The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-13
According to Confidential In
formation Given Presi-
dent.
SERBS WANT PREPARATION
Poland Claims Eastern Part
of Galicia and Outlet to
the Black Sea.
tBy Jonn Edwin Neyin.)

secure a modification of terms, will
sign the peace treaty. according tc
confidential information reaching
President Wilson today.
Herr Lansberg Sand Herr Geisberg
two members OF the Teutonic peace
mission, have left Versailles for Ber-
lin to inform the government of the
decisions reached by the plenipoten-
tiaries. ~, .a
The final conclusions and a, definite
course Of action will, be decided upon
by the Germans before Sunday. ,
The big four met again this, morn
ing and continued their consideration
of Austrian questions. - 3
The Austrian peace delegation Is
scheduled to arrive at St. Germatr
tonight and from Indications, will as
sumo passive attitude whe'~ the
terms are presented. ~
Signor Crespi: of the Italia : .le-
cation, is quoted as sayin ; that
aside from her territorial. q tnds
italy will expect all peoples \ z we're
members of the dual NOR : ny III
1914 to contribute to the,i ! smnity
Austria Hungary must pa .4 !
| The Serbians (riow pai Jpgo-
Slavia), are demanding cf : lete rep
Herzegovina. o-slaf Is ready
however to accord the trians and
Magyars acess to Inv Adriatte
through Dmowiki @r
Poland is claiming, the eastern part
of. Galicia and an outlet to the Black
sea by way of Kramarez. a. ~
In addition to their claim for the
Teschem basin. the Czecho-Slovaks
want a sea outlet to the Baltic. The
Czecho- Slovaks furthermore, are
seeking the internationalization o.
the Efbe river, facilities to use 'tht
Hamburg and Stettin harbors and
also an outlet to the Adriatic via
Pressburg and Jugo- Slav territory.
1t was reliably reported that the
Germans have completed a substitute
for every paragraph of the peace
treaty, and that this document woult
be delivered to the allies today. .
However, as the entente envoys
fldNc tdhtl a hNhiiANt@t tt+Ats4s sNAAerf y -
not much reason to believe that mucl
time. will be taken for a decision b,
the Germans on the terms that wef'
handed to them at Versailles. 1t il
believed, however that should th'
Germans. seek to go, to Welmar, TIM
will be. given them to allow the Ger
man government to set forth its Off
cial position. y @ ..r5
Should the Teutonic ENJOYS leave
it is believed that a solemn warning
will be imposed upon them that de
lays for propaganda purposes woult
be dangerous.
Critical Week. ~,
The present week is critical one
Well-paid agents of the Russian Dol
shevik regime are in Paris and are
making one final, desperate effort tt
secure recognition of the Lenine
Trotsky combination at Moscow
Most of these agents are posing un
der the guise of writer's. They are
taking the fullest advantage of the
German suggestion that if the Teu
tonic ENJOYS fail to sign Germany
may make an alliance with the Dol
shevists.
AS matter of fact, such an ALL
ance is welcomed in some quarters
the argument being that bolshevisn
in both Russia and Germany coulc
be wiped out at the same time.
Sign or take the consequences Is
the allied attitude toward the Ger
mans right now. There is no sym
pathy for the Germans among tht
allies, in view of the misery that tht
Teutons brought upon the whole civ
ilized world. The Germans have NO
made any progress toward securing
good feelings for their demands fol
concessions, intermingled withthreat.
and whines for pity.
True Situation.
officials conversant with the true
inwardness of the situation pointed
out today:
Remember, Bernstorff is in Berlir
trying to shape public opinion, anc
he is the same Bernstorff who was
paymaster of the spies and propa'
gandists in the United States. He /:
the same Bernstorff who printed The
warning against sailing on the Lusi-
tania. His endeayors to centralizt
feeling against the treaty is shame
full. Remember, also, that Germany
had positive opportunity to accepi
real peace based on mercy, but dis
dainfully refused, and now demands
Justice. Should the demand for JUS
tice be granted there would not bt
any Germany left. The present peace
terms are merciful inasmuch as they
allow the German empire to con-
tinue. Should Germany refuse tc
sign up i'm the hope of bolsheYism
it is only necessary to point out thai
the end of bolshevism is already II
sight. Germany is finished as a mill
tary power. Her navy has been sur
rendered and the land power is barely
hanging on
Following the arrival of the Aus
tfians, the allies will formulate agree
ments as to the ability of the formel
dual empire to pay for their share o.
the responsibility. While certain Sc
rious difficulties are in the way, 1t Is
certain that Austria will secure bet
ter concessions from the United
States than Germany, because Aus
tria is no longer a military power and
is evidently hoping to avert bolshe-
vism.
The Italian situation is clearing up
AS the Italians defied their allies
they must now accept economic pres
sure unless they agree to any com
promise the entente imposes.
The president received first -hand
reports on the Italian situation this
afternoon from Ambassador Page
The ambassadors conference with tbs
president cahsed a revival Of rumors
that he will resign as soon as peace
is signed