The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-09
PREPARATION
REPORTS ARE
APPROVED BY
PEACE HEADS
Means of Payment, and Ca
pacity of Enemy to Pay De-
cided-Wilson's Sailing Or
der Disturbs Capital.
WORK TO END SOON
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, April 9.-The first interim
report of the second subcommittee Of
the peace conference commission on
reparation dealing with the financial
capacity of enemy states and the
means of payment was adopted yes
terday by the commission. 1t was de-
cided to present this report and the
report of the first subcommittee on
categories Of damage and method of
valuation to the general secretary Ct
the peace conference.
Ignaz Jan Paderewiski the Polish
premier was summoned before the
council OF four today to present the
claims of Poland The premier will
urge that Danzig must be given to
Poland and that Poland must have the
coal fields of Teschen, Silesia, upon
which, it is said, Polish industry de-
pends.
SPECULATION OVER ORDER
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Receipt
yesterday of instructions from Presi-
dent Wilson to the navy department
! to expedite the departure for France
of the steamer George Washington
| continued to be topic Of much spec
ulation in official circles today in the
absence of any explanation either from
the president or those associated with
| him at he peace conference. No Off
cial a. .ouncement concerning the
matter has been made here further
than the statement late yesterday that
acting Secretary Roosevelt had re-
ceived cablegram from Admiral Ben
son at Paris requesting that the sail
ing Of the George Washington be has
tened by direction Of the President"
The same statement said the vessel
probably will leave New York Friday.
In that event by pushing her hard,
the vessel could reach Brest by April
II.
Unofficial reports last night from
Paris that the return of the president
to the council of four had removed
much of the tension that had existed
in conference circles for a number Of
days and had led to renewed conf
dence in an early and satisfactory
conclusion of the treaty of peace. may
result in Mr.. Wilson changing his
plans for the use of the George Wash
ington, it was believed here today.
At any rate, the growing conviction
here is that the conference soon must
end its work, either through adjust
ment or deadlock, and this probably
was responsible for the order direct
ting the early sailing Of the presi-
dents steamer for France.
SEES PARADOX IN SITUATION
PARIS, Apri. 9.-In an article dis
cussing whether the Monroe doctrine
can be reconciled with the league OF
nations the Matin declares 1t would
be paradoxical to uphold it, adding:
Either the league of nations ex-
: tends to the entire world, in which
case Europe would violate the Monroe
doctrine in mingling in American af-
fairs, or the league of nations includes
only Europe, in which case the Ameri-
cans would violate the Monroe doc
trine by mixing in European affairs.
DELEGATES ARE OPTIMISTIC
PARIS, April 9.-The harsh denunc-
iiation of the American peace delega-
ton by the French press and charges
l that the ordering of the transport
: George Washington to come to Brest
, before its regular time is nothing
short of blackmail have not affected
the American delegates who appar-
emily are not surprised at the news
paper criticism.
While the Americans repeatedly re-
\ affirm their belief that considerable
/ progress has been made in the last
three days one member remarked to-
day:
"It is not a bad idea to have the
f ship at Brest ready for the return"