Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-06
GERMANY TOLEARN
. PRICE It MUST PAY
FOR STARTING WAR
Italian Delegates Return
and World Peace Be-
lieved to Be Near.
BELGIAN CROWN COUNCIL
AGREES TO ALL TERMS
Plenary Session of Conference
Will Present Terms to Smaller
Powers Today.
FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS OUTLINED
Believed Franco Will Get Absolute
Control Of Mines in Saar
Valley.
FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS OUTLINED
Believed France Will Get Absolute
Control Of Mines in Saar
Valley.
IRv Associated prc.sl-

fSN .>SSOCidteu BTcsS.l
The peace treaty formulated By the
allied and associated powers is 10 be
handed to the German delegates at
Versailles Wednesday afternoon.
Definite announcement Of the time
when the Germans are 10 be made
coSnizant Of the price that once inn /.
perialist Germany must pay for hav-
ing instigatcd the world war at last
has been made.
Premier Clemenceau will preside
over the ceremonies Wednesday and
1t is announced the members Of the
press will be admitted. There will be
hfty-eight delegates from the allied
countries and six Germans present
with peace measurably near by rca-
to be good basis for the belief that
the differences between Great Britain
France and the. United States and Italy
and the Dalmatian coast muy yet be
settled with full accord
London to iasP5teh 5sseSed
gardng Fiume has been settled I'm !,
fun agreement with the Italian gov
remain an autonomous port for two
years, when 1t will be assigned to
Italy. =
Italian Delegates Return.
r Italian Premier Orlando and his
returning 10 Paris from Rome, where
they have been since they Quilted the
ago owing to inability to obtain what
aIys Italy considered concessions which
almost complete unanmity of 1i senu.
ment would prevail in the peace con
the protests OF the Belgians has been
surmounted by the Belgian crown coun-
Gil having decided unanimously to sign
huN fn haa1
by the head OF the Belgian delegation
that the document gave honorable and
satisfactory terms TO Belgium.
China's protest against the award
OF kiauucnau TO japan and Il number
OF smaller items are yet under discus
day afternoon in an cndeavor to settle
the minor ones.
a plenary session of the neacef con-
terence is to be held Tuesday after
noon. at which the peace treaty is to
be presented to the smaller powers.
Hand Germans Treaty Wednesday.
The time for handing over the peace
for 3:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The contents of the first FIVE chap
oI,i, tsrs Of Of, the treaty have already been
German frontiers, territorial changes,
German colonies and the military,
naTsl and aerial features OF the pact.
status of prisoners of war and the
seventh Will concern the RESPONSE
biiities iii = Of the former Emperor and
other Germans for the war
The eighth and ninth chapters will
be devoted to phases of the reparations
problem and financial clauses The
tenth will deal with economic clauses:
the eleventh with ports. railroads and
water communications; tho twelfth a
VII wi; concern international labor legis-
Iation; the thirteenth Will embrace
guarantees, and the fourteenth will
contain general clauses dealing with
ratification.
Marcel Hutin, of the Echo de Paris.
learns France will get absolute contrri
OF and the -,,s mines IN he saar Valley
Hs saws sha Sr fhetr fhxpiotatsGn
and will probably Lave executive
powers
Italians on Way Back.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Min
ister Sonntno. of italy, will arrive in
Paris tomorrow morning.
Official information 10 this effect,
which which means that Italy returns to the
French Foreign Minister, STEPHEN
pichon. by the Italian ambassador TO
France late today.
In tho meantime it had been an.
nounced that Marquis lmperiali, the
Italian bassador at London. had
in the meeting this afternoon Of fbs
The information regarding Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister. Sonnino
came from the Italian ambassador in
EarnI EartJ ne Transmitted i to the French
informed the heads OF the allied and
associated governments.
Relieves EmbarrnsAmcnt.
The announcement that Premier Or.
lando and Foreign Minister SonRino.
he leading Italian delegates TO tho
Eeacr conference. had left Ror,e for
i'aris, and the further news tna. the
Hsig'an crown council had given its
assent TO the signing of the pslae
treaty BY the Belgian delegates. re-
CARELESS of the unsatisfactorinass 10
Belgium of the financial arrangements,
have resulted in relieving the cmbar-
rassments OF the peace conferees.
These developments had tho effect
Of producing call for plenary ses.
SION of the conference. 10 be held to-
for the purpose of laying the
peace treaty before all the participate
Ing nations.
Says Hc Has Done His Bea,.
Il have done my best. think IL Ia
a good peace" lFs,E i.
This declaration was made 10 the
editor of the Figaro last night BIZ
Premier Clericnccau. Tho editor adds
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