The daily banner., 1919-04-11
ALLIES TO GOVERN
SAARE COAL FIELD
Annexation Avoided by Decision
of Council Of -Four.
FRANCE TO GET FUEL
The Valley Will Vote Later on Its
Form of Government-U. S. Opposes
Telling Huns Terms.

Paris, April 11.-Provision that the
league of nations shall exercise gen
eral supervision of the Saare valley
for Il period of fifteen years was CON
tanned in the settlement of the Saare
problem effected wednesday by the
council of four.
The important change in the plah
for the political administration of the
region became known. At the end
OF the tifteen-year period a p!ebiScite
will be taken TO determine the wishes
of The inhabitants regarding the future
form Of government.
The change was made to avoid an
neNation and to establish the principle
of self-determination.
France is to he given economic con-
troll of the coal fields of the Saare
valley up to an amount to recompense
il for the losses sustained from Ger
man occupation of the coal fields Of
northern France.
Andre TardieH. ViscOunt Morley and
Charles H. Haskins. the special COM
mittee on western European bounda-
ripS were called before the council of
four This gave rise to the belief that
Premiers Lloyd George. Clemenceau
and Orlando and President Wilson
were considering the problem of the
Rhine valley.
adopted resolution calling attention
of the associated governments to the
extreme gravity and urgency of the
present economic situation in Europe
all official announcement says.
The council also discussed the ques
ton of raising the blockade of Ger
man-Austria and the Adriatic: the re-
opening of commercial relations with
Esthonia. Letvia and Lithuania; the
removal of restrictions on trade with
Poland. the renpening of Swiss traffic
On the Rhine
1t was decided to terminate the al
lies maritime transport council and alb
Snrh its functions in those of the su-
preme economic council.
Resolutions were aGnn-ed with ref
erence To the supply of rolling stock
for the RAILWAYS of Rumania. Poland
anI Czecho- Slovakia and as to the
dc$irabiity of facilitating regular mail
and telegraphc communication to and
from the liberated countries. The
question of the italian coal supply
also was considered
The publication in Paris of state
menr atrrihuted to British sources to
the eject that the terms of the peace
treaty would not be presented to a
pIenarv session of the peace confer
ence until after they had been COM
municated TO the Germans caused COM
plent among delegates of the nations
nor represented on the council of four.
The publication brought out from
the American mission the statement
that it was opposed to such plan.
Full Justice and complete repara-
lion: that is what France wants."
Under this caption the Petit PariSien,
the most widely circulated newspaper
In France, prints an article by Sena-
tor Henry CherOn. declaring that an
essential principle of common law in
al civilized countries is that a person
ca"Sing damage must make it good.
and arguing that similarly Germany
must pay not only for the damage she
caused and the pensions of war suf-
ferers. but must eventually bear the
cost of the war.
"Any solution contrary TO this would
perpetuate the most mOnstrous Unjust
ice in history and in addition would
involve our ruin" NJ Cheron de-
clares.
"In addition to pecuniary repara-
tion.' continues the writer, "there is
moral reparation. 1t is true that there
are voices raised against the infiiction
of a judicial penalty to be inflicted
upon the wretched ex-Emperor Will
liam, who knowingly was the author
of the death of so many millions of
human beings, but public opision de-
mands guarantees against renewal
If the crime"