Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-25


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Paris, March 25.-During Il three
hour session last night the League
of Nations commission, considering
proposed amendments to the cove
nant, disposed tentatively of the first
sixteen sections. agreeing upon a
number of changes in form which
the members of the commission
believe will meet more than fifty
per cent. of the objections offered
by Senator Lodge and other Ameri-
can Senators.
President Wilson at Session
President Wilson attended the
session, at which suggestions from
neutral nations as we'll as bellig-
crents were discussed.
No action was taken on amend
ments for safeguarding the Monroe
Doctrine, but this subject probably
will be considered at the next meet
ing on Wednesday.
The Japanese amendment to Sc
cure the equality of nations belong
ing to the league was not considered
last night, and no action was taken
on the proposed French amendment
for the creation of an international
military staff.
The entire covenant, when amend
ed and agreed upon by the commits
sion, will be submitted to draft
ing committee which will put it into
more definite legal form before its
submission to the Supreme Council.
Paris. March 25.-All the dele
cations to the peace conference are
very anxious regarding the situa-
tion in Eastern Europe and are inn
pressed with the necessity of quickly
doing something to hasten the re-
turn of normal conditions to the
rest of Europe.
President Wilson and Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Or
lando have decided that, beginning
this morning, they will hold two
sessions daily to bring to a conclu-
sion in the shortest possible time
the principal questions concerning
the F'ranco-German and the Italy
Jugo-Slav frontiers, reparation and
the League of Nations.
The ministers of foreign affairs,
who have heretofore been included
in important conferences, will not
be present during the premiers
meetings this week.
President Wilson and Premier Or
lando will meet this morning to dis
cuss the problem of the Italian from
tier. 1t is becoming more urgent
each day to reach a solution of this
problem because of the disorders
occurring on the eastern coast of
the Adriatic.
Both Premier Orlando and Pre-
mier Lloyd George must return to
their respective capitals soon, as
their absence at the present moment
is more aCutely felt because of the
spread of Bolshevism.
Americans Assured Projection
Unofficial reports from Budapest
state that allied missions there are
debating the advisability of leaving
and that the disarmament of
French troops in the city is being
considered. Order prevails and no
injury has yet been done foreigners.
American representatives are being
assured protection and may be ask
ed to remain, it is SAID.
Martial law has been declared and
the death penalty has been prescrib-
ed for armed resistance to the Boil
shevkiki; for robbery and looting.
A fine of 5000 crowns has been
fixed for the sale of alcoholic liquor
and fine of 10000 crowns for
drinking it.
British Monitors Under Fire
Two British monitors are report
ed to have arrived at Budapest hav-
ing been under fire on their way up
the Danube. Other British and
French vessels are near at hand.
A British patrol boat was seized by
the authorizes but was returned with
apologies by the government.
1t is said that rumors that Hun
gary has declared war on Rumania,
and Jugo-Slavia are
extremely doubtful. Six hundred
Hungarians who have been prison.
ers of war in Russia are said to be
returning daily across the Carpa-
THAN, being under the influence of
.snevik doctrines.