PEACE TREATY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16721, 2 January 1920, Page 6

PEACE TREATY.

GERMANY TO SIGN PROTOCOL. (By C*i>l«v—Prras Amocittios—Copyright.) (United Sorrier.) PARIS, TVrvrober 31. It is officially stated tlwvt Gorman v ■will sign the Protocol on January 7th. The state of po.w> will begin and tho Treaty will opera to on January Bth. (Khutor's (Received Jannarv Ist. 11.CO p.inA PARIS. T>ecoinl>or od. Tho Supremo Council lias been informed of the rapprochement of viou ; arising from tho Allied-German conversation-;, and of an approved basis of understandings. Tho Allies hare consented to tho verbal n.ssurnnco mentioned on December 2.lrd. and it is expected thai tho Supreme Council will to-morrow fi\ a date for trc signature of tho Protocol and the exchange of ratifications at tho Ouai l>'Orsny, a ceremony in which .Mr I.lnvd George will participate. It is somi-oTieird'y declared that tho operation of the Peace Treaty is now morel v a matter of days, and that peace Kk brcn virtually established as fro:n to-day. f.V message from Paris on December CHrd saiil:--The Allied reply to Germany lrv; been do I 'vered aeeompanieil h v a verbal statement that the Allies de«ire to ta' o into account Germanv's eeonomi" <1 i ,T i -ulties, and to reduce the demands if it is shown that they havo orr"d regard 'tier th" valuation of tho Gorman J'-vl-otir material. ITorr von T.ersno- referred to tho importance of the renlv. a"d announced tho departure of the delegation for llerlin with the experts in order to consult- the Government.! TIED AMERICAN RESERVATIONS fAuttrslian srd N.Z. Cabta Aftociatjon.) NEW YORK, 1 decern her •'!(>. Tho "Washington correspondent of tho "New York 'limes" reports that it ean he stated absolutely that the United States Government has not conducted any negotiations with other signatories of the Peace Treaty concerning the acceptability nf the reservations which mav he adopted hy the Senate. It. lias .nisi) learned that the American Pearu Commis-sion has been definitely disbanded.