The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-04
GUARANTEES
FOR FRANCE
ASSURED BY
CONFERENCE
Lloyd George Denies Dissen-
ton Between France and
England = Fifteen Articles
of League Completed.
PRESIDENT WILSON i'll
(By Associated Press,

10y associated PreSS)
WASHINGTON, April president
Wilson is confined to his bed in Paris
with severe cold.
PARIS, April 4.-Although Presi-
oent Wilson was confined to his room
today with cold, the council of four
met IN the Paris white house" as
| usual. 1t is understood that necessary
matters will be referred to the sick
| room, Or that the conferees will con-
suit the president personally if occa-
! sion arises.
Col. E. NJ. House took the presi-
! dents place at the meeting of the
council of four today.
Illness Not Serious
The presidents cold is a slight one,
Rear Admiral Grayson, the presidents
physician, said today, and one days
| rest probably will cure it. DIR. Gray
son sent the president to bed as a
preventative measure. The cold de-
yeloped last night
The president, who retired at
O'Clock last night, rested comfortably
through the night.
PARIS, April 4.-Premier Lloyd
George of Great Britain, in a statement
to the Petit Parisien today, denies the
report generally prevalent, that he is
an obstinate opponent of the guaran-
tees asked by France against a re-
newed attack by Germany
Dissention? the premier asked.
do you seriously think they can ever
exist between our two countries?
There has been some discussion but
is it not from sincere discussion that
final agreement must emerge be-
tween France and England? Our un-
derstanding has remained complete
and absolute. Englishmen did not
come to fight by the side of the French
to give your country relative security
during limited period No, they
mean France to have absolute security
in the future.
you know what sacrifices England
has made and you know well thar
England does not regret them. She
is ready to make fresh ones if it be-
comes necessary to guarantee the
peace and independence of France"
The council of four has appointed
committee consisting of L. P. Louch-
eur, French minister of reconstruc-
ton; Edwin Samuel Montague, Brit
ish secretary for India and John W.
Britain, to put into definite form the
proposals for solution Of the repara-
ton question. These will be passed
upon in principal, by the council, it is
reported from French sources.
Complete Fifteen Articles.
The League of Nations drafting
committee has completed fifteen ar
ticles of the revised covenant, which
now contains twenty-seven articles. It
is not known what the additional ar
ticle is. The committe is expected
to furnish the draft today.
Marshal Foch, the allied command
er-in-chief. went to Spa yesterday to
discuss the question of the return of
the Polish troops through Danzig with
German representatives, had a second
conference at Spa with Matthias Erze-
berger, the head Of the German arm
fstice commission, after their initial
meeting yesterday morning, advices
from Spa state. The first interview
began at $3.50 o'clock in Marshal
Foch's private car and lasted forty
minutes. The second conference be-
gan at II o'clock and continued until
1890 o'clock.
With Marshal Foch were General
Weygand, his assistant, and General
Nudant, the marshal's representative
stationed at Spa. Herr Erzberger was
accompanied by General Won Hammer
stein, member of the German arm
istice commission, and another Ger
man government official.