Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-12

passing in some degree under the
control of Japan alone in case the
latter is made the mandatory of the
captured Pacific islands is also re-
garded with disfavor by the Amer
lean representatives unless some
plan to prevent any possible discrim-
ination is adopted.
Would Make Rhine Free
Recommendation that the naviga-
ton of the Rhine be opened to all
nations without discrimination was
| made in report to the Peace Con-
ference to-day by the commission on
the international regime of water
| ways. railways and ports. 1t is sug-
gested, the Rhine be controlled by a
commission similar to the Danube
| commission.
The status of the Kiel. canal has
! been settled by the commission on
the basis of the freedom of use for
all nations for merchant vessels or
warships in time of veace. The canal
would continue under German own
ership and operation.
The Peace Conference Commits
! sion Of Czecho-Slovak affairs has
! almost completed its work The Of
| ficial communique of the commits
sion given out after its fifth meet
| ing today, under the presidency of
Jules CamDon, made this announce
ment and stated that direction for
the preparation of its report had
been given.
Berne, March 1.-THE interna-
! tional conference of League of Ma
! tionS Societies, in session here, to-
| day drew up two new resolutions to
| be addressed to the Peace Confer
| ence in Paris. One favored the par
ticipation of all self-g governing ma
tions i'll the league and tho other
, was in favor of free trade.
The question of participation by
| the Vatican aroused much discus
| sion, Professor Forel, a Swiss dele
gate. opposing it on the ground that
if the Holy See became a member
Buddhism and other religious sys-
! TENS would have to be admitted. The
conference finally decided, by a vote
of thirteen to eight, to grant the
Holy See, some voice, at least, in the
councils of the league.
! During the discussion relative To
free trade, the existing blockade was
sharply criticised as an insult to
international rights"
Salonil<i, March IA vigorous
protest is made in Albanian circles
against the designation of Turkhan
Pasha, Albanian Premier, and
Mehmed Bay. representative of the
Albanian Federation in Europe, to
submit the claims of Albania to the
Peace Conference. 1t is declared
they have maintained suspicious
relations" with the Turks and Ger
mans.
1t is alleged that Turkhan Pasha
receives a pension from Turkey as
a retired ambassador and also seven
hundred francs monthly from the
Princes of Wied, to whim he recent
ly addressed from Geneva q political
report on conditions in Albania.
| Mehmed Bey, who was until 1915
the Turkish consul at Varna, is
charged with being tool of the
central powers in Albania.
Rome. March 1.-THE Osserva-
tore Romano, the semi official organ
of the Vatican, prints an article or
the League of Nations which is un-
derstood to embody the viewpoint
of the Holy See. 1t says the league
might have been constituted in q
simpler manner" and outlined the
functions of the league as follows:
The setting up of an arbitration
tribuna! to solve International con.
f1icts.
The formation of a society of al
civilized nations, including those de-
feated in the war, which will pledge
themselves to submit their differ.
ences to a tribunal and accept its
Nrulings.
:. The bringing about of an agree.
ment to declare an economic boy.
!, colt against any nation which re.
fuses to submit controversies to 6
, tribunal, or which will not accept
decisions on matters which have
been so submitted.
In conclusion, the article recalls
that such project was suggested
in the Pope's appeal to belligerent
T nations on August 1, 1917.