The sun., 1919-05-24
Big Four Still to Decide
Adriatic, Polish and
SlOvak Questions.
ORLANDO UNYIELDING
Wilson May Return July 1
With Many Issues Hang
ing Fire.
4
TURKEY ADDS TO WORRIES
Effect of Senate Changes in
Treaty Would Be That of
Reservations.
TURKEY ADDS TO WORRIES
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
Sfo6 Correspondent Of TIM Sun.

Sfd6 Correspondent Of The Sun.
Copyright. 1919: oil rights reserved.
PARIS, May 23.-The earliest date
for the signing Of the treaty is now
placed at June s, with the latest Juns
10. What concerns many here are
the signs that the Peace Conference
is heading into another log jam.
With a deluge of notes pouring In
from the Germans-all of them re-
quiring careful consideration, since
many Of them plainly are designed
for propaganda purposes--it Is be-
coming increasingly difficult for the
Big Four to settle the other tremen-
dous questions before them. 1t is
impossible to deny that almost no prog
ress has been made with some.
Unquestionably the German notes
are part Of an able propaganda, and
are having an effect. The economic
note describing the treaty as a death
sentence fo- millions Of Germans has
been taken up cleverly by the German
people, the French Socialist news
papers, and the British radicals.
The most significant thing of all is
that coincident with these German
notes there are now coming strong in
timations from American mission cir
cles that there will be changes in the
treaty. the inference being that the
German notes are accomplishing more
than the Allies replies so far would
Indicate.
VIII Alter ssar Clauses,
Important changes in the Saar
clauses of the peace treaty will be
: made by the Council of Four In re-
gard to economic arrangements, but
they VIII not restore the German
flag to this region. as the Germans
desire. The changes are explained
as meaning better working arrange
ment, but their exact nature has not
been revealed yet.
| These changes, however are likely
to afford the present German govern
ment the excuse II now appears to be
seeking for signing the treaty. Ap-
parently the French consented to the
changes at the instance of the British
and Americans. The Germans will
return to Versailles on Saturday and
1t Is understood that they have re-
ceived already intimations that the
Allies are willing to change the Saar
clauses.
There Is an absolute deadlock
again over the italian question. the
Italians asserting that they have not
conceded the sovereignty of Fiume.
The President insists on sending a
mission to Syria to consult the peo-
pie. The French say that this Is
only one instance of the growing
trouble over Turkey.
Here are the questions of the most
pressing Importance outside Of the
German and Austrian treaties:
Adriatic Question - This has
caused difficult political situa-
ton In Italy. which is likely at
any minute to result in the over
throw of the Government of Pre-
mier Orlando and Baron Sonnino,
who, after arousing the people,
have shown q disposition to Weld
Fiume and other points. but are
still standing out for the Istrian
quicksilver mines, which the
President will not give them. The
resignation of three members OF
the Italian delegation as a pro-
test against the Orlando policy
has worked up the people OF Italy
further. and Premier Orlando has
lost the support of large element
of the Italian press.
Polish Situation defiance
by the Poles of the allied orders
to suspend hOstilities against the
ukrainians and the bringing Of
Premier Padercwski here has pre-
vented the Allies from taking
punitive measures against Poland
by Withholding food and other aid
The belligerent spirit Of the Poles
Is causing great uneasiness and 1t
is feared that this will continue
To be the trouble spot menacing
world peace. Yet the Allies ap-
pear undecided about how far
they shall go to restrain them.
Teschen BOundary-The failure
Of the Big Four to delimit this
boundary between Poland and Slo-
vakia Is causing trouble In Prague
This trouble is like that which de-
veloped over Fiume. and is clash
between the principle Of self de