The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
American Delegation Pre-
pares to Remain All Sum-
mer to Complete Work.
NOT TO WAIT ON SENATE
League of Nations to Function
as Soon as Allies Sign
Peace Pact.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
Std6 Correspondent Of THE Sun.


Copyright. 1919: all rights reserred.
PARIS. June THE situation In re-
gard to modification Of the pea ce treaty
Is undergoing constant changes. The
more the experts talk the more d.
verslty there Is in opinions. Senti-
ment appeared to be developing again
to-day in favor of fixing the total of
reparations. but the French insist
upon a minimum of $4,000, ,OOO. 900,
while the British favor $4OOOO,OOO,-
600. and the Americans believe both
these figures are too high and will
not go higher than $4,000, 100000.
The policy decided upon on one day
Is torn up the next.
The committee on reparatlons ex-
poets to sit all day to-day and to-
! morrow, hoping to agree on its report.
which with all others must be handed
to the Council of Four on Monday.
The indications are that there will
be minority reports by several of the
commissions, notably by the commits
sion on responsibility for the war.
President Wilson is telling his
friends that the world was saved
from anarchy only by quick peace,
yet he finds himself In Ven of argu-
ment. DR.. Karl Renner, head of the
Austrian peace delegation, who has
returned, says the treaty with Austria
cannot be signed, as 1t would mean
| that Austria would be turned over
to Bolshevism. He will submit cOun-
ter proposals, as the Germans did.
VIII Remain All Summer.
Americans here expect to remain
all summer. At the Hotel Crillon,
the American headquarters, it was
said that the conference would re-
main in session, and the Americans
had decided to participate ip all the
treaties, probably signing them also,
although with some of the belligerent
countries the United States is not at
war. Nevertheless it is maintained
that the guarantee in Article Y. of
the covenant Of the league makes nee
essary the participation of America
in the Turkish and Bulgarian treaties.
President Wilson still hopes to re-
turn to Washington by July l, but
II he Is unable to do SO he will sign
the appropriation bills here.
Proceeding on the theory that the
League of Nations will come into op-
Grafton automatically with the ratlti-
cation Of the treaty by Germany and
three of the Allies, no matter what
the United States Senate may do,
rapid progress is being made here by
the British and American experts in
devisins the machinery which is to
start at a given signal.
The appointments Of secretaries
and bureau chiefs are being discussed
and acceptances are being received,
every man being ready to drop into
his appointed place on the day that
the treaty goes into effect. 1t has
been decided to have two under secre-
taries only and between ten and tif-
teen sections. For example. there
will be a mandate section, military
and naval section, &C., the chiefs of
which will be appointed nominally
by the council.
Americans Are Embarrnssed.
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organization start into operation
under full headway in Sutherland
House, London, the moment the
treaty becomes effective. Members of
the Executive Council to be named
in advance are to function immedi-
ately as directors, probably holding
daily meetings for weeks thereafter
and appointing the various commits
dons for which the treaty provides.
Unless the American Senate swal.
lows entire by that date the cove,
nant Of the league the position of
Col. f. NJ. House will be anomalous.
He cannot qualify as anything more
than an unofficial adviser, yet as
spokesman for the chief promoter of
the league he will have n voice as
potent as any member of the council
Americans admit privately that
there has been some embarrassment
already in working out with the Ques.
tion Of American participation hang
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