Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-24
Situation in Hungary May
Be Handled With
Force of Arms.
MAY SEND WARSHIPS
y UP RIVER DANUBE
Polish Situation Also Giving Peace
Conference Gerat Concern-Division
to Be Sent to Danzis Whether or Not
Germans Like it-AlIied Forces in
Hungary Not Adequate to Cope With
New Situation.

Paris. March 24-Premier Clemen-
ceau had a long conference with Ste
phen PiChon, the foreign minister, yes
terday on the Hungarian question,
which will come before the supreme
council, when immediate steps will be
taken, according to Marcel Hutin, of
the Echo de Paris.
1t is understood for one thing that
General Hallcr's Polish divisions will
be shipped at once to Danzig and land
ed whether the Germans like it or not.
NJ. Hutn adds that certain precau-
tions already have been taken IN such
an eventuality.
TWO French divisions are at Buda-
pest and several Serbian divisions are
at Belgrade, ready to take the field, and
it is believed that with the Roumani-
ans they are capable of meeting the
situation.
Raymond Recouty, writing in the
Figaro, states en- the other hand the
divisions in question are of reduced
strength, the Roumanians being abso-
lutely without equipment. Such forces
as are scattered over hundreds OF com
munitiesf such as Banat tc Odessa, he
says, are quite insufficient to cope with
the threat, which everything shows is
about to take definite shape"
Premiers in Conference.
A conference of the premiers was
called today 20 be held at 3 o'clock
IN
gram of the supreme council session
an hour later.
The news from Hungary and Poland
was expected TO spur the heads Of the
governments co military decisions of
the first Importance.
The league Of nations commission
will reassemble at $50 this evening
with the expectation of virtually con-
GLIDING the draft of the league coVen-
ant.
The peace conference has been ad-
vised by entente agents CT the critical
situation in Hungary. Some street
fighting in Budapest has occurred and
while the lives of the entente nationals
are said to he safe, it Is urged that
they need the protection which would
be afforded Ly monitors proceeding
up the Danube from Serbian ports.
To Preserve Monroe Doctrine.
Americas sovereignty and the Mon
roe Doctrine will be fully safeguarded
by the amended constitution Of the
league Of nations.
The subcommittee which is drawing
up the language Of the amendments
to the covenant has been instructed
to SO phrase the document as to pro-
vide guarantees that all nations will
be able to make international relations
compatible with their national con-
stitutions.
President Wilson and Colonel
House advocate the insertion of a
clause in the covenant providing that
no nation may acquire territory in the
Western Hemisphere, either by pur-
chase, treaty or conquest without
Americas approval, it was learned
today. .
Wilson's Attitude Opposed.
This attitude is meeting with some
opposition by the league committee
but it is believed the American dele
gates will bring pressure to bear to
insure such a clause in the final league
draft.
The league Of nations commission
spent all Of yesterday working on the
document and whipping amendments
into shape for insertion into the final
draft.
While the covenant will not speci
fically mention the Monroe Doctrine
the principle Of the American plan
will be closely adhered to in forna-
ton of the league treaty.
The peace conference has offered a
seat in the league of nations COM
mission to Belgium and Switzerland.