The sun., 1919-03-03
FRENCH ASK SPEED
In PEACE PROJECTS
Commissions Hurry Plans for
Consideration Of Supreme
Council.
ANXIOUS OVER GERMANY
Return Of Wilson, Lloyd
George and Orlando
Awaited in Paris.
By fAe Associates Press.


PARIS, March 2.-The eighth week OF
the Peace Conference opens with in
creased effort by the working commits
sions to get their projects ready for
consideration when President Wilson.
Premier Lloyd George and Premier Or
lando return to Paris.
No one 10 more anxious for prompt
action than the French Commissioners.
who want to hasten not only the compile
ton Of the peace treaty. but the adop-
ton Of the League OF Nations plan as
an intergral part of It. An opening for
revision Of the plan that viii not
threaten the integrity Of the league APP
pears to be broadening. NJ. Pichon, the
French Foreign Minister. has indicated
that he will offer amendments relating
to an international force.
1t Is thought that the conference may
consider other amendments, such as may
be regarded In America as necessary to
remove the ambiguity of clauses that
might affect the Monroe Doctrine. the
right of secession from the league and
the methods Of using force against re-
calcitrant nations The American dele
gates, II Is said, may consider the pres
entation OF such amendments. but are
waiting for the return of the President
before defining their attitude.
Fear Anarchy in Germany.
French apprehension Is growing over
the danger Of anarchy In Germany. and
the French delegates, therefore, desire to
hasten the conclusion Of the peace treaty
and incorporate In 1t measures for the
protection which they have expected
from the League OF Nations. Stephen
Pichon. the French Foreign Minister, re-
fecting this view. said that every one
wants a responsible Government estab-
lishment In Germany, with which peace
may be concluded.
VI. Pichon regards Of prime Importance
the decision Of the Supreme Council to
create a financial section of the League
of Nations. Some OF the delegates have
suggested that the Supreme Council has
thus transferred to the eventual League
OF Nations the responsibility for han
ding the subject Of the international
pooling of assets and liabilities growing
out Of the war. which might otherwise
have retarded the conclusion of the
peace treaty.
Some Immediately pressing work has
been sensibly advanced, 1t Is .hought,
by the creation Of q committee on boun-
daries. which will take up all reports on
frontiers and get them ready for consid-
GRAFTON by the end Of the week as d.
rected by the Council Of Ten. This task
decision to deal now only with boundary
claims growing out Of the war. and not
admitting retroactive discussions.
Kiel Canal . Problem.
NJ. Pichon to-day had his weekly talk
with the newspaper men at the DUAL
d'Orsay. He declared that the ques-
ton OF the disposition OF the German
feet had not yet been brought before
the Peace Conference Concerning the
questions connected with tho Kiel
Canal. II 1t should or should not be
internationalized or II other measures
should be taken to remove the strategic
value OF the waterway to Germany. also
had not yet been discussed.
M. Pichon said he considered the
question of the Kiel Canal a problem
Of the highest Importance and that none
Of the great Powers could remain un-
concerned.
The discussion of Marshal Foch's re-
port by the fve great Powers in the
conference will begin tomorrow. accord
ing to NJ. Pichon. He added that the
Economic Council had not yet submitted
Its report on the blockade question: but
that this would be studied shortly. In
connection with the general military
conditions which are to be imposed on
Germany.
The Supreme War Council at Its SEES
sion yesterday, presided over by Pre-
nier Clemenceau. decided to Increase to
itteen the number Of members on the
financial and economic commissions. Up
% the present these commissions have
comprised only one rep sentative from
each OF the Ave great Powers. In the
future each nation will have two repre-
1entatives, while the other Powers with
special interests in questions considered
by these bodies will elect nve members.
The additional representatives will be
nominated at the meeting tomorrow OF
he Supreme Council at the Quail dOrsay,
NJ. Cambon presiding.
1t Is reported that considerable prog
-ess is being made by the commissions
studying territorial questions.