The sun., 1919-03-02
Draft to Be Speeded and
Ready on Arrival Of
Wilson.
WORLD LEAGUE WATTS
France Willing to Yield
Many Points to Gain
Early Treaty.
CALL GERMANS IN APRIL
Terms to Create Neutral Buff
fer Areas on Both East
and West Fronts.
CALL GERMANS IN APRIL
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
StdT Correspondent Of THE SUN.

PARIS, March 1.-Despite the clouds
overhanging the Peace Conference.
such as the Jugo-Slav dispute, there
are the best of reasons for the belief
that the German delegates will be
in Paris early in April, and the i'm.
preston Is growing In all circles that
the peace treaty will be signed early
in May at the latest.
Andre Tardieu and the other
French members of the conference
now hold firmly to this view, which
Is regarded as significant. for the
reason that the French reservations
and objections have seemed to some
to be the chief obstacle to early sign.
ing of the treaty.
But fresh evidence Is afforded
every day now that the French. az
we'll as the others, intend to Weld
many points in the interest of a
speedy peace. which there Is gen.
eral disposition now to regard as
vital to the preservation of civlliza-
ton and social order.
League to Wait Treaty Draft.
il is possible now to forecast to
some extent the procedure connected
with the appearance Of the Germans
at the peace table. which undoubtedly
Will mark a dramatic stage in the
conference. The arrival of President
Wilson in the middle of March will
he followed Immediately by the most
Important meetings yet held by the
council of ten, inasmuch as sum-
maries of all reports must be laid
before the leaders, with the possible
exception of that on the RESPONSE
bllity for the war, which may not be
made until later These committee
reports will not be made to the con-
ference, but TO the council, and will
not he made public until the treaty
has been drawn.
The leaders, In series of meet.
ings to be held during the last two
weeks In March, will outline the
peace treaty, appointing a drafting
committee to work out the ideas in
detail, The latest date now set for
the completion of the treaty is the
first week in April. The League OF
Nations will await the drawing up OF
the QHtnQ1 ~ Iata
be made n supplement to It, provided
the conference adonts the covenant.
Chief Features OF Treaty.
The most important features of the
peace treaty will be:
!. Boundaries of new Ger
many. which will show a tre-
mendous shrinkage. as East
Prussia probably will be neu-
tralized, while Posnania. part of
Silesia and possibly Danzig will
be severed on the east: on the
west the Rhenish provinces will
he neutralized temporarily and
Schleswig will be severed en-
ttrely.
2. The disarmament fea lures,
as drawn up by the commission
under Marshal Foch.
8. Amount Of damages Ger
many will be required TO pay
and the terms of payment. The
distribution Of this sum will be
left to the Allies.
4. The economic conditions
under which the blockade will be
lifted and German trade may he
resumed.
8. Acknowledgement by Ger
many Of her culpability and the
fixing Of responsibility, morally
at least, on the authors Of the
war
Payment for InstniIments.
Regarding economic conditions there
Is now a general agreement to require
Of her series OF payments to cover
many years. ON the big points OF
the treaty the Allies and the United
States now are rapidly approaching
an agreement
As soon as the treaty has been
drafted thc German representatives
win be invited ia appear before the
delegates Of all the victorious
Powers; tho plan is that they shall
racc tine entire aSscmhlage Of the nj
lied and American representative in