Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-06
AMERICANS VIEW
SITUATION NOW
WITH MUCH HOPE
Matter of Reparation Is
Brought Nearer to
Settlement.
lsi
BRITISH DEMAND OPEN
DISCUSSION OF LEAGUE.
Insist Dominions Be Given OPP
portunity to Voice Their
Expressions.
ANOTHER REVOLT IN BERLIN
-Four Hundred Spartacan Troops
Clash at Stuttgart and Face
Machine Guns.
ANOTHER REVOLT IN BERLIN
-Four Hundred Spartacan Troons
Clash at Stuttgart and Face
Machine Guns.

PARIS. April SIT is possible that Il
the peace treaty will be ready for
drafting by next Saturday, according
10 the view in American circles here 4
tonight following this afternoons sit.5s
ting OF Prcmfers Lloyd George and 4;
Clemenceau and Colonel House
1t was understood that the matter
or reDaration was brought nearer to a
settlement at today's proceedings.
There will be, plenary session on 1
the week - 'io iii'ooie OF.
,,! according to report. the British CON.
re 6ere ns., are convinced that the league 4
They will also insist. It is said, on l.
the covenant so that the British, dos
mintons may be given an opportiInity
TO air their views publicly. .'.tsS8
Consider Rcpnration Plans. !s;sIsa
ing at Of the hSo G co,snS OF todays meet
all day without final results. o bust 'tfat
eschsd Ss n en- gassTdsY a
the remaining questions. Including tho
r Rhin Re. f from the saaF Valley and
be devoted to drafting tSs final tsHt
OF the treaty. A plenary session has
the SidRoa Tor the
Etions. - & a3 1ssg.
Want Open Discussions,
The peace delegates of a number 81
gated to the backgr s aaq By De shes
as secrecy and the time a Worn .naI mstsa
admittedly had failed. 1t would bss Az
iIpotentiaries. throw open the dos s
questions. including. those relating toS
germany and Austria, in an endeavorIs
lnaiiy termed open covenants openly
The suggestion has not We. been pre- IL;
the present tbs merely a SUGGESTION
However. should the present isi.S
passe continue it might at least boz
n. King liI Albert of the Belgians s,e tftsS
appeals yesterday to the "bis four FOUR. Y
Belgium's claims will be found ac-is
,s The Kings figures on reparation,. III
ih'iiy presented in behalf of Belgium q
China Demands TO Be Heard. q
The Chinese government. through gits5s
deleSation TO the peace conferences, de ~
m dn,naei. today that the twenty oneHsg
should he nulliied because they are
Inconsistent with the principles Of the
league OF nations. -
is danger OF "a spirit Of irTsdentis iS
arising in China. 80 80
s,a rTnsy ass. raness ne esopls2 the
violation of the principle Of nation
sor and the victim. and it Is no. ex-s
agSeratton to declare that irredent@T
ism already is raising it's head, not
only, only in Korea. but throughout Man
churia and Shantung."
The Chinese government reiterates8
that the twenty demands were
IMP css1 at the point or the bayonet.
cause the world was preoccupied with
the European war" go
Agree Dnnzig Plan. Is
ments for the landing at Danzig Of
Polish troops. now in France. and their
transport along other lines proposed by
tire satisfaction of the allied powers. q
M The ,s,.i result was made known with y
c cnG SiShhn IN, OUT or communication re-
Spa. where Marshal Foch, the allied
GGs Gem, and his aids. have
sentatives. The communicative reads: II
spa. April 4, 1926 p. Min con-
dn With the decision OF the allied &
given the allies by the armistice con. Va
vention,. signed November II. TO land II
the Polish troops now in France at
p ,iS' mas been completely main-s
Furthermore. to hasten the arrival
OF tneSc troops IN Poland IL has been
decided TO make use OF other lines OF
transport proposed by the German gov
eminent. =,
These arrangements as a whole are d
IN entire agreement with the views Of
the allied and associated governments. q
(Signed) "FOCH.ns PIX
Cannot Yield on Preparations.
France cannot yield on the question
OF obtaining adequate PREPARATION from n
Germany, the Matin declares in an
editorial today dealing with the peace 9
conference situation regarding tho ~
French claims. So
ON all territorial questions satis-iy
factory agreement Is being reached,n
the Matin says, but concerning tho
PREPARATION question there is sttll u y
gap between what we are offered and
what we Justly demand. Us
The French government Will be un-
yielding in this matter. IT cannot sign
treaty which will mean tho bank \;
ruptcy Of France"
In leading up to this declarations thu
Matin notes that the French, British \
and American peoples are still dis Y
playing the same friendly feelings 40 &
heretofore for one another. rSSs
French Reply to German Piea,
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd 4
George are of the same heart as fe.9
CARDS France the newspaper contiH-$
uoS- nevertheless, different yiev-I
points exist as to essential matters By j
reason OF the impossibility OF making y