Evening star., 1919-04-24
PEACE TO COME 60
? DAYSAFTERPACT
Common Date to Avoid Con-
:s, fusion-U. S. and Huns
/. May Sign Separately.
DRAFT FAR FROM READY

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z BY The Associated Press.
-. PARIS. April 24.-A clause has
z been drafted for insertion in the
/; peace treaty fixing the date for the
(; ;transition to a state of peace sixty
days after the signing of the treaty.
:If the treaty Is signed about May Is.
/: peace thus will become effective
/: ::throuxhout the world July Is.
3 The purpose of this provision is to
!. prevent confusion among the more
Ethan tw enty belligerent nations which
{; .tous ratifications. According to the
Z present plan each nation will ratify
.the treaty according to its own laws,
{ but all will unite in a common date
(which will become a universal day of
peace.
IN This follows the precedent estab-
:. 1fshed at the conclusion OF previous
wars, but it is increasingly necessary
8 in the present case. owing to the
{ large number of nations signing the
=. treaty.
4. Nay Sign Separate Treaty.
.sa It is being considered whether the
United States as an .,,, assoG,ared Sharid
sign a separate treaty Of peace
: with Germany. 1t would be the
: same treaty as that signed by
the allies and would be signed at the
/. same time as part of the same cere-
mony, but the effect Of the separate
, treaty would be to preserve the po-
sition of the United States as an as
eociated instead Of an allied power
, and would be a direct engagement
between the United States and Ger.
many instead of between the United
States and a large number OF other
allied powers.
! Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau in his
last reply. stated that the German
plenipotentiaries had been designated
with the idea that pourpariers VIII
occur simultaneously with the de.
livery of the preliminaries of peace.
This expectation to engage IN ois-
cussions from the outset is leading 10
a careful scrutiny of President VIII
sons fourteen points, as intimatlons
discussion will be whether the treaty
accords with those points One expert
engaged in this scrutiny says the
principal discussions will occur over
the fifth point. relative Ito the Ger
man colonies. and the second. which
lutte freedom of the seas"
The fifth point provides Tor Tree,
open and absolutely impartial ad-
justment of all colonial claims. The
former colonies. with the league of
nations establishing mandatories.
Whether this accordS with the pro-
vision for free and open adjustment
is expected to figure in the pourpar-
Iers. The second point, concerning the
freedom of the seas. has not figured
during the discussion OF the treaty
and the attitude to be finally adopted
has not been announced.
Nay Not Be Ready Till May Is.
Ono of the men drafting the treaty
has expressed the belief that 1t would
be physically impossible to complete
the Instrument in time for the arrival
OF the Germans and that it might
mate tho tremendous task. This leads
to some discussion Of presenting parts
OF the treaty already completed, such
a. the league OF nations and the.
separations provisions, but Il y M
Premier Lloyd George insist that no
parts be presented by themselves and
that the entire document be presented.
This may lead to some revision in
plans for the delivery OF the treaty
with Germany and there may be .
brief period Of inaction until the
document is ready.
Hun ENJOYS Due May 1.
PARIS. April - (by the Associated
Press)-The German government has
omcially advised the allied and asso-
ciated governments that the German
plenipotentiaries would not leave
Berlin before April % and that they
would reach Versailles May l. Seven
newspapermen will accompany the
Observation-Disclosures. the dispatch added
THE allied representatives appar-
entity are not pressing for haste, in
view Of the fact that the uncertainties
ct the italian situation might pos
sibly make an early inauguration Of
FORMAL discussion between the repre-
1entatives of the allied and associated
powers and the Germans impossible.
Delay In framing the treaty of peace
. speedy arrival of the enemy pleni-
potentiaries.
I The German delegation will be
! larger than was announced. Gen. Nu-
dant. Marshal Foch's representative
! 1T Spa, has been officially informed
that, in addition to the peace dele
gates, there will be q party Of sew
Anty-fve persons. including experts
Taphers. It is stated that no final de-
c5sion has been reached as to accord
J lag freedom OF movement to the Ger
mans.
Reasons for Delay in Draft.
1 The suppesition that the delay in
! the completion Of the draft of the
t1FeAty has been due entirely to ma
( terfal difficulties has been abandoned
Among these questions are the details
! relative to the disposition Of the Ger
!. man cables some aspects as to repa.
rations. the agreement of the or
j ganization commission to sit after
Z the conclusion of peace to supervise
the collection of reparations and the
dates when the later !nstallments OF
the indemnity from Germany shall be
s-paid.
When N. Clemenceau recently tele.
q graphed to Berlin demanding tha,
Germany send plenipuotentiaries tc
4 Versailles instead of messengers. al
: Germany purposes, II was fully un.
: dsretood that the reason for askina
/. for the presence Of responsible DOR.
:. sonageS was that they would be abIt
: to raise points for reasonable discus.
1 sion and decide upon their acceptance
Z, or not.
! II was pointed out today in connpe.
5 tent allied quarters here that such
? raising OF points did not anticipate
long arguments, with possible refer.
, encee TO Berlin, but merely question,
> which the allies consider might ad.
nit OF slight modification.
LONDON. April IA dispatch tc
the Exchange Telegraph from Am.
stsrdam asserts that the German
peace delegates have been instructed
TO propose at Versailles . plan for {