The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-09
TREATY In EFFECT
WITHIN TWO WEEKS
Ratification by Great Britain
and Japan Is Expected
at Once.
AMERICANS GETTING OUT
Delegates, Without Vote in
Peace Commissions, Are Civ
ing Up Their Duties.
AMERICANS GETTING OUT
Br the Assecietsd PresA.


PARIS, Oct. S.-with the completion
Of the peace treaty by ratification OF
three great Powers which, II 10 gener-
ally &iieved In Paris, will take place
within two weeks, the work of the
Peace Conference and the Supreme
Council will be greatly changed. Many
questions at present before the Supreme
Council will be transferred Immediately
to the Permanent Reparations Co,nmis-
sion.
7 In fact, the Supreme Council has
turned many of the reparations Ques-
tons over to tbs commission. which re-
Gently has been investigating ths
amount Of property Rumania has con-
iscated in Hungary belonging to all the
entente Powers and the effect the Ru-
manisn confiscations will have on Ru-
maria's share In the total reparationa
Great Britain's ratification Of the
peace treaty, the London ForsiEn Of
fice says, awaits only the Kings procia-
nation. All the Doninions have ratf-
tied the treaty, tho Australian House on
September 10 snd<the Senate October !.
Question Italy's Approval.
There Is some uncertainty in confer
snce circles whether the decree must Ne
approved by the Italian Parliament be-
TORE ~ 10 uildliy cMoCtiNc.
1t was pointed out before ratification
that the italian Constitution required
the approval by Parliament of treaties
involving territorial changes II Is now
held In some quarters that both treaties.
German and Austrian. must have the
approval of Parliament before acquiring
the force Of law so far as concerns
Italy in it's Internal policy. but that as
concerns the other signatories the royal
decree already issued In sufficient.
A Rome despatch says that the
Corriere delle SeTa publishes an article
demonstrating that ratification of the
treaty by royal decree II legal. accord
ing to the Constitution ''"''' e.
Many questions relating to the Saar
Valley. Danzig and Silesia are of such
pressing importance that they will an-
doubtediy be taken up at the first meet
ing Of the council of the League of Ma
tions, which, according to plan, Is TO
be called by President Wilson In a fort
night after the treaty Ii formally ratined
by three great Powers
PlebAscite I'm silssia.
A plebiscite in upper Silssia must Be
held as soon as possible because Of the
strained relations there where the Poles
and Germans are holding each other al
bay. and there Is a general disposition
In conference circles to give Poland re-
lief at tho earliest moment; as the Sile-
sian coal supply b urgently needed In
central Europe.
Until the United States rassaes the
| treaty 1t cannot participate In any com
| missions created under the treaty and
while the American delegation feels that
the other Powers will confer with the
Americans and not deliberately prejudice
American interests. there Is great un-
essiness among the American delegates
| as they feel that their inability to par
ticipate in anything but consultative
capacity is a great handicap.
| Recently there has been u disposition
on the part of the Amsriesa Delegation