Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-11
WILSON TO REMAIN
IN FRANCE UNTIL
ALLIES ARE AGREED
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HE WILL
STAY OVERSEAS WHILE ALL
KINKS ARE BEING lRoNeD OUT
OF PEACE PROPOSALS.

Paris. Jan. ll.-Preslent Wilson,
before he returns to the United States
will reach an agreement with entente
representatives as to certain funda-
mental questions, according TO the
Gaulois. These questions concern the
new boundary between France and
Germany. indemnities and Preparations
and Balkan and near eastern matters.
Messages from London indicate that
Premiers CIemenceau and Lloyd
George have scored a great success
on the question Of the freedom OF
the seas and that very little is likely
to be said on this subject when the
actual peace conference assemblies.
The Spanish Moroccan question also
has been settled to the satisfaction Of
England and France.
George in Paris Tonight.
David Lloyd George the British
premier, win reach Paris Saturday
night from London it was announced
today. Arthur J. BalfOur. the foreign
secretary. viii follow the premier
closely, arriving in Paris Sunday
morning.
General conferences among the al
lied statesmen assembled here will be
held during net week and there pos,
sibly may be a meeting of the peace
conference itself before the weeks
end.
President Wilson today was in con.
ference with the other members of
the American mission in the Offices
Of Gen Tasker II. Bliss, the military
member Of the American delegation.
Especial attention is being giyen the
Russian situation in peace conference
circles here and a commission to 90
to Russia is being considered. It
would examine into the entire polit,
zeal, economic and military situation.
Considers Mixed Races.
President Wilson is giving consid-
cradle attention to the problem Of
safeguarding the rights of minority
nationalities, in the peace treaty.
The territories in question are occu.
pied by mixed races.
Therace having an evident major.
ity viii, in principle determine the
future of the regions in question. but
when that is done the peace settle
ment it Is held, must also include
complete guarantees for the protec
ton OF minority races.
Thus, if Greece should receive ad
ditional territory in Thrace. the
rights of the Turks, according to the
principle would be practiced by in.
tenatiOnal covenant Should italy or
Greater Serbia have the ultimate pas
session OF Dalmatia the rights Of
both races, as well as Of the Mo.
hammedans would be equally safe.
guarded
Some Of the methods by which this
can be done, it is pointed out, are
proportional representation in repre-.
sentative bodies, by communal gov.
ornments Of the minority race where
it has local majority and by con.
s'itutional guarantees forequal re.
ligiou5 and civil rights.
Delays oissppont Wilson.
It is not an overstatement Of the
case 10 say that Mr. Wilson and the
American commissioners have been
disappointed in meeting with DELAYS
American delegates feel that a great
deal Of progress might have been
made before now if a full representa-.
ton OF the nations allied against Ger.
many had arrived promptly
The first few conferences between
the Americans French and British
will develop Just how much
progress may be expected before
PRESIDENT Wilson goes home next
month It is settled that when no
reaches America one of his first acts
VIII be TO address congress and give
areport On what has been accom-.
plished