Evening star., 1919-04-03
Will Adopt Covenant Saturday.

The drafting committee OF the league
OF nations commission has finished work.
bat has not passed upon the French
amendments to articles VIII and IN. as
we'll as American and japanese Sugges-
1ions as to the Monroe doctrine and the
equality of nationalities.
1t is expected that the league OF ma
tions commission will meet on Saturday
to adopt d definite text OF the covenant.
President Wilson will act as chairman
of the meeting.
Korea Will Submit Appeal.
An appeal for the independence of
Korea will be submitted to the peace
conference before the end Of the present
week by a delegation headed by Kinsic
kimo. representing the new Korean
young mems society. The appeal is de-
clared to represent the vehement de-
sire Of almost the entire Korean nation.
as manifested by the present widespread d
passive resistance movement.
The document is accompanied by a
injustice and unpopularity of Japa-
nese rule and the harshness of the
measures with which Japan is de-
clared to be endeavorinG to repreSs
the national movement for liberation.
King Albert Of Belgium called on
before the king was due to pay Presi-
dent Wilson q visit in the afternoon.
At this visit, which was set for 2
o'clock. 1t had been announced that
the interests of Belgium before the
peace conferees would be discussed
Albert would present a request that
Brussels be made the seat Of the
league of nations.
Condemn Sending of Smuts.
One of the happenings in peace con-
ference circles yesterday is alluded to
unitedly by the Matin and the journal
today as a great event." The council
of four actually issued a communique,
added. 1T was only to tell US that
zen. SHUTS is going to investigate
Hungary"
The SHUTS appointment is one
which these two and most of the other
newspapers condemn, instancing as a
bad omen the manner in which Gen.
SmutS conducted the negotiations in
Switzerland early in 1918 with Count
Mensdorff Poully- ly-Pietrichstein. the
Austro- Hungarian ambassador at
London at the outbreak OF the war, in
which it had been charged by Paris
newspapers that the bluntness of Gen.
Smuts choked off possible negotiations
by yAustro-Hungary for separate peace.
The commentators see in the an
nouncement of the SHUTS mission yet
another procrastination by the peace
conference. Its step is pointed out as
all the more disappointing because Of
the hope raised by the recent sum-
moning into conference of Cen Man.
gin. a man of action, who it Is re-
ported now is going back to his head =
quarters on the Rhine.
Say French Ideas Gaining.
tHavas) Several members Of the
French peace delegation assure the Matin
hat French ideas on the peace treaty
and other matters are gaining ground
and that an understa nding has been
almost, if not entirely. reached.
Regarding the subject of the fnan-
cial demands TO be imposed on Ger
many. the Echo de Paris says that the
ouncil of four believes that Germany
will be able 10 pay Immediately six
billion francs in money OF various
kinds Deliveries of raw materials
and manufactured goods from Ger
many. il says. will reach an unde-
termined sum which some optimiSts
estimate will amount to thirty billion
francs.
E-ndon Labor for Pact in Draft.
LONDON. April AT national
conference held here today under the
auspices OF the Trade Union Con
s-es% and the labor party a resolu-
non va, adopted unanimously de-
"!aring that the covenant of fhe
league Of nations should form a par,