The Washington herald., 1919-01-29
JAPAN MAY Get
PACIFIC ISLANDS
LOST BY ENEMY
Britain Said to Favor Aspi-
ra6ons Of Nippon to
Marshall Group.
CLAIMS AGAIN HEARD
American Plan for League
of Nations to Be Made
Public Shortly.

Paris, Jan. 2S-The German col.
onies in the Far-East and the Pa
cific as well as those in Africa again
were the subject OF an exchange oi
views at two sessions Of the Peace
Conference today, it is officially an
nounced- Japan. China and the
British dominions were heard. a.
was also the French colonial min.
lister, Henri Simon
The fundamental principles of tn,
league OF nations also were dis
cussed
The Official communiQue, ISSUED
tonight, says:
The President of the United
States, the Prime and Foreign
Ministers of the United States,
the British Empire, France and
Italy and the Representatives of
japan, held two meetings today.
the first from 11:3O a. m to
1880 p m and the second from
p m to $50 p m.
Views on Colonies Exchanged.
An exchange Of views took
place on the German colonies in
llt r anu tue EdtlLlG
and on those in Africa
The representative of the
dOminions were present at these
two sessions: The representa-
tiyes of China at that in the
morning and the Marquis Saliva
dor. at that in the afternoon
In the morning the delegates
Of Australia New Zealand, ia
pan China were heard
In the afternoon NJ. Henri
simon French minister of the
colonies, explained the views of
his department on colonial ques-
tons
In addition. the fundamental
principles of the league of ma
tions and their application were
considered
The next meeting will take
place tomorrow at IL a m
Japan's claims TO the Marshall grouI
Of Pacific islands were understood
to have received special attention to-
day 1t was reported that Great Brit
ain favored Japanese retention oi
these islands. which were seized from
Germany In return for this support
il was believed that Japan might
back I'D the claims of australia, New
and South Africa to German
now held by them
VIII Announce Z. $. Plan.
The American plan for a league ol
nations will be announced in a day OIL
two, if was learned from an officia-
source tonight
The American plan will be put
forth IN full detail While original in
many respects, 1t follows the genera
lines Of the plan submitted by Gen
Jan Christian Smuts
President Wilson and Premier IIoyC
George are said to feel that the de
ctsion on the Representations plar
at the outset will do much toward
solving the troublesome problem Of tht
claims Of rival nations
Once all nations understand tha
they must be good and submit Il
right and reason they would be mort
Inclined to reconcile their differences
II they do not they possibly Nigh
find themselves outside the league.
Establishment OF the big i've
bloc for the purpose Of welding tn,
big stick at the peace conference.
has resulted in the formation of
little I'VE" bloc which will seek t.
swing a little stick"
The United States. Great Britain
France. Italy and Japan constftut,
the big FIVE" The little five'' ha!
been organized by Serbia Greece. Po
land and China
These rival factions grew out o
the fight by the smaller nations fo
greater representation on the specia
which will work out tn,
details of the peace settlement Tn,
lines thus drawn viii be wiped out
it is believed when the question o
representation is adjusted amicably
Work toward This end is progressing
rapidly
People to Get the News
American and other foreign CORE
spondents were working today under
the assurance of the French govern
ment that everything would be done
to speed up transmission Of peace
news. and that dispatches
absolutely would be free from cen
s9rship-
This assurance was given by Andrt
TsJdieu. high commissioner OIL
Franco-American relations in an ad-
dress at the opening of the French
club for foreign correspondents, 81
Champs EIyseex- He also declared
the correspondents viii be given every
TO obtain the maximum
in quantity and accuracy, of oficia,
Frances viewpoint is the same as
President Wilson'-thst this j. the
10
are entitled to know what Is going
on" said Tardieu.
About 800 correspondents were pres,
ent. in addition to a number of
French nswspapermen and officials.
Gen. herman and Dr. r H Lord
were selected today as American rep
resentatives on the mission which
the associated powers will sent tc
TDr,lar1d