New-York tribune., 1919-01-31
Tardieu Announces Only
Question Il How Plan
Shall Be Administered
Policing of Turkey
Left to War Chiefs
Allied Military Comman-
ders TO Fix Size Of Occu-
pational Force in East

PARIS. Jan 30 by The Associated
Press Peace. THE Supreme Council.
ii is officially announced. today reached
satisfactory provisional arrangements
dealing with the German colonies and
the occupied territories OF Turkey IN
Asia
The council decided that the military
representatives. OF the Allied powers a,
Versailles should meet and report on
the most equitable distribution of the
burden OF supplying military forces for
the purpose of maintaining order in the
Turkish Empire. pending action by the
conference regarding the government OF
Turkish territory
The British and French governments
have accepted in principle Prcsidcnt
Wilson plan concerning mandatorics
from the league OF nations for the ad-
mnlstration Of CAPTURED territory. Il.
was stated by Captain Andre Tardicu
Of the French peace conference dele.
CATION to-day. The acceptance, how
ever, IS subject to learning under what
conditions the plan win he carried out
Ji's plan. N its practical appiica
ton. IS now under examination before
the supreme Council of the peace CON
ference
Captain Tardicu made ibc announce.
mcnt at his conference with the cor
respondents At the Foreign Office.
Desire for unanimity
The discussion on tho subject Of
WaHdatorios over the German colonies
was proceeding among Eli the powers
with uaaninity of sentiment and the
desire to reach unanimous agreement.
he said. This applied to japan as
well as to the other powers with colon
'al interests, he continued. as all were
inspired by the same purpose. which
was to reach an agreement in common.
Asked concerning tho French inter
ests in the former German colonies.
'aptpin Tardieu said that France dc
sired the kamerun and Togoland which
owing 20 tho character Of thoir pono-
la'ien and sho proximity of the Trench
colonies. ilancc was in tho bet posi-
ton 70 administer
The direct annexation of The colonies
would have been preferred b. France.
Captain Tardicu said, but the idea of
mandatorcs was being carefully exam
med, with view to stermining how
1t could be practically applied
Will Not Delay League
Responding to inquiries. Captain Tar
dieu said the time required for defn-
ing the method Of applying the system
would not delay the formation of the
League Of Nations or postpone the
signing Of the peace with Germany.
The Allied and associated powers, he
said, would first establish a full agree
mcnt on all points, and it would not
be until this agreement was effected
on the league Of nations and the vari-
Gus questions of the war settlement
that Germany would be called in.
1t is admitted that the general prin-
cipcs agreed upon are based on inter-
national control By means of manda-
tories.
Important details remain to be ad-
justed with the possibility of disar-
langement or delay of the general
plan if some power proves refractory.
This contingency, however, is not ex-
pccted to arise
Premier Hughes, OF Australia, and
Premier Massey. OF New Zealand.
showed the greatest reluctance today
in discussing with interviewers the at
titude OF the peace conference toward
the German colonies. Mr.. Hughes was
asked:
Arc Premiers Botha. Massey and
yourself satisfied with the situation "a
Il prefer not TO answer" Mr.. Hughez
replied after a pause.
No L. S. League Plan
No distinctly American plan will bs
submitted initlally to the committee OF
the peace conference appointed to work
out the details of the constitution and
the functions of the league of nations,
as had been suggested, it was learned
to-day The American representatives.
j. appears. believe it viii be easier to
secure the results desired by them
and insure the energetic promotion Of
An acceptable plan Of some other power
than the United States stand sponsos
for the scheme.
The American plan Isl to- eccupvak