The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-26
ONE TREATY
FOR CENTRAL
POWERS NOW
CONSIDERED
Single Document to Link Ger
many With its Allies as Re-
sponsible Head by Dele
gates is Proposed.
PROGRESS is seen
(By Associated Press)

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| PARIS, March 26-It became
known last night that a serious effort
was being made in the highest quar-
ters to join together all the peace
treaties with Germany, Austria, Turk
ey and Bulgaria, thus making one
comprehensive treaty in which Ger
many would be linked with the other
central powers as their responsible
head.
While such a step would cause
some delay, yet the American and the
British leaders here feel that it would
save time in the end, in completing
the work on all the peace treaties.
The inclusion of Austria in a COM
prehensive treaty would be particu-
larly acceptable to Italy, which has
resented the conclusion of terms with
Germany in a document which failed
to deal with Italy's interests in Aus
tria.
| The movement for a single treaty
with all four powers probably grows
out of Premier Orlando's strong op-
position to such omission in the first
treaty clauses, dealing with Italy's
interests. The plan has not yet been
| finally determined upon and it may
meet with objections, but the tenden-
cy is toward its acceptance. 1t is
stated that the fact that the United
| States is not at war with Turkey or
| Bulgaria has raised no objection to
| the plan.
Should the plan be adopted it is
| expected that four treaties could be
| linked together and completed by
May /.
Premiers Confer.
President Wilson and Premiers
Lloyd-George, Clemenceau and Orlan-
do will resume at the Paris White
House" today their series of confer
ences which is expected to continue
| until the most important questions
| which have been delaying the work
of the peace conference are cleared
up. The differences of opinion which
have developed since the return of
Mr.. Wilson to Paris are being consid-
| cred fully and frankly and determ-
ed effort is being made in the interest
of an early peace to reach an agree
ment on broad lines.
The session began at IL o'clock this
morning, was resumed after lunch and
continued into the evening with no
tract the attention of the president
and the premiers. 1t marked the in
itial step by this super-council in TAX
ing direction of affairs and in meeting
apprehension due to the revolution
blazing up in eastern Europe.
Study BoIshevik Control
1t is expected that many sharp di-
vergencies will have been recited be-
fore the next meeting of the council
of ten, as the four conferes intend TO
continue their work until this is ac-
complished. Mr.. Wilson and the pre-
miers spent a large part Of the day
on the questions of reparations by
Germany and an early disposal of this
problem was expected when the meet
ing began.
The Russian situation, particularly
in relation to the political upheaval in
Hungary was considered at today's
conference, and 1t was understood that
boundary questions would also be
taken up.
During the day the Hungarian re-
volt and its effect in bringing Bolshe-
yism into central Europe was also,
without doubt, examined, as experts
had prepared a huge map showing the
vast extent of Bolsheyik authority.
which now embraces virtually half Of
Europe
The commission yesterday adopted
an American amendment to protect
nations against the influx Of foreign
labor.
WASHINGTON, March ga mes
sage to the white house today from
the American peace delegation at Paris
said greater progress toward peace
was being made than appeared on the
surface
No details of the progress were
given and white house officials de-
clined to speculate on what Develop
ments might have furnished the basis
for the dispatch.
In some quarters it was assumed
that the American delegates were op-
timistic over the important amend
ment to the league of nations consti-
tuition agreed upon yesterday, includ-
ing one specifically to exempt domes-
tic questions from the Jurisdiction OF
the league and over the apparent GER
tainty that the associated powers will
accept President Wilson's provision
designed to preserve the Monroe doc
trine.