Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-07
GET PEACE TREATY
READY BY EASTER
Lloyd George Thinks Germans
Will Be Asked to Sign
This Month.
NO DIVERGANCE IN RANKS
Negotiations Of One Mind, But
Are Often Confronted by
Difficulties.
By Asyocla;cd prcssl


PARiS April 6.-Thc preliminary
peace treaty Will DC ready by Easter.
ana the Germans will he asked to
come and sign IL at the cpd of April
or the beginning Of May. Premier
Lloyd George. of Great Britain. de
ciarcd in an interview today with Ste
phano Lauzannc, editor Of inc Matin
IN answer 70 remark by NJ. Lau
zannn s5, that what troubled public opin-
ION was not so much the delay as the
secrecy in which the peace ncgo.iations
we're wrapped and the fear that there
va, Was some divergence of opinion, the
hriI'sh premier said
afhrm absolutely that there is no
TrNergencc among the ncgotiators
They are often confronted with tech
nical difficulties, which can only he
settled after close study take the
question Of rsparations. In substance.
which | once set forth thus: Germany
musi pay up TO the last farthing Of
her power.
Must Bc Firm with German..
But is IT sufficient TO draw ,ip a
Dii! and hand It TO the enemy: Must
We not require suaranices and must
forms Of delayed payments Must we
rot b. able TO say TO our ADVERSARY
,r wn.n he pleads inadequacy OF re-
That and YOU must do it and mus, do
that In Il word. shall we simply pre-
sent t. "A nili & or collect The money. all the
th- work comes in. slow and difiicul,
W. rk. complicated by the fact that
technical experts OF the highest ca
pabiiiti:s and great experience are not
in agreement among themselves either
as to the method of liquidation or as
10 the assets 10 be realized.
Divergence Is Among "E1pcrts."
No, there is no divergence among
the negotiators. but, alas. there are
inevitable ones among the cNDerts.
often among those from the same coun-
Try Who is to decide bh wcen them
think Il can always be done quick y?"
NJ Lauzanne remarked that what
was why. Eeforc everything. Germany
was not Landed a full bill no matte.
whaJ amount ond forced TO admit luil
liability.
And VINO, says we shall not do so?"
cried Premier Lloyd George Who
SAYS We have not decided that?"
NO one" the interviewer interrupt
cd, has said that you have decid ed
Wait Until Work Is;yDone-
The British Premier resumed:
cannot the people walt until We
ways wanting to judge our in,en- in an
tions. This conference had 10 meet
ana ,,nn-ensGus DISCUSS things under conditions
arc turned toward il and. what is
more grave, all cars are glued at it's
keyhole Enemy cars tremblc with
JCN Nucu lneS uelcct some hesitation
Friendly cars half-hear confused rum
ors. which are pcddlcd Ear and quick
".
The day does, not pass but wha,
some false news here and there take.
its flight Nevertheless, no day pass
es but that We in silent dclibcration
feel approaching nearer the grca; aim
and experience for each other moro
esteem, confidence and affection. Let
public opinion wait a few days Ii
VIII then De able 10 pronounce on
facts, not rumors."
Others Predict Early Completion.
The confident statement of Premier
Lloyd George that the peace treaty
viii be concluded by Easter, is sup
ported by predictions repeatedly made
oE less prominent members OF the
peace conference and dispelled today
much OF the hopclessness and uncer-
tainty In which many important
problems of the conference seemed 10
have been enshrouded
EVEN the announcements OF serious
Solshcvist troubles in Bavaria and the
danger OF break with Italy over the
Adriatic problem, apparently did not
aHect the optimism today of the lead
ers OF the British, French and Ameri-