Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-15
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gram at the peace conference is under
stood to contemplate the signing OF
separate preliminary treaties with the
central allies as soon as possible after
Germany is disposed of.
Next would come the consideration
OF amendments to the present con-
stitution Of the league Of nations plan.
The leading thought among the
British at the present moment seems
to be to strip the preliminary peace
terms of all unnecessary incumbrance
and secure the signature OF that docu-
ment so that the world can begin to
settle back to normal.
The British attitude Is that the mat
ter of first Importance is to remove
the cause of quarrels between the belli-'
gerents and let the detailed settlement
follow. For instance, all that 1t Is
necessary to specify In the preliminary
compact regarding the German colonies
is that Germany shall not get them
back. There is disposition that such
questions should not be allowed to en-
cumber the initial compact but should
come under the League of nations
covenant and the final treaty.
The opinion was ventured today that
the questions remaining before the con-
ference should move rapidly to COM
pletion. 1t was pointed out that the
conference will be two months old to-
morrow and that the amount of work
accomplished has furnished the basis
for considerable optimism.
Wilson PIunges Into Work.
President Wilson lost no time In
plungfng into the problems of the peace
conference on his arrival here teday.
His conference with Premier Lloyd
George at the new presidential resi-
dence in the Flace des Etats Unis
which began directly after the ,presi-
dent reached his dwelling place. lasted
an hour while after luncheon the pres
ident went to Col. e. NJ. Houses QUAR-
ters and for two hours and a half was
In conference with Pre.niers Glenn
enceau and Lloyd George, Andre Tar-
dieu and Louis LouchnGuf, the French
minister of reconstruction. This con-
ference brought together all the main
directing forces of the confererSe wish
the exception Of Premier Orlando OF
Italy.
WHEN the discussion ended at $3.50
o,c,ock the president left for the palace
OF the Elysee to call upon President
Poincare.
NeutraIs Responding.
,rhe invitation sent by the peace
5conference 10 neutral states to partl-
,,,;,,at, Il, the discussions OF the league
~ nations has brought responses iioiii
Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Nor
wav and Sweden. These countries
have forwarded statements on their
views to the secretary OF the confer-
Wilson Stands Almost Alone.
The status OF secret treaties and
conventions made during the war again
has arisen.
I Information obtained from some OF
tho American delegates to the peace
conference was to the effect that the
) ction Of q majority OF the commission
,iealing with the, subject OF GIecion
In declaring that the tieaty
~ london OF ISIS was effective will
rot be permitted 10 30 unchallenged
snd could no. become effective unless
ratified by tic council Of ten, which
they assert would refuse It approval.
u. s. ls outvotsd.
A point Of especial interest IS that
the action was taken by the commits
sion through combination or votes of
Great Britain, France and italy.
The decision relative to the treaty
Of London, which il one Of those Sc