The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-18
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ton as a story teller and his reputa
ito in that regard is already made
here. Premier C~lemenceau especially
enjoyed some Of the presidents illus
tratiye quips. =
Though they deeply appreciate the
honors shown the president, the Amer
lean party Is glad the ceremonies are
ended so they can get down to work.
More silk hats have been on exhibit
ton in Paris during the past few days
than at any time since 1914.
The Place Concorde is a little Amer.
lea. Dozens of American automobiles
are always parked in front of the Grill
lon hotel. American statesmen and
soldiers are always about. There is al.
ways the greatest variety Of visitors
to American headquarters in the Grill
Ion. Among those today was a Pad
erewski, who came to discuss the Po-
lish situation.
Prince Murat's palace is now gener-
ally referred to as 1.-The white house"
President Wilson has a new calling
card. 1t reads 'the president of the U.
S. A" The one he uses in Washington
reads 1.-The president"
Crowds continue to gather at every
appearance of President and Mrs. Will
son. The latter always remains in the
background until led forward by the
president. At the height Of the demon
strations she frequently turned from
watchin the crowds to observe her
husband with u~nconcealed, wifely ad-
miration.
First Conference Today.
PARIS, Dec. 1S.-The first confer
ence OF the first American delegation
will be held at 5 o'clock this after
noon when President Wilson goes to
the Crillon hotel to meet the other
representatives.
First Duty Of League.
by j. w. T. Mason. Written for The
United Press.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-If a league
OF nations is created by the peace
conference, its first work may De to
Keep the peace between Italy and
ercnt clash between the two natiGI,-
a titles on the eastern and western
shores of the Adr etic is becoming
- iSAhSl PolokbiS. ~
lando is showing an attitude of I'M
disguised opposition to the establish
ment of a strong Slav state across
the Adriatic, and he apparently is
preparing to appeal to President VIII
son to put a limit on the principle of
the self-determination of nationali-
ties.
Orlando will arrive in Paris to-
with the king Of Italy, and
it is then that the first serious OBJ
to the smooth working OF the
peace conference will develop. The
French have given various indica.
that they do not sympathize
with the i~mperialistic ambitions on
the part of Italy. The Jugo-Slavs
mean nothing to France, but 1t is
not to the interest OF the French ma
ton that another Latin country de-
velop into a greater power than
France herself.
Premier Orlando, therefore, in go
ing to Paris, will enter into an IN
sympathetic atmosphere as far as
concerns a transatlantic expansion
list policy in Italy. Nevertheless.
Italian sentiment Is very strongly
united in support of this ambition.
Both Premier Orlando and the king
of Italy will be forced by public
opinion at home to do all they can
do to win over President Wilson and
Premier Clemenceau to their side.
II the peace conference fails to
endorse the rights Of Italy as super
Tor to those of the Jugo-Slavs, 1t is
very possible that the Italians will
not acQuiesce in the opinion. Pre-
mier Orlando has intimated that the
Italian army cannot yet be demobil-
lied. If Italy were to attempt to
possess the eastern shore OF n
Adriatic by force Of arms, that action
s%ideration by the league of nations.
Lodge on League OF Nations.
rBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Dec. 18.-Considerable dis
cussion is still under way regarding
a special article for the Matin, credit
ed TO Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
which appeared in Sundays edition
under g. New York date line.
In this article, Lodge Is quoted as
favoring establishment Of a league OF
nations, allied control Of raw materials
until the central powers are admitted
to the league and payment Of the costs
of the war by the central power.
The question of costs is disposed OF
in point four Of the article credited to
Lodge, which contains t~wenty-one
points. In this point Lodge is said to
maintain that the central powers must
hear the cost Of the war, that all pub
lie and private must be en-
ployed toward that end and hat the
allies should control all enemy fl
nances until the Payments are com
pleted.
Belgium, France and Serbia would
be the first to be reimbursed.
Point 20, favors international arbi-
tration through a league OF nations,
to which the central powers would
not be admitted until they had com
pletely satisfied all the obligations OF
the neaca trantv and snlia hlish.