New-York tribune., 1919-02-01

svSsr ro!nts," which were accepted as
basis Of peace Such n division, he
! - said to have added, also would VIC
, ;a;o the principles of the league Of
as ons Is laid down at the peace Goa
ssssse lsst Saturday.
ks american attitude, it Is de
sssTss ~ very positive. What the
ssssfz States would do in case the
. Yezss1s sasisted upon dividing the col
ontss among them has not been dis
clio ed.
he American attitude, II is held in
+, some quarters, might be such that it
wo,'f probably affect the whole future
Of &c peace conference. President
Wilson, it is understood, still holds to
his original opinion that it would be
scarcely worth while for the United
States to participate in the negotia-
tions unless a league of nations. with
the accompanying principles, were pro
vdea for in making peace
The general public probably viii not
see a full report of Wednesdays ses-
sion, which probably will have his
toric significance, until after The treaty
Of peace is signed, if at all.
Atmosphere Is Cleared
The net result Of the last two days
Of discussion on the colonial question,
ilsssAse opinion, OF many Americans here,
asss Been to clear tine atmosphere gen
sEss and to force q clear definition
assns en- all sides.
rs opinion is rather. generally eX-
fsasasa8 'that with this Question settled
Il WI be much easier to go on to other
saojecfs which are awaiting attention.
Whether the compromise programme
of the Observation-Disclosures Will meet
president Wilson'S views depends
Wholly, it appears, upon the way in
which the details are worked out
A Havas Agency statement to-day
says that the agreement reached by the
Allied council on the colonial question
Z provides that territories which are suf-
iiciently civilized TO give an expression
! of their wishes a. to The form Of their
government viii be permitted to set up
such a government under the auspices
, of the league of nations, obtaining
, either national independence or living
5 under Z protectorate of one or other
! of the great powers. Arabia and Mes
/ opotamia are considered to be exam
pies OF this class
80 League to Choose Power
: In the case of peoples insuficently
: developed for elf-government. the
) statement explains. the league shall
: choose the power most suitable TO &C
! ern, under certain guarantees to be
I Il yHH1 either by the peace conference
{ Of the league. Professionally. the Afri-
can nd the Far Eastern colonies shall
: be left as they are row. in control Of
y the powers how occupying them.
4 rtas regards Asiatic Turkey, the state
4 ment adds, The four great powers are
= to undertake its administration at once,
: and the Council Of Ten has asked the
Z Versailles War Council to submit a
!. report as to the best troops available
: for the occupation of this Turkish area.
: Australia Alone Objects
The only government that was con-
: tinuing TO make formal objection YES
terday afternoon to the compromise
) plan Of administering the colonies was
: the Australian government, says the
Paris edition of Thee Daily Nail" to-
: day Her delegates were declared to
{ regard the ownership of New Guinea
as vital to the existence of Australia.
6 Premier Clemenceau. however. The
. newspaper adds, promised Australia his
fuu support in safeguarding her posi-
tion.
There is TO possibility now. sThe
+ Daily Mail" declares of Aus tra / IA con
stinuing her independent opposition to
: the plan
( One result of the attitude taken nv
: Italy In yesterdays discussions. ."rhe
Daily Mail states. was the decision
that the mandatory sv0tem of admins
tration should only be applied to non
european territories. Thus the fate of
the Adriatic coast, the Balkan Austrian
+ lands and the French territorial claims
8: against Germany. which include it
should be noted, the Saar Valley. adds
the newspaper, remains for indepen-
= deaf consideration.
s. Only Two Russian Replies
- The peace conference so far has had
two replies to its invitations to the
various Russian governments for q
). conference on the Princes Islands. In
: one Of these the government of North
Russia formally refuses to meet with
the Bolshevik. The Omsk govern.
meat under Admiral Kolochak, while
less eategoric in its. reply, expresses
+ strong reserve
Nothing official in connection with
5tnc -{nvftation has been received from
f3tn 81 Russian Soviet government.
II The Ikratpial government viii re-
'sas- to take part in ehe conference
13aceordlog to. an interview given the
r. Petit Journal" BY NJ Scdorenko
" Minister Of Internal Communications
fsins 1heThew Dkrainian government.
3t.. Sedoreko has begun parleys with
| 1$the' f'rrnch government to Obtain The
admassfon of the Ukraine to the peace
conference. The only claim which
his. country will put forward will be
dor recognition. If this is granted, ac,
scordlng 70 the interview, the Ukraine
$will propose an alliance with France
on the basis OF the former alliance
with Russia and will take over par,
OF the Russian debt. France taking
payment in part in wheat
The report that some ARRANGEMENT
between Great Britain and Spain was
4 in prospect. through which Gibsalta,
would be turned over to Spanish juris.
{tdiction is denied by the Paris edition
Isof the DAILY Mail" in to-day's issue
Statements are being circulated ir
PARIS. and il is feared also in Eng
land," says the newspaper. that Great
5Britain ! sconsidering q bargain with
Spain for the return of Gibraltar. The
i fact is that Spain made certain tempt
sng offers, which were at one time con.
4 sidered by the British Admiralty OF
behalf OF the government, and whcf
were for various reasons declined. NJ
discussion Of this matter is now talk
5ng place"
Commissioners Start Wor
When President Wilson returns Il
the United States in mid February
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