Show NEWS JEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT IT EVENTS Germans Are Summoned to Versailles Versailles Versailles Ver Ver- sailles to Receive Pe Peace ce Treaty on April 25 r TERMS DIMS NOT TOLD TO PUBLIC PUBLICs s Lloyd Georges George's Spirited Defense of His No Policy No Military Intervention Intervention intervention tion in Russia but Food if It If Bolshevik vik viki viki Cease Hostilities Hostilities- Com Corn Government of Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria Bava Bava- ria Fighting Hard By EDWARD EDWAR W. W PICKARD PICKARD The peace treaty with Germany Is Ig and the German delegates gutes have been summoned Versailles to s to receive It on on April 25 The associated ed powers have agreed that there shall be no military Inter Inter- In ID Russia but that they will send food to that country country under neutral neutral neu neu- control if the bolshevik will stop hostilities Th Those se were the outstanding feature features of the news new'S of ot last week and md they bore out the optimistic assertions that all was progressing well In the great task of settling the affairs of the world J The delegation tIon of Germans named to go to Versailles Includes they the most prominent of the German statesmen now active in the government except Count von Bernstorff arid and though they will be given ven time to submit the treaty to the national assembly at t Weimar ItS It'S It ItIs itIs Is S hoped they will have the authority and the disposition to accept it without without without with with- out that formality thus obviating de de- lay It was asserted a In Paris that the allied governments would not wait walt beyond beyond beyond be be- yond May 15 f for fr r a definite answer asto as asto s sto to whether or not Germany would sign the pact Of Of course the press and public of ot Germany are walling wailing with renewed renewed re re- agony as it Is made more evident evident evident evi evi- dent that the Huns will be required to pay to the uttermost limit of ot their resources resources re re- sources and repeatedly the assertion is made that Germany will not submit to the terms terras laid down in what is culled the there e a treaty of violence Even Prince Joined the chorus of protests saying an unjustly extorted peace pence can only bring forth t and implying that as asa asa asa a last resort Germany will go bolshevik vik i 1 All discussion 1 of ot the treaty outside the peace congress Is based on unofficial cial reports for the allied amed delegates decided that it would be f If It not dangerous to reveal the terms of the treaty before it was submitted to the Germans The public or considerable parts of it In In England France and to a a. less extent America objected strenuously to this policy by which the German national assembly would get the tile treaty before the rest of ot the world but It was sustained b by the French chamber of deputies by a vote of t 33 to and It was vigorously de defended tte- tte fended by Premier Lloyd George in his f speech In the house of ot commons The British leader argued that if It the terms were made public now now there would woud of necessity be much spoken and written of ot theta them l since It was hopeless to satisfy ever everyone one and that those criticisms reprinted In Germany would rould give gh-e the enemy the false Calse Idea IMa that the terms were objected object object- ed to by hy the tile British public as too harsh which would encourage the Germans s to refuse to slim sign the treaty Lloyd Georges George's speech was d declared to b be ba one of the most eloquent and sensational ever heard beard In the house of commons Primarily he arose to defend defend defend de de- fend against the attacks of his critics and he lie not only did that but hurled defiance nt at those critics lie He declared that his pre-election pre pledges of exacting full payment from Germ Germany Germany Ger Ger- m many my and punishing the former kaiser and Dud other guilty Huns were to be kept that the peace commissioners wanted a peace that was Just and sternly severe se but not vindictive that military Intervention In Russia would b b a ft great grent blunder but that the associated asso asso- dated nations would be ready to stop any attempt of the to to to overrun over over- run rail ope Ea by for force e. e as asserted Sorted that there is complete accord among the allied commissioners and the then hen lie he launched Into a bitter attack of Lord ord Northcliffe whose newspapers he said had been str striving to s sow dis- dis cOrd c rd among the allies to make France distrust Britain and hate Amer America ca and dislike France and Italy quarrel with everybody He lIe called attention attention at at- t to th the fact that the Northcliffe papers which formerly ardently supported supported sup sup- ported President Wilson are now h. h hys li- hysterically attacking all his great Ideals and alluded to to to the diseased v vanity of their prop proprietor etor and his disappointment disappoint ment meat because he had not been called on t to o save the world With the exception ex ex- exception n of course of the Northcliffe papers the London press gave considerable considerable consid consid- erable praise to the premiers premier's speech and hi his rejection of any Idea of milt mIll military tart tary action In Russia sia was especially well received Jo 1 If Lloyd Georges George's asser assertion ion of full agreement among th thee the allied powers is Incorrect In any particular the discrepancy discrepancy discrepancy dis dis- Involves Italy At the close of the week the problem of Fiume Flume pad had hadnot hadi i not been solved solved- and the Italians had repeated their informal threats threats to refuse refuse refuse re re- re- re fuse to sign the treaty with Germany unless that city were given to them Instead instead In in- stead of to the Jugo Slavs as a'S President President dent Wilson wishes The threats were pot taken seriously however and it was was bel believed that after the British premIer premier premier pre pre- mier returned to Paris that difficulty would be adjusted The tre treaties ties wrath Hungary Austria-Hungary Turkey and Bulga Bulga- Bulgaria BulgarIa ria may not be ready for for several weeks after t that mt with Germany is signed An Interesting stIng report printed in the Frankfort Gazette sa says s 's the German pence peace delegates are prepared to ask from the allies payment for damages sustained from aerial attacks from the occupation of ot German territory by allied aWed troops and for the delay In concluding concluding concluding con con- peace which caused a prolongation prolongation prolongation prolong prolong- of the bolshevik and troubles s. s It Is easy to guess how far tar they will get with such a demand The peace commissioners or at least the correspondents In Paris were somewhat worried by bythe the setting up of the communist government iff hr Munich Mu Mu- nich aich fearing lest this might plight make necessary necessary essary a separate treaty with Bavaria the second state