The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-12
FORMER KAISER
LIABLE TO TRIAL
May Be Arraigned for Viola.
tion Of Neutrality Of
Belgium. ,sl.
DRAFT OF TREATY READY
Will Be Presented to Ger
many for Signature in
Two Weeks,
(By John E.. Patterson J

L 3
Paris. April 12.-U N. S.)--Th'
peace treaty will be presented to tn,
German ENJOYS for their signature!
within two weeks, unless unforeseen
eleventh hour" obstacles develop il
was learned from q most Trustworthy
source today The treaty is almost
ready for. drafting right now.
| Such rapid progress has been made
| since Wednesday that the Italian
Jugo-Slav dispute over territory sor
the, Adriatic is now the, only impor-
tant problem on hand.
Now that it has been decided that
the ex-kaiser can be placed on trial
there. is much speculation over the
steps to be taken to get him out OF
Holland and the seat of court where
the trial will take place.
1t is probable that the. former enl-
peror will be. araigned before the high
court Of Belgium on an indictment
charging him with violating Bel
gium's neutrality and outraging civil
lied morality. Belgium may be able
to avenge her wrongs with her own
laws. If this is the case. the fact
will stand out before the whole world
as lesson to rulers in the future to
respect the rights of smaller nations.
The league of nations, whose con-
stitution has finally been put in
shape for inclusion in the treaty, will
be the keeper of the worlds honor.
To it will be intrusted great problems
which the peace delegates could not
decide offhand. Thus in the case OF
the Saar valley it was decided dSprac-
tically to let the lensxe -goverS 'the
district for fifteen years while
France is getting the product of the
coal mines in the Saar basin. After
that time plebiscite will be taken.
In this same connection IL is pointed
out that the Saar valley. is now a
complement to the Lorraine iron
fields, and in all probability a plebi-
scite would give the territory TO
France.
1t is believed that a thirty mile un
armed zone will be established on the
left bank of the Rhine In conformity
to the wishes Of the French, who fear
another German attack If that dis
trict is left open. The allied armies,
however, will continue to occupy the
bridgehead positions along the Rhine
for an indefinite period. ~.
The Polish question has not yet
been solved, but 1t is now said that
the report that the delegates had re-
the question OF giving
Danzig to Poland was premature.
Strong influences are working in that
direction.
Belief is current in some circles |
that the big four may soon announce |
d definite policy toward Russia. 1t is |
not believed that it will take the |
form of recognition of the soviet gov
at Moscow, but will be
formal statement to the effect that
Z the bolshevik regime can convince
he league of nations that 1t repre-
,ents the Russian people. will not in
erfere with other forms OF govern
nent, will preserve law and order
Ind will recognize lawful interna-
ional obligations, it may. after a
ime. obtain a serious hearing.
While the big four are working on
he plan of a general treaty for Ger
many, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
t is not improbable that If hitch
ccurs in the settlement of the Adri-
tic dispute or over the boundaries
f Turkey, a treaty may be MADE
With Germany alone. The Italians
re opposing this, so the question re-
lains open.