Arizona republican., 1919-04-18
BRITAIN AND ], {.
 ENGAGE TO SAVE F RANCE EFROMH HUN
Significant Utterance. of Lloyd George Creates Stir -Preliminaries of Formal Treaty Practically Com Pleted- Suggested Form Is Given - Ready For Germans.

PARIS. April 1.-The procedure on the arrival of the German plenipoten- tiaries at Versailles has virtually been decided upon. It will be President Wilson and the premiers who will hold the first meeting and deliver the treaty, as it is not deemed feasible to have all the allied powers attend the initial session.
 The actual arrival of the Germans at Versailles it is stated, is scheduled for Friday night, April 25, but the meeting with the president and premiers will not be held until Saturday and may even be deferred until Monday.
 After the treaty is actually delivered, it is intended to allow adequate time for the Germans to make inquiries con cerning the various details before re- turning to Weimar. This is expected to take about two days, the first day be- ing devoted by the Germans to famil- iariZing themselves with the terms, and the second day tp answering such quer- ies as they may make. There is no pur- pose to have this assume the character of a discussion, but merely the elucida- ton of any points which may assist in obtaining prompt and favorable action when the plenipotentiaries return to Weimar.
 It is believed the stay of the pleni- potentiaries at Weimar will cover q week, thus bringing them back to Yer sailles about. May to 10. This how ever, is conjectural, for it is dependant upon the rapidity. of the decisions reached at Weimar.
 Premier Lloyd Georges decIara- i tion in the British parliament that l France had been given full guar
 antees against a renewal of Ger l man attacks, is the first authorita- 1 tive statement that such guaran- tees have been given, and arouses
 the keenest discussion regarding
 the nature of the guarantees, as af- l fecting the United States and Great i Britain. The French report says l the guarantees amount to an aili- l ance and the semi official Temps
 says;
 "Prenier Lloyd Georges lan- quage admits of only one meaning.
 This is that Great Britain and the United States to sustain France, in case she is again attacked by Ger
 many. Such an alliance is legit-
 mate and necessary. Mir. Lloyd George would not pronounce such
 words lightly, and his announcement
 is sineuIarIy instructive"
 The council of four which framed
 the guarantees as part of the Rhine
 settlement, has thus far maintained
 a rigid silence, except for the gen
 eral declaration of MT. Lloyd George.
 Niscount Chinda, of the Japanese delegation, arranged today for his ap
 pearance before the council of four
 Saturday on the Kiao- -Chau question.
 with a view to an adjustment with China which shall be incorporated in
 the peace treaty The American dele
 gates believe that an accord will be
 reached whereby China will ultimately
 control Kiao- Chau, with suitable rec
 ognition of Japans efforts. A plenary session of the peace con
 ference will be held two days next
 week, Wednesday and Thursday, to
 pass upon a large number. of remain ing details before the meeting with the Germans.
 Form is Suggested PARIS. April 17-(By the Associated, Press )-The drafting of the final form of the peace treaty is proceeding rap idly in order to have it ready for pre- sentation to the German delegates l when they arrive at Versailles a. week . hence. The document, as framed, be- 1 gins with fan introduction in the form 7 of a protocol, setting forth the com 2 plete list of belligerent powers taking
 part in the war and now making peace. Q with the designation of plenipoten- . aries of each country and with their
 power to sign.
 f Then comes a declaration of im- d pressive brevity. not exceeding thirty 3 words, stating that on the conclusion r of the treaty and the exchange of rati- e ficaticns. the war shall come to an end - Following upon the declaration of n peace the present intention of the
 peace delegates is to have the covenant e of the league of nations occupy the s place of honor in the treaty and to bC ,f the first subject treated in detail. Il 9. will thus take the priority it had in tn,
 program of the peace conference.
 Then, with succession. will follow
 the military, naval and aerial terms ? reparation, sponsibilities, the Rhin, I frontier, the Sarre region, Alsace- LOT
 raine, Poland. the status of Danzig a. l. an international port, Germany n Schlesweig- -Holstein frontier and )t number of special subjects includin. j. the labor convention adopted at tn l. last plenary session of the conference l. international ports and waterways IS dDQ eAleuueQ eCOnOllllc and 1lnancla Tn provisions not directly connected wit
 reparations.
 st The teXtual form of all these sub le divisions has been completed, so tha l. the work at present going on is chief l. fitting together the parts into homo le genous whole. This is being done b el international experts representing tn d five great powers. Their work in largely formal. as the council of fou t, and the commissions have adopted tn
 language of the various parts now be r. ing fitted. It is estimated that tb IT treaty as a whole will exceed 70. .ee
 words, or the contents of a larg, d closely printed volume. The text r. being prepared in French and Englis e. and as means of expediting actio, ,s German text may be prepared. thoug 10 1t is foreseen that the German pleni - potentiaries may ask for a considers bl
 time to peruse document of sue 70 magnitude.
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