The sun., 1919-11-05
RATIFICATION
NOV. 20 LIKELY
Paris Council Orders Treaty
Commissions to Get
Ready.
MUST BE ON THE GROUND
Need for Caution by q. s. EN-
phasized by Rumanian
Situation.
by LAURENCE HILLS.
6so1 Correspondent Of THE Sun.

6so1 Correspondent OF THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919, all rights reserved.
PARIS, Nov. 4.-That the peace treaty
with Germany will go into effect about
November 20 was foreshadowed by an
announcement following to-day's meet
ing of the Supreme Council that all
plebiscite and delimitation commits
sions would meet here November 10
for organization purposes.
The purpose Of this Is to have the
commissions fully organized and pre-
pared to assume authority in their re-
spective districts on the day the peace
treaty becomes effective. The Com
missioners themselves will be on the
ground that day In Silesia, Memel.
Schleswig and Teschen to take over
the authority Of the Germans. and viii
be supported by troops Of the Allies.
French in Command.
Only the ratifying Powers VIII be
represented at the organization of
these commissions on November 10,
and the occupying forces will be Brit
ish, French and Italian. unless by that
time the United States has ratified and
her reservations have been accepted,
In which event America will partici-
pate.
The Supreme Council has decided for
mally that the forces of the Allies in
Upper Silesia shall be commanded by a
French General. when the people decide
by ballot whether this important mining
district is to belong to Poland or Ger
many.
1t is understood that the council pre-
fers an American to head the Teschen
commission, where the claims of Poland
and Czecho-Slovaka will be decided
Until ratification of the treaty by the
United States Frenchman will be
chairman of this commission. An Eng
lishman will be chairman for the Allen
Italian for the Marienwerder district of
East Prussia
Need for Caution Seen.
The extent and character of the Amer
lean reservations remain the subject OF
the greatest interest here because II has
been conceded that before America dan
participate the other Powers must make
clear their attitude toward whatever
reservations are adopted. With the
question in America 30 near decision,
diplomats here are maintaining a dis
Greet silence on the subject. preferring to
walt until they know what the stand OF
the United States actually Is
No better evidence could be had for
the necessity of WEAKNESS by the United
States in protecting Its own interests in
every paragraph OF the covenant of the
the msneuvres In the Rumanian-H Hun
garian situation. Here European diplo-
macy Is seen in full action.
Yesterdays note TO Rumania. for ex-
ample. 10 attributed again by several
French newspapers close to the Foreign
Office to American hostility and COM
mercial greed. despite the fact, as the
Americans pointed out to-day, that 4
was drawn up in the French Foreign
once, and the decision to send 1t was
approved by Foreign Minister Pichon in
the council.
Characteristic comment was that In
the Journal this morning. which says:
"Rumania. II seems. pays dearly for
the crime Of refusing to comply with the
exactions of the American petroleum
trust"
Italians. Rumanians and many of the
officials of French departments speak
OF the League of Nations as an Anglo
Saxon AFFAIR. against which the Latins
| must be on their guard. This seems to
explain some OF the diplomacy going on
both with respect to Rumania and to the
Adriatic question,