Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-22
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Joint Committee With Neu-
trail President Believed
Latest Plan.
COUNCIL URGES SIGNING

! PARIS, May 22.-The council of
four has delivered it's reply to the
German note ON prisoners of war.
The reply indicates that the allies
dinerentiate between ordinary
prisoners and those guilty of
crime. and that the latter will be
held and punished.
LONDON, May % british Wireless
Service).-It is apparent from fore
casts in the German press that one
of the principal points of the German
reply to the peace terms will be
proposal to institute joint commit
tee of representatives of both sides,
with neutral president, to decide the
economic questions. The Germans
also will ask the appointment of
similar committee to determine the
damage done in Belgium and France.
The German reply, it is understood,
will protest against the treaty not TAX
ing into consideration the damage done
in Germany. 1t will be urged that
Austria Hungary, having been an ally
of Germany, should be held in the
same responsibility as Germany.
solid Against treaty.
Full realization of the peace terms
has restored some of the national
feeling in Germany. which seemed en-
tirely to have vanished. and today
there is almost solid national opinion
against the treaty, according to the
travelling correspondent of the Daily
Mail in a dispatch dated at Beuthen,
in Silesia, near the Polish frontier, on
May 20. Germany is slowly finding
men around whom she will rally. the
correspondent adds. Upper Silesia
will fight, he says. and may soon be
the storm center of the attempted
peace settlement.
Demand Signing Of Treaty.
2 BERLIN. May 81. via London.-The
Greater Berlin soldiers and workers
council today adopted a resolution de-
signed and appealing to the prole-
tariat of the allied countries.
Declaration Rejects Reply.
The German cabinets declaration, is
sued officially and exclusively through
the Associated Press on Tuesday. that
Germany would decline to sign the
peace terms as presented to her at
Versailles. reflects the underlying
note Of the oiiiciai reply to be made
to the allied and associated powers
In fact. the statement as whole
virtually represents the preamble of
the document which Count Won Brock
dorn -Rantzau. the head of the Ger
man delegation. Is expected to de-
liver at Versailles before the end of
the present week. $500
This document will be complemented
by specific proposals and counter pro-
posa1s which will bring the volume
of the reply up to about sixty type
written pages. This is exclusive of
the various notes already transmitted,
announcement of which was made by
the German delegation in Tuesdays
communication to President Clemen-
ceau Of the peace congress.
Delay Is Explained.
The delay Of several days in the
the absence of confirmation from
Count won Brockdorff- Rantxau and
his sssociates at Versailles of deci-
sions reached he'd at Berlin; The Ger
tions at no less than three places
Versailles. Spa and Berlin-this< sepa-
ration making mere difficult the work
steps decided upon. In Berlin there
appears to have been the greatest diff
ficulty as the work of getting the
peace commissioners II d the national
been much delayed through the con-
stance intervention of the party
leaders While the material con-
tents Of the German reply in all its
essential points has been agreed upon
by all the participating factors the
textual construction Of the note will
require q few days beyond the time
limit set by the entente.
(This extension has been since ask
ed for AND granted).
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Will Suggest Revision.
The German counter proposals will
be of a definite character. and some of
them will be so framed as to invite
or suggest a revision of the present
terms.
Hun Request for Extension.
The text of the request of the Ger
man delegation for an extension Of
Versailles, May 20.
ITO his Excellency. the President of
the peace conference. NJ. Clemen-
ceau:
"sir: The German peace delegation
intends during the next few days to
submit communications to the allied
and associated governments on the
following points which, in the eyes
of the delegation fall under the def
milton OF suggestions of a practical
nature:
First. a note concering territorial
questions in the east; second, a note
concerning Alsace-Lorraine: third. a
note concerning the occupied terrific
ries; fourth, note concerning the
extent and discharge of the obligation
undertaken by Germany in view of
reparation; fifth. note concerning
the further practical treatment of the
question OF labor laws: sixth, a note
concerning the treatment of German
private property in enemy countries.
Problem is Involved.
Besides this, syllabus is being
prepared of the observations which are
called for from the German govern
Tnent by the draft of the treaty OF
peace In Its detailed provisions The
problem hereby involved being in part
of very complicated nature, and II
having been necessary to discuss them
extensively with the experts in Yer
sailles as well as with those in Ber-
lin. IT viii not be possible to dispose
teen days notified by your exceliency
on the 9Th instant. although the dele
CATION, to move that the contents of
many notes as possible within the
limit.
Having regard to this, beg. in
the name of the German peace dele
CATION to move that the contents of
the intended notes be regarded as hay-
ing already been made the subject of
discussion in writing. and that the
requisite time be. granted to us for a
more detailed exposition.
Accept. sir. the assurance Of my
highest. esteem.
tSfgnedl
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