New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
TREATY 10000 WORDS
TERMS OF TREATY ITEM BY ITEM
SETTLED BY PEACE CONGRESS.
PROBABLE THAT HUNS WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS
TERMS.
Paris, April 1S.-The drafting Of the

Paris, April 1S.-The drafting Of the
final form Of the peace treaty is pro-
ceeding rapidly in order to have II
ready for presentation to the German
delegates when they arrive at Yer
sallles. The document, as framed. be
gins with an Introduction in the form
Of a protocol, setting forth the com
plste list Of belligerent powers taking
part in the war and now making peace,
with the designation of plcnipOten-
tiaries Of each country and with their
power to sign.
Then Il declaration Of I'M
pressive brevity not exceeding thirty
words, stating that on the conclusion
Of the treaty and the exchange of
notifications, the war shall come to AL
end.
Following upon the declaration of
peace. the present intention of the
peace delegates is to have the COW
enant of the League of Nations occupy
the place Of honor in the treaty and
to be The first subject treated in
detail.
1t will thus take the priority it had
in the program of the peace confer
ence. Then, In succession, will follow
the military, naval and aerial terms.
PREPARATIONS, responsibilities, the Rhine
frontier, the Saar region, Alsace-Lor-
raine, Poland, the status of Danzlg
as an international port, Germany's
Schleswig Holstein frontier and a
large number of special subjects. in
Guiding the labor convention adopted
at the last plenary session of the con-
ference international ports and water
ways, and extended economic and
financial provisions not directly con-
nccted with PREPARATIONS.
The teNtual form of all these sub
divisions has been completed. so that
the work at present going on Is chiefly
fitting together the parts into n homo
srneols whole. This is being done by
international experts representing the
five great powers.
Their work is largely formal, as the
council of four and the commissions
have adopted the language of the va
riolS parts now being fitted together.
II is estimated thai the treaty as a
whole will exceed 10000 words. or
HE contents Of :, large. closely printed
volume. The text is being prepared
in French and English. and, as IA
means of %"Nprdiiing action, II German
teXt may he prepared, though it Is
forcSrrn that The German plpnipOten-
iiaries may ask for Il considerable
time TO perusr a document of such
magnitude.
After The treaty is actually deliv-
cred, it is intended to allow adequate
time for The Germans to make in
quiries concerning the various details
before returning to Weimar.
This is expected to take about two
days. the first day being devoted by
the Germans to f~amiliarizing them
selves with the terms, and the second
day to answering such queries as they
may make.
There is no purpose 10 have this
assume the character Of a discussion,
but merely the calculation of any
POINTS which may assist in obtaining
prompt and favorable action when the
plenipOtentiaries return to Weimar.
The procedure on the arrival of the
plenipOtentiaries at Versailles
has virtually been decided upon.
Ii IL believed the stay Of the plani-
potentiaries at Weimar will cover a
week, thus bringing them back to Yer
about May 3 to 10. This, how
ever, is cO%njectural. for it 10 dependent
upon the rapidity of the decisions
at Weimar.