New-York tribune., 1919-04-12
> Secretary to Britain's
Premier Says Foe Will
Get Terms i'm 3 Weeks:
Predicts Lasting Peace
League ait Geneva
Anglers BeIgians
Race Equality and World
Police Not in Covenant.
but May Come Up Later

PARIS. April 1.-THE peace confer
ence has reached an agreement on all
questions concerning peace with Ger
many, reparations, indemnities and the
frontiers of the Rhine and Poland
according to an interview in the Petit
journal" with the private secretary of
Premier Lloyd George. Certain details
remain, and, it is added, they will be
settled in two or three days.
The German delegates will be sum-
moned to Versailles in two or three
weeks
lhe British Premier, his secretary is
quoted as saying, thinks that if the
Allies agree as well at present as dur
ing the war the achievements of the
peace conference will be lasting, and
numerous details, including Bolshe-
vism, viii be averted.
The impression obtaining after to-
days meeting of the Council of Four
was most favorable. The arrangement
OF the final details of some of the i'm
portant questions was said to be roino
on extremely well.
Lloyd George Remains
The indications tonight are that
David Lloyd George, the British Prime
Minister, will not depart for London
until 1t is determined on what date the
German delegates will be asked TO
come to Versailles. An American dele
gate, asked tonight for the nearest
estimate as to this date, put it between
April 90 and May !.
The league of nations commission
completed its considera ton of the
league covenant at its meeting tonight.
No sections were included granting the
Japanese and French demands, but
Japan and France announced that they
would reserve the right to bring up the
desired amendments before the plenary
session of the peace conference.
The Japanese demand referred to in
the foregoing relates to recognition hy
the league of nations of the principle
of racial equality The French demand
is probably the same as the one prev-
ously rejected, calling for an interna-
tional army or police force to enforce
the DEGREES and decisions of the
league
Belgians Criticise Wilson
Bitter criticism has been aroused IN
French and Belgian quarters over the
choosing OF Geneva as the capital of
the league of nations. The fact that
President Wilson's speech in behalf of
Geneva was wholly responsible for the
choosing of the Swiss city as against
Brussels is greatly resented.
You will not dare to choose a city
as the capital of the league of nations
which incarnates the enmity between
races-a city which has been wronged,
doubtless, but which makes q recon
ciliation between the peoples of Europe
more distant by the very wrongs it has
suffered" President Wilson is reported
to have said to the delegates, in argu-
ing against the selection of Brussels.
Paul Hyams, Belgian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, particularly resented
the fact that the subcommittee delib-
Grating upon the choice of the seat of
the league never discussed the offer,
made by Burgomaster Max of Brus-
sells, of the Edmont Palace.
Had London, Paris, Rome or Wash
ington been considered," said NJ. Hy-
ans, I'VE would have withdrawn with
good grace. But when a small city
was decided on we feel that it is Bel
GUMS right, from a material and SEN
point of view, that Brussels
should have been chosen.
Argues Brussels Rights
Had Zurich fought off the German
hordes for fourteen days, had Berne
been occupied August 20, 1914, had
Geneva withstood the terrific bonn
bardment to which Antwerp was sub
jected, had the Swiss army battled for
four years along the Rhine as the Bel
gians fought and died along the User,
then we would understand why Geneva
would be chosen"
France was the only one of the great
powers to vote for Brussels as the seat
of the league. Signor Orlando, the
Italian Premier. who spoke for only
two minutes. said ne was bound by the
decision of the subcommittee
When the vote was called for Great .
Britain, the United States, Japan and
Italy, with two votes each, and Serbia,
Greece, Brazil and Poland, each with
one vote, chose Geneva. a total of
twelve votes. France. with two votes,
and China. Czecho- -Slovakia, Portugal
and Belgium made up the minority OF
six votes. Thus Geneva became tina
capital of the League of Nations.
While the members of the British