South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-24
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sDDs.
- United Press

- United Press.
PARIS. Jan. 28.-The league IL
nations will be formally taken up
at tomorrow 3 session Of the general
peace congress. IL was learned from
authoritative sources today.
Much OF the work an preparing
drafts of the various nations pro-
grams for the league is being done
by the respective delegations outside
the Joint meetings aud IL was eX-
pected the preliminaries would be
in such shape as 90 permit Of a full
discussion Of the broad outlines OF
the plans tomorrow. The American
delegation. il is understood. spent
two hours in going over their league
plans late yesterday. with the resull
that the formal draft was practic-
ally completed Yet IL was reported
that neither the American nor the
British plans would be presented in
their entirety tomorrow though
they are farther advanced as re-
CARDS details than any Of the Others.
Apparently, Pres't Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George will wait until
the other programs are submitted
and thoroughly discussed. then they
viii bring forward the programs OF
their delegations
Admit Correspondents.
The correspondents. fl was an
nounced today, viii be admitted 20
the fun meeting tomorrow. As a.
the initial session OF the plenary
congress last Saturday. Meanwhile.
the meetings OF the steering COM
mittee continue secret.
Among other subjects TO be dis
cussed tomorrow are responsibility
and punishment for the war. re-
paration FOR war damages interna-
uol al labor legislation and the i'm
;ernotional status OF ports. water
ways and railways. In connection
with the latter proposition it Is be-
ieved the Dardanelles the Bosphor-
us and Constantinople viii be- con-
sidered A move IS expected 20 be
made TO internatioualize that area.
mat there may be- an open exit
from the Black sea. assuring con
unuous access OF Russias wheat 20
the world The Berlin to- Bagdad
railway would be the first object
OF .nternationalization of railways.
Today's session Of the supreme
war council. IN addition 10 COM
plcting the program for tomorrow
discussions. was expected 20 take up
certain matters In connection with
the armies OF occupation This was
forecast hy the presence OF Marshal
Foch. Field Marshal Haig Gen.
Diaz and other memh hers ~ the as-
sociated powers military council
See Efforts az Delay.
Alleged efforts 20 delay crystalii-
zation or the league OF nations or az
least 10 obstru-t the laying down
Of its Fundamental principles as ap-
plicable 10 questions OF territorial
rights. were seen today in attempts
by certain powerful political cliQues
10 have Premier Clemenceau de-
mand the Saar valley and Syria for
France.
IS announced uy the United Press
txc weeks ago. Clemenceau gave
the associated powers reason 90 be-
lieve he would not press Frances
claim 10 those two territories. IL -
known be is adhering 20 this decl-
sion. but he is underEoine the
strongest pressure from the fnan-
c-aIIv powerful colonial action
That the American deIegates. sup
ported by the British. have no iu-
tention OF allowing such "a plan 20
succeed is obvious. with Clemen-
ceau sticking 20 his decision. 10 -
certain TIE colonialists viii fan