The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
Economic Weapon Held
Over Italy as Well
as TeutOns.
BLOCKADE MAY STAND
Enemy Asserts Money
Asked for Food Is Needed
to Pay Neutrals.
BIG FOUR TIRE OF DELAY
Germany Gaining by Haggling1
as Is Instanced by the DAN
zig Compromise.
BIG FOUR TIRE OF DELAY
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
sto6 Correspondent o. TIE sus.
CoDuri1kf 1910. an ,;obts r<...,.x


Copyright. 1873; ar rights reserred.
PARIS, April 6.-That the Council
of Four Is conscious of the peril In
volved to their own individual for-
tunes as well as 10 the world in gem
eral involved in any further DELAY In
making peace and practically have
reached an agreement and that the
peace treaty will be ready for presen-
tation to the Germans by May scarcely
can be doubted now.
The Saar Valley and the Rhine neuL
trail zone questions have been reduced
TO formulas and agreed upon. The
reparatlon formula, upon which ex-
perts worked all day to-day straIght-
enlng out some minor points, NAV be-
agreed upon finally at Tomorrow
meeting. at least that Is the expecta-
tion now Of the Americans.
Germans BaIk over Imports.
Financiers Of the Allies had AM
other meeting to-day with the Ger
~ representatives NJ fOuC STE.
Mapence, near Paris. The Germans
raised many objections to the restr1c-
tions placed upon imports. which
they contend do not give GERMANY
sufficient freedom Of action TO enable
her to pay for food which the yictorS
are supplying.
They would like to have the list ex-
tended greatly. meaning the immed-
ate raising of the blockade. The
Allies are not disposed 10 surrender
the weapon upon which they depend
TO force Germany to sign the treaty
or peace and probably will not grant
the new German request.
The Germans have raised the roint
also that they have important credits
falling due in neutral countries
which they must pay in gold, thereby
making 1t impossible to deposit as
much gold for food as the Allies de-
mand. In consequence of this the
Allies have summoned the important
bankers from all the neutral coun-
tries 10 meet here TOMORROW, thus
taking up the whole question Of Ger
man existing credits to determine II
loans actually are being called.
There remain Of the big questions
only the problem of the Polish houn-
daries and that of the Italian claim
TO Fiume. Premier Paderewski ar
rived here to-day to make last stand
fight for Danzg and Tcschen. He
contends that Poland should he a
strong buffer state. and for that Dan
zig Is absolutely essential.
Fiume to be NcutraIIy~d
Italy, according to all indica tons.
must consent 10 the naturalization OF
Fiume. President Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George are holding over
her the economic weapon To compel
her acceptance.
With the indications that the Ger
mans actually will he here early IN
May interest soon will centre in their
reception of the treaty. The conclu-
sion cannot he escaped that German
diplomacy has been winning some
victories here already. the Danzig
decision being the latest Her
strategy at the Peace Conference Is
TO he based apparently on President
Wilson's fourteen points.
Already German diplomacy, in tho
opinion OF many here, has resulted in
softening the terms originally dis
cusscd; this is what is giving con
Germ 10 some. particularly in French
circles. To compel the Germans to
sign the peace treaty the Allies seem
ingly are counting now on one
weapon only, the economic one There
Is threat to continue the German
trade blockade, for even Herbert
Hoover is Of the opinion that the food
weapon alone is insufficient.
Col. +. NJ House. Lord Robert
Cecil and Premier Orlando had n
conference this morning in the apart
ments Of Col. House regarding tho
lasted only few minutes. The COM
mittee meets again on Tuesday AMI
It Is believed now that President Will
son will procure the insertion of
Monroe Doctrine clause, but whether
the japanese are To receive any salts
faction still remains mystery.
Interest is focused here in the In
torview Of Premier Lloyd George
printed in the M0tip behind which
l!cs an interesting political situation,
and secondly upon the Danzig decl-
sion. which has produced n painful TO
action in many circles here. The Brit