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PARIS, April 21.-The German reply
TO the ultlmatum Of the allied council
OF Tour that 1t will not receive any
German delegation not fully empowered
TO conduct and negotiate peace is
awaited anxIousIy In peace conference
circles. The next steps toward peace
depend on the reply
, ears are felt an some quarters that
TINS unexpected development may affect
the program for the meeting planned
1or Friday at Versailles. If the Ger
man government in reply to the ulti-
natum or the council, raises a contro-
Versy regarding the. status of their dele
gates and the procedure to be followed,
y Is conceivable that the arrival of
their delegates at Versailles may be
postponed.
The council of four met this after
noon. President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando
attending.
The, announcement by Count Won
Brockdorff- Rantzau, German foreign
minister, that his government would
Isend delegates without full powers to
receive the peace terms and transmit
them to the German government, has
contributed greatly, the newspapers
Frsnce TSs 'oESra rsdt en- ALLIANCE between
The French press insists that negotia-
tions looking toward such an alliance
are still in progress.
President Wilson had a long confer
ence this morning with Baron Maxine
and Viscount Chinda, of the japanese
peace delegation. Hugh c. Wallace,
new ambassador to France, and Mrs.
Wallace had luncheon with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson at the Paris
White House."
Treaty Not Ready.
Grave doubts were expressed today
\ whether the perfected peace treaty
e would be presented to the German rep
Z resentatives this coming Friday White
the treaty will be Communicated to
them in substance. it was said In we'll
physically impossible to prepare the
document tn its complete, final form in
the four days remaining.
Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau
and Orlando met this morning in M,
Clemenceau's office, and resumed con-
sideration of the Adriatic question.
Y President Wilson again absented him
a self from the conference.
N Failure again has met efforts to
.smooth out the Italian and Jugo-Slav
4 situation. Another meeting was held
n Sunday, when Baron Sonnino, Italian
again met David Lloyd George, the
\ British prime minister, and M. Glenn
Il enceau the French premier. President
I Wilson did not attend the meeting.
Il The council of four has notified Ger
4 many that the associated powers can
not receive representatives at YER
Va sadlles who are merely messengers The
III German government must appoint rep
" resentatives with plenipotentiary pow
N ers.
A statement issued last evening by
IN the Havas news bureau, semtofficial
Y agency, says surprise has been mani
tested over the fact that Germany did
& not select more important men for her
Z peace delegation than DR.. Haniel Won
Il Haimhausen, Herr Won Keller, Ernst
Schmidt, Herr Reimker and Herr Lu-
.ders. and also that, according to the
German note, they will have power only
( to receive the text of the terms and
/, not to sign the treaty.
n 1t was declared last evening, the
statement adds, that "in these cir
gates to Versailles would be useless"
This mornings newspapers see In
Germany's sending 'couriers" instead
of delegates Of proper standing to YER
sailles nothing but evidence Of bad
faith and transparent maneuver to
gain time,
The Echo de Paris says:
THE allied and associated govern
ments are determined not to accept
subordinate personages, and Germany
Will Dc lmn15uLAtey HUtHleu LUdl BHS
must send delegates equipped with full
powers to conclude peace. Upon their
arrival at Versailles the first step will
be to demand from them evidence that
they hold these powers"
M The Gaulois, indignant at what 1t de-
scribes as the impertinence OF Ger
fnany's coup de theater," which 1t re-
CARDS as q refusal to sign the treaty,
says
"The next word will be with Marshal
+ Foch."