Evening star., 1919-03-05
PRESIDENT CABLES
OF HIS SUPPORT
Satisfied He Is ''0verWhelm-
ing!y Backed" Word
to Paris.
COMMISSIONS PROGRESS
by the Associated Prnss

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 4.-President Wilson
cahled today that he was satisfied the
Aiperican nation was overwhelmingly
behind him in support of the league OF
nations,
Although there was no meeting of
the council OF ten today, the situation
in Bohcmia was deemed so urgent ac-
cording to reports TO the council, that
its leaders decided the subject must
be disposed of Immediately upon the
reassembling OF the council tomorrow.
Advices RED eived show that boLsheviki
agents are working in Bavaria also.
On the theory that food supplies are
the best cOrf ectiye measure Herbert
Hoover. director general of the Inter
Allied Relief Organization, will be
called before the council tomorrow TO
discuss what may be done to relieve
conditions in thai direction
Commissions Push Work.
Most of the comm .ssions of the peace
conference are nearing the end of
their work. No less than four made
great progress today, the most i'm
portant development being a decision
regarding a revision Of the treaty OF
1889, relative to the boundaries be-
tween Belgium and Holland The
waterways and ports commission .ss
also finishing the draft OF report
which excludes completely all Ameri-
can waterways.
So general has been the progress
made that il was said today All ro-
ports might be expected to be ready
for consideration by President Wtison
| on March ID. in which case he WIZ
review them in four days. so thai
plenaTy meeting of the peaoe cpnrer~
ence may be held before March q
Danish Factions Arrive
The Danish delegation to the pez.no
conference arrived here today and fss
sued a statement declaring that this
delegation represents all four pos
lditical parties in Denmark. opposduoa4
as well as governmental 1t furtha0
sets forth that the delegates are oons
fident that the conference win sotv4
in conformity with the principle o3
self-determination the question of tha
fate of the Danish population od
Schleswig. four representatives OF
which accom- panied the delegation
Japan Is Sympathetic-
Marquis Saionje, head of the Zap.
anese peace delegation, in talk with
the newspaper men today, said Japan
was entirely sympathetic with the
great project to establish peace on a
just, impartial ana solid basis II
have a firm conviction, said the for
mer Japanese prime minister. that
China will understand our just and
legitimate aspirations, and that she
will come TO an agreement with Japan
for the maintenance OF peace and the
general security of progress and civil
lization in the far east.
THE formation of league OF ma
tions will contribute in an essential
manner to the dissipation Of the
prejudices of men concerning their
true interests Certainly Il is a high
and sublime visfon---that of a future
union of the oriental world-the popu-
lation of which equals. let it not be
forgotten, more than half of human
ity-with the western world in senti-
ments of harmony and eternal good
will"
Regime of Rivers.
PARIS, March 5 (by the Associated
Press).-The interaIlied commission on
ports, waterways and railways last
night. according to an official statement
issued today, considered the draft of the
convention of the international regime
of rivers as submitted by subcon1rnit-
tee. After discussion the articles deal
ing with the method of applying the
principles were agreed upon and refer
red to the auditing committee. -.
The peace conference commission
which is dealing with the Belgian
Holland boundary issue has decided
to bring the principals to the dispute
directly together to adjust by mutual
agreement the questions that 4have
arisen. Il
The commission holds that the peace
conference has no jurisdiction m this
issue and no authority TO dispose -et
the territory of neutral states. H78