Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-07
PEACE CONF FERENCE
|. COMPLETES DRAFT
IN SECRET SESSION
Terms Are Communicated
to All Powers Represented.
at Meeting.
PROVISION is MADE
TO PUNISH Em, unvn
Germans Must Either Sign
Document or Face Economic
Isolation.
ITALY OFFERS OPPOSITION
SiGnor Crcspi Notes Reservations
Concerning Clauses Which Are
Not Acceptable to Agents.

PARIS May 6.-Al is In readiness
for the presentation Wednesday after.
noon of the peace treaty to Germany.
The plenary peace conference com
plcted its work today SO far as Ger-
many is concerned and at secret pie
nary session communicated the terms
OF the peace treaty TO all the powers
represented at the conference. This
was the last act before delivery of the
treaty to the Germans at Versailles
tomorrow.
The session was held in the Foreign
Office with the same setting and dis
tinguished personnel as at previous
public sessions except in the case OF
Italy. which today was represented By
ministrator, pending the arrival OF
Sonnino. Premier Clemenceau' pre-
sided with President Wilson at his
right and Premier Lloyd George at.his
left. with the entire membership OF TIE
conference Srooped around the table,.
Foreign ONCE watching the arrIvaiS OF
the delegates. Those .who assembled
within the building Included Marshal
RosslXn Wemyss. with their staffs. n
While the session was a secret one,
It is understood that Captain. Andre
cd the provisions of the document and
was questioned from time to time, the
explanations given being full and free.
Small Powers Are Advised.
The small powers have been appriscd
OF the contents OF the momentous doom
mcnt, and all that remains to be done
is to call the German delegates before
hand to them the verdict which the
allied and associated powers have
brought In against their country for
The terms admittedly will be hard
for Germany. but it is asserted that
there is but one road for her to follow
have so frequently declared she SO
ardently desired-the return of peace
ana the chance to rehabilitate herself
demand for the trial of their former
imperial master, William Hohenzollcrn,
which Is understood to have been i'm
Go Sofpornrea smn IN me treaty. charged with
ttonal morality and the sanctity of
treaties" Is to be required.
., REPORTS have it that the steps for
country are being considered IL Ger
many should decline to atfix her siR-
nature to the treaty.
Recomme ndntions Mnde.
The following official communication
was issued this afternoon: The
supreme economic council held it's six
t.enth meet!ng May at 10 a. NJ under
the chairmanship of Lord Rober,
Cecil at the Ministry OF Commerce.
Proposed blockade measures TO be
adopted in the event OF Germany re-
tuslng :.nn TO sign the peace treaty:
Inc council considered plans which
had been formulated to bring about
the complete economic isolation OF
Germany in the event that the Ger
man MAJ deiegates should refuse to sign
AIDE section was directed to draw UP
and submit for the approval of the
council OF foreign ministers. plan
OF blockade measures to be i'm
@ ~ int aTfo ,l- -
associate governments desire to have
recourse TO economic coercion.
Removal of final restrictions OF
trade with Germany.
Upon Recommendation by the fnan-
cal section the council decided to make
the following relations of financial re-
strictions of trade with Germany pend
ing the signing of the peace treaty: =.
First: The financial lists to be
suspended Gf this has not been done
already. and announcement to be
fnade that neutrals are entirely free
to extend credits of any kind to Gers
many or to its nationals.
Second: That German owned cash,
balances and bills already in neutral
nent for imports.
Third: That the proceeds off ex.
Ports from Germany may be freely
available in payment for all kinds OF
permitted imports.
Fourth: That the finance section
shall have discretion to grant licenses
Tor the export or gold and securities
from Germany in payment for Imports
on application from the German au-
thorities.
Fifth: That the. above be commuu-
icated the financial commission at VIII
lette and to the committee OF neutral
ilnanciers and that their suggestions
be invited AIS TO what further relaxa-
tons are desired by them.
Control OF traffic on the Danube:
The council considered again the
question OF the control OF navigation
on the Danube and IL was decided that
this control should be placed entirely
Under one authority. a subcommittee
was appointed to arrange the details
with view to expediting the re-
opening of commerc!al and relief traf.
tic on the Danube"
Italy Opposes TrovialonS.
There is still dis:&:nt among the
allied and associated powers over some
provisions of the treaty. Chief among
the objectors Is Italy. with F'iume and
the Dalmatian coast the point In DIS
pute. Italy's chief delegates to che
peace conference did not visit YER
sailles Tuesday afternoon when the
but are expected to be present Wednas,
day. Their credentials already have y
been handed to the Germans. The
Italians were represented at3the ses.
sion Tuesday by Sigros Crespj, WHO