The sun., 1919-03-12

IL Is becoming increasingly evident
from the developments here that the
Presidents path upon his return will
be beset with much greater difficulties
than II was before. Whether he likes
it or not, territorial questions will be
referred to him for settlement. The
result will be Of course that no one
will be satisfied, for that Is inevitable.
sure to EmbrotI United States.
The unfortunate feature OF this is
that II will create among many races
dislike for America, but now that the
United States has participated 80
largely in these matters affecting Eu-
rope 1t eventually cannot be avoided.
These territorial questions must be
settled Immediately, and this result,
which the American diplomats here
foresee. is certain to have an unfavor-
able reaction on some Of the Presi-
dents plans, including that for the
prompt adoption OF the covenant Of
the league.
Germany will receive the terms of
the peace treaty by March 20 probably,
and the German representatives will
be summoned then, not to Paris but to
Versailles. There they will receive
from the victors the preliminary treaty,
the signing OF which will mark for
mally the ending OF the worlds great
est war.
This treaty will contain the cold,
hard terms which are intended to re-
duce Germany TO q state in which by
no possibility now and probably not in
the future she can again be q menace
10 civilization. In other words, the
demand that the treaty OF peace should
be reduced to the essentials of the
present situation and should be signed
at once Is about TO be complied with,
following which the conference can de-
bate the future state OF the world and
the League of Nations.
The Germans may not accept this
treaty at once. SO stiff indeed are the
military terms, which were approved
to-day, that many expect a refusal, in
which event the Germans can return
home and think 1t over
Germany May BaIk.
1t is even believed by some that she
will persist in her refusal and force the
Allies to occupy Germany or starve
her. In that event the Allies Of course
will let the blockade remain. Ulti-
mately Germany must accept, as a
compromise scarcely Is possible.
These are the military terms de
signed to destroy German militarism:
An army Of 100000 only OF profess
sional soldiers enlisted for a period OF
twelve years. the reduction Of every
hn ola
ton of every munition plant except
the few necessary to turn out the
equipment of this small force. the
abolition Of the German Imperial Stan,
the number Of officers being reduced to
I 900, and no aircraft allowed.
Terms more drastic never have been
imposed. Premier Lloyd George is re.
sponsible for reducing the army to
100000 men, and also for the twelve
year enlistment scheme, the purpose
OF which Is to prevent Germany from
training many men by putting them in
the army for short terms and thus
evading the provision, as she did after
Jena, century ago.
To XIII CONSUMPTION.
Americans here believe this plan will
kill all conscription in Europe ulti-
mately. Certainly the German army
will not be as large as that of Switzer-
land. but the Allies never will allow
any small nation to attack her. Evil
IDENTIFY there is some question in the
minds Of the Americans whether this
army Of 100000 men will be large
enough to repress disorder, but they
agreed to 1t nevertheless.
The German peace representatives
will not include Count Won Bernstorff
dismissed Ambassador at Washington
AZ the Americans have conveyed the
word to their associates that nobody
could be more unsatisfactory. Nir-
tually II has been decided to submit
the terms to the full conference before
their delivery to the Germans. but
they are not to be discussed publicly.
President Wilson. Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau may
hand them TO the Germans. A few of
the preliminaries are not yet decided
but they will be settled at a meeting
at the Quai dOrsay when President
Wilson arrives probably.
Committees Have Hard Job.
Quarrels and petty differences among
the small nations in the Peace Confer
ence have delayed the reports Of various
committees. but II is believed their
findings will be ready when the council
of ten meets, probably March Is.
Many difficult and exasperating
problems have been trying the nerves OF
the members of these committees, some
of whom long ago despaired of any sat
lsfactory outcome and even offered to
retire. The committee on Greek claims
10 Il case in point. Although its report
IS ready for submission to the council
OF ten II Is not unanimous.
In the case OF the Greek aspirations
y is understood that the nearest APP
proach to unan.mty was reached in re-
gard to Thrscc. Premier Nenzelos in his
evidence before the committee declared
the readiness OF Greece to Concede
TO Bulgaria shipping facilities through
Greek port on the Aegean Sea to conf
pensate for the loss TO Bulgaria of
Dedcagatch, close to the Turkish from
tier. Greece even would be ready to
construct a railroad from such port as
far as the Bulgarian frontier, leaving II
to Bulgaria to link UP this line with her
own railway system so as to obtain an
outlet to the south.
Possession Of the Dodecauese, claimed
both by Italy and Greece, comes within
The scope of the much discussed Pact of
London and as such will be left for
settlement by the council Of ten.
There are differences of view in the
delicate question OF the disposal OF
southern Albania or northern Epirus,
which centre chiefly on the question
whether the important town of Koditza.
ly!ng on the single main highway that