Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-15
International Mems
Epents Summarized
(By the Associated Prees.)

Prospects of peace have suddenly
become brighter as the result of
agreements 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 nor
NAL international conditions.
On April Is, which will be 165 days
after the last gun Of the great war
was fired, Allied and German dele
gates will gather at Versailles, the
historic place where treaties which
have. remodeled empires and signalled
the rise of new nations, have been
framed. ~
A statement given out by President
Wilson at Paris last night indicated
that the treaty with Germany would
be completed in, short time and that
in the meanwhile the problems in
ficting claims Of Italy and Jugo-
Slavia to territory on the eastern
shore of the Adriatic would be given
preferential consideration.
1t is probable that the allies Of Ger
many will be called to Versailles al
most Immediately after the German
delegates have received the Allied
terms and have passed on them.
Germany, by the terms of the trea-
ty, will be called upon to pay 100.-
100000 gold marks. which at the
equivalent to $23, ,000.0 900. OF this
immense sum there must be paid
within two years an amount equal to
$4,764, 100000, and during the next
thirty years twice that sum must be
turned over to the Allies. A commits
sion will determine when and how the
remaining $9,52S,0oo,o00 Of the rep
arations fund must be. paid.
There seems to be an agreement on
German frontier. It is said the Ger
mans will be compelled to withdraw
all troops from zone Is miles on the
right bank of the Rhine while the
Allies will hold the left bank Of that
river until the first instal1ment Of the
indemnity is paid.
While the work Of fixing the
amount of money to be paid by Ger
many to the Allied and associated
powers has been completed, there re.
mains a further task of apportionine
nations. 1t is indicated that France
and Great Britain will receive a ma.
jor portion, it being estimated that
IS per cent of the total will go tc
them. Out of the remainder the
smaller powers will be given their
shares and that there will be some
dissatisfaction on their parts is ex.
pected.
In Hungary where Soviet republic
has been in power for several weeks
having been established virtually
without bloodshed, the execution Of
Archduke Joseph of Austria, DR.. Alex.
ander Wekerle, former premier. and
Baron Joseph Szteprenyi, minister ot
commerce, Is reported. Confirmation
is as yet lacking. Riotous disorders
continue in Germany. In Bavaris
there are indications that. the govern.
ment led by Premier Hoffman,, sue
cessor to Kurt Eisner. is gaining
ground and that the Soviet regime
which threatened to take over com.
plete control, may be ousted. In Ber'
lin there have been riots and troop.
have fired on street vendors who arr
alleged to have been dealing in stoler
goods. In the. industrial region o.
WestphaliAa the, strike continues bu
no further fighting has been reported
A rather disquieting situation h1i
arisen in India where there have beer
disorders of a serious character. La.
hore and Amritsar, in the northwest
ern corner of the peninsula, have
been the scenes of riots while a
Ahmedabed, further south, mobs have
burned government buildings. The
situation in Egypt is reported to be ir
control of the military forces com.
manded by General Allenby,