Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10

Iii1 lI,dSS~ iiNS NScl1oeioIio
the Big Four that Italy
would refuse any sugges-
tions for a compromise
on the counter territorial
claims affecting the Adratic Littoral.
He declared that Italy would stand on
the pact of London (the agreement
entered into by England, France and
Italy promising concessions which in
duced Italy to enter the war on the
side Of the allies(.
President Wilson has washed his
hands Of the whole affair, leaving the
problem up to Premier Lloyd George
and Premier Clemeceau. The Presi-
dents attitude is that the United
States should not be party to the
Infamous pact of London.
There are strong limitations In
conference circles that proGerman
influences are at work in Italy to Gre
ate discOrd and that they are seeking
the retrement of Premier Orlando
and his associates.
AS result of the Italian attitude
the President is demanding that ev.
cry effort be made to hurry up the
German reply. He insisted that all
the commissions which have not yet
reported should turn in their recon-
mendations not later than this after
noon.
Bankers viii Testify.
Washington, June 10.--J. P. Nor
gan, II. p. Dawson and Thomas f. La
mont, all of the Morgan banking
house; Jacob Schiff of Kuhn Loeb e
c., Paul Worberg and Frank A. Van
derlip, former president of the Ma.
tional City Bank of New York City,
were notified by Senator Lodge by
telegraph to appear before the senate
foreign relations committee when it
resumes its probe of the possession By
certain financial interests OF the peace
treaty.
Morgan, Dawson and Vanderlip sent
word that they would willingy appear
before the committee.
Digest Contents of Treaty.
Washington, June l0.-Their first
examination of the copy of the peace
treaty which Senator Borah of Idaho
succeeded in having the senate make
public was described by Republican
senators today as highly profitable
and enightening"
While not yet able to muster suf-
icient time to thoroughly digest the
bulky document, Borah said he had al
ready made two important discoveries.
FIRST that all German rights and in
terests in ChneselShantung had been
absolutely and unconditnonaly sur
rendered to the Japanese, and to far
greater degree than the American peo-
pie had been led to believe.
Second that the valuable and eX-
tensiye Saar Valley mines had been
handed over to the French under con
ditions which virtually deprived the
Germans Of any voice in the matter,
or regardless OF the principle OF self
determination.
Borah added that he hoped TO be
able to further inform himself as to
the text of the treaty before the end
of the day, especially with regard to
the addendum affecting the nterna-
ticnalization of labor, upon which
stress was laid by Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts after his declaration in
the senate that he had held copy
of the treaty in his hands in New
York City.
That phase of the treaty involving
immigration, Senator Johnson Of Cali
fornia said. he was naturally partieu-
lraly interestd in because OF the Japa-
nese-Chinese situation on the Pacific
coast. Other Republican senators
stated that they were studying the
many-worded document with all the
expedition possible in view OF the stag
gering bulk