The sun., 1919-03-29
Experts Try to Redraft 10
to Prevent Applica-
ton to Asia.
OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT
"Big Four Seeing Delay5
Renew Suggestion Of
Preliminary Peace.
NEW COUNCIL Is FORMED!
Foreign Ministers and Secres
taries Assigned to Task Of {.
Treaty Technicalities.
OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT
NEW COUNCIL Is FORMED!
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, March 2S.-The AustuhaH
peace delegates have pointed out that
the proposed amendment to the LeasuA
OF Nations covenant regarding the
Monroe Doctrine, providing for recogl
milton Of the binding force of the. poliS
cies heretofore applied. would validate
and confirm japanese claims to pres
ponderance in China and the Orient
Fear is expressed in some quarters
that the opposition which has devel-
oped on this account may jeopardi1e
the amendment. Experts are trying
to find formula that will overcome
this objection. and meanwhile tha
amendment has been withheld from
insertion in the covenant.
Tho conditions of preliminary
peace with Germany are still being
considered by President Wilson ana
the Premiers Of Great Britain. Francs
and Italy. The four Government
heads deliberated to-day on the quess
ton Of the Polish frontier, according
to the newspapers, who believe that
there will be some difficulty in reach-
ing an agreement on the principle Of
the annexation to Poland OF territory
containing two to three million Ger
mans. The newspapers believe that
the council will reach a decision sooner
on the question OF reparations than on
the Polish question.
VIII Meet Financial Delegates.
The German financial delegates will
meet with the representatives Of the
Supreme Economic Council some time
during the coming week at Compeigne,
About forty miles northeast OF Paria
a council of the Foreign Ministers and
Foreign Secretaries OF Great Britain, the
United States, France and Italy has
been created to work simultaneously
with the Premiers and President Wilson,
but on different branches OF the great
technical questions involved in the peace
settlement. This sction has been taken
IN the interest OF speed.
The official statement outlining to-
days deliberations OF the new council
says:
A meeting at which Mr.. Lansing,
Mr.. Balfour, Mr. Pichon, Baron Sem
nino and Baron Maxine were present
took place on March IS at II A. NJ
man-Austr!a. II was agreed that all
restrictions on commerce should bs
raised In that region as soon as the
necessary machinery had been es-
tsblished IN order to prevent re-
export TO Germany.
"A commission was appointed to
study the removal OF servitude OF
Morocco, established by the act of
Alseciras.
that,
question OF The frontiers OF Schles-
wig"
1t Is believed the council later viii
consider the Italian and probably the
Russian question. as well as the FEAST
bility OF arranging a peace treaty to
include ali the belligerent nations.
The membership OF each Of the iu-
dividual states In the Executive Coun.
ell OF the League OF Nations, Reuters
Limited, learns. will be increased from,
two to three for each state to be rcpe-
scnted In the Council.
French Demand snsr valley.
To-day's Paris newspapers IN discuss.
ing yesterdays session OF the Council Of
Four assert that extremely important
problems directly connected with Ger
nlany's future boundaries were discussed
by the council in an excellent spirit oe
understanding. The Pett PdriSien SAYS
1t understands important results were
achieved.
The Council of Four continued its
examination to-day into the question OF
the German frontier France claimed
all her 1914 frontier and the Ssar basin.
leaving TO, the German populations nor
included in the frontier political
autonomy II was demanded by tha
French delegate that the Rhine serve
Frsnce as natural frontier, Germany
having the left bank OF the stream.
but without fortified works, troops o.
railways
Az to the financial problems the solu-
tion reported 10 have been adopted pro-
vides for the payment by Germany OF
yearly instslments on the indemnity. Of
which France would receive a portion
sufic,ent 10 tighten the burden OF her
budget.
II was reported last night that tho
amendment TO the League Of Nations
covenant urged by Leon Bourgeois. pro
viding for permanent military and
naval stan for the league, has been re-
jected by the League OF Nations Com
mission.