Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-25
MESSAGE
Sen 7 BY
WIRELESS
TO WORLD
All Peoples Told by Powers
Possession Of Territory
Gained by Arms Will Y
Prejudice Claims.
By Associated Press.

faris, Jan. IA series OF inter-
national events of the highest order
took form today at a meeting of the
council of the great powers and the
military commanders on all the
fronts. These may be summed up
as follows:
First: The issuance of solemn
warning to the world that the pos
session of territory gained by force
will seriously prejudice the claims Of
those who use such means and set
up sovereignty by coercion. This
declaration was framed by President
Wilson.
Second: The appointment OF
commission of the highest military
authority, including the British min
lister of war, Marshal Foch, Gen.
Diaz and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. 10
carry forward early rehabilitation
and establish proportionate allied
and associated forces on the western
front.
Third: Discussion of territorial
claims on conquered German colon
les, with bearings of interest to Aus
tralia, New Zealand and South Afri-
ca on German East Africa and the
German island groups of the Pacific.
Medal For All Troops.
Fourth Approval Of the council
OF the striking of a medal for ali
troops taking part in the war.
Fifth: Authorization to Nj. Pich-
on, the French foreign secretary to
draft instructions for the joint mis-
sion which IS about to proceed to
Poland.
The foregoing embrace some Of
the most difficult questions before
the peace conference and with tlie
projected action for tomorrow on
the league of nations, indemnities.
punishments, labor and international
highways, it goes far toward clear
ing the slate of most of the large
subjects before the conference.
While the solemn warning with
regard to the gaining of territory
by force specified no countries. #
covered broadly the warning eIe-
ments in the Ukraine and those
around wilma and Lemberg. where
bombardments have occurred and
also in the Caucasus where the new
Georgian republic is fighting the
new Armenian republic; also Ser
bian inroads on Montenegro as well
az territorial occupation along the
eastern Adriatic, in Thrace and IN
Poland.
Some of these situations aIreadv
have brought protests and other
protests are expected SO that Ne
great powers decided to enunciate
the principle that possession b.
force places cloud on title.
Message To World.
Following is the text of the mes
sage transmitted by wireless tele.
graphy to all parts Of the world:
The governments now associafea
IN conference to effect 4 lasting
peace among the nations are deeply
disturbed by the news which comes
to them of the many instances Is
which armed force is being made
use OF in many parts of Europe and
the East to gain possession Of terri
tory, the rightful claim TO which ~
peace conference is to be asked to
determine. They deem it their dutv
10 utter solemn warning that pos
session gained by force will Serious
~ prejudice the claims of these who
use this means. 1t will create the
presumption that those who EMPLOY
iorce doubt the justice and validity
OF their claims, and purpose to sub
stitute possession for proof OF right
and set up sovereignty bv coercion
rather than by radical or nationsi
preference and natural historirai
association. They thus put 4 cloua
upon every evidence of title thev
may atterward allege, and indicate
thelr distrust of the conference it,
" Nothing but the most unfortu-
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