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Show ENTENTE PLANS FORCING TREATY Powers Would Refuse to Meet Germans Despite America's Actions. PARIS, Nov. IS. Regardless of the American government's attitude, the peace treaty of Versailles will be put Into force, according to the prevalent view here today following receipt of the report re-port that President Wilson might withdraw with-draw the treaty from the United States senate. Whatever happens, the feeling in French circles is that France cannot meet the German plenipotentiaries again, and French opinion is that Italy and Great Britain have a like feeling. The supreme council today decided to Inform Premier Venizelos of Greece that it could only confirm the view of the peace conference concerning the provisional pro-visional character of the occupation of Smyrna by the Greeks. LONDON, Nov. IS. Commenting upon reservations to the Versailles treaty by the T'nttcd States senate" ami President Wilson's threat to withdraw the pact, the Chronicle, which is nuppotted to reflect re-flect the views of Premier Lloyd George, says: "Unless the league Is to fail altogether, other nations must go ahead for some years without America's participation, and we hope they will promptly decide to do so. "Great Britain and France have been very anxious not to hurt American susceptibilities. sus-ceptibilities. In Justice to our own peoples peo-ples ami Europe, however, we cannot delay In getting to work with the league." PARIS. Nov. 18. (Havas.) The Bulgarian Bul-garian pea. e treaty will be signed Thursday. Thurs-day. November JX the supreme council derided today. The signing will take place in the city hall at Neullly. RIO JANKIRO, Monday, Nov. 17. In view of the fact that Brazil has.already approved the Versailles treaty, including the covenant of the league of nations, there is much Interest here In the action of the I'nlted States senate in adopting reservations to the pact. In the chamber of deputies today a proposal was submitted declaring "the commission on diplomacy and treaties should establish a Brazilian interpretation interpreta-tion of the treaty, since such action has been taken by thu United States senate. |