The sun., 1919-04-16

April 90. Inc complete herman MISSION
probably will number zoo persons.
The German delegates while at Yer
sailies will reside In wing of the
Hotel des Reservoirs. adjoining the
prefecture Of police, according to ar
raneements announced to-day by Paul
Dutasta, general secretary OF the Peace
Conference. French delegates or MEM
bers Of their STATS will occupy the rest
Of the hotel, which was at one time
the home OF Mime. de Pompadour
Place of Signature.
Most OF the French delegates and the
delegates from the other countries prob
ably will go to Versailles daily to at
tend the meetings with the German dele
gates at the Trianon Palace Hotel
where the Supreme war Council has had
It's headquarters. The meetings with
the Germans, II seems probable. win
continue for ten or fifteen days
The treaty Of peace will be signed
In the famous Hall Of Mirrors In the
Palace at Versailles.
The treaty will be divided into two
parts. according to the latest intorma-
ton in the French press. The frst part
will concern Germany and will include
a clause by which she will pledge herself
to comply with all agreements to be con-
cluded with her former allies. The sec
ond part will not concern Germany d.
rectly and will be signed only by the
Austrian. Bulgarian and Turkish dele
gates.
The problem Of rcparations settlements
still has troublous times before II In con-
nection with the question of the distribu-
ton OF the Indemnity to be paid by Ger
many. Smaller Powers which suffered
under German invasion and devastation,
are still to be heard relative to their
shares OF the PREPARATION fund. particu-
larry Belgium. the claims OF which are
entitled to first consideration under
various pre-conference pledges,
The tentative scheme of distribution
which Great Britain and France have
advanced apportions between so and 80
per cont, probably IS, of the total sum
realized to these big Powers, leaving per-
haps 15 per cent. to satisfy the demands
Of Belgium. Italy. Serbia. Rumania. Rus
sia and others This is a smaller pro-
portion than the secondary Powers ca
pected. and they are almost sure TO be
dissatisfied with II. It has been sug-
gested among the experts on the Repa-
rations Commission that Rumania,
Serbia and other nations have received
reparations through the acquisition OF
territory. but this reasoning will scarcely
appear TO Belgium.
a share OF the reparations fund, &C.
cordlng to the present understanding.
Will be assigned to Russia for damage
to invaded Russian territories, but prob
ably will be turned ovsr to Breat Britain
and France to apply on advances made
TO the old Russian Government during
the war.
Occupation Army 90 he Paid.
, Although the contributions payable to
Germany are characterized as repara-
tons. a considerable part of the first
$4,000, 100000 will not be available for
rtparation purposes, since It has been
assigned to the payment of expenses Of
the armies OF occupation and such food
supplies as must be furnished Germany
Since the occupation Of the left bank of
the Rhine will continue during the en-
tire two years covered by the first pay
ment. the expenses, particularly OF the
French occupattonal army, will eat
deeply into the 5000, 100000.
No announcement has as yet been
made regarding the precise definition
Of the various Y''cs teEories''- of repara-
tions. In other words. there Is no defl-
milton of the classes Of damages for
which Germany is required to pay. II
can be stated, however, that the Ave
ton for actual damage to life and prop
erty, pensions for cripples and the famil-
les Of slain soldiers. compensation for
enforced labor exacted of inhabitants OF
occupied regions including work done
by deported Belgians: re Enumeration for
Illegally exacted labor by prisoners of
war and payments for German requisi-
tons In occupied territol les.
1t is understood that no offset has
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nance of prisoners OF war In Germany
during the war, the associated Govern
ments holding that the prisoners were
chiefly supported at their own expense
through food parcels. by which alone
the prisoners were able to maintain ex-
istence during captivity. and that the
surplus has been covered by work the
prisoners performed for Germany.
Details sim Lacking.
Although members Of the commission
regard the Preparations question as set
tied. in the main. there are various de-
tails 10 be worked out, including a
scheme for German contributions OF Ia
Dor. raw materials and manufactured
articles for the restoration Of devastated
districts. Discussions at meetings Of the
commission have been marked by a
shifting tendency from the principle In
italy advocated by the French, OF
leaving the exact sums TO be paid in
definite for future determination by an
interGIlied commission, to a definite fix-
alton of all initial contributions. The
change of attitude on the part Of the
French was undoubtedly inspired by
pressure from Parliament, which de-
handed definite knowledge of what was
to be received from Germany.
fin ial nj
settlement between the Allies Is that OF
repayment of advances made by Great
Britain and America 20 the associated
Powers. A sub-Oommlssion was APP
pointed to consider this Quertion. but the
British and American representatives
have thus far not participated in its de-
liberations. This has been apparently in
anticipation OF discussions which might
deal more with the negative aspect of
delaying or mitigating payments than
actual consideration of repaymentA
WASHINGTON. April 15.--Four destroy
ers, the Marley Rathburn. Talbot and
the Dorsey have left for the Azores to
escort the Presidential ship George
Washington when she returns from
overseas, Acting Secretary Roosevelt
said to-day that the transport was due
at Brest on the evening of April 10.
Announcement also was made that the
superdreadnought Arizona had replaced
the Mississippi as the escort flagship for
the George Washington.
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