The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-24
TREATY 10000 WORDS
TERMS OF TREATY ITEM ~ item
sETTLGo ~ PEACE CONGRESS.
PROBABLE THAT HUNS WILL NOT
0E ALLOWED TO DISCUSS
TERMS.

Paris, April 18.-The drafting Of the
final form Of the peace treaty ID pro-
ceeding rapidly In order to have 1t
delegates when they arrive at Yer
satlles. The document, as framed, be-
gins with an Introduction In the form
Of q protocol, setting forth the com
plsts list Of belligerent powers taking
part In the war and now making peace,
With the designation Of plenipOten-
tlaries Of each country and with their
power to sign.
Then comes q declaration Of I'm
pressive brevity not exceeding thirty
words, stating that ON the conclusion
Of the treaty and the exchange Of
notifications, the war shall come to an
end.
Following upon the declaration Of
peace. the present intention Of the
peace delegates Is to have the cev-
enant Of the League OF Nations occupy
the place Of honor In the treaty and
to be the first subject treated In
detail.
1t will thus take the priority It had
In the program Of the peace confer
once. Then. In succession. will follow
ths military. naval and aerial terms.
reparatiOnx, responsibilities, the Rhine
frontier. the Saar region. Alsace-IIOr-
rains. Poland. the status Of Danxig
NJ an international port. Germany's
Schleswig- HOlstein frontier and .
large number Of special subjects, In
Guiding the labor convention adopte1
NJ the last plenary session Of the con-
ference; International ports and water
ways. and extended economic and
financial provisions not directly con-
ncctcd with reparatiOnx.
The textuRl form OF all these sub.
divisions has been completed. 10 that
the work at present going on 10 chiefly
fitting together the parts Into a homo
g"ncOuS whole. This 10 being done by
International experts representing the
five great powers.
Their work is largely formal. - the
council Of four and the commissions
have adopted the language of the va
riOus parts now being fitted together.
II is estimated TINT the treaty a. .
whole will exceed 10000 words. or
the contents of large. closely printed
volume. The text In being prepared
IL French and English. and. A. =
means Of expedltIng action. a German
text may be prepared. though II 10
foresecn that the German plenipOten-
tiaries may nsk Tor u considerable
time TO pcruse document Of such
magnitude.
After the treaty IL actually de,iv.
cred. Il is intended to allow adequate
time for the Germans Ia make In.
Huiries concerning the various details
before returning to Weituar.
This is expected to take about two
days. the first day being devoted by
the Germans To fnmiiisrixing them.
selves with the terms. and the second
day to answering such queries NJ they
may make.
There II no purpose 10 have this
assume the character os = discussion.
hut merely the clucidation Of any
points which may assist In obtaining
prompt and favorable action when the
plenipOtcntiarics return to Weimar.
The procedure on the arrival of the
German pisnipotentiariss At Versailles
has virtually been decided upon.
II IL believed the stay Of the pisni.
potsatiarics At weinar will cover .
wssk. thus bringing them hack to Yer.
aailiss about May 8 TO 10. This. how.
sves. is conJectural. for II 10 dspsudsnt
uoon the rapldiiy 0f ths decisions
reached at wsinar.