Show SEVERITY OF TRUCE MAY BE REDUCED LESS HARSH TERMS MAY BI BE GIVEN GERMANY IN FINAL settlement france continues to stand firm for original terms but england is said to favor a number of concessions lill washington uh ington there is a P that germany may secure as at a result of 0 her strong counter proposals some lessening in the lite of the llie pence lernis germanys germanas Germ anys pleas that it will be impossible to fulfill the financial requirements of the allies tind and her protests against certain territorial re have hare been beaded lie edcil anti and are being discussed by the council of 0 four carls reports that in certa certain in quarters of the peace conference the german an view viewpoint t Is receiving strong support A full discussion of the german counter proposals especially concerning reparations find and other oilier economic features ot of the treaty lias has lieen been held 1 by president wilson and the staff of r ic in C great britain is s aid to lo favor it a number ot of concessions to germany but france continues firm in her ter stand not to waver front from the original terms the americans are declared to be not averse to minor concessions but are not in favor of going ing to the extent that the british propose iose tile the german government is licensed a re public it lias blis ordered the arrest of ur dr dolten the president of the republic anti anil also lias has protected to the peace conference and the armistice commission at spa against the behavior of the french authorities in the occupied rhineland french support of the It henish republic is characterized by the german government as high hiigli treason against the empire strikes by dissatisfied germans in the american occupied area called in protest against the formation of the republic ended quickly when tile the american authorities issued a Iv naming arnIng against the movement |