The sun., 1919-02-24
Terms and Amount of Rep
aratiOn Will Be Fixed
by EictOrS Alone.
TO BE SIGNED BY APRIL
Allies Must Submit Figures by
March 8. When They Will
Be Amalgamated.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
Star Correspondent OF THE SUN

Star Correspondent OF THE SUN.
Copyright. 1879: all rights rcserred
PARIS, Feb. 23.-At conference
held yesterday with Premier Clemen.
ceau a complete change of plan was
decided upon regarding the negotla-
lions with Germany and the framing
Of the peace treaty. The change was
made for the purpose of speeding up
the actual consummation of peace
which now really seems to be mat.
ter Of five Or six weeks at the most.
The programme resolved upon at a
meeting of the Council of Ten follow.
Ing the talks with Premier Clemen
ceau has these outstanding features
|. There will be no new armlstice
dellmiting Germany's future mill
tary status, although the terms al
ready had been drawn up; instead,
the present armistice will be con-
tlnued until the peace treaty is
signed.
Military Conditions in Treaty.
=. The military and naval condi-
tions which it had been intended to
Incorporate in the new armistice
will be put now in the peace treaty
itself, which will he framed at
once, to include everything in re-
gard to the relations of Germany
and the Allies and the United
States.
3. To effect this resolution Of
fered Yesterday by Arthur ]. Bal
four, the British Foreign Secretary,
who is acting for Premier Lloyd
George in the latter's absence, will
be adopted tomorrow, fixing March
8 as the latest date that any report
affecting Germany will be received.
4. The treaty covered by these
arrangements will affect Germany
only. 1t will fix the exact time for
payments to be made to the Allies
and the United States, arrange all
boundaries and lay down all mill
hry and naval conditions.
VIII BE No Negotiations.
>, The Allies and the United
States will not negotiate with Ger
many, but will merely give her rep
reSentatives the treaty to be signed
like the armlstice. This may be ac-
complished before April. Peace con-
dtions with Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria will he fixed later unless
reports on these countries are re-
ceived earlier than Is expected now,
which is doubtful.
Premier Clemenceau saw Mr.. Ba
four and Col +. NJ. House, who
representing President Wilson, ye'
terday afternoon and gave them hi
assurance that he would support thi
programme. He seems to be anxiou
now 10 wind up the conference a
quickly as possible.
II is feared that the question G
rep.anasS will be cueF-of thRmSS l.
Stumbling blocks. The American rel
reSentatives will suggest to-morro'
mat each nation turn In to the Cour
c'l Of Ten its idea of the amount tha
germany can pay and then the Pr
m'erS of the Allies and President WI
Son can fight II out among themselve
and determine what sum shall /
hXed in the treaty.
Right of Determina tion.
This week will see put to the te'
Of the Peace Conference one Of II
most important of President Wilson
fourteen points--the right of people
to decide their own destiny and as
o'rollary the right Of peoples of ii
same race TO he united. The actiC
taken this week promises to establis
hrccedents for the settlement of mo-
oi the problems OF territorial chang
now before the conference, includir
me conflicting claims Of Italy ar
serbia TO Fiume.
With President Wilson absent Il
American delegation Is In rather
delicate position, especially as the q
'empt 'aasassinate Premier cfeme
eeau has given new force to the NOV
ment to speed up the transaction
me business of the conference. son
OF which. such as determining the 7
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