The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-12
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terms of the treaty of peace. The
vessels will fly the flag of the allied
maritime council as well as the ma
tional flag of the country undertak-
ing their management.
A Minority Report.
At the meeting of the peace con-
ference before the report of the COM
mittee on international labor legis-
lation was adopted, Emile Wander
velde, the Belgian labor delegate,
made what was in effect minority
report. He advocated the admission
to the international labor conference
of delegates from countries with
which state of war still exists, say
ing that otherwise he felt there might
be held another conference where the
proIetariat from all countries would
be represented and which would WELD
more power than the conference to be
held in washington next October.
He concluded by saying that ques-
tons relative to the adoption of an
eight-honr day, equality of salaries
for~ men and women workers, and
legislation dealing with night work
must be settled. There are two ways
to arrive at these results" he said.
zone is the Russian way and the
| other the British method. 1 prefer the
latter"
NJ. Colliard, the French labor dele
gate, spoke briefly, bespeaking
French support and approval of the
| report.
"May Day" Peace.
Talk of an Easter peace today had
given way to promise of May day
peace.
While the most chronic optimists
admitted the last hope of peace by
April 20 apparently had vanished,
there was a general feeling that the
| treaty would be ready for presentation
to the Gecmans by May / at least
Persons close to the ''big four init
mated that an agreement has virtually
| been reached now on all important
| questions = reparations, responsibility
Afor the war, the Saar valley, disposi-
| ton of Fiume and Danzig and German
| boundaries.
The military, naval and aerial terms
| of the treaty have been completed for
weeks. The revised league of nations
covenant is ready for submission to a
plenary session.
League VIII Control.
| An instance of how the covenant is
i interviewer with the treaty is provided
| in the settlement of the Saar problem
| The big four" agreed that region
would be under political supervision
| of the league for a period of years
while France controls the important
coal mines there, final ownership OF
which will be determined by plebis-
cite directed by the league.
The league committee at last nights
meeting approved the remaining arti-
cles of the. redraft. 1t was understood
| for racial equality, nor the French
amendment for an international gen.
eral staff were added. Both nations
| according to unofficial information
reserved the right to submit these
| amendments to the plenary session for
| discussion.
The new article providing for recog-
milton of the Monroe doctrine. it was
learned today, declares that nothing
| in the covenant shall be construed as
fnvalidating~ treaties of arbitration OF
regional agreements such as the Mon
roe doctrine. Altho at first reported
that acceptance of the new article was
unanimous, it was understood the Chi
nese opposed it on the ground that II
might validate Japanese claims in
! China. In answer to tentative oppo-
sition by the French. President Wilson
reduce Americas responsibilities to
! the league.
Two of Best Speeches.
| The presidents defense of the Mon
roe doctrine and his address support
ing selection of Geneva as permanent
! seat of the league of nations were re-
ferred to by some of the delegates to-
day as 'the two best speeches he ever
made"
No stenographic copies were made
and accounts diffef as to his exact
| words.
Paul Hyman of Belgium urged that
Brussels be made the leagues seat
asserting it was fitting that some city
in Belgium be selected. "in which
memories of the past are closest and
hatred of the enemy freshest"
| Wilson is said to have replied brief
| ly and forcefully to the effect that the
! league sis not built on hate" but that
| the wiping out of hate among the peo-
pie of the world is one of it's prime