The sun., 1919-03-12
CAPITAL HEARS OF
NEW WILSON PLAN
Now Contemplates Treaty
With Germany Alone, Scna-
tors Are Told.
OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW
BY This Means President
Hopes to Get League
Through, Officials Say.
Speclal DsspatoA 10 Tan SLY

SPECIAL Despotch 10 THs SUI.
WAsHrSoToN, March 1l.-An entirely
new and strange report OF how President
Wilson hopes to get around his repeated
statements that the peace treaty and his
League OF Nations covenant would be
so entwined that they could not be
separated by the Senate and acted upon
separately has come to officials here.
THE Sun correspondent was officially
informed to-day
According to this information a treaty
with Germany alone is to be drawn up
first and Is to stand by itself. Tho
treaty between the nations aligned
against the Central Powers on one hand
and the balance Of the Teutonc bellig-
erents on the other will then be made
the vehicle for the Wilson League OF
Nations plan.
This move is quite bewildering 10
Senators here who have heard the Pres
ident repeatedly speak Of the treaty"
apparently with no thought in his mind
that there would be one treaty with
Germany and another with Austria, Bull
gsria and Turkey.
The words used Dy the President the
day after the Senate told him in I'M
mistakable fashion that his league COW
enant would be rejected, and also call
peace first and then discuss the League
of Nations, were recalled to-day by
several Senators who don't know Just
what to make OF the sudden new twist
the situation has taken
what President said.
On that occasion the President said
When that treaty (the peace treaty.
comes back. gentlemen on this side will
find the covenant not only In it, but so
many threads OF the treaty tied to
the covenant that you cannot dissect
the covenant from the treaty without
destroying the whole vital structure"
Now. however, II appears certain that
the terms imposed on Germany in the
first treaty-that with Germany-will
be entirely divorced from any connec-
ton with the proposed provisions OF tho
League OF Nations covenant, with the
possible exception that the German
treaty will contain Affirmation Of the
principle of a League of Nations by the
victors
The Senate will have partly gained
fulfllment Of the parting order It gave
the President-to have the peace treaty
separate instrument from the league
covenant. The German peace treaty at
least will be one which the Senate can
ratify without going on record in any
way in regard to the Wilson league con-
stitution.
The anticipated progress Of events in
the light of cable advices from Paris Is
for the terms OF this treaty to be COM
municated to the German emissaries be-
fore the end of the month--probably in
about ten days. The German emissaries
are expected TO take the treaty back to
Weimar. where ii Is expected that in
dignant rejection will be followed within
a reasonably short time by acceptance.
1t is understood that the defeated enemy
has no alternative but TO accept.
May Issue ProcIa nation.
In some quarters here tonight it was
stated that the President in signing the
preliminary treaty would issue a proc
that the war Is over" This.
however, Is seriously doubted by some OF
the best constitutional lawyers OF the
Senate, who contend that the President
must await ratification Of this pact be-
fore issuing such a procla matlon.
They pointed out, too, that officially
the United States would he still at war
with Austria under the new plan.
There is still doubt here as to lust
what this first treaty will include but
to all intents and purposes IL will in
corporate the terms upon which Ger
many will he considered to have ceased
being belligerent. II will virtually
settle the account OF the Allies and the
United States with Germany but will
not attempt readjustment OF the gen
eral European situation and likewise
will not affect Germanys allies. These
latter broadgauge problems will come
under later treaty, 1t is explained by
officials here, and it may be some
months before this phase Of the situa-
ton is settled.
Although the treaty with Germany will
be practically separate and distinct from
the League OF Nations pact officials here
understand that there may be some pro-
Vision in the treaty whereby the prin-
ciple Of the League OF Nations is recog-
nized.
Would Give senate a Chance
This would not be a stumbling block
10 ratincation or the German treaty, II Is
believed, because the Senate later will
have the opportunity to express itself on
what might be termed a resdjustment
pact into which will be woven the prin-
ciples OF the League OF Nations.
President Wilson had hoped to have
the League of Nations covenant formally
Endorsed at the time the preliminary
treaty was handed to the German ennis
saries There is a prevalent belief here
that the President stili entertetns this
hope, but the dema--s<-- amendments
here and the growing opposition to the
plan. together with French coolneas to-
ward 1t in its present form. all combine
to make II extremely unlikely In the view
Of officials that the league constitution
can be in final form before peace terms
are actually imposed upon Germany.
Under these circumstances officials ex-
planned the great problem OF readjust-
ment Of boundaries and other phases OF
settling European affairs may be taken
up more leisurely. Whether Germany
stin remains technically an enemy or
not conditions tending toward normal
will be on their way. The rehabilitation
Of allied and American troops can pro-
coed within the limits OF safety and
there will be no particular need for rush
work by the peace delegates