Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-23
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Paris, Feb. 22,--Peace may be sign
ed with Germany within a week of the
time President Wilson returns to Paris.
This important statement was made
to me by an official who was person.
ally charged by the president with the
task of speeding ~ the conference
operations, and with the active aid of
the French, British and oiher dele
gates he has worked out a simple
formula whereby the result which all
the world is waiting for may be read
lily accomplished within the time set.
The development of this program
and it's reduction to n working basis
is the most important incident of re-
cent work, which otherwise was fea-
tured by Qualification of the German
armistice situation. and the definite
refusal of Italy to accept the arbitra-
ton of President Wilson on the mat
ter of boundaries affecting the Jugo-
SlavS.
From now on every effort of the
commissioners will be devoted to the
clearing away of unnecessary detail
so that the center Of the stage may be
held by the relations with Germany.
To that end the work is being divided
in such a way as to bring to head
the four main themes involved in the
final treaty.
There are: first, military conditions;
second boundaries; third. reparations;
fourth, economic relations.
BY completing the work during
President Wilson's absence through
the committees which are charged
with the tasks, It Is planned to have
the subjects reduced to such shape
that the final approval of the plenary
session may be given soon after the
presidents arrival In Paris. which
will be about March IA. Thereafter
Germany will be notified to send her
plenipotentiaries and ii IS thought not
more than three days will be needed
for them to sign the document.
10 gain this speed 1t will be essen
tial to lay aside or to work in conn
mittees on all questions purely OF
an inter-allied nature.
People Want Peace.
In the opinion of the French and
british missions this can be easily
done without prejudice. especially as
the worlds opinion Is daily growing
more insstent for a final termina-
ton of the war, which viii come only
when the Germans have accepted the
treaty.
Already progress is being made on
the four main lines which must be
travelled. Military conditions will be
included in the new terms Of the ar
mistice which will be submItad 80 the
! Germans within another weaN The
new German boundaries are being
delimited by the commission handling
the Polish problem, while the politi-
cal matter of permitting the union of
Austria to Germany will be handled
by the council of ten. Although there
probable that Mr.. Wilson's principle
of self determination" will be APP
piled and the union permitted,
Rcparation Taking shape.
The third point, which concerns
reparations. will soon take on defi-
mite shape. if not in the amount to be
assessed, at least in the principles to
be employed in the computation of thL
allies claims.
Economic relations, the fourth and
final phase, if now almost ready to be
fitted to the German situation, pro-
vided that country shows u disposl-
ton to enter into the spirit of agree
ment.
Col e. NJ. House, Foreign Secretary
Balfour and Premier Clemenceau, be-
fore he was wounded. had resolved
| themselves into a steering committee
to work hard and prove the untruth
of the charge of avoidable detention
of the conference. Daily communi-
| cation Is being preserved with Presi-
dent Wilson, which Is to continue
throughout his absence.