The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24
new PLAN IS
BROUGHT TO
CONFERENCE
BY RANTzAU
Delegates Back From Confer
ence With Government
Heads at Spa Thought to
Have Another Proposal.
STRIP AUSTRIAN ARMY
Rx Aas.,ciasad naani

VERSAILLES, May 24.-Count Won
Brockdorn-Rantzau and the other
members of the German peace delega-
ton who went to Spa on Thursday re-
turned here this morning with the ex-
ception Of DR.. Theodor Melchier, the
financial expert ALI the members OF
the party were smiling and seemed in
good spirits.
The delegation alighted from the
train at the Noisy-le Roi station and
entered automobiles for Versailles.
Count Won Brockdorf-Rantzau and
his colleagues conferred yesterday at
Spa with Philip Seheidemann, Ma
thias ,Erzberger, Bernard Dernburg
and Count Won Bernstorh. In the ey-
ening Count Won Brockdorf- -Rantzau
left for Versailles and the members OF
the German government started for
Berlin.
Consider Economic Terms.
1t had been announced in advance
from Berlin that the framing of Ger
many's counter proposal to the allied
peace terms was to be considered at
the Spa conference and it seems prob
able that final form of these proposals
must present the proposal within the
weeks extention of time for replying
recently granted here, which expires
on Thursday next.
The council of four today continued
its consideration Of the economic
| clauses of the Austrian peace treaty,
! calling in experts for consultation.
| 1t is still expected that the treaty
/ will he fnF al tn he
Austrians on Wednesday next.
| Military Terms Sweeping.
/ 1t was announced last night that
the treaty to be presented to Austria
would be considered at a plenary ses-
sion next Tuesday and would be laid
before the Austrian delegation prob
ably on Wednesday.
The council of four today consider
ed the military terms as framed by
| Marshal Foch, commander-in-ehief of
the allied armies; General Diaz. su-
/ preme commander OF the Italian army
and other military leaders. Austria s
formidable army Of upward Of a mill
lion men, which was second only to
that Of Germany is reduced by the
treaty to fifteen thousand men; vir-
tually all military supplies would be
surrendered or destroyed and further
military production abolished.
The naval terms are similarly
sweeping, all warships being surrend-
cred and Austria's position as a naval
power terminated.
More Work Ahead.
The American delegation has pre-
pared a memorandum showing the
status of affairs before the peace con-
ference on the conclusion of the Aus
trian treaty.
This disoloses that a formidable
amount of business Is still to be trans
acted, besides the Turkish and Bull.
garian treaties, covering the whole
range of inter-allied subjects. The
memorandum runs through many
pages, with scores Of headings II
leaves no doubt that the conferences
will continue for a considerable time
after the treaties have been signed
| and President Wilson has left, 1t be
ing expected that the other American
| members will remain to consider mat
tiers still requiring attention.
: Newspapers here unanimously ap-
prove of the fairness, justice and pre-
, cision" of the reply of the peace con-
| ference to the notes of Count Won
Brockdorn- -Rantzau. In the reply rel
ative to economic questions they see
the "resolute determination of the en-.
tente to obtain all desirable repara.
tions."