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the maintenance of the territorial status
quo in article ten of the covenant of the
league of nations. and provide the
definite security which some European
skeptics do not expect from the workings
of the league.
The proposal contemplates the
negotiation of series of independent
conventions containing guarantees with
each of the smaller states ranking with
treaties covering the protection of
minorities. In the case of Poland this
matter is provided for in article 93 of
the German treaty, and similar articles
are contemplated for insertion in the
Austrian and Hugarian treaties on be-
half of eastern European states.
The Polish proviso slipped through
without objection when the outline Of
the German treaty was read and ap-
proved. and was unchanged at the secret
plenary session of the Peace Conference
on the eve of the presentation of the
treaty.
| Representatives of interested states,
! however, were prepared when the Aus
trian treaty came before the plenary
session and objected strenuously to cor
responding clauses being included In
that convention. This objection has
been one of the principal causes for the
postponement of the presentation of the
entire treaty to the Austrians. the
clauses in question being eliminated
| from the first installment of the pact
| Small states are as yet unwilling tC
/ accept the clauses, even when coupled
with guarantees of territorial integrity
Financial Amendments
The treaty may make some Sigh
changes regarding the disposition o
certain of the contested districts OF
the Belgo German frontier.
The financial clauses will be amended
to give the reparations commission dis
cretion TO authorize Germany to rais
working capital for restarting her in
dustries and enable her to pay hel
reparations. Tne original text estab
lished an absolute first charge upor
German assets and revenues to NEE
reparations payments, which condition
the reparation commission could no
waive even in instances where a waiver
was advisable from the Entente view
point.
A new text is required to cover tn,
changes in the Polish frontier and tn,
plebiscite in Siles.a. The intimatior
was made yesterday for the first tim,
that revised draft on the Danish from
tiers is expected, indicating that tn,
conference leaders had decided to tax,
into consideration the objections oi
both Germany and Denmark to plebi
scite in the. southernmost section o
, Schleswig. Denmark declined to receiv,
this section because it is predominantll
; German.
U. S. May Hold Silesian Plebiscite
The Poles have become somewha
reconciled to the proposed plebiscite il
Silesia by informal assurances whicl
they have received that American troop
, WILL if possible, be assigned to occup
{ the contested and disputed area pendin
the vote. to assure a fair and unin
timidated expression of the people
wishes.
They have feared that unless allie
troops, preferably American, are move
e promptly into the, plebiscite area, tn
German authorities would remain i
I virtual control almost up to the day G
] voting and would be able materially {
influence the result.