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speed Up PEACE:
President Takes Firm Stand
$. Against Dai|ying,
GhLFE OVER new ISSUES

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The Monroe Dcc:c;@> and Reputation
Are Expected TO be L--.teI Very
Soon.
Puris, March 31.-Persisten. efforts,
principally BY the American d'''%ltes
but seconded for he mes rar. b.. he
British aald Italians, 10 >t.ci ~ he
work of the various ctrnc:l~ ma COM
missions preparing the Nr.u: : If the
peace treaty. Resulted in be e. i '"=-
ress during the d. ':g dag 3: HE
last week
That mos iHip1 sat results "-t!: be
a.tained during lie pre>it nj week is
predicted h. those WHO are ii po-
sition to spec. including the dispose
ton of the Monroe dc i'in;. AID re-
para tons tho two subjects which have
bee the main Obs aclCS ~ the compile
tier &C The treaty.
Ii is learned thar fh..r,' M +, cent
ly been Il revival Of certain r"G:HSi-
TORS and arguments which ms r Cd
the patience ~ some o. the D1F;ici-
pans, in The deliberations. hui. auiar-
eDtiv. new ideas have been cXh2!;.t"d,
aRtl there are S;c,,S of the rap Il AZ
preach Of the end of the d!S"'l$Si us.
Therefore. il IS expected thai rel
dent Wilson. whoIN some of the |Ec0"h
newspapers. n WI as some in III
entail British psp -, have held re
spcns:hlc II n mna sure for the DELAYS.
is about TO exercise The power. wh.ch
goes with the responsibility, To make
an end to the delays.
The most Stuhbornly contested sub
iect Was thar of reparations, and 1t
is $ ,.r..rs ed that the delay in this cfse
cannot he charged 20 the Amer cans.
but rather to the prediction promises
of Premier lloyd George and Premier
Clemenc"au to make the Germ"n$ pay
tho whole cost Of The war VIII I'll have
led 20 Snme cf1harraSSment. hecauSe
OF the patent Inability Of the enemy to
pay mere thar y fra"ficn Of, the cnor-
NOUS indemn'.~ ha1 VIII bt required
for that purl.r-H.
However. real progress, has been
male in bringing about N agreement
on the total araoun: nf Indemnity and
the terms of payl.ent On h3S 5 of
paimstaK ne studies Of tile exact state
of German Industries and resources
at the present time and prospects for
the future made by the financial COM
missions of the conference.
American representatives on these
commissions have convinced their for
eign colleagues % the danger of fore
ing Germany to S'ga under dureSs con-
ditions lt!ey- honesty believe beyond
the ability of Germany to meet, point
ing out that such peace would surely
never he permanent, but would result
in Reputation at some future day,
when Germany felt she had the SYM
patty of the majority or was strong
enough from a military standpoint.
Although President Wilson has stat
ed that the league of nations cove
as...se-sai -tst- delax-the progress Of the
treaty. because the work of the other
commissions was equally essential to
its completion, the covenant has been
the subject of much anxiety and close
study during the past week.
The desire Of the American dele
gates to safeguard the Monroe doc
trine and to insert other amendments
to meet home criticism has temporarily
prevented the report OF the revised
covenant from being submitted to a
plenary meeting of the conference. The
meeting of the commission on Thurs
day. however gave the finishing touch
es to the formula, which it is bellev.
ed is satisfactory to the counc.i of
four, and a plenary session will likely
be held on Saturday.
1t has been decided to avoid con-
troversy over the guarantee Of reiigi-
Gus freedom by rem;tting the subject
to special treaties, which must lie made
Nth all new states that have arisen
through the war.