Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-29
POLAND'S PLACE is
ON PEACE TABLE
[Continued from First Page.l
ternationalization of ports, water
ways and railways.
Three Secret Pacts on Program

ternationalization of ports, water
ways and railways.
Three Secret Pacts ON Program
In connection with the territorial
questions before ii. the Peace Con-
ference is confronted by no less than
three secret treaties, says the Paris
edition of the London Daily Mail to-
day.
The first is the treaty between
Great Britain, France and Italy, dis
posing of the Adriatic coast. which
conflicts violently with Jugo-Slav
and Czecho-Slovak interests" the
Mail continues. The second is the
treaty between Great Britain and
Japan under which Japan gets the
German islands in the North Pacific.
The third is the treaty between
Great Britain and the king of the
Hedjaz under which Damascus forms
part of the territory given to the
TTedjaZ llingdom;.
French Desire Damascus
Damascus lies near the Aorder
line of the spheres of control in
Syria and Palestine agreed upon be
tween the British and French. I'm
der this agreement Palestine from
the Sea of Galilee TO the Egyptian
border is a British protectorate ad-
ministered for the special benefit of
the Jews. while north of the Sea Of
Galilee TO Asia Minor it comes under
the French. The latter, however.
are most anxious TO have Damascus
included within their sphere, while
the IIedjaz delegates are equally
anxious to retain Damascus. as it is
already under their administration F."
Paris. Jan. 29.-Germanys col
onies is again occupying the atten-
tien of the supreme council of the
great powers to-day, and the dis
position of this small empire. scat
tered over the African mainland, in
Asia and throughout the Pacific, is
presenting a territorial question of
the first magnitude.
Financial considerations have en-
tered largely into the discussion OF
the Observation-Disclosures of the Ger
man colonies, which have been, gen
orally regarded as the chief asset
of Germany, in Settling war claims.
While Japan has made it clear that
she is willing to return the actual
territory included in the Kiau Chow
concession to China, she desires to
retain the German railways, mines
and other valuable concessions i'll
province to reimburse herr
for war expenses.
Claims Are Heard
Australia has advanced a similarI
reason for claiming the New Guinea
Islands, and New Zealand for claim |
ing Samoa. Japan's claims to the |
Marshall and Caroline groups are
supported on the same grounds, and
D similar reason is offered for the /
actual transfer of the German Afri-
can colonies to members of the en-
-ente
China objects to having the con-
,essions which Germany forced from
her transferred to Japan in settle
nent of the war claims of an allv,
while it is asserted that President
Wilson opposes actual annexations
md insists upon the internationali-
.ation of all the Pacific and African
German colonies. But under an in
plan the entente
powers apparently are unable to seet
low their claims against Germany
would be met and objection has been
aised that if actual transfer of the
olonies is not made to certain pow
RS in settlement of war claims thei
hief asset of Germany would be
as the nation to whose
guardianship the colonies was en-
rusted by the league of nations
ould not mold them as its PROPERTY.
Cover Wide Range
The hearings given yesterday COW
red the entire range of these Ger