The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
Italians Desire To Come Back,
but Want To Be COaxed.
Conference Making Preparation
for Austrian ENJOYS.
TO MEET FOE AGAIN SUNDAY
German Delegation Equalling
Others in Size.
Threaten To DepOrt Huns
Leaving Prescribed Area.
(By the Associated Press.l

Paris. Friday, May 2.-The Italian
situation took more favorable turn
late today.
The indications were that some ar
rangement would be made for Italy to
was presented to the Germans next
week
Paris. May S.-Italian headquarters
declared today that the American,
British and French ambassadors in
Rome are making overtures for the
return of the Italian peace delegates
to Paris.
Issue Still in Balance.
Paris, May 2.-The Italian issue is
son Page, American ambassador, and
Camille Barrere, French am mbassador.
both making efforts at Rome to find
by conversations with Premier Or
lando, formula which will heal the
breach caused by the withdrawal of
the Italian delegation to the peace
conference
Mr. Page has had two more long
conferences with the Italian premier,
who is said to show a disposition to
resume relations, but who thinks that
overtures should come from Paris.
Rnps Ant-U. S. Outbursts.
Premier Orlando has written a let
ter deprecating anti-American demon
strations saying the minister of the
interior has taken steps to stop them,
paying particular attention to mani
festations and the press campaign di-
rected against President Wilson.
Confer With Huns Sunday.
Paris, May 2 (7:30 p. m.)-The cre-
dentials committee of the peace con-
! ference will hold another meeting with
the German delegates on Sunday
morning. c-4s---s--.- ..-s.-.. ..s.s isst
The German delegation is rapidly
| assuming a position of equality. in
numbers at least, with the delegations
| of the various eilied and associated
powers. Twenty more subordinates
of the delegation arrived in Versailles
| last evening and this morning. travel
| ing on regular trains under escort.
| Their arrival brings the roster of the
delegation to total OF 218. while still
| more arrivals are expected.
| A brisk interchange of kilograms is
| in progress with Berlin, courier also
| leaving for the German capital today
| with official and press dispatches.
| Time is hanging rather heavily on the
hands of the greater part of the dele
| CATION. however, owing to the delay in
! the opening of the actual peace nego-
tiations. The billiard tables in the
hotels occupied by the Germans are in
constant use and card games are fire.
! quently in PROCESS in the newspaper
| mems club rooms and in a dozen other
| places.
| Get Out OF Bounds.
The tendency of the German dele
cations subordinates. particularly the
girl stenographers, to break bounds
has led the police commissioner to in
| struct the police posted at the thre@
| hotels to turn back any Teutons found
| wandering off the reservation and to
form a flying squad of detectives to
round up any of them discovered in
unauthorized parts of Versailles. The
| commissioner also has issued a warn
ing that any attempt on their part to
go to Paris to see the sights will lead
to their immediate banishment to Ger
| many.
| Italy naturally desires to partici-
pate in the peace conference" and
| (Continued on Page TwO)