The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18

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The drafting of the final form OF the
Peace Treaty Is proceeding rapidly in
order to have II ready for presentation
TO the German delegates when they ar
rive ut Versailles n week hence The
document. as framed, begins with an in
PRODUCTION In the form of protocol. set
ting forth the complete list Of beiiigereni
Powers taking part in the war and now
making peace, with the designation OF
Observation-Disclosures of each country and
with their power to sign.
Then comes a dectsration. OF impress
Give brevtty not exceeding thirty words,
stnfiny that on the conclusion of the
treaty and the exchange OF Qualifications
the war shafl come TO an end
League OF Nations Next.
Following upon the. declaration Of
peace the present fntent3on of the pence
delegates IL TO have the covenant OF the
League Of Nations occupy the place OF
honor In the treaty and to be the first
subject treated in detail. 1t thus will
take the priority II had In the pro-
rramme OF the Peace Conference.
Then. In succeseioa. viii follow the
.ufiitary. naval ana aerial terms. reps-
rations, responsibilities the Rhine
frontier, the Saar region. Alsace-L
sssne, Poland. the status OF Dansig as
an International port. Gerptany's scnaes-
wig-fsolstein frontier and large num-
her ,of .pecial subjects. Including the
labor convention adopted nj the last
pienary session OF the conference, inter-
national ports and waterways and ex-
tended economic and financial provisions
not directly connected with PREPARATIONS.
Tho textual form of all these sub
dfvlrions has been completed, 30 dhat
the work at present going on Is chiefly
fitting together the parts into homo-
reneous whole. This In being done by
thtorna tional experts representing the
i've great Powers. Their wori- IL largely
formal, as the Council OF -Four and the
commissions have adopted the Language
o; the various parts now being fitted to-
Rether.
It 10 estimated that the treaty as
a whole viii exceed seventy thousand
words, or the contents Of a large closely
printed volume. The text 10 being pre-
pared In French ana English, and AZ q
means OF expediting action. a German
text may be prepared, though II 10 Tore
seen that the German plenipotentiaries
may ask for a considerable time on q
document Of such magnitude.
After the treaty Is actually delivered
4. is intended to allow adequate time foi
fhe Germans to make inquiries concern
ing the various details before returning
70 weimar. This Is expected 10 take
sbeat two days. the nrst day being De
seted by the Germans TO familiarizint
themselves with the terms, and the sec
ond day to the answering OF sucf
queries as they may make
IN
surne the character Of discussion. bu
merely the calculation OF any p2int
which may assist In procuring promp
and favorable action when the plentpo
tentisrtes return to Weimar.
It is believed that the stay OF fh'
pIenipotentiaries at Waimar viii covei
q week, thus bringing them back t.
Versailles about May to 40. This. hew
eyer, u. con5ectural, for 1t Ia Dependent
noon the rspidity OF the decisioni
reached ut weimar.
French Guarantees Discussed.
Premier Lloyd Georges declaration II
the British Parliament that France ha'
been given full guarantees against re
newai a German attacks y the hrst au
thoritative statement that such guarSn
tees have been given ana arouses tn
keenest discussion regarding the natur
Of the guarantees az affecting the Unite
States and Great Britain. The Frencl
reports are Thai the. guarantees amodn
% AN ALLIANCE. and 1the eeu1i-onicta
Temps says:
.sPrsnaier Lloyd Georges language nd
Shpits OF only one meaning, Thiscis tina
Great Britain and the United States en-
gaRe; to stain France I'm casa she !
axat, attacked by Germany. Such Al
,s.A ~ 4
Lloyd George would not pronounce sue
words lightly. and his announcement
singularly instructive"
Other French reports describe tn
guarantees as in the nature Of casu
foederis, whereby any failure Of Ger
many to carry out the treaty woul
bring concerted action by France. Grea
Britain and the United States.
The Council OF -Four. which frame
the guarantees as part OF the Rhine SET
tlenent. has thus far maintained a rigt
silence except for the general DECLARE
ton OF Mr. Lloyd George.
Japan 20 BE Heard Tomorrow.
viscount ChInda OF the Japanese dele
cation arranged to-day for his appear
ancs before the Council OF Four on Sal
urdAy on the Klao-Chau question, wit
a view to an adjustment with Chin
which shall be incorporated In the peac
treaty. The American delegates belley
that an accord will be reached whereof
China ultimately will control Kiao-Ch
with suitable recognition of Japan's e,
forts
A plenary session of the Peace Cor
ference will DO held two days next weel
on Wednesday and Thursday, for n
purpose OF passing upon a large numbs
Of remaining details before the meetin
with the Germana.