The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-02
Naval Terms of Treaty Do
Not Provide Sinking
of German Fleet.
FORM |. OF \. MONDAY
Treaty Of Peace Will Con-
tain Twenty Chapters
Says Echo De Paris.

II the work of carrying out the last
phase OF the peace negotiations pro.
crosses according to the program out
lined in Paris dispatches the treaty
ending the great war probably win be
signed early in the week beginning
May 20.
The treaty will be presented to the
Germans next Monday afternoon. Re
ports from the peace conferences indi-
cate that 1t is to be .Victors peace"
and there will be no oral Conversation
except the merest formalities when
the treaty is handed over. Fifteen
days will be given the enemy to con
slider the treaty with an additional five
days or week for the exchange OF
views between the Allies and German
delegations.
AT the latest, II present plans are
followed, May % should see peace
reigning once more between Germany
and the Allied governments.
A secret plenary session of the con
ference will be held Saturday while on
Monday meeting will be held for the
organization of the League OF Ma
Tons, Italy is still not represented at
the conference but her ambassador is
invited 70 attend such conferences
as the regular peace delegation from
that country would attend He has
been asked formally to be present on
Monday TO represent his nation at the
formal launching Of the League OF Ma
tions.
PARIS, May THE treaty of peace
comprises from 15 to 20 chapters. ac-
cording to MARCEL Hutin. OF the Echo
de Paris The preamble Is contained
in the first chapter setting forth the
reason why the various CONTRACTING
parties entered the war and mention
ing the necessity for the League OF
Nations.
The second chapter deals with the
German frontiers and the third con
tains all clauses with alterations OF
frontiers resulting in changes In the
soveneirnty of the territory. The
fourth sets forth the military, naval
and aerial clauses and the fifth takes
up the disposition of the German col
onies, 1t Is said.
The other chapters are not as yet
altogether finished but they win con
tain economic and financial Questions
and will deal with the international la
Dor question. The treaty concludes
with chapter concerning the guaran-
tees Germany must give for the ex-
ecution of the treaty conditions
There is every reason to believe the
German delegation really has full
powers and will end the negotiations
by signing the preliminary Of the
treaty.
n oformal program was announced
for foday's session of the council or
three but It was unofficially stated
that the meeting was being devoted to
odds and ends and lesser details re-
naming to be put into shape for the
final competitor Of the treaty.
PARIS, May 1.-The Chinese dele
cation to the peace conferences IS ex-
pected this afternoon to make state
ment concerning the settlement OF the
Kiao Chau dispute as effected by the
council of three Of the peace confer
ence. 1t Is understood that the Chi
nese Representatives will express their
keen dissatisfaction with the decision.
PARIS. May 1.-The Naval terms to
be embodied in the peace treaty with
Germany which finally has been com.
pleted do not provide for the sinking
Of the larger German war ships. The
dispoEition Of the vessels is left to be
decided upon later by the Allied and
associated powers.