The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-29
LAST PHASE
IS ENTERED
IN WORK OF
CONFERENCE
81 More German Peace Dele
gates Arrive-International
Labor Principles Contained
in Peace Treaty.
ORLANDO TO RETURN
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The nine
clauses proposed by the commission
on international labor legislation for
insertion in the peace treaty as adopt
ed by the peace conference in plenary
session at Paris yesterday, were made
public here today by the state depart
ment. Among the principles incorpor-
ated are standard eighthour day,
weekly day Of rest, the abolition Of
child labor. equality Of pay for men
and women and workmen's right Of as
sociation for all lawful purposes"
PARIS, April 2s.-Baron Maxine
and Viscount Chinda remained with
the council of three throughout its
session today which was a protracted
one. Presumably the question of Kiao
| Chau was under discussion.
The council at the beginning Of its
session received committee from the
Belgian cabinet and gave it a hear
ing regarding the question of indemni-
ties.
WOMEN IN PARTY
VERSAILLES, April 29.-Eighty-
seven members Of the German peace
commission arrived here last night,
being the second party to reach the
scene of the presentation of the peace
terms. OF these thirty were women.
The Germans include the commission
on limitation of ornaments, composed
of Doctors Won Becker and Schall and
Major Botticher and that on CONNER
cial affairs. Sixteen Of the later COM
mission are women. With the party
| were the official courier, Won Bis
marck, a doctor, barber and Rudolph
Brand, the press representative. There
was also a number of telegraph and
telephone operators.
The party left the train 1.-THE little
station Of vaucressen, twelve and a
half miles from Paris, from which
place they drove to Versailles in au-
tomobiles. The mayor of Versailles,
Henri Simon, posted proclamation
appealing to the population to main
tain dignified and calm attitude and
has also appealed to the visitors to
abstain from inopportune manifesto
tions and indiscretions."
While there will be but witnesses
to the signature Of the treaty In the
Hall of Mirrors, the mayor has asked
that the public be admitted during the
days following the event so that they
may see the arrangement of the his
toric apartment. All the buildings
will be decked with flags on the day
that the treaty is signed. Count Won
Brockdorff- the German for
eign minister. is expected to arrive to-
morrow with the rest of the enemy
delegation.
Ready This Week
The stage is rapidly being set for
the final phase OF the peace negotia-
tions. Yesterdays plenary session of
the peace conference stamped its ap-
proval on the covenant of the league
of nations, while today German pleni-
potentiaries are expected to arrive at
Versailles to join the members of the
mission already there.
Some points in the peace treaty to
be presented the Germans are yet un-
settled, but it is considered probable
that the clauses involved will shortly
be ready for the enemy delegates by
the weeks end.
Italy was not represented at the
plenary session yesterday. but dis
patches from Rome indicate the prob
ability that her delegates will return
to Paris after a brief pcriod. The Ital-
ian parliament will meet today and il
is expected that Premier Orlando will
at once appear and lay before it the
situation which arose at Paris when
President Wilson made his public
statement relative to Fiume and the
Dalmatian coast.
Want Parliament Action.
Action by the parliament, which will
be in effect, mandate to the Orlando
ministry, will be requested, there be-
ing an effort to secure a unanimous
vote on the resolution demand that
Italy's claims on the eastern coast OF
the Adriatic be recognized. If this is
done, it is probable that Premier Or.
lando and his colleagues will imme=
diately reappear in Paris.
Advices from Rome state that the
semi-official view of the situation is
that Italy has not definitely with
drawn from the peace conference. but
has merely suspended participation
If the vote of the Italian parliament
is favorable to the position taken by
Premier Orlando it is probable that
the diplomatic battle will be resumed
in Paris.
There is apparently no thought for
the present at least, to annex Fiume
by parliamentary action, it being
planned to demand action on the part
of the conference.
The national council at Fiume, how.
ever, has. according to report, handed
over all the powers of the state and
municipality to representative Of
Italy there.