The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-27
Serious Difference Arises in
Council and President :.
Reported Giving In.
DUE TO NEW CRISES
Lloyd George and Clemen--
ceau Now Said to Oppose
Preliminary Treaty.
CONSIDERATION IN PARIS
Failure to Bind Germany Now
Likely to Prove Serious il
She Refuses Later.
CONSIDERATION IN PARIS
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
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Copyright. 1919; oil riohts resercst. e.
PARIS, March 26.--Information VOL
unteered in an authoritative AmSrf.
can quarter that President Wilson
might agree to abandon the plan for
q preliminary peace treaty with Ger
many only and consent to one embrac.
ing all the belligerents, although this
would mean the postponement Of
peace for month or two, has fallen
like a bombshell here and may mark
the elimination of the situation, the
gravity Of which began to appear
when the President returned here
and has grown steadily worse as the
differences among the Allies have be.
come emphasized,
1t is admitted that II this plan
should be followed It Is not probable
that there will be any peace treaty
before May at the earliest, and the
Germans are not likely to be here
before the middle OF that month.
Should they refuse to sign the treaty
nobody knows when peace will come.
Change OF View Astounding.
Two days ago the President was
represented as straining every nerve
to complete the League Of Nations
and to get Premier Lloyd George and
Premier Clemenceau to rush through
a preliminary treaty. the Hungarian
situation being regarded as an argu,
ment for the quickest action. Viewed
In the light Of recent letter from
Premier Lloyd George stating that n
he remained here the treaty would be
finished in two weeks. and OF a state
ment by Col. f. NJ. House that the
Germans would be here early In April
10 sign the document, this proposed
change in plan is little short Of
astounding.
The only explanation offered. that
while 1t may delay peace for a while II
may save time in the end. Is unsatis-
/ factory. II adopted II means that
every plan that the statesmen OF the
Allies here had a month ago when tn.
President was in Washington has
fallen through.
At that time details were being
shaped rapidly for preliminary peace
treaty, but the Wilson ultimatum that
/: must contain the covenant OF the
League OF Nations was the beginning
OF the crisis, which was followed by
the Hungarian revolution and culmi-
mated in a meeting yesterday OF Presi-
dent Wilson, Premier Orlando, Pre-
nier Lloyd George and Premier Gle
menceau, at which. 1t is understood
sharp words were spoken and the i'm
possibility Of reaching any agreement
permitting a speedy preliminary peace
treaty was demonstrated.
How situation stands.
The following facts appear clear;
/ Prior to President Wilson's re-
turn, Premier Lloyd George and
Premier Clemenceau were in agree
nent with Col. House to have either
new armistice embodying Marshal
Foch's military terms and compel
or preliminary peace treaty affect
ing Germany only. to embrace ths
new boundaries and the economic
and military terms.
- The President refused abse-
i-tet-a<- apprs-sR lie arn1istlsx 40
posal and then insisted on a pre-
liminary treaty which should con-
tain the complete covenant OF the
League of Nations
8. While Lord Robert Ceci, and
/. Andre Tardieu, the British and
French proponents OF the league,
seemingly gave in to President VII
son on behalf of their respective
chiefs, II is certain that Premier
Lloyd George and possibly Premier
Clemenceau did not approve en-.
tirely the Wilson programme.
!. Differences developed steadily
, and increased, compelling the ahan-
donment OF the Council of Ten and
forcing the meeting OF tho Big
-Four" in Il private room in order to
shut off all publicity. This resulted
in an uproar in the French news
} papers and statement from
: French officials that they were not
permitted to continue the discussion
OF these matters and intimating
that the objections came from
American and British sources.
8. The Polish question further
, emphasized the differences when
Premier Lloyd George fatty refused
To accept the report Of tho Polish
! Commission, to which the others
had agreed, and was criticised in
the French press tor holding ups tiis
plan. for which hc VIZ sharply be-
rated by Premier Clcmon,CaI,
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