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Show cum Oil PEACE IS HEX! Allied Envoy to Meet V and Formulate Terrmjj ' Boche Delegates May Offer Suggestions Only i . I ' By Associated Press. "IVASHINOTON, Nov- M ' W With the prantiriR of the j armistice to the beaten (ierniani armies hy Marahnl Forli, the next step will be the arrangement for the meeting of the peace conference which will endeayor to reach a permanent per-manent settlement of lha v laeues arising from lha groat world war Beginning inAiiauet. I'M, an the direct reauTt or the lWtlwmTWrw tha heir to the Austro-Hungarlan throne, the Archduke Kranela and hl eonaorf, at Harajevo, Hnenla, by a Serbian student, mora than four and a half yeara of Incredibly bloody strife hava developed problem that may not ha permanently adjusted for a generation. ARMISTICE NOT DEFINITE. Tha armistices which hv terminated termi-nated actual hostilities with tha central cen-tral powers, beyond (feneral reference refer-ence to paaca settlements and guarantees guar-antees for tha performance of any condition that may h dictated by the victora, did not contain' any provision pro-vision for the aaaembiE of peace deles a tea. Consequently, it Is believed that the diplomatic agencies will proceed pro-ceed to that tank at once, leaving the military aa-oociea to deal with euch questions aa demobilisation of the later enemy force; extension of immediate im-mediate relief to the dtstreased clvll- - Ian Inhabitant, not onl of evacuated territory but even of the centre! powers, -and disposition of the vast stores of war material, of warship" and naval atorea. and finally of the cloeure of munitions plants In the enemy countries, will proceed Immen d lately with the plana for the peace conference. PEED It ESSENTIAL There la every reason for holding the Catherine- aa soon as stable governments gov-ernments can be eet up In the central ; powers to succeed ousted autocracies. ', Vast business Interests are held In f euspenae until tt I determined what Is to be the future. Aside from other and urgent reasons, great Industrial plants used for war purposes must t again be converted to the manufac i lure of staple commodities and an- I rangements made for the return to civil life and employment of the million mil-lion of soldiers lately engaged In war. HUNS MAV SIT AT TABLE. j In erder to Insure a eontlnuatli n of I the harmony wnich he rr.aractiTUed all of lie diplomatic an I military relatione re-latione of the entente powers and America It I expected that 'he delegates dele-gates of these countries will tft together to-gether first In private conferences In -J order Iq frsme their own program before be-fore any effort to made "to aasenibl a formal peace conference. Delegates from the central powers will Join the gathering, when It cornea, under eevere restrictions. Their g-overnments al- - ready hava eolemnly engaged to be mind by the fourteen peace terms end other conditions laid down by President Wtlnon and their activities probably must be limited to efforts to Induce the other delegate to accept Germanic construction of the exact meaning of these terms Couched j they were in general language, there new the war or to offer any physical resistance. The coming great peace conference will aurpaas any In history, not only because of the tremendous Importance of the Issues with which It must deal, but aleo literally in a lite. Indications are that the Lotted mates government govern-ment will be represenled hy at least hair a dozen principala, with numerous numer-ous body of secretarle. counselors, translators and clerka, and It la assumed as-sumed that even the amallest of the nations which will participate will seek to make a snow Id point of number num-ber of delegates. This fact may Involve the transaction transac-tion of most of the business of the conference by selected committees, which will represent in their composition composi-tion every element and whoee representatives repre-sentatives will come before the full conference for ratification. j PLACE I ND00 BT. ' j Aa to the place of meeting there Is yet much doubt, with many claim- , anta for the honor. While H has been j urged that the conference gather in j some historic spot In France- ohJecJ tion may He against that proposition based generally on the accepted view thst such meetings should be held at a point where they can be quite free from the charge of any Iocs! Infill-lencs; Infill-lencs; In other words. It should be on j I neutral territory and even some of j Is opportunity of genuine airrerenees of opinion as to aome of the details. ALLIES WILL 0EC10E. Hut one fart must be borne In anind. In case of any real Issue between be-tween the Selegations the decisions of the delegates of the allies and America must prevsil; the representatives of the defeated powers may plead and argue, but they must submit for the simple reason the people for whom they speak are berefi of any military rr nivsl resources with which to re. i ins i isirntfiry iiiuru mm inning able because of the pronounced sympathy sym-pathy of the population with one side or the other. SWITZERLAND FAVORED. Uttle Kwtlxerland is believed tn be a strong favorite and thare haa been some mention of the beautiful town of Ijiusanne aa an Ideal meeting place, one report being that American agent have quteilv obtained bote) and other accommodations for the I'ntted Htatea rte-iecses at 1 hs t P1 |