The sun., 1919-04-15
Germany Demilitarized to
Line 30 Miles East of
the Rhine.
REPORT OF PLEDGE BY U. g.
Paris Newspapers Represent
America as Offering Pro-
lection of Our Navy.
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
Stag Correspondent of THE Suu.

sta6 Correspondent of THE Suu.
Copyright. 1919: all rtohts reserved.
PARIS, April 14.-The Council of
Four virtually has finished work on
the peace treaty and the Germans win
be called to Versailles to receive II ON
April 25.
To overcome the remaining objec-
tions Of France Premier Lloyd George
and President Wilson guve assurances
to Premier Clemenceau that they
would support France in case Of need.
The terms under which Premier
Clemenceau agreed to President VIII
sons proposals include a demllitar-
lied Rhlneland, extending thirty
miles on the right bank, instead Of
Marshal Foch holding the river, as hs
demanded. This seems to have bean
the last hurdle.
The French Premier received these
assurances to-day, the exact nature
Of them exciting great speculation.
Premier Clemenceau probably will an
nounce the terms in a Chamber
speech. The French Premier, after
calling upon President Wilson and
Col. House, expressed satisfaction
with the terms. He was represented
as being very happy. This naturally
Increases interest in the nature Of the
promise the President seems 10 have
made.
Naval Protection Hiuted.
AS President Wilson would have no
right nhter the Constitution to prom
ise either troops or warships without
the consent. of the Senate, and as the
President has invelghed against al
liances here, few believe he can have
gone further than to point out that
America always would maintain a
great navy. on which France natu-
rally could rely In the event Germany
attacked her The newspapers repre-
sented America and Great Britain an
agreeing to supply naval protection to
France.
President Wilson's assurances may
bring up an interesting controversy
involving the question of his au.
thority.
The first treaty will deal only with
Germany, the treaties with Austria,
Bulgaria and Turkey to follow later,
probably within week. The Big
Four is now discussing procedure, and
there Is still an inclination toward
the plan of, having the leaders meet
the Germans to discuss the points.
with them and then allow the Ger
mans to refer the terms to the
Weimar Assembly.
Document of 10000 Words.
Experts here place the length Of
the treaty at 10000 words, which
will make 1t the longest document OF
the kind ever drawn. The military
and naval terms comprise 1900
words, economic terms the same, ports
5000 and the League of Nations 8,OOO.
The boundary terms and the pre-
amble are not included in this esti-
mate.
The German delegates will require
several days TO go over the treaty be-
fore taking 1t back to Germany, and
1t Is not expected that they will re-
turn with 1t before the middle of May.
President Wilson invited Frank
Hitchcock, Postmaster General in the
Taft Cabinet and formerly chairman
Of the Republican National Commit.
tee. to call to-day to thank him for
the help he gave in getting the league
covenant into the treaty, particularly
the Monroe clause. Col. House also
will convey his thanks to Mr..
Hitchcock.
The President IS represented here
as having converted Mr.. Hitchcock to
the league idea, while Mr.. Hitchcock's
friends say it was he who converted
the President to the Monroe clause
and other changes. At any rate the
President made great show OF
thanking him to-day.