Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-31
Policy Regarding German
Colonies Must Be
Compromised.
FINAL DETAILS
TO BE ACCEPTABLE
President wilson's Expressed Views
70 Be Presented to Supreme Council
81 Peace cenfsrsnes-Russia In
elinsd 70 eaIk at Efforts TO Bring
About Conferences Of Factions At
Princess Island.

Paris. Jan. 3i.-The crisis in the
peace negotiations over the disposition
TO be made of GermanHs colonies
seems to have passed. momentarily at
least.
II IL too early to say that Presidents
wilson's view has prevailed in Its en-
tfrety but In American quarters there
n confidence that a compromise plan
which has been acceptable in principle
will be worked out with details which
will be acceptable to the American
viewpoint.
When the supreme council ot the
peace conference meets today it will
have before 1t the very plain state
ment by President Wilson at Wednes-
dar's session. So particular was Mr..
Wilson to have an exact record OF
what he said that soon after entering
the meeting he summoned one OF his
stenographers and kept him at his side
during the session.
What he said did not appear in the
official communicate. nor has it been
disclosed with any official authority,
hut it may be stated that it was very
clear reaffirmation Of the principles
for which the president previously has
contended.
The net result Of the past two days
of discussion on the colonial question,
in the opinion OF many Americans
here. has been to clear the atmosphere
generally and to force q clear de-
fnition OF aims on all sides.
~ Russia Inclined to ealk.
The peace conference 80 far has. had
two replies to its invitation to the
various Russian governments for
conference at the Princess islands.
In one OF these the government of
North Russia formally refuses to meet
with the bolsheviki. The Omsk gov
less categoric In its reply, expresses
strong reserve.
Nothing official in connection with
the invitation has been, received from
the Russian soviet government
Wilson Opposes Division.
In the discussions concerning the
disposal Of the former German
colonies, President Wilson contended
in mo- uncertain terms that to divide
the colonies among the entente ma
tions would be in direct contrayention
of the fourteen points, which were
accepted as a peace basis. Such q
division. he Is said to have added, also
would violate the principles Of the
league OF nations as laid down at the
peace conference last Saturday.
The American attitude, it is de-
clared. is very positive. What. the
United States would do in case the
powers insisted upon dividing the
colonies among them has not been
disclosed The American attitude, it
is held in some quarters. might be
such that It probably would affect the
whole fnture of the peace conference.
President Wilson, it is understood
still holds to his original opinion that
it would be scarcely worth while for
the United States to participate in the
negotiations unless league Of ma
ciples were provided for in making
peace.
At yesterdays session OF the su-
prcme council President Wilson pre-
sented the American viewpoint unre-
servedly. The general public prob
ably will not see full report of yes
terday's session, which probably will
have historic significance, until after
the treaty of peace is signed, If at ALL
Independence For Some.
The agreement reached by the allied
council Of ten on the colonial question,
says a Havas agency statement today.
provides that territories which are
sufficiently civilized to give an express
sion OF their wishes az to the form Of
government will be permitted to set
5lLp such government under the aus
pices Of the league of nations. obtain
ing either national independence or
living under a protectorate OF one or
other Of the great powers Arabia
and Mesopotamia are considered the
examples Of this class
To Occupy Turkey.
In the case Of peoples insufficiently
developed for self-government. the
statement explains. the league shall
choose the power most suitable to
govern. under guarantees to be fixed
either by the peace conference or the
league. Professionally the African and
the far eastern colonies shall be left
rs they are now, in control of the
powers now occupying them.
AS regards Asiatic Turkey, the
statement adds. the four great powers
are to undertake its administration at
once, and the council Of ten has asked
the Versailles war council to submit
report as to the best troops available
for the occupation Of this Turkish
area
No Americans For Turkey.
Whatever forces may be sent to Tur-
key for garrisoning purposes there will
be no American troops among them. IT
developed today. II is pointed out that
their use for, this purpose &oulI be in
appropriate as the United States has
never bccn at war with Turkey.
The military committee Of the sup