Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-28
EARLY PEACE is
EXPECTED IN PARIS;
DELEGATES HURRY
Pichon Thinks Treaty May
Be Completed Before May
15-Gern1any to Be Dealt
With First

The atmosphere around the peace
conference at Paris has changed
remarkably in the last few days. The
deliberation and caution which
marked the proceedings OF important
commissions have given way and
even the most conservative delegates
a.o being carried forward at great
pace. Talk of early peace has become
general.
President Wilson, before he left
France. urged the American commas
siOnerS to spare no eXertiOn TO bring
the conference to a conclusion, at
least respecting peace treaty, out
the actual directing force toward
that end has been Premier C!emen-
ceau, who even while reclining IN
his easy chair suffering from the
wound given him by would-be as
sassin. has summoned the premlerS
Of four other great powers to MS
side in order to impress upon them
the need for hastening the great
work IN their hands.
France Changes View
France originally doubted the WIS
dom of concluding peace before con-
ditions crystallized in Germany and
effective guarantees against further
provided and an opportunity had
been assured to that deVastated
French and Belgian industries would
retrieve the ground Germany mad
gained on them. Now, France agrees
with America and Great Britain IN
demanding a termination of the eX-
istence of the present technical state
Of war so that even Germany may
resume the normal ways of peace,
Present indications are that moth
ing regarding the responsibility TOR
the war, beyond a declaration of gen
erai principles, will be included IN
the preliminary treaty Of peace The
special commission considering the
liability of either governments OF
individuals to punishment has work
cd in great secrecy and has heard
arguments. on every SIDE or the
problem from experts in information
FL law, but it il gathered that the
only result that can be expected IN
time for Incorporation in the peace
treaty is an expression of opinion
on the general prime pies that may
be applied to the cases so far con-
Peace by May Is
This view was reflected today by
| Stephen Pichon, the French foreign
minister, in his Sunday talk witt
! foreign newspaper corresponding
| He said, in discussing the probable
date when the treaty of peace viii
! be signed that work will be hasten
| ed as soon as the necessary Toun
dations had been laid. NJ. Pichor
referred to the fact that Presiden
Wilson thought when he left tha
the end could be reached by the mid
| die of May. but added that it wa'
row regarded possible that it nigh
he sooner and he saw no reason
doubt It. Asked if the peace con
| ference could then disporse, he re
piled that general principles which
must govern the treaty of peace
would be included in the treaty 1t
sell while their application mus b.
determined and made workable aft
| erWa rds.
A orleans also believe that tn
treaty which viii be signed frs
must be followed By another tina
treaty which will exactly prescrib
the conditions to be met by the lat
enemy powers. Several months ma.
e1apse before this can be mad
| ready.
Germany Comes First
| NJ. PichOn said Germany would b
first Gealt with, because of tn
greater importance Of problems pre-
sented in her case, but he adde
there were important peace ques
rs for settlement in connectio
with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey