The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-07
Premier Lloyd George
Says Preliminaries
Ready Soon.
ONLY EXPERTS DIFFER
Negotiators Are Agreed on
Principle - Work
Out Details.
FOE TO PAY ALL POSSIBLE
Guarantees and Methods
Studied Carefully to
Prevent Losses.
FOE TO PAY ALL POSSIBLE

PARIS, April g Tho preliminary
peace treaty will he ready by Easter
and the Germans will he aKkcd lo
com" ana rgn n at the end or Apri!
or the beginning ~ Nav. Premier
Lloyd George NJ Great britain do
.clarcd In an interview today. with
s'cphano Iauzannc. editor Of tho
Matn
In answer to remark by NJ
lauEanne that. public opinion was
not 80 much concerned about tho
delay and secrecy In which pea GO
negotiations were being made as
tho fear that there was some ar
ference In opinion. the premier
said
II affirm that there Ia no an
ference among Tho negotiators, They
arc often confronted with technical
difficulties which can only he set
Tied after close study Take the
question of rephraiions In sub.
stance the allies have one common
principle, which | once sct forth
thus:
Must pny Fully
Germany must pay up To tho
last fnrthing Of her power
"Bui iS II sufficient 10 draw up a
hill and hand 1t To the enemy Must
We not require guarantees and mas,
we not study " terms, methods
and forms of delayed payments
Must We not be able to my TO our
adversary when he pleads made
ruacy OF resources Yes, you can
20 as far ss that and you must do
it and you must do thar In word
shall we simply present bill or
collect tho money all tho money
possible? Well that IL whore the
work comes In. slow and difficult
work complicated by the fact that
techpical experts or tho highest
capabilities and Ercat experience arc
not In agreement among themselves
either ms 10 Tho method OF llauida-
ton or to the assets TO be
realized
Experts Disagree.
mo there IN no divergency among
tho negotiators. but. alas there are
inevitable ones among the experts,
often among those from the same
country who is TO decide between
them II not tho negotiations and do
you think # can always be done
duiCkly7"
NJ lauZannc remarked that what
public opinion could not understand
was why not before everything olrsr
Germany wn- not handed n fun bill
no matter what amount and forced
to admit full liability.
And who Saws We shall not do
p7" cried Lloyd George who
says we have not decided that"
mo one" Tho interviewer inter
rupted, has Eaid that"
Tho British premier resumed:
Give Iacts Soon
Cannot the people wait until we
have finished our work instead OF
always wanting 20 Judge our inten-
tions This conference had to meet
and discuss under conditions never
known before In history All eyes
are turned toward II. ana what IL
more grave ears are glued al It's
keyhole Gcrmany's ears trcmhle
with 10y when they make some hnsl-
fation Friendly care half hear CON
ftiRed rumors which are peddlcd far
and quickly.
The day does not pass but what
some false news here and ihcrc
takes it's flight Nevertheless no day
passcs hut that we IN client dciiber
alton feel approaching nearer the
Erctt aim, and experience Tor each
other more cstCcw. more confidence
and more affection Let public
opinion wait fcw days. u VIII 'bo
then able 10 pronounce ON facts,
not rumora