The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-30
ITO AVOID BREAK
over KIAO CHAU.
Solution Declared Under Way
Which Will BesMutuaIIy
Acceptable.
GO AHEAD WITHOUT ITALY
Peace Conference Proceeds
Steadily Attitude of 0erl
mans Discassed. Il

Paris, April "a. Ths Chinese
Jspsnsss dltppt4 essr IN. aisps4
!, sition ef Al sprnisr lGsrwsn yof- ~
X ttess 81 iaeehow usaaSr the
Il ptace s<ffAty has been settled, III
% was announced early this after
noon.
No details accom- a MED the AZ. !.
rouncsusent and up to mid alter
noon no further statement had
been made, The suudsrsta auAjnu
~ however, that the spEaI1 III 70
give KiS6stl6W to Japnn BY The
I terms OF the treaty, but with an
arrangement for its return to
China under certain conditions
within a stipulated time.
Paris. April 30.--(A P.)-The colir- :
Gil OF three met today a half hour
earlier than usual. While no pro-
gram was announced 1t was believed
the Italian situation, as developed by
the parliamentary Endorsement OF the
Italian delegations position was to be
considered and the discussion over
kiao Chau resumed.
Neither the Japanese nor the Chi
nese delegates appeared during the
first hour of the session nor was there
any appearance on the part of the
Belgians, whose financial claims have
been dnder consideration by the
council.
1t was understood this forenoon.
however, the japanese would be
called during the afternoon for fur
ther consideration OF the suggested
compromise regarding Kiao Chau.
A formula for the solution OF the
nrnIAIan, 90 Il
hoped will remove any possibility of
a definite break and prove mutually
acceptable to the Chinese and Japa
nese has been reached by the powers
it was stated in authoritative quar-
ters today.
The nature OF the indicated solu-
tion. however, has as yet not been
disclosed.
Paris. April 30.-(AP)-It is plan
ned in peace conference circles to go
ahead with the treaty OF peace with
out regard to any action by Italy as il
is considered probable the Italian
delegation will not return, certainly
not within the present week. The de-
livery of the treaty and the first ex-
changes with the Germans therefore
will occur without the participation
of Italy and it is said i'm American
quarters this procedure will go for
ward steadily up till the signing Of
the treaty. The first meeting with
the Germans will probably occur Fri
day afternoon or Saturday, when the
pact will be presented.
A day or two viii be given for
questions concerning interpretations
Of different phases of the convention
without. however. involving a pro-
longed discussion. The French view
is that the Germans may ask for two
weeks delay to permit them to re-
turn to Weimar. with an additional
week for discussing points presented
after their return from the tempo-
rary German capital. This is a mat
ter of conjecture, however. as there
Is no precise information as to Ger
many's intentions.
Reports from Berlin reaching the
American delegation are somewhat
contradictory concerning Germany's
purposes as some reports indicate an
carly signing of the treaty is proba ,le
while others say il is doubtful
whether the pact will be signed at
all. These reports. coming from diff
ferent sources, indicate a lack of
concerted attitude as to the treaty.
and show there is disposition to leave
the decision largely with the Ger
man plenipotentiaries who are now
at Versailles.