The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-13
Premier Orlando and General
Diaz Return to Italy, Hav-
ing Completed Their
Tasks.
REPLY TO GERMANY
Bernstein Arouses Teutons When He
Tells Them Nlne-tenths OF
Peace Terms are Ne
cessity.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff CorrespOndent

(By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 13-Premier Orlando
and General Diaz left for Rome last
night, convinced that the work Of the
big five is practically completed and
that no more fundamental decisions
will be reached by that body concern
Ing the peace settlement.
This action on the part of the Ital-
ians was assumed to mean that the
allied reply to the German peace pro-
posals would be definitely completed
before night
The reply, 1t was learned from an
authoritative source. provides for Ger
nany's admission to the league Of ma
tons within short time" Foreign
Minister Sonnino will replace Orlando
until the latter returns from the for
nal signing of the treaty. Orlando 1t
was understood intends to call
secret session OF the Italian parlia-
ment to present report on the work
Of the peace conference.
In Italian circles here, 1t was re-
ported today, that the Jugo-Slavs hav-
Ing refused the compromise of the
Adriatc question drawn up by Col.
House and Andre Tardieu. Orlando
wrote to President Wilson, Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Clemen.
ceau, asking strict execution Of the
pact Of London.
(The pact OF London drawn up by
Italy, Great Britain, France and Rus
sia in 1915, contains no provision re-
garding Fiume which has been a bone
OF contention in the Adriatic Ques-
tion.)
Eight Day Limit.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 13.-The allied COM
mission appointed to draft the reply
to the German counter proposals be-
gan work this morning after receiv-
ing nine reports from the big four
upon which to base the formal docu-
ment.
The personnel of the commission
includes Hudson, United States;
France; venutelli, Italy, and Sabouri,
Japan.
A semi-official French note today
said the reply will be handed to
Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rantzau
either Sunday evening or Monday
morning with an eight day limit for
the Germans to sign.
Baron Maxine was said to be in
sisting that discussion of the reply
continue through today and tomor-
row owing to the decision reached
yesterday to incorporate the changes
in the text of the treaty instead Of
making them q mere supplement.
This would mean the reply could not
be delivered before Monday or Tues
day. The important question of the
left bank OF the Rhine had not been
settled when the council me- vt.oday,
1t was reported.
Lloyd Georges fight to obtain modi-
fication Of the reparations section of
the treaty resulted in little more
than Wilson's earlier struggle. Glenn
enceau conceded this much: The
Germans will be advised as soon as
possible, perhaps this fall, Of the
total amount they are expected to
pay, instead of waiting two years for
this information. This is said to be
the most important feature of the
allies reply to Brockdorff-RantZau's
objections to the reparations clause.
The answer, it is underwood, will be
largely in the nature OF an explana-
ton, pointing out there Is no inten-
ton for the reparntions commission
to have inquisitorial powers which
the Germans declared could easily be
interpreted from the original Ian
guage Of the treaty.
Optimistic Germans.
TBy John Graudenz, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, June IA spirit of
optimism was prevalent this morning
among government leaders when they
fCantinuad ON naea ~ ~ Y.