Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-18
TO BE INCLUDED
 IN TREATY
Reports of All Commissions. Except That on Poland, in;
 Kiel Canal Body Named League of Nations Covenant
 Is Given Place of Honor in
 Draft as It Now Stands


 PARIS. April 17.-(By the Associat- ed Press. 1.-The council of five, con s1st1ng of the foreign ministers of France, Great Britain and Italy, and President Wilson and Baron Makino, met today with the drafting commit tee and discussed the form of the treRtys The ministers also 'consid- cred the revision of the Moroccan treties necessary to eliminate the German interests.
 new commission was appointed today to consider the Kiel canal. It consits of the present commission on waterways and additional naval ex- perts of the entente.
 All the old commissions have com pleted their reports, except that on Poland, which is undoubtedly delayed by the uncertainty of the eastern boun- dary of Germany.
 PARIS, April 17-(By the Associat- ed Press )-The drafting of the final form of the peace treaty is progress ing rapidly in order to have it ready for presentation to the German dele gates when they arrive at Versailles a week hence. The document, as framed, begins with an introduction in the form of protocol, setting forth the complete list of belligerent powers, taking part in the war and now making peace, with the designa- tion of plenipotentiaries of each coun- try and with their power to sign.
 Declaration Brief
 Then comes a declaration of inn pressive brevity, not exceeding thirty words, stating that on the conclusion of the treaty and the exchanbge of notifications, the war should come to an end.
 Following upon the declaration of peace the present intention of the delegates is to have the covenant of the league of nations occupy the place of honor in the treaty and to be the first subject treaed in detaail. It will thus take the priority it had in the program of the peace conference.
 Then, in succession, will follow the military, naval and serial terms, rep arations, responsibilities, theI Rhine frontier, the Sarre region, Alsace- Lorraine, Poland, the status of Danzig as an international port, Germany's Schleswig-H -Holstein frontier and al large number of special subjects, in- cluding the labor convention adopted at the last plenary session of the con- ference; international ports and wat erways, and extended economic and financial provisions not directly con- nected with separations.
 Text Completed
 The textual form of all these sub- divisions has been completed, so that the work at present going on is chief ly fitting together the parts into homogeneous whole. This Is being done by international experts repre- senting the five great powers. Their work is largely formal, as the coun- cil of four and the commissions have adopted the language of the treaty now being fitted together.
 It is estimated that the treaty as whole will exceed 10000 words, or the contents of a large, closely printed volume. The text is being prepared in French and English and as a means | of expediting action, a German text may be prepared. though it is foreseen that the German delegates may ask | for a considerable time to peruse a | document of such magnitude.