Evening star., 1919-05-05
BELGIUM DECIDES
TO SIGN TREATY
Crown Council Endorses It
After Hearing Hymans
W
Review Terms.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. May 5.-The Belgian
government has decided to sign the
treaty of peace, which was discussed
at a crown council held here last
night, it was announced.
The council met at the palace at
8 o'clock and continued In session
until midnight. Paul Hymans, min
lister Of foreign affairs, and head OF
the Belgian delegation at the peace
for his colleagues. Emile Vandervelde
and N. Vandenheuvel, who remained
in Paris. completely outlined the
situation and gave a review or the
peace terms He expressed the opin-
ion that the treaty as 1t now stands
gave honorable and satisfactory terms
to Belgium, and recommended that
it should be signed.
The council unanimously indorsed
NJ Hymans view. but was equally
that the attention of the powers
should be drawn to the financial and
economic situation in Belgium and to
the necessity that the allies assure
Belgium of complete support looking
to her economic restoration.
The council was further of the
opinion that the allies should be
asked to support the initiation OF ne
Kotiations with Holland regarding the
settlement of the question Of the
1
ways of the east Belgium
Huns to Get Pact Thursday.
PARIS, May s (by the Associated
Press).-It is now certain. according
to the French press, that the treaty
of peace will be solemnly handed to
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau, the
German foreign minister, by Premier
Clemenceau at Versailles on Thurs
day afternoon.
The contents Of the first five chap
ters of the treaty have already been
outlined, dealing with the preamble,
German frontiers, territory changes,
German colonies and the military,
naval and aerial features Of the pact.
status of prisoners of war. and the
seventh will concern the responsible
tiles Of the former emperor and other
Germans for the war. The eighth and
ninth chapters will be devoted to
phases of the reparatlsns problem
and financial clauses. The tenth will
deal with economic clauses, the elev-
enth with ports. railroads and water
communications; the twelfth will con-
Germ international labor legislation:
the thirteenth will embrace guaran-
tees. and the fourteenth will contain
general clauses dealing with ratifica-
ton.
Marcel Hutin Of the Echo de Paris
learns that France will get abso-
lutte control of the mines in the Saar
valley and a guarantee for their ex-
ploitation. He says that tho presi-
dent OF the administrative council
will be a Frenchman and probably
will have executive powers.
"Good Peace" Says Clemenceau.
4 have done my best. I think 1t
is good peace"
This declaration was made to the
editor of the Figaro last night by
Premier Clemenceau. The editor adds
that from the details he has been able
to learn he is convinced that all
France is Weighing well the immense
advantages she will gain from COL
laboration with Great Britain and the
United States.
If it Is a good peace. the editor
continued. 1t also is a better ono be-
cause it IL alliance with the two most
powerful nations of the world.
Hun Assembly to Discuss Pact.
BERLIN. May 4 (by the Associated
Press).-The German national as
semhly will convene next Thursday in
Berlin for a few sessions to be held
for the purpose of discussing the
peace terms. says q dispatch to the
Tageblatt from Weimar. The meet-
ing place will be In the old library
next to tho palace Kaiser Wilhelm !
on Unter den Linden. The national
assembly wfn resume ats sessions at
Weimar in two or three weeks, tho
advices add.