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Show WILSON TO REPLY 10 HUHQUERIES PRESIDENT WILL BE DELEGATED TO ANSWER COMPLAINT3 OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES. View Held by American Delegation That Herr Schclclumann's Objections Are Not Well Taken. Colonies to be Held by League of Nations I'ui-is. I'rusMi-i.t Wilson will personally, per-sonally, direct sudi answers us may lie derided upon run, rniin. (icniKin inquiries in-quiries on the pear.; treaty differing from the president's fourteen points. This was announced in high quarters Saturday In roniieriioii wi.'Ji the instructions in-structions which Chancellor Srhride-manu Srhride-manu 1ms given the German plenipotentiaries plenipo-tentiaries at Versailles to address a note to the allies compariiig the terms of the treaty with the fourteen points, nnd making u counter-proposal for verbal ver-bal negotiations. The view is held by the American delegation hat Ilerr Schiedeinann's objections are not well taken, that the treaty Is contrary to the president's fourth point on disarmament and fifth point on colonial questions. It is explained ex-plained that, while the treaty contains a provision for Germany's disarmament, disarma-ment, this is preliminary to the general limitation of armaments by other nations, na-tions, and that the covenant of the league makes a general restriction of armaments. Ilerr .Schiedeinann's contention that the German colonies are delivered to the allies contrary to President Wilson's Wil-son's fifth point is met by the statement state-ment that th colonies are not delivered deliv-ered to the allies, but to the league of nations, which administers them through mandatories for the benefit of their native peoples. Concerning the proposal for verbal negotiations, it Is said that much explanatory ex-planatory detnll probably will be done verbally, but that any proposition for n general opening of verbal negotiations negotia-tions will be rejected. |
