Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-24
TO RUSH PLANS
ON EARLY PEACE
Preliminary Treaty to Be Pre-
pared for Wilson's Return
to France.
EARLY REPORTS DEMANDED
Supreme Council Asks Data
on all Questions G Final
Settlement.
RESULTS WILL BE FINAL
First Settlement Will Not Be
Materially Changed In
Last Treaty.
EARLY REPORTS DEMANDED
RESULTS WILL BE FINAL

PARIS. Feb. Results OF far.
reaching character were obtained at
the meeting OF the council OF the
great powers today when resolutions
were adopted requiring speeding up
Of all Important branches OF the
work Of the peace conference ns b.
permit the formulntior~ofa prelimi-
nary peace treaty by the time Presl.
dent Wilson returns TO Paris In the
middle OF March.
To accomplish this tho commits.
sions dealing with the blk questions
OF reparatior. boundaries. economic
and financial Issues must report To
the supreme council within the next
two weeks or by March 8 at the lat
est These reports. In turn. VIII
form n basis for the drafting OF the
treaty.
An extensive program has been
carefully matured within the past
few days and It was brought to cui-
mination this afternoon when A. y,
Balfour, British foreign secretary.
unu tsOlt W W. ttoubr VI int NIuFFl-
can delegation called on Premier
Clemenceau In his sick room shortly
before the Eouncil conveyed Each
found The wounded statesnan n
dressed and sitting up and keenly
alert concerning the work OF the
conference and fully agreed on tbs
plan for rapid acceleration OF work
on all subjects.
All Powers Agreed.
This brought together the British.
American and French viewpoints for
q rapid course OF action assuring the
earliest possible peace. shortly 0-
terward the supreme council met
and ratified the program. The off,
eiai statement issued after the meet
ing announced
THE meeting decided on proper
steps TO be taken In order TO Bccef-
crate as much as possible the labors
OF the conference"
Bnck>of this fprmal announce
meht In The speeding up OF the plan,
which now goes into effect. for an
early draftinI OF the peace treaty
The main feature IL TO embody all
subjects, both non military and n9u-
tnry In the preliminary peace soon
10 be framed and 10 have this broad
general document take the place OF
separate military treaty for dis
armameit which had been prepared
by the supreme war council undee
the direction OF Marshal Foch. who
was TO present It within tho next
few days.
Includes All Settlements.
But instead OF this limited action
on military questions. todays de-
clsion broadens the action so Ba To
include all important subjects with
In the scope OF the preliminary peace
treaty. thus making II embrace. eco
nomical, financial and all othef es-
sentlAl Nsubjects, including rcpara-
tons. in addition to disarmament
and other military and naval fea-
tures. II will be this broad Eeneral
plan which will be drrfted by the
time the president returns and which
will soof, thereafter go before the
peace conference The foregoing ac-
ton relates only to Germany as the
conclusion OF this preliminary peace
treaty Ia regarded ms OF chief import
ince But similar action may pro-
ceed at the same time concerning
Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey al
though II la not certain that action
on these countries can be effected
within the same period.
Although the proposed document
In designated AZ "A preliminary peace
treaty II TX eSscted 10 emhody vf-
tually all main questions and 20 cor
respond to the treaty Of Versailles
which closed he Franco -Prussian
war although supplementary
treaty was signed later at Frankfort,