The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-07
TREATY OF PARIS
NOT COMPLETED
H.
Document Which American
Private Interests are Dis
cussing is Not Final
Peace Terms.
REVISION TO BE MADE
First Terms Too Severe to be Carried
Out by Germany and conoes-
slons Had to be
Allowed.
[By Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent
PARIS. June THE document
which Senator Lodge reports having
seen In New York is not the one that
will go down in history as the treaty
CT Paris, is the reply of those close to
President Wilson to the senator's
charges that the full text of the Ger
man treaty is in the hands of certain
American private interests.
In other words, the treaty in its
present form will not be presented to
the Germans for signature. 1t Is bound
to undergo considerable revision.
All through the winter months the
president is said to have battled with
Premier Lloyd-George and Premier
Clemenceau in an effort to draw UP
terms to which it was possible for
Germany to subscribe, or which could
be enforced by the allies. The fight
reached its climax In March. 1t Is now
possible to state that the conditions
originally proposed by the British and
French underwent drastic modifica-
tion In that month, but even after
remodeling, the treaty was so severe
that the British and even some of the
French delegates now agree 1t is i'm
possible to carry them out. The presi-
dent according to his associates fin
ally agreed to the treaty in its present
form in the belief that the effort to
put it into execution would soon re-
veal 1t was impossible of realization.
even if the Germans accepted it.
Shifting of the political situation in
Great Britain has now given him an
unexpected ally in Lloyd-George.
Nevertheless the entire American
delegation Is not in sympathy with
Withholding the full text OF the treaty
In as much as Photographic copies are
on sale in three languages in Ger
n,any, Switzerland, Holland and Scan
dinavia. Attacks as that made by
Senator Lodge are not regarded as
surprising by some Of the American
delegates, who say there Is no reason
why the treaty should not be given
out and that such attacks are embar-
RAISING. 1t is pointed out that while
the big four might have had numer-
Gus reasons for Withholding the text,
It has now been so widely published
beyond their control that it is useless
to keep it from the American public.
Austrian Counter Proposals.
ZURICH, June THE Austrian
reply to the peace treaty will take the
form of counter proposals, dis
patch from Innsbruck reported today.
The main points are ready as the dis
patch said but the full text of the
reply will not be handed to the allies
before June IL or 10.
Terms Are Severe.
VIENNA, June 5.-The impression
submitted at st. Germain is only the
first stage in the peace negotiations.
The public, as well as officialdom,
regards the terms as so severe that
modification is certain. The Aus
trian peace delegation is expected to
submit a series Of counter proposals
which will open up discussion and
lead to necessary changes.
Wants Half Decent Treaty.
LONDON, June I've are not
going to sign unless the treaty is
made half decent" DIR. Bernard Dern-
burg was quoted as saying in an in
terview published here today.
According to the dispatch, Dern-
burg declared that Germany cannot
pay and that the allies cannot make
her pay.
Berlin Is Undasy.
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
BERLIN, June G-The air of un-
essiness resulting from both the peace
situation and internal developments
continues to grow in Berlin. The gov
eminent Is understood to be prepar-
Ing for all eventualites.
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau has ad-
vised the government that he expects
to receive the allies answer to the
Sunday or Monday.
The attitude Of pessimism pervading
official circles was reflected in the
newspapers today none of which held
put any hope of real modification OF
the peace terms.
Meanwhile, the Rhineland delegates
are comforting with both the national