Evening star., 1919-04-06
BY HARRY HANSEN.
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PARIS. April 5-"What will Ger
many do at the peace conference
a question asked here with increasine
frequency as the time for signing 'he
treaty approaches. They Will oeo'"e
that they stand squarely upon
dent Wilson's fourteen points '""'
they are ready to make peace Npo'
these points. The situation 'neh
comes one of the Interpretation OF the
fourteen points. pure ana
There are at least three inter
Sions. One is Mr.. Wilson $, tne $500
the allies and the third the GerHahs
Some light on the German attl.uue
and ability to hold out an arguInentt
will be available when the reSui.S "
Marshal Foch's meeting with the Ee,
mans regarding Danzig are clearly
visualized.
The first point in Mr.. wilson's four
teen-open covenants of peace openIS
arrived at and no future prfvate III
ternational understandings OF any
kinds agreed to by Germany
Hardest Fight on Sea Freedom.
The second point--absolute freedom
peace and warts the point on Wnlcn
the Germans will make their hardest
fight. Freedom of the seas Is the cry
of Germany today just as 1t was ouI
ing the war. ane is directed primarily
Mt weakening the effect of Britain 5
navy.
The third point-the removal or eco
nomic barriers so far as possible-tne
Germans will demand as their rlgnt,
but it is extremely unlikely that they
u Z ThjS iS nf the four
teen points that will probably go INTO
the discard.
The fourth point-guarantees OF dls-
armament 10 the lowest point consist
ent with domestic safety-win result
purely in the case of the allies fore
ing on Germany what they consider
adequate for her. Germany will pro-
test, but will agree because she can
not enforce her view militarily.
The fifth point-adjustment of CO.
3onial claims-will be the subject of
2 hot controversy. The German dele
colonies to any international man
date and probably will advance plan
TO have all the colonies of the world
given up to international commissions
in which the Germans will have
part. This point does not clear up
the adjudication of this question and
the only result, therefore. will be that
the allies will present their views and
the Germans their views The allies
then will make it a question of take
1T or leave it.
The sixth point: Germany will raise
no argument on the question of Rus
sian evacuation and political develop
ment, since the Germans see the i'm
possibility of presenting any claims
to Russian territory today.
The seventh point-the restoration
cf Belgium-is entirely a question Of
what is meant by restoration. How
ever it is felt here that Germany will
yield to the allied figure with hardly
more than a perfunctory protest.
Restoration of France.
The eighth point-the restoration
of devastated Francis now being
protested by the Germans. The allies
will stand pat on Germany's accept
ance of the fourteen points. and there
fore her promise to restore the stu
alton is much like tfat in .he case Of
Belgium. The second part of the point
based on the wrong done in France
in the matter of Alsace and Lorraine
shall be righted. AS this does not
say explicitly that A1Sace-Lorraine
will demand a plebiseite, but will not
get it.
The ninth point-the readjustment
of the frontiers of Italy-is not ex-
PSCtSu LO OS d controversial one. i ne
question is a harder one for the allies
than for Germany.
The tenth point-the autonomous
development of the peoples of Aus
tria- -Hungary-will be agreed to by
Germany. Under this clause she will
demand the recognition of the right
of German-Austria to join Germany
if she wishes. Indications now are
that the allies are getting together
to fight any such movement.
Tho e1avanfh r0inf-tha PeSfnra inn
of Rumania. Serbia and Montenegro
is in the same state as that relating
TO France. The Germans Will make
no objections to the rest of this point
regarding Balkan development
N In regard to the twelfth point, Ger
many is expected to agree to the ar
rangements of the allies in Turkey
and Asia Minor.
Hot Fight on Polish Issue.
The thirteenth point-the Polish
|state-will oe the center of the hot
hest fight of the entire conference.
|Germany will not object to a Polish
Estate formed out of Russia, but will
|object to the cession of Posen, ana
|will make a fight on the ceSsion of
Ipopuiations which are not Polish.
She will declare that the phrase free
snd secure access TO the sea" does
not mean the cession of Danzig- The
liermans are expected to favor giving
the Poles rights of transportation
over the railroads and the Vistuia
and through Danzig, but no political
rights there. The attitude of the al
iies on this point is not yet clear.
fhe fourteenth point relates to the
formation of league of nations.
XGermany agrees to it in principle. but
puts her own Interpretation on it and
also demands the right to sit in the
eague with power equal to that OF
hhe five great powers.
These are the essential develop
ments of the German attitude as they
have been studied by the conference
experts. Since none of the allies
wants to give Germany a clear field
10 resume her life. as if she had never
been at war, it is likely that before
the trade and maritime restrictions
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