The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-16
PEACE TERMS
FOR AUSTRIA
NEARLY READY
presentation Will Perhaps
Be Made Next Wednes-
day if Delegates Are at ST.
Gernain.
ITALIAN PREMIER
ORLANDO IN PARIS
Polish Request for Part of
the German Navy is Re
fused by Council of For
eign Ministers.

eign Minister'S
Although the peace terms
which the allied and associated
powers are to present to the
Austrians are virtually complete
and report says that next We'd
uesday has been chosen as the
day the Austrians will be called
before the peace congress, ne
gotiations may be delayed by
reason of the fact that Hungary,
where extremely unstable con-
ditions still exist, has failed to
appoint delegates to go to st.
Germain.
The council of four Thursday
continued the discussion of mil
itary items to be embodied in
/ the Austrian compact, which it
is said require rehabilitation of
the Austrian army, prevent con-
seription, and the dismantling
of the famous Ekoda armament
works.
Paris. May 15.-Premier Clemenceau
received Italian Premier Orlando and
Foreign Minister Connino, at the war
ministry today. No announcement was
made concerning the conference. 1t
is understood the American delegation
is unyielding in its position concerning
Fiume.
The council of foreign ministers to-
4 day refused the Polish request for a
Y part OF the German navy. The Poles
claimed the warships were necessary
for the defense of their country.
Washington, May 15.-National sui
eide would be the effect of America $
entrance into the League of Nations
under the revised covenant. declared
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, former
secretary of state. and republican
member of the senate foreign rela-
tons committee. in statement today.
The senate, Knox asserted, has power
to amend the peace treaty.
Germany has met with another re-
buff from the council of four of the
peace conference in the effort her
plentipotentiaries at Versailles are
making to secure alterations in the
peace treaty by setting forth obJec-
tons in a series of notes.
The council has refused to consider
the note sent by the Germans re-
garding International labor legislation.
and in lengthy note states the rea-
sons why such consideration is not
given, The councils belief that the
terms of the treaty must meet the oo-
iects the Germans profess 10 desire
X SET forth. and the defects in the
German plan are pointed out
RerIip Nav 14-Count Won Brock-
dorff- Eantzau, handed to NJ. Clemen-
ssar nraident of the peace confer
snce yesterday three notes, one Oh
rbicb deals with the economic aspect
!, ~. naace terms and the effect they
r;r ,,aue on Germany. 1t is pointed
NM 3, mis- note Germany is no longer
- os,rarian state and cannot 1eeu
moro than forty million people
rT,a ocononaic terms of the peace
,.at,, ,,,ith their restrictions OF trace
and other factors which are lnvolsuU :,
woan. the note says, that many mn
gons - naople in Germany VIII pei
Il ~, +l,A more quickly as the ma
,;..,s tao1tt, is already broken by tne
Tho note points out that Germany
IN two generations has passeu aae'
), s,~~arian to an industrial s.Ase.
lsar agrarian state it could feeo lol.y -,
n,n;nn nersons and as an lndussl.a1
,,nn,r,, # was able to provlue hoo0
,ar a. 200 600 people the note declsi 80 -.
Before the war, it is said, 1o'oVV,voO
Germans were dependent for tneli Ia
j,y ,r,oy, foreign trade shipping anu
foreign raw materials. -
The note proceeds to indicate IN " !.
tail how +be peacc conditions woulo
produce economic paralysis, destros
German industry and make it imposs,-
be Ia provfde work and food Ior n.li-
lions Of peoule. "who would De ooAis
ed TO emigrate or perish. 80.
No reyief work however large ITS
scale or however long in durat.on
could prevent wholesale loss OF me-
me note says.
ass would demand of Germany
sral times as many victims a. ulu -
var There have been nearly nlliiIo'.
Victims of the blockade
Count Won Brockdorff- f-Rantzau con-
slades by stating he considers II MS
eaty, before presenting further detalis'
= bring these general remarks to the
ssao~ledge of the allied and associated
ssegates and promises to furnish sta
@saeal evidence If it is required.