Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-06-13
Allies Agree Upon All De tails of Reply to Hun
 Proposal.
ALLIES RECOGNIZE
 KOLCHAK REGIME
Japanese Delegate Joins Big Four" in Preparation of TcrmS--PO- litical situation in Austria
 Serious.
(Bv The Associated Press.)

The peace conference barometer, which for some time has been vaccil lating between pessimism and optim- ism as to the probability of an early agreement by the council of four on the answer to the German counter proposals to the peace treaty, again registers optimism.
 From Paris comes the almost defin- ite statement that the reply of the allied and associated governments to the Germans is complete, and that all that is now required to end the tense situation is to draft the answer, pre- sent it to the Germans and await five days for their final reply.
 According to a statement made in irresponsible quarter" in Paris, agreements in principle on all the dis the council even on the question member of the league of nations and in upper Silesia.
 Saturday has been set unofficially as the date for presentation of the reply to the Germans. Austrian Situation Serious.
 In Austria Hungary. the political situation is considered serious. Re- ports are that communist govern ment is to be set up in Austria Sun 1 day and that the Austrian commun- sts will ally themselves with the communist factions in Hungary.
 In Germany, Gustave Noske, min- ister of defense, has thrown down the gauntlet to the radical majority socialists. who have been attempting to force his resignation and that of Premier Scheidemann from the execu- tive committee of the majority party.
 "We are still in office and we will stick. because it is our duty to save the German people," Noske declared. Noske's strong hand in putting down disorder was responsible for the de- mand for his resignation it is believ- ed
 Recognition For kolchak.
 The supreme council has informed Admiral Kolchak. anti-bolshevik lead CT in Russia, that his reply to it's of- fer of allied support in the campaign against the bolsheviki is satisfactory. This is regarded as meaninl de facto recognition by the allied and associa- ted powers of the Omsk government i headed by Kolchak, and the furnish ing of munitions and supplies for Kolchak's campaign.
 The British government has de- nied report that British troops are operating against Petrograd. Serious anti-Japanese trouble in China which may develop into gen. eral anti-foreign movement is report ed from Tokio.
 Jap Joins Rig Force.
 Baron Makino, Japanese delegate. today joined President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando, and the council known as the "big four" will hereafter be styled the "big five" The decision adding Baron Makino to the council is explained by the fact that his gov ernment must be given an opportunity for full concurrence, if full adherence . is expected.
 } The conditions for the admission of Germany to the league of nations, em- bodied in the report of Lord Robert Cecil, and Colonel House, are: t-Establishment of a stable government.
 Second-Signing the peace treaty. Third-Loyal execution of the peace treaty.
 A proposed fourth condition, rela- tive to Germany's abolishing compul.
 sorry military service. was finally om-
 itted on Premier Clemenceau's sue. gestion. It was considered that the treaty sufficiently provided for Ger many's disarmament.