Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
CHIEF ENVOY SAYS
|. SIGNATURE MEANS
DEATH FOR NATION
Counter Proposals to Be
Submitted to Allies To-
morrow Night.
UNITED STATES TO RETAIN
100000 TONS OF SHIPPING
This Government to Take Ger
man Vessels as Part Pay
mcnt of Debt.
PREPARING OTHER TREATIES
Anti-Bolshcvist Forces in Russia Re.
ccivc Recognition Under
Certain Conditions.
IRv Associated Press. |

PARIS. May 2s.--As the day for the
demnnds ends 70 70 sEe h misS ansIer to the peace
governments approaches-and the Ger
Imam plenipotentiaries have announced
than ;an they viii ask no further exteri.
limit set by the allies-;herc apparent
~ has been no change in the Sentiment
OF German government circles that the
treaty would not be signed.
should |, under pressure, from our
Mm ,eno 'nosied countrymen, sign this SEN
trhne tributed 1t deatG9 de n9 is an ut1eranee at
Sa,. Sha,ntzam. head of the German peace
delegation. in reply to questions as to
wnetner the demands of the Indepen-
GENT SOCIALISTS that the compact should
De duly sealed, sums up generally the
STATE OF mind supposed 10 exist in the
"'Ernher Erh walks OF German political life.
,rithe Inc German counter proposals Of the
allied peace terms Will be ready to.
morrow night, according TO State
"ircle rt ,''aue IN French peace conference
dorG- Rantzau will present them Wed
Washington officials that the counSG
OF four has reached a full Understand.
ing INF, oy w whieh 1Sd odd the United States viii
pinE IhrI seized in American ports wher
this country entered the war
Sreat Britain had proposed that tni,
seized in other countries, be placed
IN common pool and allotted on the
oasmx oass OF 5G6nnaEe lost through action Of
has steadfastly refused to accede TO
this plan.
n,ssa Meanwhile. allied commissions are
Bulgaria the treaties that are to bs
,nnN drawn up up for them. The Austrians,
VINO VINO have been for some time at ST,
in being called before the peace con-
gress; The delay is declared to be
mainly due TO the settlement OF con-
- no a,.af . TONS
Or Renner, head OF the Austrian
deiegation, has appealed to Premier
olem9enceau' president OF the peace
conferences. urging the Fastening OF
the. presentation OF the peace treaty.
declaring that the delay is creating a
reErettable strain" on Austria imam
May Exempt Nations.
The belief is expressed in Pari.
that the allied and associated now
ers Will exempt the new states formed
from parts OF the former dual mon
archy from any payments on account
of reparatlon or public property taken
over by them. The council of four sis
now engaged in thoroughly going inr,
the SITUATION OF these new states. e
Anti Eolshevist factions in Russia.
headed by Admiral kolchak and Gem
era Denikine, are to receive condi-
tional recognition by the council! OF
tion in Paris. The cordiiion is said
10 be that the Governmcnts of thegs
leaders are TO cenNoke and accept the
verdics OF genuine constituent as
sembiE which is TO determine the fu-
lure form OF government for Russia.
Huch action by the council Of four
would enable the allies to assist in the
struggle against Soviet rule in Rus.
sla by furnishing kolchak and Dent-
kine with arms, munitions, money and
tood on a larger scale than previouslyS
No troops would be furnished the anti
bolsherist leaders, according TO the
report. sy