El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-13
GERMANS ASK
RECOGNITION
The New Administration Is
Eager For Approval by
the Allied Nations.

the Allied Nations.
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! lates its rules and also to maintain
Z friendly neutrality in favor Of the
attacked country.
/ Presto ent Wilson succeeded in
I bringing about a compromise be-
tween the two tendencies. thus Sc
I curing an adoption Of the plan and
] covenant.
Lord Robert Cecil. the Brit
ish representative 10 the league
/ OF nations commission. emphatf-
cally denied the report spread IN
/ Paris Wednesday that the league
Of nations commission had ap-
proved the creation of an iume-
dinge International army and that
3 the United States and Great Brit
ain had conceded n point 10
France.
The peace conference commission
Z on international control Of ports. va
/ ,erways and railways is considering
! q proposed assertion OF jurisdiction
I over aerial international flights The
I British war ministry has already pre-
pared an elaborate convention which
/ ference.
AviatIon Conference.
The international aviation confer
ence. soon to meet in Paris. viii also
take up questions Of great import
Z ance- such as how far national con-
troll Of the air may 20. customs. re-
clprocal landing facilities. aerial no
lice and the settlement Of dana ges.
Civilian flights between nations are
now impossible, because of the alb
sence OF essential regulations. Many
I international flights. such as that Of
preparing a Paris to London air ser
vice. have been delayed in conse-
quence
Rear admiral knight viii represent
the United States in aviation con-
ferences.
II was learned last night that
president Wilson is considering
the adviTability Of leaving Paris
for BreSt, en- route TO America.
Friday Rirht, II IL shall then he
evident the society Of nations
project cannot he put through the
peace conference in preliminary
session by the end of the week
In any casef It IS expected. however.
that he viii at least be able to take
home with him what may be regard
ed as a virtually complete draft Of
the project, upon which TO base any
representations he may make to con
gress-
VIII Go TO Princes Island.
Il was announced last night that
the Esthonian and Lettish govern
ments at last had accepted the invi-
tation OF the supreme council Of the
peace conference to enter confer .
ence at Prinkipos islands Both have 3
asserted they are independent gov
ernments, no longer part Of Russia, /
but willing to participate in a move I
ment tending 10 meet the difficult I
ties in which Russia is placed.
Agree on New Truce Terms.
The supreme war council. after I
Two protracted sessions Wednesday.
reached complete agreement on the I
new terms Of armistice TO be pre- 4
scented to Germany. The text OF these 4
terms viii not be made known until 7
presented, but the fact that there I
delegates was a source Of satisfac- I
ton IN conference circles. after the I
period OF tension caused BY discus I
sions before the war cOUnoil
Approves Labor Legislation
The peace commission on inter-
national labor legislation has adopt 4
ed article " and article Y Of !
the British draft Of a plan for an
international labor organization At
the suggestion OF Samuel GOmpers-t
the president Of the commission. the
members arose and stood silent for a I
few moments in honor Of the ami
versary Of the birth OF Abraham Lin
coin
Article " provides that representa-
uTes Of the governments. employers
and working people be entitled TOT
speak and vote INDEPENDENTLY al the /
proposed International labor confer
ence, without regard 10 the views ex-
pressed by other representatives OF l.
their nations. T.
Article provides that the iaterna-
tional labor conference shall meet in
the capital OF the society Of nations.
unless It is decided by a two-thirds
majority to meet elsewhere
Also, 1t was agreed that an office
should be established in the capital
Of the society Of nations. as a part
Of the organization Of the society. The
office viii be under the control Of ?
body.
To Report League Draft.
The commission on the society Of
nations resumed its sessions at 1890
o'clock this morning with a full at
tendance Of the members 10 receive
the report Of the drafting commission
Il was hoped 70 reach a final adjust
ment at today's meeting. II this hope
is realized, Il may. be possible to sub q
nit the plan to 8 preliminary session
OF the peace conference on Friday.
While the special commission tech +
ntcally rested Wednesday, while
awaiting a report from its drafting +
committee its individual mem bers
were nearly all busy on other work.
The drafting committee completed its +
task at a session yesterday.
Language Is Cleared Up.
It IS the general impression that the
drafting committee was charged with
the extremely important and delicate Z
task OF reconciling what were SUD
posed to be strongly divergent views
by the French and american mem bers
OF the commission respecting the \
Of an international army !,
to enforce the principles Of the So
ciety OF nations. In fact. the drafting
committee was engaged largely in I.
Clarifying some OF the language in the
draft plan not connected with the in /
ternational army project. sponsored
by Leon Bourgeois, one Of the French
on the commission 4
This project Is still before the Il
special commission as unfinished
and must again be considered {
when that body reassembIes- Il
Lord Robert Cecil OF Great Britain.
4 member Of the commission. summing
up the situation last night. said the
work was going ahead well and that
the commission had completed nearly
all its work He believed IL would be
able 10 finish its decision OF the sub
Jet by the END Of the present week