Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-03
ORDER COMPLAINTS
| Be MADE TO ALLIES
| WHOLLY IN WRITING
Fifteen Days Allowed In
Which to Sign or Refuse
Conditions. s
HOPE AROUSED FOR RETURN
OF DELEGATES FROM ROME
Otherwise Powers Will Sign
Covenant Without Support
Of Italy. es,s.s,
BELGIANs OFFER NEW PROTEST
King Albert's Representatives Dis
appointed in Failure to Mem
ton Rcvcrsion OF Territories.
HOPE AROUSED FOR RETURN
OF DELEGATES FROM ROME
BELGIASs OFFER NEW PROTEST
King Albcrt's Representatives Dis
appointed in Failure to Mem
ton Rcvcrsion OF Territories.

in writing. the German delegates will
be told Monday after the treaty of peace
is handed to them. No lonE-winded
oral arguments with sentences reaGh-
ing from Berlin to BaSdad and tongue
breaking superwords will be tolerated.
The Tcutons will have fifteen days
in which 10 decide whether they will
or will not sign. This includes SUBJ.
mission of the treaty to the National
Assembly. though the latest report is
the plenipotentiaries have full au-.
thcrity to affix their signatures to the
document "in the name of the republic
of Germany"
ontimists were sure tonight that
peace will be 4 fat accomplih by May
%. President Wilson told visiting
members of the House Military Affairs
Committee lie expects to return to
America about June /. -: =
.,n There will be only two plenary ses-
when the treaty is handed to the Ger,
mans, and the second when 1t is
At both all powers that doclar ell war
on Germany Will be present.
Hope for Consolidation.
,ha. Hope %,,is. IS growing in official .quk
4sss thraur persist Tho in BELIEVING she s
Pr, Py nes remaining ann Italian diplomats that
out her, is met by the assertion that
the armstice, virtually ended the war,
against which the pact OF London,
pledging the entente against separate
peace, was concluded.
TO say bitter words about the surremter
of the big four" to Japan's claims.
The last of china's protests manlfestiv
has s not been heard; indeed. an oficial
statement 10 the wOrlQ' Is forr-
Swallowed at her headquarters here.
But But it is not expected to influence
are countered with the he eSpianation Hpthys
mat the league of nations will see to
1t Tl' she VIII ,' get full justice in thefend.
!antic and Pacific cables is again.ab Abe.
tore the council Of three. with some
lines. This proposes that IUs the cables bsM
shall be administered Jointly by the
s nve great powers until an International
question OF cables between the different
countries - go
This plan is alternative to the Ger
by the countries which cut them, rprin-
Gipaiiy Great Britain, France and
taGae atnes sGe s, os the lateTs
hold them as prizes OF war.
British official opinion tends to-the
oehet Italy ally; VIII accept compromise
make Fiume free port. Si-Tr-:
Credentials Committee Meets. 80. 80
The credentials committee Of the
peace conference held meeting TO-DAY
10 examine the German credentials re-
ceiNed at Versailles yesterday tIs
There is no disposition, il Is sa,d
on the part of the allies and e,thc
United states to raise any questions
regarding the competency of the Ber-
liz government to speak for the re-
mainder of Germany. In the matter
they are proceeding on the theory that
government. '.t''
another meeting with the Germans
on TINS question is Improbable because
, me aecision OF the committee regard
ing Ferihcatlon and adequacy proba bIy
VIII be communicated to the Germans
in writing. ',"
No Formal Program for Day
NO formal program was annoi,nced
for today,s session OF the council oe
three, but it was unoticjalIy stated
mat n dad: ,he IN meeting was being devoted
naming to be put into shape for the
tinnl completion OF the treaty.
The naval terms to ne embodied In
anaI}w r saIe bavs tse1IS bss with Germany which
provide for the sinking of the larger
ssman tsEs yesses Wasshirs b s, The dsposition OF
later by the allied and associated
1t is fel, that the final disposition
, OF the enemy ships is purely an inter.
allied question and not one for in
ciusion in the treaty. which prov,aas
only for the surrender OF the, yesseis
rms action is regarded as indicattnc-
that the warships will not be sunk 'nr
destroyed. % %
After the enemy ships are dtvidcd
among the allies each power will de-
eide on the disposition of ITS own
quota: The general Impression herets
that the French and Italians will ras
tain their share and Incorporates tks
vessels in their present fleets wbiis
me Eritish and American tendenrv
nclines to the destruction OF fheir
quotas. S. Y
Beiginns Protest Plans,
The Belgian delegation to the peacn
conference is expressing dissatfsfac-r 4
tion over the terms OF the preliminarIns
for neace as they affect Belgium. None
OF the territorial claims OF belgium +
has been granted. except that for Nal
medy, IN Rhen!sh Prussia. a short dig
tnnce south OF AK la -Chapelle. the DerSs y
ulation OF which. before tho warvaa
largely Wailoon. Malmedy Will re-
vert TO Belgium. The territory or. ff1 !
left bank oe the Scheldt River ana =
Maastricht and tho Ltmburg peninsuia I
are not mentioned IN tho terms. ~
OF tho $500. 1000 already mentioned
as an Immediate financial iDdemnlty. TOR \