The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-10
NEW TONE OF 4
OPTIMISM At
..... PEACE MEET
French Become Confident of
Favorable Action on Future
Security-WiIsOn Improving
-"EaSter Peace" Possibility.
BY Associated Press.

Paris, April S.-An extremely opti-
mistic impression prevails regarding
the settlement favorable to France, of
the questions of her security against
future aggression and the neutral zone
OF the left bank and of part of the
right bark OF the Rhine This is
voiced tCuay by the Petit Journal.
Til belief prevails, the newspaper
adds. that Premier C~lemenceau's view
po mt regarding reparation from Ger
| "oIny and a special indemnity for pen
| SONS for cripples and war widows will
b. upheld.
The peace conference commission on
reparation and damage today adopted
a provisional report upon the various
forms Of damage and the methods of
valuation. The report was presented
by the first subcommittee of the COM
| mission.
Prepare for Germans.
Paul Dutasta, general secretary Of
the peace conference, will go to Yer
sailles today to prepare for the arri-
val Of the German plenipotentiaries.
1t is probable that the preparatory
meetings will be in the former meeting
room Of the supreme war council.
Look For Statement.
Premier Lloyd George will make an
important statement tonight concern
ing the completion Of the work Of the
peace conference, a Central News dis
| patch from Paris says.
| .
WILSON STILL IN BED.
Paris, April S.-President Wilson's
condition continued to show improve
ment today, but Rear Admiral Gray
son ordered him to remain in bed. The
| president whose cold has been broken
and whose fever has subsidized. wished
to attend the big four" meeting. but
Grayson, realizing hat the next two
! or three weeks will be filled with heavy
| work of vast importance, insisted that
| Wilson. remain quiet for at least
another day.
Colonel House and a few other
Americans visited the white House"
yesterday afternoon n were permit
ted to talk briefly with the president.
1t is understood that several i'm
portant questions were touched upon.
Hopeful Of "Easter Peace"
When the big four" resume it's
conference today a feeling Of hope
prevailed in American circles that the
| pTeulctlOnS Oh premier ILlOyu peOESe
and Foreign Minister Pichon of an
Easter peace will come true.
Whether this is possible. it was de-
clared, depends chiefly on the British
and French. So If they have concluded
they can agree on the various problems
by that date, peace Is much nearer.
The Americans, however, were the
original peace date forecasters, naming
| March % March Ok Than AnriI 1 On
the basis of the American conclusions
agre ement appeared possible on each
of these dates. A settlement has been
delayed far beyond the American fore
cast, obviously through no fault of the
Americans.
The more optimistic of the delegates
believed the question which has been
chiefly responsible for delay, repara-
lions, would be leaned up today. The
task for the past two weeks has been
centered on the British and French
getting together on this problem.
Lloyd Georges prediction pledges and
French promises OF making the Ger
mans pay the full cost Of the war nave
been stumbling blocks.
After the big four had virtually
agreed On the plan for leaving collec-
ions in the hands of a special perman-
ent commission without naming a spe-
Gifted noun of indemnities, division
OF reparation under the learly collec-
ton scheme became greatly involved.
Leading bankers from the S%candina-
Wan countries, Holland and other neu-
trails arrived today to confer with the
financial experts Of the peace confer
ence regarding German credits in their
countries. The Germans recently ad-
vanced the plea that they were unable
10 make immediate gold payments to
| the allies, owing to the interest on
| credits to certain neutrals falling due.
The status of these credits will be
learned from the neutrals themselves.
The allied financial experts worked
al! day yesterday in preparation for
tojay's meeting of the big four
The American peace delegation has
was learned today. 1t will be submit
ted to the other allied delegations for
ratification,
Ike reported policy, 1t was said, does
not include recognition of the bolshev-
is government, but Is such that Pre-
mier Lenine is likely to accept it.
Recent dispatches have disclosed a
peace proposal" submitted to the
allies by Premier Lenine. promising to
! discontinue bolsheVist propaganda and
grant anti bolshevist districts the right
OF self determination, in return for
withdrawal of the allied armies and
shipment OF food and raw materials.