The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-11
MAY TAKE PEACE
CONFERENCE To
ANOTHER PLACE
Propaganda of French Officials
Displease Americans
DELEGATION INDIGNANT
Representatives OF Various Powers
Believe Work OF Conference Great.
ly Hampered by Criticism.

Paris, Feb. l0-The situation in
tho Peace Conference has reached r.
pass where some of the plenlpoten.
tiaries believe that drastic action is
necessary to relieve H.
| am able to say that the Ameri.
can delegation intends to propose
that the conference be moved out al
France ON account OF the intensive
propaganda here, which is conssrded
as designed to delay the making of
peace ard obstruct generally The ei.
forts to obtain settlement that will
restore normal conditions through
out the world The dissatisfaction
is such that concealIhent is no longer
though wise.
1t was reported early that the
British delegation also held this
view, but later il became known that
they would not be a party to the
proposal to move the conference
elsewhere
The acute cause of this deci.ion
on the part of the American delega-
ton, which. of course, means presl.
dent Wilson. is supposed to be the
Clemenceau interview with The AS
sociated Press, The text of this IN.
terview was published in the Paris
newspapers today
In addition, the tone of ihe French
press has impressed the American
delegation with the idea that a CON
certed campaign is In progress to
hamper action by the Peace Confer.
ence that will bring war officially
to an end. For this reason, it is
held, the conference cannot proceed
in manner free from influence OF
this character while the sessions
take place in France unless there is
a radical change in the methods that
are being pursued
No other place has yet been sug-
gcsted so far s.S known for the
meeting t. the conference. ...a
Whetht- the proposal TO move the
place OF meeting has been made for
mally / am not informed, bui Il
would not be surprising II i; wes
brought to the attention of tao Su.
preme Council before this dispatch
reaches New York
Out of the discussions now in
progress is likely to arise an agree.
ment which will give the armistlce
| terms the status of a preliminary
peace treaty with Germany.
The armistice expires on Feb. n.
The confident belief is expressed
that II certain proposals are accept.
cd by the Supreme War Council The
existing differences between the Al.
lies will be straightcned out. One
difficulty arises over proposals for
neutralizing both sides of the Rhine
and giving Essen over to the Allies
control. There is some objection to
this on the ground that subjects set
tied in the first armistice canrot be
included in the new arrangements
/ The American delegates do not op
pose reducing the German Army tc
fixed figure which Is under dis
cussion by the War Council or oiigi
mating other measures to make Ger
many inpotent in military way
but contend that the terms In tlli'
connection should be definite There
is a growing belief that matters vii
be arranged satisfactorily thus end
ing the French war scare and layin.
a foundation for lifting the German
blockade and restoring the world t
a normal condition.
These developments late toda.
may allay American indignation
over the French press propaganda
and cause the abandonment of IN
proposal to hold sessions of tn
Peace Conference outside OF France