Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
WILSON TO LEAVE
PARIS ON FRIDTY
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commercial conditions of the armis-
tice.
To meet doubts case upon its au-
thority, the Chinese delegation has
published cablegrams received from
Shanghai, the provincial legislature
of Shantung and the Chinese So
ciety for n league of nations at Pc
king. These cablegrams overwhelm-
ingly favor the activities of the dele
cation and direct that there be re-
striction to China of properties in
Shantung.
In a formal statement Japan reit-
crates her intention to hold the Mar
shall and Caroline islands. as we'll as
to insist on the execution of the
agreement with China, reached in
September last. regarding the Shan
tung matter. This is not likely to
delay the Society of Nations project.
but 1t probably will be considered
later by that organization.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt. assistant
secretary of the United States Navy,
has virtually completed the work of
dis-establishing American shore sta
tions in France. He will return to
America on the George Washington
with President Wilson.
Crcspi in Chair
The commission on ports, water
ways and railways of the peace con-
ference met to-day with DIR. Silvio
Crespi, of Italy, in the chair. Eng
land, supported by America, pro-
posed the proclamation of the prin-
ciple of complete liberty of transit
TO every country on equal conditions
to all. This proposition was op-
posed by Albert Claveille, for France
and Lambros Coromilas for Greece,
who pointed out that England and
America occupied special situations
that made the question of CONNER
cial land transit insignificant for
them.
But One Freight Charge Approved
The commission appointed two
sub-commissionS, one to study the
question of the control of ports, wa
terways and railroads and the other
the question of liberty or transit.
The first commission has approved
of the principle that no country may
charge duties on goods passing
through its ports or over its rail-
ways or waterways other than the
freight rates paid on goods destined
for the country itself. Neither may
they levy on such goods customs or
local taxes.
BcIgians Enter Protest
Belgian delegates protested AGAINST
allowing freight destined for Ger
man ports to pass through their ter
ritory exempt of duty, thus helping
the prosperity of Germany. They
claimed also that such measures
should be taken as would make navi-
CATION of the Scheldt river free for
Belgium.
The Czecho-Slovaks and Poles in
sisted on having ports of their own,
the former on the Adriatic and the
latter on the Baltic. NJ. Coromilas
proposed to give them, respectively,
at Trieste and Danzig the same privi-
leges that Greece granted to Serbia
at Saloniki, where Serbia has part
of the port and enjoys territorial
rights. The Czecho-Slovaks and
Poles consider this proposition an in
sufficient guarantee, and definite de-
cision was postponed.
Rhine to BE Free TO All
The commission agreed that navi-
cation of the Rhine and Danube
should be free to all countries bor-
dering on them, or through which
those rivers pass. The Rhine passes
or borders Switzerland, Germany,
France and Holland, and the Danube
holds the same relation to Germany,
Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, Serbia,
Bulgaria and hume MIA.
To Discuss Greek Claims
The special committee. consisting
of two representatives each from
Great Britain, the United States,
France and Italy, which the coun-
ell of the great powers decided upon
week ago to examine into the
claims of Greece in the peace con-
ference. will meet Thursday.
Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian
Premier, is one of the British dele
gataes on this commission. Imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the
committees work he will probably
pay a short visit to Canada, return
ing to Paris when President Will
son returns from the United States.
Armisticc Terms Delayed
In view of the completely and di-
versity of the problems raised by
the armistice, says Havas report,
the Supreme War Council has ap-
pointed "a committee of eight mem
bers to which will be entrusted the
task of studying these questions.
The council, therefore, has post
poned for a few days the adoption
of conditions to be imposed upon
Germany. SO as to be better pre-
pared as to means for insuring their
execution.
The committee is composed of
Norman Davis and General Bliss,
for America; Lord Robert Cecil and
Major n. G.. Thwaites, for England;
DR.. Silyio Crespi and General Ca
Vellero for Italy, and Etienne Glenn
cntel and General Degoutte, for
France. 1t held it's first meeting
last night at 6 o'clock, General
Degoutte who had been summoned
by telephone from Lille, could not
arrive in time. however, and the
committee meeting will continue
to-day. When a draft of the condi-
tions has been prepared it will be
submitted to the Supreme War Coun-
Gil for definite APPROVAL.
Child Labor at Peace Table
Two important features of the
American and British labor pro-
gram were accepted to-day by the
commission on international regu-
lation of labor which will be sub
mitted to the full peace conference.
These are the prohibition of child
labor under sixteen years of age and
the uniformity of seamen's wages.
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