The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-22
GERMANY Will
FINALLY SIGN
Experts Recommend Changes
in Economic Demands
of Treaty.
STATUS OF SITUATION
Allied Leaders Were Unwill-
ing to Override Beaten
Enemy.

Paris, May Acknowledgements with
in the last twenty four hours have
cleared away many of the difficulties
that threatened to interfere with an
early conclusion of peace. Ohicials
declared today that the skies are
much brighter and they hope to fin-
ish their task, insofar as Germany Is
concerned, possibly by the end of the
current month.
Germany eventually WI Ign the
treaty. This latest posiu = iforma-
tion reached conference ces to-
day, following a series meetings
continuing throughout J tday. The
granting of eight addl j days In
/ which the Germans mi ,nsider the
terms simply meant I : the allies
and the associated p were un-
willing to ride over a. en- enemy.
Count Won Bro : ,rff- Rantzau,
German foreign min and head OF
the German peace alton, propa-
bly, will leave Versf- again to give
his own views to the herman govern
ment. Whether he personally returns
to the peace conference is matter
of no consequence. Berlin is ready
to replace him should it become nee
essary. The maneuvers being con-
Quoted by the count from Versailles
are merely duplication of the ma
neuvers once carried on at Washing
ton when Count Won Bernstorff was
behind the scenes and the same Ger
man propagandists who then charac-
terized Bernstorff as "the greatest
diplomat" are now applying the same
terms to the German foreign secre-
tary.
Situation in Brief.
The situation here today is exactly
as follows:
First. The economic experts of
France and the United States have
recommended changes in the eco
nomic demands of the treaty as orig
inally presented, which will make 1t
possible not only for Germany to
meet the economic demands, but also
the demands regarding reparations.
Second. The German delegates
have received an extension of time
until May 29 for consideration of the
treaty and have completed criticisms
covering two thirds of the treaty.
Third. 1t is considered certain that
at least a third of the present Ger
man delegates at Versailles will be
replaced before Germany signs the
treaty.
Fourth. When the present time
limit expires one week from today,
only forty eight hours will be re-
quired by the allies and associated
powers to consider the final sugges-
tions
Fifth, The Germans, realizing the
danger in Germany of further. delay,
are certain to accept the treaty, mas
much as notifications now under
consideration are designed to meet
their viewpoint Without actually re-
ceding at all, the allies are making
the terms easier of acceptance.
The extension of time granted the
German delegation will not delay the
signing of peace more than a few
days 1t is understood that the allies
and the United States will insist when
the extended time limit expires that
the Germans sign the treaty a day
or two thereafter.
The extension granted Germany win
in no way affect the negotiations with
Austria. The Austrians will receive
their peace terms from the allies next
Monday and it is expected they will
reply before the end of next week.
1t is understood that they will not
be allowed as much time to deliberate
as was granted the Germans. The
indications are that both treaties will
be signed only a few days apart.