The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-15
Germany Must Pay S23, $780,
100000, of Which $4,764,-
100000 Must Be Turned
Over to the Allies Within
Two Years-The Germans
Must Withdraw Troops 25
Miles from the Rhine.
(By the Associated Press.)


Prospects of peace have suddenly be-
come brighter as the result of agree
ments reached by the council Of four at
Paris, announcements of which seem to
indicate that within a short time the
war-worn world will begin to return to
something like normal international con-
ditions.
On April rs, which will be los days
after the last gun of the great war was
fired, allied and German delegates will
gather at Versailles, the historic place
where treaties which have remodeled en-
pires and signalled the rise of new ma
tions have been framed.
A statement given out by President
Wilson at Paris last night indicated that
the treaty with Germany would be COM
pieted in very short time and that, in
the meanwhile, the problems involved in
the settlement of the conflicting claims
of Italy and Jugo-Slavia to territory on
the eastern shore of the Adriatic would
be given preferential consideration.
It is probable that the allies of Ger
many will be called to Versailles almost
immediately after the German delegates
have received the allied terms and have
passed upon them.
Germany, by the terms Of the treaty,
will be called upon to pay 100000, 100000
exchange would be equivalent to S23,-
S0oOoo,oo0. OF this immense sum, there
must be paid within two years an
amount equal to S4,764Oo0,0oo and dur
ing the next 30 years twice that sum
must be turned over to the allies. A
commission will determine when and
how the remainder of thes reparations
fund must be paid.
There seems to be an agreement on the
serious problem of the French-German
frontier. 1t is said that the Germans
will be compelled to withdraw all troops
from zone IS miles wide on the right
bank of that river until the first install
ment of the indemnity is paid.
While the work of fixing the amount
of money to be paid by Germany to the
allied and associated governments has
been completed, there remains a further
task of apportioning the indemnity funds
among the allied nations 1t is indicated
that France and England will receive a
major portion, it being estimated that
IS per cent of the total will go to them.
Out of the remainder the smaller powers
will be given their shares, and that there
will be some dissatisfaction on their
parts is expected.
In Hungary, where soviet republic
has been in power for several weeks
having been established virtually with.
out bloodshed, the executions of Arch.
duke Joseph of Austria, DR.. Alexander
Wekerle, former premier, and Baron Jo-
seph Szteprenyi, minister of commerce
are reported. Confirmation is lacking.
Riotous disorders continue in Ger
many. In Bavaria, there are indica tions
that the government led by Premier
Hoffman, successor to Kurt Eisner, is
gaining ground and that the soviet re.
gime, which threatened to take oven
complete control, may be ousted In
Berlin there have been riots and troops
have fired on street vendors who are al.
legged to have been dealing in stoler
goods. In the industrial region of West.
phalia the strike continues, but no fur.
ther fighting has been reported.
A rather disquieting situation has aris.
en- in India, where there have been Sc.
rious disorders. Lahore and Amritsar
in the northwestern corner of the PENN.
sula, have been the scenes of riots, while
at Ahmedabed, further south, mobs have
burned government buildings. The sit.
uation in Egypt is reported to be in con.
troll of the British forces commanded by
General Allenby.