The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-02-03
ENGLAND ADMITS EXISTENCE OF
 SECRET TREATIES; LAPS ANGRY
 OVER LOSS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS
(The Associated Press)

(The Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 3O-The Daily Mail in todays issuei reports the acceptance by England of President Wilson theory of inernationaizng the German colonies The ac epance made after considerable discussion on the part
 TREATY WITH JAPAN ADMITTED
 In accepting the Wilson idea of the proper method ot treating with the colony situation England admitted the ex ence of treaty between herself and Japan where y latter possession ot the German north acihc islands and also the existing between England
 the Kingdom of Hedas, which involved the acquisition Damascus and Syria These treates it is declared must arbitrarily modified the present situation i'll or der avoid complications with other nations to the pro- posed league.
 JAPANESE ANGRY OVER LOSS
 PARIS, Jan 3O-As the outcome of the admission by England of the peace treaties existing between herSe and other countries the delegates from Japan angry probable loss of the North Pacific islands, which she had come consider her by virtue ot the treaty. The Japanese delegates declare that is the una ,Iabe determination of their country to acquire these islands promised and they will hold England responsible for the tuflment of the obligation
 PRESIDENT IS FIRM IN ATTITUDE
 President Wilson is firm ill his attitude that these islands shall pass into the possession of the Japanese The Australian delegates believe his attitude enforced one should the islands be occupied by the aps would impair his standing America and he has desire to meet hostile congress his This will surely be the suit were he to permit Japan to have her desire ENGLAND AND FRANCE ACCEPT MANDATORY
 
 peace commissioner declared today that both France and England accepted President Wilson's principle concerning the appointment of mandatory of nations by the peace conference for the control of privately captured German ritoy. The action of these two government will act criterion for the other nations who may have similar cir cunstances to present. SOVIET GOVERNMENT HAS NOT ANSWERED
 LONDON, Jan. 3O-Up to the present time the peace conference has received informal reply from the Russian Soviet regarding the sending of the invitation for conference between the many Russian factions and body of representatives of the allies Princes Islands, It IS to that the Paris committee of the Omsk government will decline to sit with the Bosheviki under any circ1m stances but would confer with the committee as single Rus sian government giving and taking such recognition would be permissible under the circumstances.
 FINANCIAL PART IS UP TO FRANCE
 PARIS Jan 3O.-Lous Klotz, the French minister of tnance stated today that the task of drawing up plan for tic creating of the financial section of league of nations d been assigned France by the peace conference The will at make its appointment of the brs who will compose the committee that the plan may be presented when all committees meet with the regular peace sessions pertaining to the league.
 DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES TO BE EQUAL,
 PARIS Jan. 30-The supreme council decided today that the military representatives o the allies should render report the strength of the forces under their command that equitable distribution of the burden of sup plying forces for the maintaining of order in Turkey pend ing the action of the conference regarding the government of Turkey by the allies until such time the of trat country could be established.
 AMERICA HAS NO PLAN OF LEAGUE
 PARIS Jan 3O.-It has been learned that the United States has distinctive plan for league of nations sub init the peace congress- the American delegates believing that would be easier the results they desire and would energetic promotion of acceptable plan if other power would stand sponsor for the best plan proposed It has been known for considerable time that America had perfected plan submit and their nouncement standing for the plan to be sub itted makes clear the why that nation has been backward The sponsorship idea considered the best means of having the plan submitted receiving consider aion than if each nation presented plan of its own.
 WOULD RELAX BLOCKADE
 PARIS Jan. 3O-The council appointed to con- slider the economic and financial questions express their