Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-24
j. S, BRITAIN and
FRANCE IN ACCORD
German Delay May Bring a New
Triple Alliance.
MAY BE SECRET AGREEMENT
Believed That Hun ENJOYS Are Only
Couriers-FuIfiIImen of Peace
Rests on BerIin's Reply to
UItimatum on Delegates.

Paris, April 22.-The announcement
by Count Brockdorff- the Ger
man foreign minister, that his govern
ment would send delegates without
full powers to receive the peace terms
and transmit them to the German gov
eminent, has contributed greatly, the
newspapers say, toward an alliance be-
tween France, Great Britain and
America.
The French press insists negOtia-
lions looking toward such an alliance
are still in progress.
The German reply to the ultimatum
of the council of four that it will not
receive any delegation not fully en-
powered to conduct and negotiate
peace is awaited anXiously in peace
conference circles. The next step to-
ward peace depends on the German
reply.
Fears are felt that this unexpected
development may affect the program
for the meeting planned for Friday at
Versailles.
If the German government raises a
controversy regarding the status of
their delegates and the procedure to
be followed, it is conceivable that the
arrival of their delegates at Versailles
may be postponed.
President Wilson had long confer
ence with Baron Maxine and Viscount
Chinda of the Japanese peace delega-
tion
Alliance Already Drawn.
The extent Of the guarantee which
the United States and Great Britain
have given to the French as security
against renewed German attacks con-
tinueS to be the foremost topic in the
French press. The French representa-
tives maintain that the guarantee
takes the form of an alliance.
The Matin says: "This alliance has
already been drawn in the form of a
brief text, STIMULATING the three pow
ers will give each other mutual sup
port if Germany attacks Us again The
signature Of the stipulation will occur
at the same time as the signing of the
treaty."
The American officials withhold all
comment on these reports. 1t is known,
however, that number of proposals
have been brought forward. designed
to give more prompt and more effec-
tive guarantee of military assistance
to the French than the league of ma
tons affords.
President Wilson's contention has
been that the league was enough guar
antee, in line with his speech before a
plenary session of the conference when
he said: THAT is a definite guaran-
tee by the world against aggression;
it is a definite guarantee against the
thing which has just brought civiliza-
ton to the verge of ruin"
Prepare to Publish Text.
The council of four Of the peace
conference, in the interval before the
peace treaty is handed to the German
delegates, will make up the question
of making the document public
Ray Stannard Baker, representing
the American delegation, in agreement
with the press advisers to the delega-
tons of other countries, has recon-
mended to the council the publication
of the treaty Immediately after it's de-
livery to the Germans.
Otherwise it is pointed out, the first
version of the important provisions of
the treaty would be issued by the Ger
mans and might be loaded up with Ger
man propaganda.
The plan proposed on behalf of the
United States is for the American
delegates to cable, for simultaneous
distribution on the American CONT
nent, first a 250-word official summary
of the treaty; second, a 5,OOO-word Of
fetal summary, and third, the text of
the treaty.
The two summaries would be given
to the American press at about the
same time and the treaty a day or two
later, the text possibly to be distrib-
uted by installments as it was re-
ceived.