The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-30
HOUSE MEETS
WILSON TODAY
in CONFERENCE
important Subjects Before Ses-
sions Of the Supreme War
CounciI-May Divide the Ger.
man Colonies.
BY Associated Press.

Paris, an. 2S.-The supreme council
Of the peace conference met at 1880
o'clock this morning. There was a full
attendance Of the members.
confers With House.
The supreme coaao.l adjourned at
1915 O'Clock.
Presidrns Wilson went at nee to the
Hoto. de Crillon. the American head
qu, ters, where he had a conference
with Col. L. M. House.
s fnuel Gompers and other labor rep
rcsentatives had been in conference
with the American delegation. The
discussion was Immediately suspended
upon the presidents arrival. to permit
him to have a private talk with Colonel
House. 81
Leon Bergeoise, president Of the
French association for the society OF
nations, presided this afternoon at q
meeting OF representatives OF allied
countries who are working for the
adoption OF the plan for a league OF
nations. He asked the delegates to
formulate a program to facilitate the
task Of the peace congress. The meet
ing will continue its work tomorrow.
A number OF technical advisers on
colonial matters including three Ameri-
cans accompanied the various delega-
tons as they entered the foreign office
for the days session, thus 1t was K
pected the supreme council would take
up today the ultimate fate Of the Ger
man colonies. France and Great Brit
ain 1t Is declared are in agreement that
under no consideration shall the colo
MES revert to Germany. The reasons
advanced for such a decision are vari-
Gus, u prominent among them is that
II would render 1t impossible for Ger
many to establish submarine basis In
her colonial possessions. The Ameri-
can attitude Is as yet unreveaied.
A prominent official declared today
that should the Franco British view
point prevail. the German Kamerun
region would be taken over by the
French. Belgium lays claim to that
part Of Congo which she captured by
force Of arms, the Belgian troops have
captured Tabora and the territory lying
beyond the western slopes Of Lake VIC
toria Nyanza. The Belgians also de-
sire a strip of territory along the left
bank Of the Congo the delimitation, of
course, to be settled amicably with Por-
tugal, territorial compensation being
given the latter. u -
Subjects Discussed.
The council Of 10. as the French now
call the ministers Of the FIVE great
powers, has before it for consideration
today in executive session, among 9TH
er things, the questions of territorial
adjustments. the abolition of conscrip-
ton and the economic reconstruction of
Germany. The questions will be re-
ferred by the council to suitable COM
missions. '@ ~. p
There appears every prospect that
the peace conference will make rapid
progress with the work of fixing the
peace terms of Germany. A high
French authority is quoted as estimat-
ing the conference will have the peace
terms ready for ratification by the
various national governments between
the middle and the end Of March. II
this is accomplished the German dele
gates will be summoned to Paris early
in April. (
To Name Delegates. /
The delegates of the small powers
will meet at the foreign office this aft
ernoon to choose their representatives
to sit on the commissions provided for
the resolutions adopted by the peace
congress on Saturday. 1t was under
stood this morning that the great pow
ers had undertaken to reconsider the
decision that the small powers shall
have between them only five members
on these commissions Without wait
ing for a decision on this question,
however, the commission will get to
work at once. &
JhPAN'S POSITION.
Paris, Jan. T2S.-The Japanese dele