The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-13
Relief Expressed Austrian
Treaty Will Be Completed
Bv Council of Four This
Week.
poPLE OF GERMANY
CONTINUE PROTEST
Tremendous Pressure Pub
lie Expression Said to
Have Telling Effect on
Independent Socialists.

paris. May 12.-The council of four
snenr the greater part of the day
on Austrian boundaries and completed
t5e task of defining them. this after
noon in session with foreign ministers.
such progress was made that mem
hers of the council believe the Aus
rian treaty may be completed this
week
Berlin. sunday. May 11.-Although
the Independent socialists at the out
set OF the discussion over the peace
treaty. adopted the standpoint that
peace must be signed at all costs, the
tremendous pressure of public express.
sion is violent in its protest against
the treaty-s terms has led them to
reconsider their view, many of them
Joining the multitude that is protest.
ing against signing.
In the name of the independent So
cialist party, Richard Weller told the
worI<men's council of Greater Berlin
that such "a dictated peace of cruel
servility' as the entente desires to inn
nose upon Germany could not insure
a lasting peace. Therefore he de-
manded the assembling of the congress
of councils to determine their atti-
tude toward the question and to ap-
peal to the entente proletariat to work
against peace proposed by the entente
as world Imperialism as embodied in
The treaty
Paris, May 12.-Count Won Brock
aorff- -Rantzau, German foreign minis
Ter and chief of the German peace
delegation in addressing note to
repatriation of prisoners, asks that the
transfer be entrusted to commissions.
The German foreign minister states
the German peace delegation has
noted with satisfaction" that the
draf, of the treaty recognizes in prin-
eiple the repatriation of German war
and civilian prisoners with great ex-
pedition and says that special commits
sioas might carry on direct oral dis
cussions which would include all bel
ligerent states. it being pointed out
that even during hostilities this has
proved a most effective way of solving
difficulties.
The note says this work should be
much easier now that the war is over
aa6 would remove differences of con-
yep,ioE CT lack of clearness on partic-
mar uojnts such as legal conceptions
in individual countries. The German
delegation, it is said. considers il in
di>pensible tnat those war and civilian
prisoners detained or undergoing pun
ishment for other thar disciplinary
ottenszs should IL principle be included
among those te be Internationally re-
Ialriated
"R.earGing war ana civilian prison
81 of allied ana associated powers in
It's hands, the note says, Germany
has rccornizea the same principle. 1t
t7le:us self-evident to the German
delegation therefore that on grounds
Of fairness certain alleviations in the
trtaInent of prisoners should be
agreed upon pending their return The
note then proceeds: In one-sided
hammer. some feel the stipulations
nave been made in favor of the al
led and associated governments For
Instance those regarding the surren-
Ger of personal property, the search
for missing objects and the care of
Graves might be cited. 1t is assumed
IN these questions a demand for COM
plete reciprocity is founded on gen
eral human rights
The note then refers to number
q minor points and proposes that de-
-1erations by commissions should be
\ esgun speedily to clear up preliminar
as in readiness for time when ship
Eng and similar differences may be
solved and the removal of the prison
tFs may be possible. 1t alludes to the
Importance to Germany that the pris-
oners return home under orderly con-
ations insuring their reinstatement
isto economic life with the greatest
Pesstble dispatch and says this seems
Sy possible if everything is done TO
sf'e the moral and physical state of
aSss returning.