The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
NEGOTIATIONS
COMPLETED BY
ENTENTE, SAYS
PARIS REPORT
Excellent Progress at Confer
ence, Washington Hears =
Work Out Details for Meet
ing With German Delegates.
TERMS PLEASE FRENCH
tBy Associated Press,

(By Associated PressD
PARIS, April 16.-The negotiations
between the representatives OF the
allied and associated governments vir-
| tually were completed Tuesday, the
Echo de Paris says it learns from an
authoritative source. The newspaper
| adds that at no time has the under
standing between France and the
| United States been closer and that
the French government is completely
satisfied with the attitude of Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Gaulois says that the final
agreement on the frontier between
Jugo-Slavia and Italy will be incor-
porated in the preliminary peace treaty
with Germany.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS MADE
| WASHINGTON, April 16.-Distinct
| improvement in the general peace con-
ference situation was reported to the
| white house today from Paris. It was
indicated that excellent progress was
being made toward concluding the
negotiations.
DISCUSS NORTHERN HOLDINGS
ucSudy, ApIh uC
council Of four today discussed ques-
tions relative to schleswig- Holstein,
Helgoland and the Adriatic While the
council was in session the foreign
ministers met and considered claims
which have been made by Germany
to holdings in islands in the Anarcttc
ocean.
The foreign ministers also took up
the draft of articles for the peace
treaty providing for the recognition
by Germany of the British position in
Egypt and the passing over of the sui
tans rights under the Suez canal con-
vention.
President Wilson finished the day
| by a series of calls at the American
! headquarters, visiting General Tasker
| H. Bliss and Col. e. M. House, among
others, discussing with them phases
i of the situation in which they are par
ticularly interested.
| WORK OUT DETAILS
Details of the procedure to be OBJ
served at the historic meeting Of all
/ lied and German representatives at
Versailles a week from Friday, are
being worked out by the allied dele
| cations to the peace conference. II
is improbable that the world will know
the exact demands of the associated
governments until after the Teutons
have been formally apprised Of the
price of peace.
1t seems, however, that not only all
the allied governments, but the gov.
ernments of those countries which
severed relations with Germany but
did not enter the war, will be inform
ed as to the details of the proposed
treaty. For this purpose 1t is likely
that a secret plenary session OF the
peace conference will be held before
April 25. All England is waiting with
intense interest the address which
Premier David Lloyd George will make
in the house of commons today. Mr..
Lloyd George has been under fire from
political opponents for some time and
the Northcliffe publications have been
especially vigorous in their attacks on
his reported activities at Paris. and
he is expected to reply to his critics.
It is improbable, however, that he VIII
do more than outline in most general
terms the work that has been done by
the peace conference, there being, IL
lis said. a tacit understanding between
Mr.. Lloyd George, President Wilson
and Premiers Clemenceau and Orlando
| that no details are to be made pubic
at present The fact that the British
premier has decided to open the de-
bate in the house Of commons, how
ever, would appear to indicate his
readiness to defend his work at Paris,
and his defense may bring out some
significant statements.
The council of four. in which Ar
thur ]. Balfour, British secretary Of
| state for foreign affairs, has tempara-
rily taken the place Of Premier Lloyd
George, it at present devoting itself
to efforts to settle the controversy
between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, rela-
| tive to the eastern shore of the Adri-
attic. In addition, it is declared in q
semi-official French news agency dis
match that the Schleswig-Holstein
| problem, in which Denmark and Ger
many are at odds, has been adjusted
by the arrangement of referendum
of the people of the province.
| Violent fighting has occurred at
| Munich between German government
| and Soviet troops, the latter SEEM
| ing to have won at least temporary
| victory. 1t is probable, however, that
| the battle will be renewed, the gov
ernment forces having been reinforc-
ed. Anarchy is said to reign in the
city. Government troops also have
been engaged in quite serious en-
counters at Madgeburg, where radical
| elements which have been in control
for the last few days are reported to
have been defeated. Labor troubles
are still prevalent throughout west
ern Germany.
Czechs and Poles Clash.
Rumanian forces in Bessarabia
| have ben forced to retire before Rus
sian Soviet troops and further north
the army Of Simon Petlura, the peas
ant leader Of the Ukraine, has been
driven westward considerable dis
tance. In these regions the Russian
Bolsheviki are making a desperate at
tempt to cut way through to Hun
gary SO that they may join their
comrades in Budapest.
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