The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-04-25
u S, BRITAIN AND
I FRANCE IN ACCORD
herman Delay May Bring a New
! Triple Alliance.
MAY BE SECRET AGREEMENT
believed That Hun ENJOYS Are Only
Couriers-FuifilIment of Peace
Rests on BerIin's Reply to
Ultimatum on Delegates.

Paris, April 22.-The announcement
Eby Count BrockdOrff- RantZau, the Ger
man foreign minister, that his govern
ment would send delegates without
full powers to receive the peace terms
and transmit them to the German gov
eminent, has contributed greatly, the
newspapers say, toward an alliance be-
tween France, Great Britain and
America
The French press insists negOtia-
ltions looking toward such an alliance
are still in progress.
The German reply to the ultimatum
EOf the council of four that it will not
receive any delegation not fully en-
powered to conduct and negotiate
lpeace is awaited anXiously in peace
conference circles. The next step to-
ward peace depends on the German
reply.
Fears are felt that this unexpected
development may affect the program
for the meeting planned for Friday at
Versailles
If the German government raises
controversy regarding the status of
their delegates and the procedure to
lbe followed, it is conceivable that the
arrival of their delegates at Versailles
may be postponed.
President Wilson had a long confer
ience with Baron Maxine and Viscount
Chinda of the Japanese peace delega-
ton.
Alliance Already Drawn.
The extent of the guarantee which
the United States and Great Britain
have given to the French as security
against renewed German attacks con-
itinueS to be the foremost topic in the
French press. The French representa-
ttiveS maintain that the guarantee
takes the form of an alliance.
The Matin says: This alliance has
already been drawn in the form of Il
brief text, STIMULATING the three pow
erS will give each other mutual sup
port If Germany attacks Us again. The
signature of the stipulation will occur
lat the same time as the signing of the
treaty"
The American officials withhold all
comment on these reports. 1t is known,
however, that a number of proposals
have been brought forward designed
to give a more prompt and more effec-
tive guarantee of military assistance
to the French than the league of ma
tons affords.
President Wilson's contention has
been that the league was enough guar
antee, in line with his speech before
iplenGry session of the conference when
he said: 'That is definite guaran-
tee by the world against aggression
it is a definite guarantee against the
thing which has just brought civiiiza-
ton to the verge of ruin"
Prepare to Publish Text.
The council of four of the peace
conference, in the interval before the
tpeace treaty is handed to the German
delegates, will make up the question
lof making the document public.
Ray Stannard Baker, representing
the American delegation, in agreement
with the press advisers to the delega-
Eions of other countries, has recon-
amended to the council the publication
IOf the treaty Immediately after it's de-
Elivery to the Germans.
Otherwise, 1t is pointed out, the first
version of the important provisions of
the treaty would be issued by the Ger
mans and might be loaded up with Ger
man propaganda.
The plan proposed on behalf of the
United States is for the American
delegates to cable, for simultaneous
distribution on the American CONT
nent, first a 250-word official summary
of the treaty; second, a 5,O00-word of
hcial summary, and third, the text of
the treaty.
The two summaries would be given
to the American press at about the
same time and the treaty day or two
llater, the text possibly to be distrib-
tuted by installments as it was re-
lceived.