Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-03
World League Constitution
Rewritten But Not Fully
Approved.
IMPORTANT SECTIONS
NOT PASSED UPON
oUss&ions vitality Affecting Frsneh,
American and Japanese Nations
Await Final isposition-Bslsians
and Freneh 20 poilos Rhine After
Peace Treaty &, Signed, Releasing
American and British Troops.
TBy Associated Press. I

TBy Associated Press1
Paris, April 3.-The drafting com
mittee Of the league OF nations COM
mission has finished work but has not
passed on the French amendmen. to
Articles VIII and TX, AZ well as Ameri-
can and Japanese suggestions to the
Monroe doctrine and the equality of
nationalities.
1t is expected that the league of no.
tlons commission will meet Saturday
to adopt a definite text of the cove
nant. President Wilson will act as
chairman Of the meeting.
Korea Wants Independence.
An appeal for the independence Of
Korea will be submitted to the peace
conference before the end of the pres
ent week by a delegation headed by
Kinsio Kimo, representing Korean
young mems society. The appeal is
declared to represent the vehement de-
sire of almost the entire Korean ma
ton, as manifested by the present
widespread passive resistance move-
ment.
The document is accompanied by a
long memorandum reciting the alleged
injustice and unpopularity OF Japanese
rule and the harshness OF the meas
ures. with which Japan is declared to
be endeavoring to repr 80 national
movement for liberation.
6slgians to Help Police" Rhine.
The council Of four has virtually de-
cided, according to information from
French sources. that the left bank OF
tte Rhine will be neutralized until
Germany has paid the indemnities
fixed by the peace conference.
It is understood that French and
Belgian troops will hold this territory,
the United States claiming it to be
Impossible to leave American troops
in Europe after the signing of the
peace treaty. and England having in.
sufficient effective troops to maintain
garrisons along the Rhinc.
1t il sur1niseG that the visit of King
Albert, OF Belgium, to Paris was not
unconnected with the share that Bel
gian troops will be asked to undertake
in this territory.
Objections to Smuts.
One Of the happenings in peace con-
lcltlCo ClISlcJ ySSICAudy ID olluOCo w
unitedly by the Matin and the Journal
today as great event., The council
Of four actually issued a communique,
the newspaper points out, but it is
added, "it was only. to tell us that
General Smuts is going 10 investigate
Hungary
The SHUTS appointment is one which
these two and most OF tile other news
papers condemn. instancing as bad
omen the manner in which General
Smuts conducted the negotiations in
Switzerland early In 1913 with Count
-Pouilly -Dietrichstein, tn G
Austria Hungarian ambassador at Lon
don at the outbreak Of the war, in
which it had been charged by Paris
newspapers that the bluntness Of Cen
eral Smuts choked off possible nego-
tiations by Austria Hungary for sep
arate peace.
King Albert Visits Colonel House.
King Albert, Of Belgium, called on
Col. d. NJ. House, of the American
peace mission, this morning for a talk
with the colonel before the king was
due to pay President Wilson a visit
in the afternoon. At this visit, which
was set for 2 o'clock, it was announced
that the interests Of Belgium before
the peace conference would be dis
cussed with President Wilson and that
King Albert would present a request
that Brussels be made the seat of the
league Of nations.
Peace BY Easter.
II have always thought ,and think
more than ever today, that the peace
preliminaries to be imposed upon Ger
many will be ready before Easter un-
less something unexpected arises. y
said Stephen Pichon, foreign minister
yesterday, in reply 70 1usst.oaccs 2.
a banquet given by French republican
generalists, according to the Matin.
Japan Takes Defiant Stand.
No Asiatic nation could be happy IN
q league Of nations in which sharp
racial discrimination is maintained.
Baron Maxine, head Of the Japanese
delegation to the peace conference, de-
clared in a statement to the Associated
Press on the position Of Japan.
I'VE are not too proud to fight," the
baron said, but we are too proud to
accept q place Of admitted inferiortty
in dealing with one or more associated
nations. We want nothing but simple
justice"
Glad 10 Join League.
Japan, is glad to john a league OF
nations to maintain peace and order
the baron added. Japan does not wish
he continued, TO force her laborers as
immigrants on any associate countries
and recognizes that this question is
! one for each nation 10 deal with itself.
Japan, feels that It is entitled to a
frank and open admission by the allies
that the principle. of equity and Justice
Is fundamental tenet Of the league
Of nations, the baron continued. Japan
\ sees difficulties III the way Of a per-
manent and successful operation OF
the league, the baron asserted. unless