Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-08
TRANSPORT ORDERS
DON'T MEAN EARLY
RETURN Of WILSON
George Washington's' Re-
turn to France, However,
May Reflect Belief in Early
Peace Treaty Settlement

PARIS, April 7.-Orders which it
is learned have been given for the
United States transport George
Washington to proceed from America
to a French port are not taken to
mean that President Wilson is con-
templating a premature departure
from France.
They are thought rather to reflect
a belief that the peace conference
will be able to effect an adjustment
of outstanding problems at a COM
paratively early date.
With the big four" resumed its
conferences today a feeling of hope
prevailed in American circles that
the predictions of Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister Pichon
of an Easter peace will come true.
Whether this is possible, it was
declared. depends chiefly on the
British and French. SO If they have
concluded they can agree on the va
rious problems by that date. peace
- that much nearer.
she Americans, however, were the
sr&Sinal peace GATE 1oLcasters' nam,
~
/. On the basis of the Amerlcai
s4..,cIusions, an agreement appearet1
s-:Seible on each of those dates. y
settlement has since been delageo
far beyond the American torecaSt,
obviously through no fault OF the
The more optimistic of the dele
gates believed the question Shlch
had been chiefly responsible LOT de-
lay. PREPARATIONS. would be cleaned up
FT7l. he
weeks has been centered on tne
British and French getting together
nm this problem. Lloyd Georges pre-
election pledges and French prom
ises of making the Germans pay ne me
After the big four had virtually
agreed on the plan for leaving coll
lections in the hands of special
permanent commission. without nam
ing any specific amount of lndem-
mites, division of reparat1on unoer
the YEARLY collection scheme became
greatly involved.
Leading bankers from the Scandf-
neutrals. arrived in Paris today to
confer with the financial experts OF
the peace conference regarding Ger
man credits in their countries Inc
Germans recently advanced the plea
that they were unable to make m
owing to the interest ons credits: to
certain neutrals falling due. The
status of these credits will be learn
ed from the neutrals themselves. the
allied financial experts worked an an
today's meeting of the big four.
LLOYD GEORGE EXPECTS
PEACE TREATY By EASTER
PARIS, April The pre rel, M "a ey
peace treaty will be reaay oy .t East to
come and sign it at the end of April
ar the beginning of May, Premier
Iloyd George, of Great Britain, de-
clared in an interview TO-DAY WI
Stephane Lausanne, editor OF Inc
Matin.
In answer to a remark by, M. Law
zanne that what troubled pupllc
opinion was not SO much the delaY'
as the secrecy in which the peace
negotiations were wrapped ana do ane
fear that there was some dtYergeniGdc:
of opinion, the British premier sala:
81 affirm absolutely that there is
no divergence among the negotla;-
tors. They are often contrG54itssd WIN VIZ
technical difficulties when go, an
Take the question of PREPARATIONS. III
substance the allies have one com
mon principle. which | once set
forth thus: Germany must ray up
to the laSL IdI IHlHS VI l4SA ~
But is if sufficient to draw up
bill and hand it to the +o enemy nSd !
Must we not require guarantees, ana
must we not study the terms. metno
DDS and forms Of delayed te 2 Paymt ne our
adversary when he pleads mad
eGuacy of resources: Yes, you can
90 as far as that and you must DO
# and you must do that In WORD.
shall we simply present t,a b nIone or
possib]e? Well, that is where the
work comes. in. slow and dtf1l ~ u !
technical experts of the highest ca ca
pabilities and great experience ., are are
- either as to the method of iiqulda9-
ton or as to the assets to be real
lied. -
NO. there is no divergence among
the negotiators, but. alas, there are
inevitable ones among the experts,
often among those from the same
country. Who is to decide between
them if not the negotiators. and do
YOU think it can always be done
quickly" -