The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
CONCESSIONS TO
HUNS POSSIBLY
MAY DELAY PEACE
Final Treaty Not Believed to
Be Ready SoOn-GermanS
Use Some of Wilson's Own
Arguments in Reply.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
N'hs News Seimltar's Special Core,

| 'HShi4NUl ON, June d,-Germlny
argues for a modification of peace
terms ana hands back to the United
states some Of President Wilson's OWL
arguments before the days when he
began yielding to others in the council
OF -FOUR Cabled dispatches from Paris
say the allies are seriously consideriug
making concessions, and so far as the
united states is concerned expressions
"t dissatisfaction with both the terms
OF the treaty and the covenant OF the
league OF nations continues to reach
members of the senate.
FeaoemaKing Is not to be done as
hastily as Ehe advocates Of make a
treaty first and talk about a league
Of nations afterward policy would have
II, and Washington today isn't n hit
more sure OF the time when peace is
70 como to the world than 1t was on
Ine day some OF the allies began in
slstlng that they own national Interest
must supersede the general interest.
For fear OF being caller pro-German,
many persons in official life in Wash
lhgton hesttated as much as people out
SIDE OF Washington have hesitated to
point out the mistakes made in the
versailles treaty. Even members of
tho senate, who mt to have the treaty
ainended admit they may have to face
such an cutlery.
AAOeraI views developing.
Nevertheless the editorials and state
mehts u Liberal publications both in
me united States and Great Britain
VINO nave courageously exposed many
OF the, weaknesses of the peace treaty
are oelng closely read here, and many
a man who hasn't quite made up his
mind TO come out in the open with his
thoughts is nevertheless admitting that
II peace is to be established in Eu-
rope, II wounds are to be healed and
the world is to try to settle Its disputes
Leaceiuly hereafter, a bad start has
been made in Paris.
This is only natural in circles where
the Wilson philosophy was closely fol-
lowed. II the president, for example.
believed two months ago that 1t was
unnecessary TO give France political
control OF the Saar basin after the coal
products therein had been assured to
France, many Of his friends here think
he must believe the same thing today
ana that his acquiescence In the French
point OF view cannot have been any.
thlng else but a measure Of expediency
on his part In the hope OF preventing a
break among the allies.
~Germany's Financial Limit.
The same is true Of the economic
arrangements and the attitude Il the
american financial experts, who in,
Guide men not for a minute TO be
accused of sympathy with Germany
because they have themselves been
allied cause, even before the United
states entered the war. These finan-
cial experts say Germany cannot ma,
more than 5000, 600, 900 Of marks and
they can't agree with any of the pro-
visions for the collection ~ tha indon,-
nifty. ~
1t is not a sentimental. but a practI-
cal point OF view they have, based on a
oesire TO see Europe reconstructed, 1t
was the peace OF vengeance as opposed
70 the peace of justice which split the
allies, and now that President Wilson
welded on 80 many points and lost the
support OF many liberals In Europe and
America, both Premier Clemenceau and
Premier Lloyd George are wondering If
place. w
Few people in Washington believe
Germany has been too severely dealt
OF Just deserts. but many people are
wondering II the statesmen In Paris
really think armies can be kept in
Europe indefinitely to impose the terms
OF peace when a consideration OF many
points hitherto made by President Will
son would bring about an acceptance by
the German government which would
not need military force to sustain.
1t is hardly believed that the allies
Will go to the point OF forcing Germany
to accept the treaty at Versailles and
at the same time exclude her from
membership in the league OF nations.
II he provisions in the Versailles treaty
are necessary and are just, will the
allies deny Germany a voice in the
council OF nations to secure correction
OF those terms should future experience
demonstrate that the German people
must turn to Bolshevism as their saliva
ton?