Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-15
DRAFT COMPLETE;
HAS 27 ARTICLES
Action on Revised Covenant Post
poned by Wilson's Illness.
FINAL ACTION ON THURSDAY
Council CT Four Again Meets at
Lloyd Georges House, Colonel
House Representing the u.
S. President.

Paris. April 9.-The meeting of the
peace conference commission on the
league of nations for consideration OF
the completed draft of the covenant,
which had been planned for last night,
has been postponed until Thursday.
1t is understood the postpOnement was
necessary by the inability of President
Wilson to attend a meeting earlier
than Thursday.
The drafting committee of the
league of nations has now completed
its work The covenant, as revised.
contains % articles.
Meet at Georges Home.
The council of four met at the resi-
dence of Premier Lloyd George.
The first question taken up at the
forenoon session of the council, at
which Colonel House represented
President Wilson, was that of proce-
dure. This was considered in an ef-
fort to accelerate the work of the
council.
Situation improved.
1t was sale by American members
of the peace conference that the gen
eral situation was improved somewhat
because of the agreement reached by
the commission on Preparations on the
main features of the reparations ques-
ton, leaving only few unessentlal
details for adjustment. Generally a
more hopeful tone prevailed in confer
ence circles.
Members of the American delega-
ton declined to give an explanation
of the many ,umOrs in circulation that
the conference would complete its
work shortly. One member when
asked for definite information on the
situation, said:
you know the George Washington
has been ordered to Brest. That is
good subject for speculation"
No Differences, Says Press.
The views of President Wilson's at
titude on French claims before the
peace conference put forth by seer
tain American circles" are declared
by the DIatin to be entirely fantastic"
President Wilson, the Matin says, is
cOnscientiously studying the final de-
tails of the preliminary peace.
The Petit Parisien comments in
much the same vein. emphatically de-
nying that there are differences be-
tween the French and American dele
gationI, especially regarding financial
questions, as has been declared.
The Paris newspapers as whole
reiterate the view that it will be sew
eral days before the work of the con-
ference will be completed IN such
way that peace may be made stimuli
taneously with Germany and her al
lies. They predict that the meetings
in Versailles probably will take place
within fifteen or twenty days, how
ever.
Buffer State Abandoned.
According to lie Journal, the plan
for buffer state at the mouth of the
Vistula has been abandoned, the hand
ing over of Danzig to the Poles TO be
probably the course adopted.
The Echo de Paris says it is able
u SIdLG lIldI tie SOIulIOH VI Tic rep
arations question reached by the con-
ference provides for complete repara-
ton. The plan, it adds, calls for the
annual meeting of an interallied COM
mission to decide upon the sum that
i Germany shall pay the following year.
1t is believed, this newspaper also
states, that Geneva has been definite
ly chosen as the seat of the Society of
Nations.