The Washington herald., 1919-05-12
GERMANS seek
TO CAIN Time
ASPACT WATTS
Opinion At Paris Is That
Ieuton Delegates
Will Sign.
RUSS PROBLEM URGENT
Belgians Insistent Upon
Reparation for Fiscal
Losses.

Paris. May Ia complete and COM
prchensive program has been worked
out by the big Fiye"-for now the
chief celebrating body is quintette
again-for facilitating and speeding
up the work OF making peace with
GorInsny's former allies. Austria,
Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey.
II the Germans sign-and il is sun
the overwhelming opinion here that
they WILL despite the storm Of wrath
Eow sweeping the empire-it is ex-
pected peace with them viii be an ac-
complished fact on or about June /
This date is entirely speculative,
however. and no definite hopes should
be hung on it, especially since the
German delegates are showing every
sign of intending to draw things out
as long as possible. At any rate, con-
clUsion Of peace with the other coun-
tries will be a matter OF only a brief
period after the German document is
signed.
Russian Issue Unsettled.
The affairs Of and in Russia are
in such unsettled state that they
will have to be considered by the
peace congress before it adjourns
but final decisions will undoubtedly
be left to the league Of nations.
Even though the treaty with Ger
many is finished and in the hands Of
her delegates, Belgium is again in
sistently demanding that the loss
she has suffered in the drop Of ex-
change OF the 1000. 900 marks
with which Germany flooded the
country should be included In the
reparation clauses Of the treaty.
! Belgian peace officials told corre-
spondents tonight that unless our
peace delegates make a strong cam
paign for Belgium on this point, the
United States VIII lose much of her
popularity in Belgium.
Third Note From Germans.
Count Van BroclC0rI- -Rantzau
handed a third note OF protest
against the peace terms 10 the sec
retary Of the French foreign oeice
last night. it was learned today.
Poss ibiiity that the German peace
delegates might leave Versailles was
being considered by allied rspreseu-a-
tives today. Refusal TO entertain
7 Germary's first attempt at a "dirlo-
matte offensive" has caused a situa-
tion which is likely to make necessary
immediate military preparations %
force Germany into acceptance of the
allies terms Of peace.
In event the Germans should decide
= the terms are too drastic 10 make dis
cussion worth while they are expected
10 inform the allies that further nego-
tiations must be carried on with tho
Berlin government rather than wlir
its plenipotentiaries at Versailles.
Given Complete Answer.
Count Won Rrockdorr-- ar-zau'z
complaint that Germany was rot -7c~-
toned among nations i~y.',H - foin
the league OF ratIons has rnu ar-
swered bv The all.vd str'.r.r' tha-
additional members are ,xi..-r pro-
vided for in n" second Tar.-r7Th ~
Article l Of the peace troa:r
President Wilson viii personally
superintond fgrthc- answ,rs 10 Ge,-
man protests mya.Niu- .r.v rs IT,"
fourteen points. Tho Tr.-.a n' win
show tho enemy Gc'n-at,- wror..r
the pe"Ce treaty cuIfoI-1- With his
principles OF rparr. ara u".. clear
to them rrasoIa iU~ such . ..S"reurcs
as have been u'., -~aIy ir sGlI-eS
in conditions s'uc, h'. lad .yaG these
/ points.
The lcaguo Of nations COMMISSION
will consider ril'. German i'.l-r1r pro
gram rrovIdiu- for 'stabh. hulrr; oT
world parliament"
New Treaty Rushed.
The allies arc bending every caorf
| to complete terms Of the treaty to he
hauded the Austrian delo=at"s early
ncxt week. As fast as III" uor5'jioGs
: are completed, they are curlrubl,d n
! the draft. and il is believed "a, GoeI-
trent will be ready Tuesday or We'd
! ncSday.
Inasmuch as the United States has
/ never declared war on Bgi-arfa and
! Turkey. conclusion Of pcacr with Gel
many and Austria Viii s,D the finish
! of Americas direct partiCr alton in
4 peace negotiations. The only interest
( the United States viii have i'm 'be
! Peace Conference after p-ars .#~ Tor
mally been concluded with Gs.uany
J ard Austria will ho to a,.. that tie
D armisticc terms and Pre- iG'Ut Viii
/ sons fourteen points are observed
CONFERENCE HELD