Evening star., 1919-04-20
WilsonAccedes toEuro-
pean Demands
Pleases No One.
COMPROMISE BETWEEN
OLD AND NEW IDEAS
President Struggles for Full ReaG-
zation Of American Program,
that of World Liberals.
BY he Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 19.-After a confer
ence lasting more than four hours
which was attended by both Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino
of Italy, the council of four today
failed to reach an agreement on the
Adriatic questions The council ad-
journed to meet tomorrow morning
for continuance of the discussion.
One Solution of Problem.
The solution of the Fiume problem
considered by the council of four to-
day. the Temps says, would give
Italy that part of the city of Fiume
lying on the right bank of the river
Recina and the main part of the
port. Jugoslavia would receive the
suburb of Susak with that part of
the port on the left bank of the
river. The newspaper says that the
fate of the Dalmatian coast is still
undecided.
Confers With Clemenceau.
President Wilson had a long con-
ference with Premier Clemenceau at
the war Office this afternoon. I'm
mediately after the Presidents de-
parture, Premier Clemepceau receiv-
ed Marshal Foch-
The council of i've, composed of
the foreign ministers and secretaries
of state of Great Britain, France,
Italy and the United States and Baron
Maxine of the Japanese delegation,
considered the question of revising
the treaty of 1899, concerning the
neutrality of Belgium. at its meet
ing today. The question of food re-
lief for Esthonia and Couriand also
was taken up.
Restitution by Germany.
An official statement says that the
commission on reparations and damages
today unanimously adopted the second
subcommittee's second report, dealing
with the financial capacity of enemy
and reparation.
The report is directed particularly
t. the question of restitution to be
made by Germany to the allies and
associated powers in connection with,
for instance, ships, machinery, roll
ing stock, plants and live stock.
Treaty to be Kept Secret.
fCablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News, Copyright. 1919.)
PARIS. April 19-It is now pos
sfble to foresee the main outlines OF
the peace treaty. 1t will contain mill
tary. naval, financial and territorial
settlements with Germany, the amend
ed covenant of the league of nations
and a blanket provision that Ger
many must accept whatever decisions
the allies ultimately make with Bull
garia, Turkey and the states formerly
in Austria-Hungary-T The full text will
run from 100. 900 to $4,000 words.
President Wilson has.acceded to the
fnsistence of Premiers Clemenceau
Lloyd George and Orlando that il
must be Kept absolutely secret until
It has been communicated to Ger
mAnys peace delegation. and. per-
haps, even until it has been signed
The reason given for this is that a
the allied countries a storm of debate
which the Germans might make an
excuse for refusing the allies terms
saying you see that even your owl
people arc dissatisfied
Treaty Satisfies Nobody.
The fact is that what Is known OF
the treaty ,eatsffes nobody. 1t is q
compromise between two systems
tho old and the new. The conserva.
tives critcise it because it is too mod
too severe. No government has hac
it's own way. All have reluctantly
made concessions. The principles the
allies were expected to follow have
been compromised. but not abandoned
the fourteen points neither having
been entKely retained nor entirely
discarded Most of the comment now
heard concerning the conference botf
in the street and among official class.
es. is either pessimistic or cynical
However. every one realizes that tn.
difficulties in the way of a settle
ment have been great and many
People give Mr.. Wilson full credit TO,
having at least struggled for the full
realization of the American program
which was also the program of tn,
liberals throughout the world.
Ideals Are Modified.
Persons close to the American dele
gates admit frankly that MIR. Wilson,
ideals, when applied to the actua
problems of the conference. had I.
be modified partly because of tn,
opposition Of the representatives O
other nations. and partly because O
the very compiextty of the situatio,
under consideration They add, will
apparent reason. that these ideals
nevertheless, exist, and probably fl