The Washington herald., 1919-05-23
BIG FOUR" REFUSE
TO FREE GERMAN
CIVIL PRISONERS
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question of those laws being asus-
pended just because peace Is signed,
n. and when II is signed.
This morning the big four took up
the German protest regarding the
conditions under which France will
obtain valuable concessions in the
saar valley. This served as a break
in discussion of distribution OF man.
datories over former Turkish terri
tories. which has occupied the atten-
tion Of the big four for several days.
No enthusiasm is being registered
In the American delegation over ac-
ceptance of q mandatory over Con-
stantinople under the present plan
The supreme economic council to-
day took up consideration of the
question as to whether assistance
should be given to states asking Ii,
. but who persist in fighting their
neighbors despite the warnings Of
the allies. This plan was believed
to be aimed principally at Poland.
The prefect of Versailles has in
formed the Germans that hereafter
both the Trianon palace and park
are forbidden to visitors. This order
was issued despite the protest of sew
eral Versailles citizens. who asked the
government to rescind II. Herr LeIs-
ner also protested on behalf of the
Germans. but finally agreed to accept
the ruling after the prefect had
pointed out they would still have a
hundred acres in which to walk.
Premier Orlando returned to Paris
today from Bardonecchia, where he
had gone to confer with members Of
his cabinet. He had not expected to
return before tomorrow.
Salvatore Barzilai, member of the
italian peace delegation. has re-
signed. II was announced at Rome to-
day Barzilai returned to Rome from
Paris with the other italian delegates.
and never officially reattached him
self to the delegation.
That President Wilson himself IL
not satisfied with the German peace
treaty. was the answer his friends
made today to the accumulated OBJ
jcctions of many of the American
commission. which came to a head
this week through the resignation
of nine of the members.
Treaty Best Possible.
The President, his friends said.
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possible to obtain. considering all
the conditions. and comes as near
as he was able to make it to repre-
senting the principles for which he
fought through six weary months.
According to information from
authoritative American sources, the
nnal form of the treaty is not that
m which il came from the printer.
Some of these changes are due to
the fact that. as printed. 1t did not
represent the exact agreements
reached by the Peace Conference.
As an example of this. the night
the treaty was printed President
Wilson was awakened at midnight
and informed OF two important
alterations He called one of the
big four on the telephone. and the
latter admitted he had made the
alterations, but expected to explain
the next day. Another such altera-
ton was discovered later. affecting
the Saar Valley. and resulted in a
similar admission by a representa-
tive of a certainecountry affected
by the change
Germans Planning Blum.
The German peace delegation will
make an eleventh-hour blum to break
on negotiations Just to test the allies
determination, according to the be-
lief expressed in oficial French cir
cles today.
In some quarters the belief con-
tinued to grow that Foreign Minister
Brockdorf-Rantzau personally will re-
fuse to sign the document in its pres
ept form. regardless of what his as
-Sociates may do. His expected with
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proposals, according to the belief ex-
pressed after publication OF Brock
dorf1-RantZau's request for extension
of the time limit for discussion of
terms.
All other considerations. il was ex-
pected. will be subordinated to the
question of money and commerce.
Brockdorff- -Rantzau. it was forecast,
will seek to point out to the allies
that II is to the latters own benefit
to make sufficient concessions to en-
able Germany to live up TO the treaty.
He will declare. it is believed. that
il would be impossible for GERMANY tn