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TERMS OF TREATY ITEM BY ITEM
is SETTLED BY PEACE
CONGRESS.
TREATY 10000 WORDS
PROBABLE THAT HUNS WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS
TERMS.
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Western Newspaper Union NEWS
Paris, April 1S-The drafting of the
final form of the peace treaty is pro
ceeding rapidly in order 10 have 1t
ready for presentation to the German
delegates when they arrive at Yer
sailles. The document, as framed, be
gins with AN Introduction in the form
of Il protocol, setting forth the com
plete list of belligerent powers taking
part in the war and now making peace,
with the designation of plenipoten-
tiaries of each country and with their
power to sign.
Then comes IL declaration of i'm
pressive brevity not exceeding thirty
words, stating that on the conclusion
of the treaty and the exchange OF
ratifications, the war shall come to an
end.
Following upon the declaration OF
peace, the present intention of the
peace delegates il to have the coy
enant of the League of Nations occupy
the place of honor in the treaty and
to he the first subject treated in
detail.
1t will thus take the priority 1t had
in the program of the peace confer
ence. Then, in succession, will follow
the military, naval and aerial terms,
reparations, responsibilities, the Rhine
frontier. the Saar region, Alsace-lor-
raine, Poland, the status of Danzig
as an international port, Germanys s
Schleswig Holstein frontier and II
large number of special subjects, in
Guiding the labor convention adopted
Mt the last plenary session of the con
ference; international ports and water
ways, and extended economic ana
financial provisions not directly con
nected with repnrations
The textual form of all these sub
| divisions has been completed, so that
the work at present going on is chiefly
| fitting together the parts into homo
geneous whole. This is being done by
International experts representing the
five great powers.
Their work is largely formal, as the
council of four and the commissions
have adopted the language of the vn'
rious parts now being fitted together
1t is estimated that the treaty as
whole will exceed 10000 words, OF
| the contents of large, closely printed
volume. The text is being prepared
in French and English, and, as "A
means of expediting action. German
text may be prepared, though II Is
forescen that the German plenipoten-
| tlaries may ask for considerable
| time TO peruse document of such
magnitude.
After the treaty is actually deliv'
| cred II is intended to allow adequate
| time for the Germans to make In
| quiries concerning the various details
| before returning to Weimar.
This is expected to take about two
days, the first day being devoted by
| the Germans to familiarizing them
selves with the terms, and the second
| day to answering such queries as they
may make.
There is no purpose 10 have this
assume the character of II discussion,
| but merely the eluridation of any
points which may assist in obtaining
prompt and favorable action when the
plenpotentinries return TO Weimar.
The procedure on the arrival Of the
| German plenipotentinries at Versailles
has virtually been decided upon.
II Is believed the stay of the pleni-
potentlaries at Weimar will cover
week. thus bringing them back to Yer
sallles about May to 10, This, how
ever. is conjectural, for IL is dependent
npon the rapidity Of the decisions
reached AT Weimar.