The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04
Situation Serious as
Delegates Still Diff
fer Widely. 49,.
FRENCH DEMAND MUCH
Hinted That They Want
More Than Military
Security of Foe.
MIDDLE GROUND" SOUGHT
Wilson Opposing Extreme
Claims Tries to Obtain
Concessions.
AGREE ON PAYMENT SOON
Reparations May Soon Be
Fixed After Long Talk
ls Paris Belief. q
MIDDLE GROUND" SOUGHT
AGREE ON PAYMENT SOON
ny The Associated Press

ny The Associated Press
PARIS, April 3 President WILSON
and Premicrs Lloyd George. Cleme en-
ceau and Orlando continued their
discussion at President Wilson's resi-.
dcnce today, Other peace conference
organizations also met. All the con-
fercucea tended to nnrnvel the tan
gled ls0ues stlll standing In the way
Of peace
The meetings proceeded amid an
other wave Of apprehension spread
Ing through the conference over lack
OF any tangible results after the coun-
ell OF four had laborcd continuously
for ter days
This was accompanied by well
| founded reports from those close In
touch with the council OF four show.
ing that the situation. while not dess
perate. was at least serious because
of radical differences on some rum
damentas In the settlement OF Der
nany's western the Franco-Germar
and the eastern Polish frontiers.
Ono OF the American experts who
II constantly being consulted on va
rlous questions before the council
gives the following glimpse OF what
Is going on behind scenes:
French Demand Much.
THE situation In extremely diff
cult. particularly aa regards the
western frontier Of Germany. Presi-
dent Wilson, I'm n conciliatory spirit,
has been willing TO do most anything
to assure French secusity short OF
OF the qualification of engagements
made at the time OF the Afinistlcc.
The French have been assured OF
every military protection along tho
Rhine and for fifty kilomelers east
OF that river, even to the extent OF
considering that any military activity
In that seution shall be looked upon
as a hostile act. Hut this is not con
sidered enough and additional claims
lead to the conviction that they are
omen TO construction AS meaning
something more than military se~
curlty and verging on territorial con-
troll
The president is not willing To go
that far In creating more Alsace- Lor-
raine situations and II is this stand
against these claims which is'causinE
the delays until some middle ground
is found"
Agree on Reparation.
Concerning reparatlons II was
added. there were good prospects for
an early agreement. This will not
specify the total amount, but will
lenve II to a commission to work out
details OF reparatiOn through
period of years. The priority OF Bel
gium and France in the division of the
German indemnity also is said 10 he
nearing agreement
As u means OF finding the middle
Eround' on the Rhine controversy
the super council of four created
consulting body consisting Of Andre
TArdieu. France. Charles " Haskins
America, Hud NiEoount Morley, Brit
irh they labored uutil o'clock this
morning and then called on Colonel
Edward NJ HOUSE before seeing the
council To iniimateg they were not
optimistic on the progress that ~ be
ing made
Treat All Alike.
Another of President Wilson's en-
iuurare said the real issue was
whether President wilson's principle
of self.dotcrminatIon was to be up
held Tho president. he said did not
r"p,ri this ~ a principle which
should hc applied WREN favorable 20
lhc cuioni" aud not applied In all
r1scs alike Just now, n wns AS
serted. the issues over Danzig. the
Sarrc valley and the region west of
the Rhine brought up this principle
NJ self determination, and lt was not
clear that the transfer ~ territorial
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