The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-14
Rhine Frontier
Still Unsettled


PARIS, April l4-The status o.
the American, japanese and French
amendments to the covenant OF the
league OF nations has been definitely
established so far as the league OF
nations commission is concerned. with
tie American amendment concerning
the Monroe doctrine, the only one TO
be given place in the covenant BY
The commission. The French and
japanese, however. have both made
reservations which en,itle them 10
r'rew. at plenary session of the
peace conference, the questions in
volved in the amendments, so that the
final decision is still open.
Germans Called After April 26.
As to the affairs OF the peace con-
ference as whole, they are shaping
themselves now with the league OF
nations question and nearly all the
main points in the peace treaty vir-
tually disposed OF, so that the date
when the enemy delegates shall be
summoned TO Versailles has been ten.
tadvtly set The summoning OF the
&c congress, as il will be called,
instead OF peace Conference" after
the delegates are admitted. will. ac-
cording TO the present understanding
occur between April 1 and May s,
and il is considered not improbable
that a definite date may be announced
by Premier Lloyd George when he
speaks before the British house OF
commons the coming Wednesday.
Indications are tina, the Germans
will be given opportunity to discus
the peace terms beisc the congress.
hut that no extended discussion will
he permitted, two weeks being sug-
gested as the outs limit Tor the
sessions to be held at Versailles.
These sessions, 1t is expected now,
will be attended by President Wilson
who is said by those close TO him 10
feel that the progress made toward
concluding the peace is such tina, he
w'Il be able TO remain for the Yer.
sallles meeting.
Rhine Issue Up This Week.
he ohiet question as regards the
pc &c terms remaining to be settled.
now that the Saar valley and repara-
tons problems have been disposed OF
IN virtually all their details. is tina,
Of the Rhine frontier The council
Of four is likely mainly to occupy it.
self with this question during the
present week, the debate probably
cen,ering upon the French contention
for security from military stand
point, the French attitude being IN
dicated as a determined one on thi,
point.
II is understood also to have been
largely Frances fears from military
standpoint OF what might happen
should there be another German at
tack that influenced her representa-
,ives in their sustained oposltion 10
the Monroe doctrine amendment 10
the league OF nations covenant. Their
argument was that II the Monroe doc
trine principle were given a European
application the effect might be thst
the United States might be kept from
again coming to Frances help in the
event OF a future German ebullition.
Monroe Edict Issue Doubtful.
The official summary of the re-
Nised covenant OF the league Of ma
tons, published Yesterday. shows that
the Monroe Doctrine amendment IL
~ the covensnt and that the japanese
amcudment is not included. The Of
fetal summary was prepared by Col,
+ N. House. Lord Robert Cecil and
others fully oonvcrsant with the doe.
ument. Notwithstanding this. how.
ever, there sppears to be strange ~