Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-12
ALLIED LEADERS
AWAIT ARRIVAL OF
PRESIDENT WILSON
Expect Document Will Be
Ready for Presentation
by March 20.
TERMS WILL BREAK UP
GERMAN ARMY MACHINE
Will Also Include Reparation for
Damages Wrought in
Allied Countries.
EXPERTS DRAWING ARTICLES
VIII Dispose Of Naval Fleet and
Provide for Dismantiing Hell
Soland and Iiicl Canal.
EXPERTS DRAWING ARTICLES
lBv Associated Press.

.Nisi-' .h-TcH ii.-IHc nrSt rOuSE
outlines OF the peace treaty are be.
ginning to take form as result OF
the rapid disposal of the main ques.
tons before the council of the great
powers. The preliminary draft will
be we'll along within the present week
and with the arrival of President
ilson, tnal revision will proceed SO
as TO have the document ready for
presentation by the end of next week
and thus conform to Marshal Foch3
limit Of March 20. though the British
apparently arc inclined to doubt the
possibility of carrying out the pro.
gram on time.
inc treaty promises TO be a very
ionS document. chiefly owing to dc.
tailed provisions concerning the Ger.
man military system and methods for
its control by the allies. It Will en-
body, however, only five or six main Z
divisions, namely: ~ JGss-
FIRST military. naval and aerlai
terms: second, reparations for the war
oamaSes; third. German boundaries
fourth, economic and financial proyis.
ions, ION and. probably fifth. responsibilits
MAIN SUBJECTS ARR; Now
PRACTICALLY AGREED UPON
All these main subjects are in an
advanced stage. and have been either
ADOPTED or agreed OH In principle
nnin,, w,th the exception SfI,, Of some reserved
the Premiers are to take Anal action
the military terms adopted yester-
day were in the hands OF tho draft
ing experts today to be put in the
form. OF articles OF the treaty. The
naval and aerial terms are agreed. to
tSsebt exc p i.nas., as TO reservations regarding
and tho dismantling of HeIeoIand md
the Kiel Canal. Germany's castern
western and northern boundaries arc
nov nc; before the council or in the COM
norlhern boundaries arc to be do
termined Thursday The western
BOUNDARY .ny will be. settled Friday. -
set for Saturday. though this question
may, go beyond that time. This covers
an the principal subjects, except for
responsibility for the war.
1t is the desire of the French Ia
nave TINS made an integral part of the
treaty. SO as to settle the question. and
tnis may be conceded, though IL is an
open question.
WORD ''TRILLIoN" NOW
FIGURES IN REPATRIATION
The consideration OF PREPARATIONS ha.
,ntroduced introduce: the word "trlliion" in
first time in any Single fnanclll opera s
ton, for. although millioas and Bill
tI1ance ionS often na cha, have been used in war
touching - trillion.
In estimating the war losses of ali
me me ,rus powers, the first figures OF one OF
ooVooo francs; and those OF another
power power were slightly above 500. .ooo. ooS:,
francs fra FanfI These n"meiy mel, ooopgg
gradually been reduced until tho nrcs.
emt aggregate covering the losses fSr
AZ a T. ,I, Gountries is about onc-tifth of the
nIsheSt estimate, and in final form,
pf0ss pr ss5 100 Wil cd oSS be in ;hs
wri,ts, Inc "nal it ngure has not yet been
nas !as. been left in blank and expressed as
,,:h SO mat an insert may be mado
she. e forma rne,e dir1 Is an understanding as to
be eNacted. "
,,ons une deoy eovenan' ma, OF the league of p.,-
peace treaty. but Will be treated scpar'
at"ly. although the treaty makes fre
auent reference 10 the duties which
arc 10 be intruStcd to the Ieapuc
COUNCIL. DECIDES TO
LIMIT GERMAN ARMY
The American members of the su.
preme council. il is understood nor
inlttcd the military experts to exercise
!.in sme'F Jhdgment regarding tho proper
man army. In order 10 have n basis
or discussion. tho Americans 4, .s -rn
ported: suggested an army of 100000
mu"; o"t oniS because that was the
numoer mentioned in the first armis-
tice proposal
rhe DECISION of the council to limit
,'erHany 10 volunteer tweIve-ycar
army Is regarded by the Americans 'as
ilkeiy TO lead TO consideration bv the
league or nations when it takes un tne
subject OF the limitation Of armal,,onta
or the policy general prohibition OF
conscript armies in all nations This
Is on the theory tho great expense OF
esuiar iong-ierm armies Will be such
as 10 automatically keep down milf
tarism. '''i
INVESTIGATE: CHARGES
OF ENEMY INTRIGUE
An investigation OF German Aug
TRAN and Hungarian intriguos against
tho new state Of Czccho- ;lnyakki. as
soon as documentary evidence Ia re-
reiNcd. was decided upon at the meet. y
ing OF the supreme council today TIE
c oMc!al statement issued after tho meet.
ing reads:
The supreme council consldered
communications from the armIstjcc
commission regarding the situationI In
roland At the request of tho Czccho-
SioEak republic concerning German u
Austrian and hungarian intrlgue9
against the new state, the council con,
sidcrcd the reports and decided TO In.
NestlSatc them az soon as documentary
evidence Is received.
Tho council then discussed the coa-
ditions under which the powers with
speciai interests and the statcs in
process Of formation should part,ci- &
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