The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-04
DELEGATES
WORKING HARD TO
REALIZE SUCCESS
Supreme Council Of Ten Urged
Forward by Accomplish
mentS of Past Few Days
When Problems Are Settled
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Special Gable Dispatch to The News
cSlnai4ar

PARIS. Feb 4-Something of the
fervoT which urges men onward as they
see before them the goal OF their
achievement has seemed to take hold
OF the council Of ten at tho peace con-
ference since the enthusiastic recep-
tion given by the world Of their de-
clsiOn to create a league of nations.
The feeling that the words Of yester-
day are being translated into the deeds
of today and that mankind is on the
threshold OF a new era has tinged the
meetings with an impelling idealism.
The last five days of the conference
have been devoted to problems as per-
picking and intricate as ever will come
before the league of nations in the
future. The quarrels between the
CZechs and the Poles over valuable coal
lands in Austrian Silesia and between
grain province in Southern Hungary
are on the road to settlement. Here
the high powers, by appointing special
commissions, are bringing about COM
promise solutions insuring peace, in
stead of armed conflict as was threat
ened between these rival nationalities.
Again, could anything be more en-
former German colonies or near east
ern problems? Yet with justice and inn
partiality the big powers already have
done notable work within an extraordi-
narily brief time, solving difficulties
that, under the condition OF 1914, would
have brought about bloodshed, possibly
actual war.
Lloyd George Decides.
What was perhaps the most vital OBJ
ject for consideration in the whole
week was the insistent demands OF
Australia and New Zealand for New
Guinea and the Pacific islands Lloyd
(NanFpA In haV
ing position, desiring himself, to give
moral support to the British dominions,
but, in his heart, he knew Great Brit
ain must make sacrifices to the gem
eral principles OF the system OF man
datories, which shall give the league OF
nations the right to eject the trustee
nations and supervise the administra-
tion rather than to permit the perpetu-
alton of the system Of annexatlons,
which hitherto have destroyed the bal
ance OF the peace Of the world The
British premier bfavely took his stand
with Mr.. Wilson, which was but an
SsaSsr Sthss way ga q saying Sas hsE ssYoA so
with Gen. SHUTS and which both men
believed would be the main bulwark of
the league OF nations in the future
There were some British newspapers
which thoughtlessly spoke OF the possi-
Bile disruption OF the British empire,
DSSouSC u AHOyu 1SOTBe dIIltuue, out
today 1t Is apparent that even Premier
Hughes Is beginning to see that Aus
tralia's right to administer neighboring
territory, when given by the league
or nations, under specific conditions for
trustees, will offer. no obstacle TO her
own development, but the great prin-
ciples for a just treatment of the areas
will have been consecrated.
There is talk that the United States
may have to accept mandAtorieS but
there is no need for worry for that,
Tor each nation will have the right TO
decide for itself when occasion arises
AT first 1t looked as il the freedom
which was suggested by the United
states meant a desire to shirk the re-
sponsibllities OF the mandatory princi-
ple,., where, as matter Of fact, II was
really protection against clrcum-
stances wherein many African or other
nationalities,. which, having the right
to choose which nation they prefer to
exercise mandatory rule, might always
select the United States or some other
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