Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-04
WILSON FOR
ONE TREATY
ItaIy's UItimatum Largely Re-
sponsibIe for Proposal to Com
bine Peace" Documents.
HUNGARIAN UPSET A FACTOR.
German Government Has Stirred Up
National Feeling Against Giving
Up. Territory-Will Not Sur
render "One eInch."

Paris.-Peace will be made with all
the enemy powers-Germany, Austro-
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria-si-
multaneously by the allied and associ-
ated powers. This decision was reach
ed largely through the Italian ultima
tum that Italy's peace delegation
would return to Rome and make peace
separately with AUSTRIA and refuse to
sign the allied peace with Germany
unless Austria peace terms were taken
up at the same time with those of
Germany.
The rest of the allied powers at
first refused to consider the Italian
ultimatum, but with the Hungarians
allying themselves with the Bolsheviki
and defying the allies, it has been
deemed best to make one peace with
the quadruple entente.
These reversals, coming posthaste
on the heels of one another, indicate
clearly the weakness developing in the
peace conference and the lack of unity
Of purpose and sticking to plans as
outlined.
Furthermore, 1t is pointed out that
making a single blanket peace treaty
with the four enemy powers and in
terweaving the League Of Nations
covenant with it will make it nearly
impossible for the senate or any one
else ever to split the peace treaty and
the League Of Nations apart
Although the United States is not at
war with Turkey and Bulgaria, this
country has just as much right to be
included in the peace treaty with those
nations as to be represented on the
commissions which are carving up
Turkish and Bulgarian territory and
awarding it to other nations.
Incorporating all four treaties in
single instrument admittedly delays
peace, but that delay automatically
gives more time for redrafting the
League. of Nations covenant, which is
far from complete.
The decision to deal with all four
enemies together has Modified the
Italians considerably and the next OBJ
jections are expected from the Japa-
nese, who probably will demand that
the Kiao-chau controversy be decided
at the same time.\
A conservative expert gueSser fixes
May 1 as the earliest time the treaty
can be handed to the enemy states,
but that is no indication of when the
treaty will be signed, as the centra!
powers will have the right TO discuss
the covenant, and surely will demand
changes and notifications.
Apart from the policy definitely de-
cided upon by the German government
it is impossible to resist the coac'U.
sion from the tone Of the whole Ger.
man press and other expressions G.
public opinion that the intention is
not to sign the peace treaty-that is
TO say, assuming that any Of the ter
ritorial demands in question are
among the terms.
Originally the protest movement, so
far as the press was concerned, was
inspired by the government with the
idea of bringing pressure on the en-
tente, and also out Of conviction
Whether there is any substance in II
or not does not matter, because it is
firmly held that in so doing the Ger
mans have been giving support to
President Wilson.
The longer the agitation continues
the more numerous and more sharply
defined become the specific demands
which it is maintained the government
must refuse. Not only the claims to
Dan2ig and the Saar Valley, but also
the claim to Malmedy are now in
cluded.
The movement has united the con-
servatives and the radicals, and to so
much have responsible people now
committed themselves that retreat is
impossible.