Show PEACE PARLEY J WILL EMBRACE MANY MATTERS MAilERS a E E. E Economic Questions l Arc re In Ino o f o as Well Vell as Jo ci Varied arie r tF JI i Paris PavIs Saturday Nov XO 23 By By th i Associated Press Premier Clemon- Clemon ii 3 intended visit to London in December doubtless will o l him an anI i I opportunity to discuss a number of or tho thc J moro more Important Issues to come the tho conference and th thc thA peace 1 congress with Premier Lloyd Llod George t A A. J J. J Balfour tho the British h foreign n sec sec- cc- cc and other British leaders s who arc arc aro detained in England b by the tho election I campaign f JI The economic questions are ue assuming a marked prominence the an an- 1 that an nn American party Including a I. I lar large e staff of or economic and shipping experts wa was vas coming to Paris and iho tho presence on this side sido of oC tho the Atlantic of oC Edward N. N Hurle and other American economic and anti shipping au- au The main discussions appear to center cen- cen ter ter around President Wilsons Il ons on's third thin I point which was accepted without reservation resi res- res l i b by the allies providing for or the Jen o nl so 50 fa far as ns possible Of M all 11 eco cco- j I barriers Previous Pre to this the J allied economic con congress congre's r s held in Paris Parl t two 0 years ears a ago o provided pro for an nn eco CeO l I b boycott cott a alne the central powers pow pow- ers rs r for five years car after the conclusion of or the war sar nd nd for Cor or special trade facilities facil- facil J f Illes between the allied countries their colonies and neutrals S U. U S. S gaint lIlot 1 This preceded Americas America's entrance Into the war var and tho the United States State did not subscribe to the proposed Little LitHe ho has l been heard since that about putting effect the de de- Islon elsion of ot the tho economic con congress and tho the acceptance of or President Wilsons Wilson's I II I third point by IW the thc allies appears to toi i the principle of or the removal of r-of economic barriers for tor the previous I i one of ot exclusion The growth ro roth th of American shipping during the war waT is another economic question n which is being discussed pd wide wide- ly lv Somo Some newspapers take the view i t that It will present questions 0 of ot adopt- adopt i lug ling Americas America's higher hiher standard of or wa wages es to seamen anti and o of giving America Its r I proportion of oC the worlds world's s carrying I trade Ho How Irow far such questions will come before th the congress arc not clear but Premier Clemenceau's attitude to toward toward to- to ward tho the labor delegates who visited him him yesterday est day concerning a labor meeting meet meet- lug ing simultaneously with the peace congress congre con con- gr gre gress rs s leads to the belief lIeC that the they will have c as much prominence In the conference conference conference con con- ference as political and territorial questions Jup l U st I on s. s Frt Freedom dom of or the seas and compensation compensation tion lion b by Germany for all damages g e-g suffered suffered suf suf- b by the allies are arc two questions question for further discussion and tion Complex Matter Up lYp Conc Concerning freedom of ot the sea Ma seas thet the t tendency In American quarters Is to obtain a ch change chingo nto in tho the pre present international international inter inter- national pra practice by which belligerents have ha virtual virtually taken control of or the seagoing seagoing sea sea- going traffic on the outbreak of war ar as 5 It Is a maintained that the neutral p would be bo the ones to profit hv keeping keepin out of oC war ar and leaving their ocen ocea shipping to move mo without Interfere I from tho the belligerents But a as aa this neu neu- I hal shipping might be bo used to carr carry I ammunition and other r war ar supplies It Is said that some voluntary a agreement would also bo ho necessary pledging all nations not to furnish war supplies to countries going to war This in turn I would require an International patrol patrol pa pa- and the right rl-ht of or search at sea While White these pha phases eE are arc being discussed the they are so complex that rio o decisions I Iare are likely for Cor some time Other points ol In Involved ed under r the gen gen- oral es-al head of freedom of the seas are ar the thc removal remo of If all restrictions from I free Cree passage e through such fuch waterways waterway I as s tho the Catte between the North an and I Baltic seas fleas the Dardanelles and Bos Bos- horus between the Mediterranean and ant I the tho Black seas and all str straits c exceed lug ing one ono marine league which connect t with the hl high h seas The restriction L against planting mine fields such as ns across the thc North sea between I Norway Xora and Scotland and Barra Barrages es In ii t I the Dover channel are arc further points of or discussion under this title general topic Indemnity In Is Huge The second reserved reser point of or th the al al- al lies lies Germany Germany to give i e compensation I for ifor all damages appears appears es-appears appears generally t to h he accepted d In principle leaving leaving- only the thc question of ct the thc amount of claims by the various allies to be settled estimates place tho the French damages as t upwards e of or D francs Including tho the return of or the wa war ar r Indemnity paid pall Germany German In 1870 with Interest an and expenses and property losses during tho the present war var Tho British claims will concern lAr largely eh shipping losses and war ex cx- pt n es Serbia SerLa Belgium Ium and Italy have had lar largo large o property losses Whether Americas hether war expenses will he be presented as a a. claim is not l known Tn no In some somo quarters it Is held that the thc precedents in tho the Boxer Indemnity and and 11 1 in tho the Am Spanish 1 I. I can war probably bb- bb will wIit prevail l 7 I of theca reserve points poInt the main duties of or tho the conference and tho the congress will he lC In giving treat treaty form and effect to President Wilsons four four- teen hen principles which tho the allied gov gov- O and anti the he central powers both bavo bao accepted as aa tho the basis of or ment a agree arec rec S I |