El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-06
MORE POWER To
SMALL NATIONS
Additional Seats In Com
mission On League of
Nations Accorded.

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ference wednesday. which granted
four additional seats on the commits
sion on the society Of nations 70
7 lesser countries This gives 10 the
small powers nine seats on the COM
mission. which viii frame the plan for
/ the society. and nine seats to the five
I sreat powers
Concession To Lesser Nations.
According to the decision. the small
powers OF Poland. Rumania. Czecho-
I SlOvakia and Greece VIII hold addi-
I ticnal seats This concession to lesser
I nations became known last night,
/ after q long session Of the commits
l sion on the society Of nations.
I Last nights session Of the commits
I sion lasted from $50 until after II
/ o'clock, the chief point discussed being
! the constitution Of the executive body
| of the society of nations. Wishing
I to meet the opposition Of small coun-
+ tries which have resented their hav-
! ing been excluded from the executive
I body. England proposed to give five
/ great powers and two representatives
I for smaller countries. making the
membership seven in all
French Oppose British Plan.
| Premier Orlando. Of Italy. approved
Z OF the British suggestion. saying that
] he considered il would give fair rep
] resentati0n to all countries. but Leon
| Bourgeois, speaking for France. op-
/ posed the plan. pointing out that the
/ I9 small nations were entitled to
larger representation England also
suggested a formula which would
I permit her dominions 10 be repre-
! scented on the executive body.
The American delegation to the
/ peace conference has received numer-
T.
inequalities and representatives Of
/ territories under Ottoman rule. ask
| ing 10 be put under the protection OF
the United States. or at least that
America shall be the mandatory coun-
! try entrusted with their government
Pressure Is Significant.
More significant still IS the pres
sure brought TO bear TO bring about a
/ decision. by which America should be
after Constantinople. the BOsphorus
and the Dardanelles. which. Il Is be-
lieved. VIII be internationalized by
the peace conference. Even the great
European powers are urging America
TO accept that responsibility, as she
direct interest in the Near East. can
not arouse any jealousy. and enjoys
the complete confidence OF all the
peoples OF the sections involved with
out distinction Of race or religion.
Referring to objections that
American public opinion was Op-
posed to any interference in the
government Of other countries.
especially outside the American
continent. Salvatore BarIiiai. n
former member Of the Italian
cabinet and n member Of the
Italian delegation to the peace
conference, has said that Shy par
Hfa7n in In he nd -
ing a leading part In the peace
conference, the United States has
undertaken such moral obliEa-
lions a. almost constitute inter
national dufies. the fulfillment OF
which becomes n point Of honor
to any member OF the society Of
nations
A meeting OF the supreme inter
allied war council viii be held at the
foreign office on Friday to decide the
question as 10 the strength Of the
forces to be maintained IN the service
by the different entente armies Con
ditions for a renewal OF the armis-
tice with Germany will also be con-
sidered.
Hears Czeche-SIoTak Claims.
The supreme council OF the peace
conference was engaged today In re-
ceiTing from NJ Kramarz and N.
Benes a statement Of the claims Of
the new Czecho-Slovak republic
These delegates asked that Czecho-
SloTakia comprise Bohemia, Mo-
ravia, Silesia. SlovaiIia and the Ruth
enian section of Hungary, as well as
outlying regions where the Czecho-
SloTaks are largely in the majority.
This would embrace territory popu-
lated by about 1900, 900 people.
The necessity Of giving the new
state an outlet to the sea was empha-
sized It being pointed out that a way
should be found nOrthward by the
Elbe and Fistula TO the North and
Baltic seas. eastward by the Danube I
to the Black sea, or southwark I
through Trieste or Fiume to the
Adriatic-
To this end, the delegates asked
for the Observation-Disclosures OF water (
ways and railways giving them these !
outlets
The hearing given the Czecho-
Slovaks resulted in the decision
By the supreme council to name
committee Of eight members,
two each from France. Great
Britain, Italy and the United
States to look into the technical
aspects Of the C1echo-SIovak
claims.
Premier Venizelos, Of Greece. called !
upon premier Orlando, OF Italy. last /
evening and the two conversed con-
corning the aspirations OF their re-
spective nations.
The chief issue between the two
countries regards the territory in 1
eastern Adriatic, which Greece claims ]
as the northern Epirus. This territory
Is maintained by the Albanians to be I
southern Albania, and the Albanians,
considering themselves under the pro- I
lection Of Italy, are claiming her sup
port in their contention