The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-06
TERMS
ARE READ TO
DELEGATIONS
FOR ENTENTE
Foe Will Get Conditions We'd
nesday Complete Eco
nomic Isolation to Follow
Germany's Refusal to Sign.
AUSTRIAN TERMS NEXT
tRy Associated PressA

PARIS, May 6-The complete econ
omic isolation OF Germany is being
considered by the council of foreign
ministers OF the peace conference as
measure to be adopted in the event
that Germany refuses to sign the
peace treaty.
Orders have been issued to special
lists in AustroHungarian subjects to
rush their reports so that the treaty
with Austria can be considered during
the Is days that the Germans VIII be
discussing the terms Of peace to be
submitted to them on Wednesday.
Preparations have virtually been
completed for the presentation of the
terms OF peace to the German dele
gates at Versailles at 3:15 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Delegates Hear Treaty
Today is expected to witness COM
pletion Of the draft of the peace
treaty, a digest of which will be read
at the plenary session of the peace
conference this afternoon, primarily
for the purpose of informing the dele
gates of the minor powers as to the
details OF the document the Germans
will be asked to sign
With Premier Orlando and Prime
way back to Paris from Rome which
they left Monday night, it seems
probable that they will be present at
| the historic meeting in Versailles on
Wednesday.
Nothing official has been made pub
lie as to the agreement under which
Italy has consented to resume her in
terrupted participation in the peace.
conference. A report reaching Lon
don, however, declares that it is pro-
posed to make Ffume neutral port
| for period Of two years, after which
time 1t is to be turned over to Italy.
Pichon League Chairman.
German newspapers are printing re-
ports from Versailles to the effect that
the German representatives have
served notice on the allies that fur
ther delay in the presentation of the
peace terms will result In the Ger
mans leaving for Berlin. Another re-
port emanating from Berlin states
that German ministers Landsberg and
Giesberg, members Of the enemy dele
cation, have left Versailles, but that
peace negotiations will continue"
There has been no intimation from
Paris that the Germans were demand
ing immediate action or that any of
the delegates had left and 1t Is prob
able that the reports received In Ber-
lin were intended for home consump-
ton"
Meanwhile the league of nations
has proceeded further with its organ
ization. At the meeting of the organ
ization committee yesterday, Stephen
Pichon, the French foreign minister.
was elected chairman Of the provi-
| sd nTao Zoe
time Sir Eric Drummond assumed his
duties as acting secretary general.
The government of Finland will re-
ceive recognition from the allies pur-
suant to a decision reached in Paris
by the council of foreign ministers, &C
cording to reports. There are GER
tain conditions which must be fol-
lowed 1t is said, but the details of the
proposal are not as yet known.
TO HEAR ALLIED JUDGMENT
VERSAILLES, May g. When the
German delegates enter the dining
room of the Hotel Trianon on Wednes-
day afternoon to receive the text Of
the treaty of peace, they will find the
Representatives of the powers arrayed
against Germany awaiting them at one
Of the great tables which have been
placed in the room. Premier Clemen-
ceau, President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George will stand at the head of
! the table.
The Germans will not join the allied
delegates at this time but will be con-
: Quoted to a smaller table standing by
itself at the open end of the great
! horseshoe formed by the green-cover.
ed tables arranged for the meeting.
There. they will listen to n Clemen-
ceau's opening address and receive the
, judgment Of the allied and associated
, nations as formulated in the volume Of
conditions drawn up during the four
months of deliberation by the inter.
, allied conference.
On NJ. Clemenceau's right will be
President Wilson and the other Amer.
lean delegates While on his left Pre-.
mier Lloyd George and the British rep.
]. resentatives will be grouped. Flank
! ing the Americans will come the
! French delegation with Marshal Foch
] in the center. Next to these will be
the representatives Of Italy, Belgium
!, Brazil, Greece, Portugal and Serbia
: On the left side and seated below the
delegates Of Great Britain will be
y those of the British dominions, Japan
:. Poland, Rumania and Czechc-Slovakia
Six Of Foe Admitted.
i Two tables have been placed for the
i general secretaries of the jnter-allied
conference, directly behind President
= Wilson and Premier Lloyd George
: Secretaries of individual delegates VIII
: have seats at the sides of the room, be
: hind their respective delegations. The
- four big cut glass chandeliers which
hang from the ceiling Of the hall viii
be scarcely needed at the hour set fol
= the ceremony at 3:15 p. m.
:. Only six of the principal German
,f delegates, three secretaries. officia
v interpreters and an official stenoe
Il rapher. will be admitted out Of tn,
e large German delegation. according Il
,r lpresent arrangements. The subordi
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