Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-28
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the committee on revision was ready
to report"
SupCr-council Busy.
The super-council OF the president
and premers, now known as the
council of four, divided It's labors to-
day between the White House" and
NJ. Clemenceau's private office, adj
joining the war office.
The Franco-Germa frontier was
the chief topic Of discussion, this fol-
lowing upon an agreement reached
last night ON reparation for war dam
ages. II is understood that this
agreement includes the vital point of
the total amount of indemnity, which
Will not be announced at present, as
likely to cause discussion and arouse
hostility in enemy quarters.
1t is noted as a coincidence that
German financial commission is being
chosen TO come to Versailles where
the settlement of this branch may in
clude all interests.
The frontier question turns on the
disposition of the Saar valley coal re-
gions and the west bank of the Rhine.
The territorial experts have said their
last word, and franktV declare that II
is a question now of political expedi-
ency on which the super-eouncH
alone can pass.
Marshal Foch ana Gen. Tasker II.
Eliss werc called into the council. dur
ing the afternoon. Indicating that
military questions were receiving at
tcntion.
President Wilson, wno has virtually
been silent since his return to Paris,
ha1ipNpS tho TINA is for "a
settlement which will nllay apprehen-
sion over the delay and show that the
revision of the covenant of the league
of nations had proceeded at night ses-
sions. without any interruption to the
other main questions.
Jap Contention Strong.
Snce the first mention of the de-
sire of the japanese to secure an
amendment recognizing equality be-
fore the law for all nationals of the
league of nations states In other coun-
tries, the japanese delegates have NOT
pressed their amendments before the
commission itself They have, how
ever, been canvassing the delegations
with various forms of such an amend
ment endeavoring to find out the
feeling toward il,
They ran squarely on one reef to-
cay, when Premier Hughes of Aus
trllla declared without qualification
that the Austrian delegation would
ret support or stand in favor of any
amrndnlcnt. of any kind whatever,
containing the Japanese desires
AS a matter of fact the Japanese
amendment did ot come before the
com mission last night but 1t is un
derstood its authors have not aban-
doned the idea of obtaining an eX
preston of feeling on it from the
council of ten, and perhaps from the
plenary peace conference itself.
An important amendment adopted
last night provides for the creation
of a committee on organization of the
league which is to he empowered to
proceed with arrangements for the
assembly, securing the necessary
buildings and perfecting the secre-
tarial forces, all in advance of the
ratification of the treaty. But the
acts of this committee will be sub
jcct to the approval of the ratifying
body.
Other Changes Made.
The purpose is to speed IN the be-
ginning of the workings of the great
league to meet the critical issues that
are arising throughout the world.
Another amendment gathers into
one section all OF lne Stpdidte tpH-
vcntions which are to be Incorporated
in the covenant, such as those relat-
ing to labor. commerce and finance,
so that these are not made a part of
the treaty but that the countries
sgnatory agreed TO do the things set
forth therein. This would leave the
league only to execute the terms f
such conventions as may be agreed
upon by the separate states.
Provision is to be made for similar
treatment of other conventions on
other subjects such as white slavery
and the opium traffic, which are like
ly hereafter to be inserted in the cove
nant,
The language of the mandatory
article has been changed so as to
make il clear that no nation shall be
obliged to act as a mandatory.
Generally the language of the
whole covenant has been clarified,
particularly Article !, 70 meet the
charge of Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university,
of ungra mmatical lanruaga and the
words high contracting parties" ap-
pear now only in that one article.