Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-18
AdriatiC Coast Question Is Not
Yet Settled and italian Dele
gates Are Working Hard for
Agreement.
LABOR TROUBLES ARE
SPREADING IN EUROPE
Northern Italy Has Strike, One
Day WaIkout Has Been Call
ed in France. but Occupied
Zone Is Quiet.


tsY NoRHinG JouessI SPECIAL LEASED wtss1
Paris, April l. (by the Associated
Press 1.-THE procedure on the arrival
of the German plenipotentiares at
Versailles has virtually been decided
upon. Il will be president Wilson and
the premiers will hold the first meet
ing and deliver the treaty as 1t il not
deemed feasible to have all the allied
pcwers attend this initial session.
The actual arrival of the Germans
at Versailles, ii is stated, is scheduled
for Friday night. April IS, but the
meeting with the president and pre-
miers will not be held until Saturday
aud may even he deferred until Mon
day.
After the treaty is actually deliv-
cred, it is intended to allow adequate
time for the Germans to make in
quiries concerning the various details
before returning to Wemar, This is
expected to take about two days, the
first DAY being devoted by the Ger
mans to familiarizing themselves with
the terms, and the second day to an
swering such queries as they may
make.
VIII Re- No Argument.
sumo the character of a discussion,
but merely the elucldation of any
points which may assist In obtaining
prompt and favorable action when the
penipotentiaries return to Weimar.
1t is believed the stay of the pieni-
potentiaries at Weimar will cover
week, thus bringing them back to
Versailles about May to 10 ThisS
however, Is conjectural for il is de-
pendent upon the rapidity of the de-
cisions reached at Weimar
Premier Lloyd Georges declaration
In the British parliament that France
had been given full guarantees against
. renewal of German attacks is the
first authoritative statement that such
guarantees have been given and
arouses the keenest discussion regard
ing the nature of the guarantees as
affecting the United states and Great
Britain The French report says that
the guarantees amount to an alliance,
and the semi-official Temps says:
Language Very Plain.
Premier Lloyd George's language
admits of only one meaning. This is
that Great Britain and the United
States engage to sustain France in
case she is again attacked by Ger
many. Such an alliance is legitimate
and necessary. Mr. LLOYD George
would not have pronounced such
words lightly, and his announcement
is singularly instructive"
The council of four which framed
the guarantees as part of the Rhine
settlement, has thus far maintained a
rigid silence except for The general
declaration of Lloyd George.
Visrount Chinda of the Japanese
delegation arranged today for his ap-
pearance before the council OF four
Saturday on the Kiao-Chou question.
with a view to an adjustment with
China which shall he incorporated in
the peace treaty. The American dele
gates believe that an accord will be
reached. whereby China will ultimate
ly control Kiao-Chau. with suitable
recognition of Japan's efforts.
A plenary session of the peace con-
ference will be held two days next
week, Wednesday and Thursday, to
pass upon large number of remain
ing details before the meeting with
the Germans.
With the return to Paris of Pre-
mier Lloyd George, accompa MED by
the Earl of Curzon and Lord Miner,
1t is expected that there will he
speeding up of the final preparations.
preliminary to the gathering of the
representatives of the associated pow
ers with the German delegates at Ver-
sailles on April 20.
There was no meeting of the coun-
Gil of four at Paris Thursday. and
President Wilson was thus enabled to
take UP many matters with various
delegations, which may be considered
side issues of the coming peace settle
ment The problems of many coun-
tries, including Ireland, Rumania,
Serbia and Portugal have thus again
come under the consideration of the
president.
According to the present purpose
the covenant of the league of nations
will he The first subject treated in de-
tail after the declaration of peace Af-
ter that the matter of military, naval
and aerial terms, reparation, respon-
sibiities and frontiers will be taken in
hand
Italian Question Unsettled.
As it is evident that the question
of Fiume and the Dalmation coast
have not vet been definitely settled.
the Italian delega es are working ear
nestiy To secure a decision before the
Ita''nu chamber of deputies meets on
April "a
1t is the intention of the aeronaut-
ical commission of the pence confer
ence to form "a permanent interna-
tional commission on aerial NAVIGATION
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