The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-29

Feels Presence Will Again be
Needed, Report Says Dis
position of German Colonies
Still Considered.
POLISH QUESTION IS UP.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Much as President
Wilson still hopes to avoid a second
trip to Europe, it begins to look as II
the trend of people conference affairs
would cause him to feel impelled to
recross the Atlantic in the early
spring.
Recent statements purpOrting to
announce definitely that the President
had arranged to come back to Paris
after going to Washington in Febru-
ary and even giving the date of his
sailing on his return trip, were found
ed, it may be said, on no definite in
formation. The fact is that the Presi-
dent, while still hoping it will turn
out that another trip to Europe will
lie unnecessary, is waiting to see what
the remaining Is days of his stay in
France will bring forth, before finally
deciding his course
Will Justify Course.
But the President from the first has
been holding himself ready to return
If he thought it necessary, and within
the last day or so he has told officials
in his confidence that he was inn
pressed with the feeling that it would
BE his duty to return and that he was
beginning to think he could not es-
cape it.
The president is said to have told
his confidants that If events pointed
to the need of his return he felt that
his course would be found fully justi-
fed when he addressed congress, as
he plans to do almost Immediately on
his return to the United States. 1t
has developed that he has abandoned
the idea of returning by way of Eng
land and stopping at Oxford to receive
the degree which that university de-
sires to confer upon him. If his plans
in this respect hold, therefore, he will
sail from Brest on the steamer George
Washington, now on her way to
France, some time between February
10 and February Is, going direct to
the United States. The steamer prob
| ably will take the southern route,
| which she followed onsher way over.
to avoid bar weather
May Require Extra Session.
It is realized here that President
Wilson's arrival home with plans for
departing for Europe again would
bring up the question of an extra ses-
sion of the new congress with repub-
lican majorities in both houses. The
USot dSdlldUIc OpLulOu mere Is IQdL
ii an extra session be thought newt
able the president would call it be-
fore his return to France. probably
setting the date ahead to some time in
June, expecting to finish the business
of the peace conference in time to re-
turn to Washington and be in the
White house when the new congress
assembled.
The presidents friends here say he
is prepared to answer any criticism of
an intended return to France with
facts that he will lay before congress
in the addresses which he probably
will deliver.
The future of the colonies taken
form Germany has assumed a place
as one of the most interesting OF the
immediate bases of the many-sided
probes under consideration by the su-
prneme council OF the peace confer
ence. Hearings are now being given
by the supreme council to members of
the difference and to colonial experts
upon the disposition of the colonies.
The council is at the same time pro-
ceeding with the consideration of q
general policy which shall be adopted
by the five great powers in this mat
ter.
Urge American Plan.
| At present 1t appears that these
powers. through the supreme council
intend to dispose of the subject, con-
| fident of the approval of its decisions
by the conference itself The hear
ings have already progressed to the
stage where the existence of views
greatly at varience with those set
forth in President Wilson's fourteen
points have been disclosed.
This development has determined
the American delegates to remind the
other powers of that fact and to urge
| the adoption of the American plan at
the very outset, in order to keep the
rival claimants within the bounds of
fairness.
This plan, which was discussed
| Monday and is receiving immediate
further consideration, looks to inter-
national control of the colonies, back
ward nationa.ities and tribes by indi-
vidual powers or by agents to be
known as "mandatories" of the league
Of nations. These agents are to de-
rive all their powers from the league
and to act entirely on the lines OF poll
cy distated by that body.
League to be Guardian.
The distribution of these guardian
ships is to be made by the league Of
| nations: SO 1t again happens, as In
| the case OF many of reform, broached
at the conference that its successful.
application is wholly dependent on the
onsummation of the league.
One argument against the leagues
control of colonies advanced by the.
British COLONEL officials was that the
"mandatories" might feel themselves
saddled with enormous financial res
possibilities In an effort to develop
their wards. and yet be subject to
criticism in. the event that they failed
to bring them forward.
President Wilson himself felt called
upon to answer this argument by the
statement that the American plan con-
templated that the mandatory power.
would be liable only for administrative
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