Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
HUNS, IN SMILES,
RETURN TO FARLEY
Result of Conference at Spa
With Dernburg and Bern
storff UndiscIosed.
PRESENT OTHER NOTES

BY the Associated Press.
VERSAILLES. May 24.-Count Won
Brockdorff- Rantzau and the other
members Of the German peace delesa.
ton who went to Spa Thursday re-
turned here this morning. with the
exception of DR.. Theodor Melchoir, the
financial expert DIR. -delchoir will re-
turn tomorrow with members of the
German financial commission All the
members OF the party We're smiling and
seemed to be in good spirits. The dele
cation alighted from the train at tho
mobiles for Versailles
thavas. )-Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau and his colleagues conferred at Spa
with Philip Scheidemann Matthias Erz-
berger. Bernhard Dernburg and Count
Won Bernstorf. In the evening Count
Won Brockdorff-Ra ntZau left for Ver-
sailles and the members Of the Gers
man government started for Berlin.
newspapers here unanimously APP
prove of the fairness, Justice and
precision" of the reply of the peace
conference to the notes of Count Won
BrOckdorf- Rantzau. In the reply
relative to economic questions they
see the "resolute determination of the
, entente to obtain all desirable repa-
rations."
Huns Present More Notes.
PARIS. May % (Havas).-The Ger
man peace plenipote ntiaries today
handed in two new notes to the sec
retariat of the peace conference. They
had to do with the subject of internal
legislation regarding labor and Ger
man properties in allied countries.
The council of foreign ministers
took up the protest of Belgium against
the failure of Germany to turn back
the Belgian government archives
taken by the Germans from Brussels.
1t also discussed reports received re-
garding German maneuvers in con-
nection with Poland, as well as the
Hungarian question.
(By the Associated Press).--The
German military train on its way to
Versailles with a printing outfit has
been delayed by an accident retard-
ing the printing of the German OBJ
servatfons on the peace treaty.
It Is Understood these observations
viii constitute q book as large as the
treaty itself. and it is estimated that
1t VIII require five days to read and
digest them. The Germans have as
sured the allies that they will en-
within the new time limit.
Consider Austrian Treaty.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 24.-The council of four
today continued its consideration of the
economic clauses Of the Austrian peace
treaty. calling In experts for consulta-
ton. =
1t is still expected that the treaty viii
be ready for presentation to the Aus.
TRANS on Wednesday next.
-
Plenary Session to Consider.
PARIS, May 23.-It was announced to-
night that the treaty to be presented to
Austria would be considered at a plen-
airy session next Tuesday and would be
laid before the Austrian delegation prob
ably on Wednesday
The council of four today considered
the military terms as framed by Mar
shall Foch. commander-in-chief of the
allied armies; Cen Diaz. supreme COM
mander OF the Italian army, and other
military leaders. Austrias formidable
army Of upward Of a million men, which
was second only to that Of Germany, Is
reduced by the treaty to 5000 men; vir-
rendered or destroyed and further mill
tary production abolished
The naval terms are similarly
sweeping, all warships being sur
rendered and Austria's position as n
naval power terminated.
Americans Prepare Memorandum.
The American delegation has pre-
pared a memorandum showing the
status Of affairs before the peace con-
ference on the conclusion of the Aus.
TRAN treaty.
This discloses that formidable
amount of business is still to be
transacted besides the Turkish and
Bulgarian treaties, covering the
whole range of interallied subjects.
The memorandum runs through many
pages, with scores of headings. 1t
leaves no doubt that the conference
will continue for a considerable time
after the treaties have been signed
and President Wilson has left, it be-
ing expected that the other American
members will remain to consider mat
tiers still requiring attention.