Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-15


their government. This plan naturally
Will be altered if the German dele
gates have plenary powers. as they
Will then be able to sign the treaty
without leaving Versailles.
The cleaning up of the important
questions involved in the treaty came
like whirlwind and although some
details are still outstanding they can
be speedily whipped into shape. The
Adriatic question, under consideration
by the "biG four" today, will not slow
up the treaty with Germany This
and other problems can continue I'M
der debate while the negotiations are
under way with the Germans.
$4,000 WORD PACT.
The treaty to be handed the Ger
mans April 25 will be at least $4,000
words long, according to the best es-
Inmates. 1t probably will consist of
a general introduction in which all the
principles will be set forth and will
be followed by specific protocols COW
ering separate divisions. Among these
protocols will be the league Of nations
covenant, to which the Germans will
subscribe, although they will not be
admitted to membership in the league
until they are voted in under the cove
nant provision for acceptance of new
members.
In addition to the military and naval
terms. which have already been out
lined, the treaty will cover all other
ground completely
Exclusive United Press dispatches
of March % stated Germany would be
allowed an army of 100000 men, a
navy of six battleships, six light
cruisers and "a destroyers and torpedo
boats and no military air force. Also
that she would be rendered further i'm
potent through allied control of her
war materials.)
RETURNED TO FRANCE.
The military and naval teams will
contain approximately 1900 words,
Preparations the same, waterways and
responsibilities about 5000 each. Boun-
daries, which will require at least
5000 words, will give Alsace-Lorraine
to France, as well as giving the
French possession of the Saar coal
mines. The valley will be administer
ed by France as mandatory for the
league of nations for Is years, after
which a plebescite will be held. The
Rhine boundary is not changed, but
the forts will be dismanteled and
France will be given guarantees
against attack which she has charac-
terized as most acceptable" The
waterways provisions includes inter-
naturalization of the Rhine Elbe and
Oder rivers. The Kiel canal will be
left in Germany's possession, but will
be open to passage of all ships in
peace time and its forts will be dis
mantled.
AS outlined to the United Press
yesterday, the PREPARATIONS section of
the treaty probably will be based on
provisional minimum indemnity of
$25, 900 900 600
The permanent reparations COM
missions will be expected to get as
much more as Germany's financial and
economic condition permits after the
initial installment of $4,000, 900 900,
which will be paid within two years.
The general belief is that France win
get about 55 per cent of the total
amount Of indemnities.
While the responsibilities committee
has agreed on indictment and trial of
minor enemy officials in the countries
IN which their crimes were committed,
the question of whether the former
kaiser and his chief accomplices shall
De corporally punished probably will
De determined at the plenary session
next week, owing to the fact the COM
nhittee Tailed to agree on this one
point.
Premier Clemenceau conferred with
Colonel House yesterday afternoon and
expressed entire satisfaction with the
progress of the peace work. He is UNI
aerstood to have informed him that
the Mains attacks against President
wilson are not inspired by the govern
ment on the contrary he said the at
lacks We're directed more at him than
at Wilson.