Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-26
MUCH DELAY MAY
FOLLOW GRANTING
HUNS MORE TIME
German Answer Expected to
Contain Fifty Thousand
Words and Even After Re-
Ceiyed Will Take Time,
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish
ing Co.
THE New York World)
Especial Gable Dispatch)

ing of the peace treaty.
The reason assigned for the Ger
man request was that it had not been
possible TO complete the Berlin point
Of view on vital features of the treaty.
The time granted, however was not
what was asked, for Count Won
Brockdorff- RantZau and his associates
think they should have at least three
weeks in which TO accept or reject in
which to accept or reject the peace
terms.
If the German reply should be ready
at the end of the week now granted,
that will not end the delay. according
to the best informed opinion. The
German document in answer to the
allies is expected to run to 0000
words and may go even double that
length. II is believed that at least
fortnight must be given by the allied
leaders to the study of the reply and
the formulation of the answer to it.
Then-to Sign or Not.
Then will come the question
whether Germany will sign the treaty
as the allies determine ii shall stand
in their answer. Opinion is divided on
the subject Premier Lloyd George at
a recent dinner to British Journalists
expressed the opinion that the Ger
mans would not sign, but in British
quarters today it was felt that, after
taking advantage of all the delays
they could accomplish they would
do so.
American technical experts incline
to the belief that the treaty Will be
finally accepted substantially as writ
ten, but others think that the pres
ent delegation will resign and that
another delegation will have tobe APP
pointed to accept the terms and say
they signed under coercion.
Missing Dispatches Found.
The Hotel DIES Reservoirs was buzz
zing this morning over the disappear
ance of diplomatic pouch a courier
was carrying from Versailles to Ber-
lin. After prolonged search the miss
ing pouch was found under a pile of
trunks in the baggage car of the Par
is-ColOgne express.
The allied commission, dealing with
the financial, industrial and freight
questions conferred with their Ger
man opposites at the Trianon palace
yesterday afternoon. The discussion
was confined to technical matters
originating with the arnistice. At ST.
German the Austrians still lead lives
of reposeful ease. The first courier
they have dispatched 10 Vienna left
last night
Boishcvili Deny Defeat.
A wireless dispatch from Moscow
makes specific denial of the reported
victories of Admiral Kolchak and
General Denikine, and says that a
great offensive was being undertaken
by the Rolsheviki against both these
leaders. If this news be true, it ends
the hope of the recent Russian pacif-
cation formula becoming workable,
and Russia will remain an open sore.
The Bolshevik foreign minister,
Chicherin, sent a wireless to Bella Kun
that the sctbacks suffered by the
Bolshevik armies has been due to the
Withdrawals from various fronts in
order to launch a great offensive
against Admiral Kolchak
To Dismcmber Turkey.
Imperialism viii feast its full upon
Turkey Whatever doubt existed as
to the disposition of that once mighty
empire was dissipated yesterday
afternoon, when the conclusion was
finally reached to begin dismember-
ment process of distributing choice
bits among the allies who have been
disaffected by their treatment on
other subjects, Turkey is to be a
sort of universal sop.
The only point of satisfaction is
that America will not share in the
swag. Britains insistence that Con-
stantinople shall remain Islamic is
likely to result in her receiving
mandate possibly in conjunction with
France and Italy, supervised by a
league of nations commission.
Another of the latest suggestions
concerning Constantinople IS that 1t
should be constituted an independent
state, with a residence for the sultan,
temporal power British apprehension
as to this effect on Mussulman sub
jects if the sultan were to be ex-
PEELED from Europe explains the re-
vision of plans TO that end
Take Up Dutch Treaties.
The council of five forfeogn minis
tiers yesterday discussed the revision
of the Belfian neutrality treaties Of
1899. Dutch Minister Heckeren said
that Holland, while willing to make
concessions to Belgium in respect to
the use of the Seheldt river would
cede no territory and would not corr
sent to making the river free to
navigation.
Both sides have now been heard
and a decision is expected within
few days. The Belgians had hoped
that the conference would cede GER
tain German territory to Holland
and that Belgium would get Limburg.
but the conference decided that sucb
an exchange would run counter TO the
policy of no anneXations
President Wilson has taken action
on the application of the Irish
American delegation for the use of
his good offices to secure safe con
duct for the Sim Fein delegates to
the Paris conference. His statement
on the subject has been considered
and approved by the American peace
delegation. and it will be published
in due course.
It is not known whether the presi
dents action takes the form of an
application to Premier Lloyd George
or a reply to the Irish American
delegation.
The reparations commission for the
Austrian treaty finished its work to-
day. Austria is to be given the same
treatment as that accorded to Ger
many, and must bear her share of the
damages assessed against the Teutonic
allies.
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