The sun., 1919-06-01
LLOYD GEORGE NOW
INCLINED TO MODIFY


here Is that II the Allies and associ-
ates make concessions on only a few
points the Broekdorff- Rantzau dele
CATION will sign the treaty. as II will
be able to say that 1t obtained modi-
fications. II the Allies should re-
open the question Of reparation It Is
admitted that this probably win mean
extended discussion.
A leading American flnancier In
the delegation made the prediction to
The Sun yesterday that while the
PREPARATION clauses in the treaty might
be changed. 1t would be only for pur-
poses Of Qualification; there would be
no change in principle. He described
the German counter proposals on rep
aration as lacking in details, noting
also that Germany in fixing q total of
$26.000,o00,0o0 excluded interest,
which would mean a large sum.
With the German proposals now
demanding attention It is evident that
other troubles still are disturbing the
-four masters of the world" as the
French newspapers describe the coun-
ell. Premier Orlando has not ac-
cepted the Presidents latest proposal
In regard to the Adriatic question,
this being for a pleblscite in eastern
Istria, which Italy asserts must be
hers II she consents to the interna-
tionalizatlon Of Fiume.
Turks Call Grand Council.
Exasperated by the secrecy of the
Council of Four In drawing up the
Austrian treaty, the small nations
took advantage Of the plenary session
Of the Peace Congress to hold I'D the
treaty until Monday that they might
inspect cit. This incident revealed
that such nations as Rumania, which
is vitality interested, were not yet
aware how they had been affected by
the decisions Of the Council Of Four.
The Turkish question is complicated
further by the decision Of the Turks
to hold Grand Council IN Constan-
tinople to decide whether to resist
forclbly the plan of the Entente AL
lies. This followed virtually q new
war council, sanctioned on the part
Of the Greeks and ItaIians, against
the Turks for the ostenslble reason
Of preserving order, but really to oc-
cupy the parts OF Turkey which they
are getting under the partition plan.
The Turks are complaining bitterly
that this Is violation Of the Wilson
principles and Of the plan Of the
League Of Nations, which says that
the wishes of civilized peoples should
be consulted regarding mandates.
Mapping Work for League.
The organization committee Of the
League Of Nations is preparing a plan
for the active functioning Of the
league the moment the treaty be-
comes effective through its ratifca-
ton by three Of the Powers. The
treaty, for example, says the. league
shall appoint Saar boundary COM
mission within fifteen days after the
document goes into effect.
This is the earliest date named In
any league provision OF the treaty,
and many other commissions must he
appointed one month or two from
the date of ratification. but the saar
commission is one of the most i'm
portant. Just how early the league
will be called upon to name this COM
mission depends upon the date upon
which the last of the three required
nations ratifies the treaty.
The French parliamentary leaders
have informed the Americans that II
will be useless to expect the French
Parliament to ratify before August
"a. as the treaty sust go through
various committees. Some Ameri-'
can enthusiasts believe that the
United States also will have ratified
by that date. but this hope is not
shared by the majority.
Americans Only as Advisers.
The situation then would be, as the
Presidents friends here admit, that
Americans could net on the Council
Of the League only In an advisory
capacity. the United States not being
n member, A plan is being worked
out now which will provide that
Americas place on the Saar Boun-
dairy Commission and on the other
administrative boards to be named
by the League Of Nations shall not be
filled until the treaty is ratified by
the United States. but Americans