Show TO 10 RETURN R TUR TO FRANCE HANCE I Evidence o of President Wilsons Wilson's Intention in intention In- In not to abandon t the e peace conference upon the ratification of the society of nations plan is found Inthe inthe in inthe the disclosure that he plans to return from Washington to Paris by March 15 This involves so brief brier a stay at Washington as to permit only the signing of bills bUls during the closing ho hours rs of c congress It is understood that Mr Wilson intends to give personal personal personal per per- attention in Paris t to the work of the supreme executive council which promises to be the most Im- Im r por rJ 1 aturo- aturo of the tho peace confer confer- i 1 r the dis disposal osal sa of the sC society W of na nations The h supreme w war war r council although i hearing the claims of Belgian delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates in n support of view that n i r c country s should be protected protect protect- ed until on tm the same footing as Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many is expected to refer this matter matter mat mat- ter to an economic committee It isnow isnow is isnow now evident that the supreme war council will be relieved entirely of this question which is regarded as an economic rather than a military ry ques ques- tion The supreme economic council which is about to be organized is expected ex- ex expected ex ex- I to consider French and Eel Bel- Del I gian glan proposals that Essen and other German industrial towns should be occupied to prevent the manufacture of munitions and arms This is a I question which bears on the ability of Germany to pay heavy indemnities I through products of industry and it is the American view that the suppression suppression suppression sup sup- of Germanys Germany's production production pro pro- can be as well assured by a system of f authorized inspection by entente agents This would permit G German Industries to continue with safety to the allies The I French rench and Belgian plea that should be permitted to recoup their enormous enormous losses by tho the destruction tion ti of lOt fife h Industrial 1 plants through the stoppage of German industries until France and Del Belgium ium have been Is met by the American y 1 7 which is shared by the British that such Buch losses should be reimbursed ed by cash indemnities from Germany within a reasonable time The Tho su supreme supreme su- su preme prem economic council can regulate the distribution of raw materials between be he- twe tweets tween I countries so so as to Insure France and Belgium of a proper advantage ad ad- vantage over Germany nn and ana prevent I tho the latter Iatter ter la from gaining the worlds world's ma markets e 1 Once divested of Its economic fea- fea tures arrangements for an extension of the tho military armistice can be bo quickly com completed It U is believed certain that American troops will not notI I be employed as permanent garrisons in the Rhine country longer than is 18 necessary for military purposes or to insure the carrying out of the commercial com com- commercial I mercial conditions of the armistice e e |