The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-06
BY United Press.

Paris. Feb. 4.-President Wilson TO-
day began his drive Tor consumulat;on
OF the league of nations program before
the end Of the week.
Addresses Parliament.
taul Descbane, president OF tho
chamber, was selected to greet Prcsl-
dent Wilson IN the presence of Presi-
dent Poincare. Premier Clemencea,.
and other celebrities. The situation
was similar to that of an address be
FORE q joint session OF The American
congress-. as members of the French
senate sat with tho deputies. The
president was escorted into the cham
Der by q detachment Of the republican
guards.
Refreshed by a day of complete rest,
the president, following his address on
the subject Of the league before tic
chamber of deputies this afternoon.
was to confer with the special COM
lnlttee which is working a. details of
the leagues outline. In this meatins,
20 be held Mt the hotel Crillon, work
was to be takcn up on the definite
constitution Of the league upor ,4h.ca
several tentative agreements have III.
ready been r. .ched.
The president is working in the clos
est unanin.fty with Lord Cecil ana
Gene,Sl SHUTS on the draft for the
constitution which provides for Il per-
manent Organization to meet regularly.
n to have machinery for arbitration
and economic pun%ishnaents. Complies
agreement on the framework is gen
orally anticipated before Premier Lloyd
George leaves for LouGo at the end
of the week.
V;sw Greek Claims.
President Wilson met with the peace
bureau this morning. The Balkan sit
uation was discussed, with particular
reference TO C;rocce's political and ter
ritorial claims, Premier Venizelos was
the principal speaker.
FINANCIAL PLANS.
Paris, Feb. 4~.-Proposals for the es-
Enlistment OF a single financial front
for the ellies have been submitted to
the entente ministers here by Gignor
Cresoi, member Of the Italian delegas-
ton, according to u statement made by
him today. After saying that The cen
trail powers must com pensate the allies
for the damage suffered during the
war, Signor Crespi said:
On the other mi all the allies
have suffered immense losses, u
they must all benefit from the indern-
mites which the enemy is TO pay. Each
one should receive in proportion TO the
effort it has made. The smaller states
that have spent more than large ones
in comparison to their wealth ought to
receive larger ~in0ennitics in proper
ton.
The simplest ,7ay to carry out the
actual distribution Vol be to put the
entire fund into o common pool. which
could he periodically apportioned among
the different nations. The fund should
be augmented by taxes of q universal
character levied on states, enemy al.
lied or neutral, the last named having
benefited from the sacrifices made by
the allies. Such a tax would not
weigh mere heavily on one state than
on another. since it would be universal.
1t would merely AVE tho effect Of rais-
ing prices on some certain particular
products IN ali countries alike
The Enemy Debt.
THE enemy shout be forced to pay
off as soon as possible tho allies debts.
The international tax would furnish
interest on the rest, and q sinking fund
for paving It off eventually. In my
opinion the enemy ought to be allowed
to pay, not only in gold, but i'll raw
materials and finished products, Part.
of their debt might be covered by
bonds, which they would take up grad
ually in exchange for goods.
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