Evening star., 1919-03-20
NEUTRALSPRESENT
DRAFT IDEAS TODAY
Europe, Asia and South
America Represented at
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Gathering in Paris.
So
PRESIDENT IN PARLEY
BY the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 20.-Neutral countries
of Edrope, Asia and South Ameries
will be given opportunity today to ex.
press their views and propose amend.
ments to the league of nations plan,
Nearby neutrals, such as Holland and
Switzerland, have sent delegates in re-.
sponse to the invitation of the sus
preme council, while more distasrS
countries will be represented by auSs
bassadors and ministers residing ii
Paris. -
The meeting will be held at tiSa
Hotel de Crillon, the American heads
quarters. in the same room where the
covenant was framed, and II is purs
posed to continue the session throughx
out the afternoon and evening, and. u
necessary. tomorrow. In order to cons
plete all neutral proposals and psas
pare them for submission to the corns
mission on the league of nations s-.sse
Lord Robert Cecil Chairman s
Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britasa
will be chairman. and -VenixS4
los Of Greece. DR.. NJ. r. Vesnitch -
Serbia, Paul Hymans Of Belgium. 0sk
E. NJ. House Of the United States Al&
Leon Bourgeois Of France will sit ~
members of the subcommission. Tha
claims OF neutrals will be heard eithaR
directly or by memorandum, Norway
Sweden. Denmark. Holland. Switzer1
land, Spain. Persia, Guatemala and
most of the South American neutfslo
having some suggestions to make
Those represented by delegates 6F
ministers will be heard together. aos
cording to present plans. Nt
The three Scandinavian countries
will present virtually identical pro~
posala 1t is understood, these bein9
in the main favorable to the league
and asking that neutrals be admitte4
to membership.
President Confers Today. -
President Wilson spent this forSs
noon in work At the Paris white
House" in preparation for anoth1R
conference this afternoon with RreS
The conferences will take place at NJ
Lloyd Georges residence 80
Will Accent soms Amendmeuts.I
PARIS, March 10 fby the Associatf4
,Press).-The American delegation, ~
is said, plans To- sccept limited NUN.
Der OF amendments to the league Oe
nations covenant. &ecretary of Stat1
IAnsfng VIII preside over the meet
ing Of delegates Of nations Thursday
to hear their views on the situatfoM
1t Is expected that the league OF na<
tions commission will then reassem-
BILE and perfect the amendmen nts an9
that the completed covenant will theB
be attached to the peace treaty.
All Central and South American neu$
trail nations with the exception Of sal
tador and Paraguay. which have res
served their decision. will pertictpa&e
in the conference of neutral nations
tions. Suggestions, for amendments ~
the covenant will probably be made
the smaller countries following Their
larger sisters in asking for revisio4
of articles OF the covenant which af.
feet themr Joaquin MepdeH OF Guate.
credentials as . delegate to the Sons
ference.
Customs Inspections Of F1iers. F~
PARIS, March 20.-The Havas Agency
reports that the interallied aerial come
mission has q subcommission at work
the proposed internationn
air code It IL hoped that its labors Nl4
be completed within a week and the ~
suits presented to the peace confes-
ence. From the progress made by tho
it appears tnai tho.
is to subject trafi1c by III
air routes to virtually the same regule~
tions as that by ground routes. III
planned to protect the customs rsSeNa
tons Of the various countries by egteb9
fishing landing grounds at the fronodD9
and making 1t obligatory for pilots ~
land before passing from one country ~ :
another in order that the customs foet
malities may be complied with at spc
landing points.
As to Treatment Of Nationals
PARIS. March ao.-Canadian Pred
report says that the Dominion deln-
gates here heartily concur in the H44
OF the British delegation that tn
question OF the equality of treatmef8. y
Of all nationalitfes throughout HhD
world is not matter for the lseSle
expressed the opinion that the con-
fnonwealth was not prejucicn4
against the japanese, but had q EfSae
admiration for them. Nevertheless
would be better for the future world
il each race should develop along ~
own distinctive lines.
The chief consideration. the Auoe@
tralian continued. was the indusfrfa4
one Australia aimed at building M ~
the most rapid manner an n-Rr+NS4
OF more than fifteen fAitp
lions, and her chief attraction w1p--
her high wages and pleasant tnd,nks
trial conditions. The Asiatic vsePkecs
as known in Australia, however. vns
q cheap worker. and. therefore. thA
continued. If the door
were opened to Asiatic immiRTatio4
they would have to be- closed to EuFek
peans- ,i = 80
A, Canadian delegate declared dfn
the question of immigration must
settled individually by each cou1
Canada. he said. hitherto has ha1
complaint regarding the Japah
Canada. Their immigration
ID 1ss he xs1e peIetsa sa%ist.s 9St and ysa1 sa,g
President to Preside
at Commission Sitting
on Saturday Morniij9
: PARIS, March 10 <by the Associafe9
Press). Wilson will act - 8
chairman at the meeting OF the ieaSde
Of nations commission which win ~ e
held at 10 o'clock Saturday morn4nce
when all proposed amendments ass4
changes will be considered and, tn :
plan put into definite form. THIS 49,
Sc the first meeting Of the commfsste
-. +ho <ovAuanta WAR adopted tl<6- =