The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-06
NOT
To RETURN To
PARIS MEETING
Wilson Had Not Joined in New
Invitation
PROPOSAL is SENT THEM
Fiume May Become Theirs After
Term Of Years-They Are Not
Satisfied
PROPOSAL is SENT THEM

Versailles. May 5.-When the Ger
man delegates enter the dining room
to Hotel Trianon Wednesday to re-
ceive the text of the peace treaty they
will find representatives of the pow
ers arrayed against Germany await
ing them at one OF the great tables
Premier Clemenceau, President Will
son and Premier Lloyd George will
stand at the tables head.
The Germans will not join the al
lied delegates at this time, but will
be conducted to smaller table stand
ing by itself at the open end of the
great horseshoe formed by the tables.
There they will listen to Clemen-
ceau's opening address and receive
the judgment of the allies as fOrmulat
ed in a volume of conditions drawn
up during four months of delibera-
tion Forty representatives of the
press have been assigned a place i'm
mediately behind the Germans.
Paris, May 5.-The time for hand
ing over the peace treaty to the Ger
mans was Stt tOudl lbl p.io " ClONh
Wednesday afternoon.
A secret plenary session of the
Peace Conference has been called to
meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at the French Foreign Office The
session will be held for the presenta-
tion of the peace treaty to the smaller
pCwero
President wilson and Premiers
Clemenceau and Lloyd George visited
the Trianon Hotel this afternoon to
inspect the arrangements for the cere
mony of handing over the peace
treaty to the Germans. They ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied.
President Wilson, who reached Yer
sailles at go, returned to Paris about
O'clock. The two Premiers pro
longed their visit for time
The visit OF President Wilson TO
Versailles this afternoon was inspired
it is understood, by his desire to ad-
nit the newspaper correspondents
to the ceremony. This desire had mtt
with opposition, one of the grounds
being lack of room. The Council of
Three therefore decided to look over
the situation.
Premier Clemenceau will preside
over the ceremonies Wednesday. and
it is announced that the members OF
the press will 5c admitted There
will be flfty.eight delegates from the
allied countries and six Germans
present.
Paris, May 5.--The Italian situation
has assumed new and dangerous
phase.
Premier Orlando is understood tC
have rejected the invitation from
Clemenceau and Lloyd George to re
turn to Paris to discuss the treaty
of London.
President Wilson did not join il
the Invitation of the French ant
British Premiers, who extended il OF
the ground that Italy is a specia
ally Of their Governments through
the London agreement
May 4-Strong efforts TO placat,
Italy through compromise arrange
ments seem to be making headwa,
today. It is reported that the pro
posed compromise provides for the az
ministration of Fiume as an opel
port for ten years under the League
OF Nations, with reversion to Italy n
the end of that time--the Jugosalv
in that interim receiving assistance
in constructing a nearby port Thi
is basically akin to the settlemen
proposed before Orlando left here.
A very hopeful feeling exist
that the Fiume dispute will soon b
adjusted, and that Italy will resum
her place as an active member O
the governing council of the Peac
Conference.