The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-13
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CLEMENCEAU
Two Premiers Charged With
Being Unable to Agree
Over Peace Terms
PRES. WILSON DEFENDED

D,
optimistic predictions that the
Council of Four is on the point OF
agreement over the proposed reVls-
ion of the German peace treaty
the situation has not improved. II
ANYTHING, it is decidedly worse. me
present exchanges among the Allied
peace makers appear to be based
on the reconsideration OF all the
agreements which seemed to nave
been reached with respect to the
changes suggested last week py
Premier Lloyd George.
According to the best information
available today, there is a deadlock
in the Big Four, or, rather, the at
| tidude of Clemenceau on the one
! hand and of Lloyd George on the
other has served to prevent any de-
cision which will make possible the
completion of the treaty for its
second presentation to the Ger
| men delegates.
The members of the American
peace contingent are showing a dis
! position resent the suggestion that
! President Wilson is responsible Tor
the present delay. They say that
all the Presidents efforts are in the
direction of speeding up the allied
negotiations, so as to bring formal
peace as soon as possible. This re-
sentiment is shared by members OF
the American official contingent
S1nn0rt0rS
the President and have never posed
as his friends. They say that he is
being placed in a false position, and
in fairness to him the truth should
bo told.
One of these Americans whose in
ellis is we'll recognized as who Is
credited in this instance with inter-
preting what is in the minds of the
American peace delegation, including
those who are not party supporters
of the President, expressed indigna-
ton today over the present situa-
ton and what he believed was the
effort to give false impression Of
the Presidents course. On account
of his standing and because his
/ views are understood to reflect
those of the whole American peace
contingent they are given here
with.
cit is high time" he said, "that
the American people should under
stand the reason for the seemingly
interminab1e delay in eecuting peace
with Germany. The delay is not
due to the American delegation; /;
the delay is due more to the vacil-
lation of Mr.. Lloyd George than any
one factor. He has a mobile mind,
and he is Extraordinarily swayed
by passing criticism and temporary
currents. There is no vital disagree
ment among the Allies, but there is
waiting on Lloyd George to see
what way he is going to turn.
"Clemenceaus attitude is that
of the inexorable standpatter. He
does not want to change the cross
ing of T or the botting of an I in
se treaty of peace; he wants tc
! cram it down the throats of the
Germans, and if they do not take
the cramming, march on to Ber
lin.
n "Mr. Lloyd George on the othel
hand, has been greatly influenced
In the last ten days by the expires
sion of Liberal opinion in England
to the effect that the peace is harsl
and unjust. Lloyd George would
therefore, like to soften the terms
of the treaty and meet Liberal op
.. sTaiaTEin England. At least he says S,
but when in quiry is made as to wta
he actually proposes in way o
change he is very vague. Meantim
days and days are going by, AM
the world is falling constantly int
greater chaos