The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-31
Jan. 30 Fixed as Probable
Date Of Exchange Of \
RatifiCatIonS.
FEW OBSTACLES REMAiN
Eighty Thousand German
Troops Must Be Withdraw !
From Silesia.

Paris, Dec. 3l-tA. P.)--AlthD DUHtf Ms
the supreme council today nxed Jtn.
as the date for signing the pf0tt%
col and exchanging ratifcationb ~
the German peace treaty. comrficn-
tons are developing which IT. - v
thought by some persons in coun>ll
circles may again cause tho I61@
ponement Of the ceremony Of pvSi
the treaty into effect.
1t has developed that the lssxS
technical delegates who are herd NJ
arrange the multitude OF details oQ&
.nected with the plebiscites to be
In territories which must d14jQI3
whether they desire to be detachel
from Germany, do not appear To h1ye3k
full power to act. The signin< "a
the protocol on Jan. 9, therdfess
may depend upon whether the Ger
mans can secure those powers Inn
mediately. in order to complete fb&
arrangements which 1t is Thought m X
council circles ought to precede fk1< 4
exchange of ratifcations.
EHectiVe ImmeuiateIy. M
II was regarded as probable t6r
today that the Germans will sign
peace treaty protocol within the nex
week The treaty would be fna<1
effective immediately afterward. ~
Dutasta, secretary OF tho peGc6
conference, assured Baron Kurt Won
Lersner. head of the German dele
cation, that after the protocol ia
signed, the allies will hand Germauy
q written pledge to reduce the ton
mage allotment under the Scapa Flew
clause if Germany finds her4e1f
crippled by 1t.
Must Withdraw Troops.
The fact that there are $4,000 Ger2
man troops in upper Silesia, where o
pleblscite Is to be held, was brought
to the attention of the council, which
unanimously reached the opinion that
Germany should be informed that the
troops had better be withdrawn.
| The attention OF the council afro
was called To the fact that Huua1-
Ifian troops continue to occupy a part
fuf western Hungary which fg44
lEiyen to Austria by the peace treat1k&
lIt IL proposed to send missiou of
allied officers there to supervJScs tho
withdrawal of these troops.
The council today agreed upon the
reply to be made to Switzerland's ap-s
plication for admission to the league
of nations with reservations. Tho
note informs the Swiss authorities
that the council regards the appli-
cation as q question for the league
itself to pass upon when 1t is Or
ganized.
Discuss Compromises.
| Washington. Dec. S1.--Compromise
proposals for ratifying the peace treaty
were discussed today at conferences
between Senators Lodge. of Massachu-
setts the republican leader. and Ponce
rene Ohio, q democratic member of the
foreign relations committee,~ who voted
at the last session for ratification with
the reservations framed by the repub-
ican majority.
Both senators declined to discuss
their conversation in detail. but II was
understood several definite modiflca-
tions in the majority program were con-
sidered. Senator Pomerene said he was
hopeful a compromise could be worked
out.
The democratic leader, Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, continued his talks
with republican and democratic sena-
tors in the light of suggestions made 10
Oregon, leader of the mild reserva-
tion group of republicans. These sug-'
gestions will be discussed among other
things at a conference tonight between
Senators Hitchcock and Pomerene and
several other democratic members OF
the foreign relations committee.
London, Dec. 31.--With reference to
n story printed in the Lokal Anzeiger
OF Berlin to the effect that Prince
Alexander of Serbia and several other
persons have been killed by a dyna-
mite explosion, it is known that the
Prince left Cannes for Paris Decem-
Der 9. No news OF his having left
Paris has been received.
Prince Pegent Alexander has to all
intents and purposes been king of the
kingdom of Serbia, Croats and Slo-
vens since the retirement from active
life of his father King Peter of Ser
bia. He was appointed prince regent
of the Jugo-Slav state in November
1913 and represented Serbia at the
peacS conference.
A plot to assassinate Prince Aiexan-
der was reported at Agram in June
of this year, and the plotters were ar
rested before they had an opportunity
to make an attempt against the prin-