In the German confederation 9 But It may be that before the treaty is presented the regime of the communists will h have ve come to an end They have been having haYing a n very stormy time so far tar and the troops of the socialist socialist so so- government have been pressing them hard though some of the soldiers have joined the communists That the food boycott of the peas peasants against Munich Is effective Is shown by the fact that the die communist government gov gov- eminent has asked for a loan of ot a u million million mil mu- lion marks marls from Italy for the purpose of bu buying ing food It ItIs is said that chaos rules In Munich all work has hus ceased fio ho trains are arc running and the banks bank shops and houses are being looted The decrees Issued by the communists are many and radical one ordering the communization of ot aI all women Including including In in- wives In other parts of ot Germany th there re was continuous disorder and strikes were started In many places After further severe fighting In Magdeburg the Ebert troops gained entire possession possession possession posses posses- sion of the city In Berlin BerUn the employees employees em em- In various Industries struck because because because be be- cause they were not given a u voice In Inthe Inthe inthe the management and the soldiers and noncommissioned officers of ot the army there also declared they would strike If the order reducing their pay to toa toa toa a time peace basis was not rescinded Troubles with the workmen in Bremen stopped the unloading of American food ships there In the Cologne dis district diS- diS occupied by the British General Plumer ordered the strikers to return to work at at once and threatened the severe severe severe se se- vere punishment of ot all persons fomenting fomenting fo to- fo- fo or countenancing strikes Inthe Inthe in inthe the zone of British occupation Apparently the state of ot affairs In Russia Just now may be summarized In the statement that bolshevIsm is increasing increasing in in- creasing In force torce but losing prestige The director of ot the Moscow scow Red Cross arrived In Copenhagen with confirmation confirmation confirmation confirma confirma- tion of ot the predictions that Lenine and would soon seek an understanding understandIng understanding under under- standing with the moderate elements lIe He said bolshevism was giving way to a n new bourgeoisie and added that the situation In Petrograd Is growing worse and that there have been numerous nu nu- I bolshevik anti outbreaks However the Russians claimed Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day dllY that the soviet forces were gainIng gainIng gain gain- Ing continued successes es along the whole front from the th Baltic to the Black mack sea and In southern Russia the situation was such that the allied troops troops' were constrained to abandon more positions following th the evacuation evacuation evacuation tion of Odessa and It was predicted that they would soon get out of Se- Se Reports from Libau said t the e were systematically and swiftly annihilating the bourgeoisie of f Riga having shipped of them to the Island Haens of in tl the river and forbidden the taking of food to them That it may be recall recalled d was the method adopted by C to get rid of its Its' horde of pariah dogs On Wednesday strong German forces surprised and overpowered the troops I in Libau overthrew the provisional government and arrested several officials Premier r Ullman Unman took refuge with the British mission there and insisted that his government would resist the German demands f Japan and the United States a considerable number of newspapers newspapers are busy trying to stir up trouble between between between be be- tween the two countries or professing to find signs sl Ds of ot discord In current events The latest matter to arouse them Is the return of ot Ambassador Ishii though this tills may be fairly attributed to tol the fact that the administration th that t sent seat him to Washington has gone out of power Another possible reason is that Japans Japan's appointment of Baron Yoshito as finan financial lal adviser er erto to China wa was not approved by the United States A few days ago the story was published that the American troops In Siberia refused to help a Japanese contingent at because because because be be- cause the latter had shot down Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian wom women n and children the Japanese Japan Japan- ese detachment was practically annihilated anal anni- d. d No Now v It appears the murders were committed by Cossacks and that the Japanese suffered while trying to defend them from another faction of I Russians General Graves would not I interfere because American operations there are limited to the protection of ot property and of ot the railroad The anti American campaign In the Japanese press press is especially lively and Uncle Sam is accused of pf being aggressive sine she hypocritical and selfish presumably presumably presumably ably because the Monroe doctrine cl clause was included in the league of ot nations convention and the equality of ot nationals left out Japan is not cutting quite such an au Important figure in the Paris negotiations as us she had expected to and the people 1 ople are rather sore as asa a n r result But there Is no fear In hi official official cial dial circles that friendly relations willbe will willbe willbe be ruptured Affairs are not going smoothly In Poland and amI for this some blame may maybe maybe be attached to the policy of the peace delegates In yielding to Germany In Inthe Inthe inthe the matter of Danzig Though General Gen Gen- eral oral hailers Haller's divisions already have begun their movement through Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to Poland the government government government gov gov- has lost prestige for the people peo- peo pee peo pip pie fear that the seaport they so much desire will not be awarded them by bythe bythe bythe the tr treaty aty and even may not be Inter Inter- nationalized There Is almost continuous ous fighting on the borders of ot the Posen district and It has spread to the East Prussian frontier Hallers Haller's troops are passing through Germany at the rate of three trainloads a day and each train is accompanied by allied and guards The utmost pre pre- precautions cautions are taken to prevent conflicts with the German populace After having successfully subdued the the uprisings In Egypt Great Britain now v Is confronted with a n yet more serious revolt In the India Martial law was declared in some dIstrIcts districts districts dis dIs- where the governor general said open rebellion exists and mobs in one Ine city were bomb bombed and subjected to machine gun fire from airplanes Down In Mexico a new revolt against the government go was nipped in inthe inthe inthe the bud when hen Carrara Carranza troops defeated defeat defeat- ed a body of rebels rebel'S near Gen Aureliano Aurellano Blanquet who with Felix Diaz headed the movement was wu killed |