustment Of maturing credits OF
Albania Seeks Liberty.
Albania is the latest state to re-
quest the peace conference to provide
6or,d for its complete Independence, ,rectf-
pointment Of Drls manda,orH and to ,hs supep- ap
wise the, government g
HelSoland Germany'S extensively
! fortified island in the North Sea
barring entrance ito the mouths of the
Eloe and Weser Rivers. is to be dis
| mantled and virtually destroyed by an
order or the council OF four, accord
| ing to unofficial advices.
The allied governments. according
| to the Temps. apparently have de-
cided not TO wait beyond May 10 for
| definite answer from Germany as to
whether she will sign or refuse TO
| sign the peace treaty.
| The American embassy in Paris de-
| MES reports that important raiIway
| concessions in Russia have been OBJ
| tanned by Americans
| The foreign ministers also took M
| the draft OF articles for the peace
/ treaty providing for the recoEnttion by
Germany of the British position in
! Egypt and the passing over Of the Sui.
tan's rights under the Suez Canal con-,
ventton: the acceptance by Germany OF
allied prize court decisions and like
wise an article dealing with the future
| status OF Morocco =.
Praise for President.
The time has como to destroy the
legend tending to represent President
| Wilson as adopting regretfully such a.
| solution" says the Petit Parsiar1 81,
commenting upon the settlement OF
| the question relative to the left bank
OF the Rhine by the council OF four
There may have been divergefIcieg as,
| TO methods, but there was an agree
p1Ant thA nrlncfulS n NJ o@.~-LNi