The sun., 1919-05-06
COUNCIL CLEARS
BIG OBSTACLES
TOQUICK PEACE
German Delegates at Yer
sailles Will Get Full Terms
Wednesday Afternoon.
FIFTEEN DAYS TO DECIDE
Signing Of Treaty by All Pow
ers Is Now Expected by
June 1.

PARIS, May 5.-The decision of Italy
to return to the Peace Conference and
the assent OF the Belgian Cabinet to
the peace treaty, so clarified the situa-
ton to-day that official announcement
has been made that the treaty would
be delivered to the German delegates
at Versailles on Wednesday afternoon
at 3:15. Coincident with the an
nouncement secret plenary session
, of the Peace Conference was called
for tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the French Foreign Office to discuss
the presentation of the treaty to the
participating Powers
Following the presentation Of the
treaty TO Germany the delegates will
have fifteen days for consideration of
the document and the filing of any OBJ
Jections that they may find This will
bring the date for the return of the
treaty before the Peace Congress TO
May %. 1t is estimated that another
week will be necessary for the consid-
Grafton of the German answer and the
hope is expressed here that the treaty
will be signed and peace restored to
the world. so far as the Entente Allies
and Germany are concerned, by June
/.
The text of the treaty has been de-
livered to the printers. with the excep-
tion OF some details which can be re-
v!sed when the complete printed draft Is
ready.
Outline of Treaty Provisions.
The contents of the first five chapters
Iot the treaty have already been outlined,
dealing with the preamble, German from
tiers. territory changes. German colonies
and the military. naval and aerial fea-
lures OF the pact. The sixth chapter will
deNne the status OF prisoners of war and
lhe seventh will concern the RESPONSE
oilities OF the former Emperor and other
Germans for the war The eighth and
ninth chapters will be devoted to phases
or the reparat!ons problem and financial
clauses. The tenth will deal with eco
nornic clauses, the eleventh with ports,
railroads and water communications the
twelfth will concern international labor
legislation the thirteenth will embrace
guarantees and the fourteenth will con-
tain general clauses dealing with ratif-
cation.
i Marcel Hutln OF the Echo de Paris
learns that France will get absolute con-
troll OF the mines In the Saar valley and
a guarantee for their exploitation. He
says that the President of the admins
trative council will be a Frenchman and
will probably have executive powers,
Clemenceau Is Satisfied.
81 have done my best 1 think it is a
good peace"
This declaration was made To the
editor of the Figaro last night by Pre-
mier Clemenceau. The editor adds that
from the details he has been able to
learn he is convinced that all France is
weighing well the immense ADVANTAGES
she will gain from collaboration with
Great Britain and the United States.
I lf II is a good peace, the editor con-
tnued, II is also a better one because II
is an alliance with the two most power
ful nations of the world
Referring TO the meeting OF the
French Cabinet yesterday. the editor
says that after the peace terms were
read by Capt. Andre Tardieu speech
was made by Premier Clemenceau. who
outlined the efforts he had had to make
often under most difficult circumstances
| to elaborate the text az IL now stands
The Premier also gave a complete state
ment on the negotiations with Italy over
Fiume and on the latest dispatches ex.
changed with the Italian delegation
Premier Clemenceau expressed the
hope that Italy in the end would return
to tho side OF the Allies. The editor OF
the Figaro says that the Premier gave
the Cabinet Council all the details oi
the efforts being made to bring the Ital.
ian delegates back to Paris.