Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-01-31
WILSON EXP AIMS
COLONIAL SCHEME
AMERICAN PLAN LOOKS TO IN.
TERNATIONAL CONTROL OF
FOE POSSESSIONS. @..
BRITISH WAR CABINET MEETS
Members Discuss Difficulties Arising
Between United st9tes Proposal
and That of the Other
Conferees.

Paris, Jan. 30.-The supreme coun-
Gil Of the peace conference had before
It for consideration on assembling the
instructions to be given the Allied
mission to Poland recently authorized
and about to leave on it's journey.
The program called for the appear.
aace Of the Polish and Czech-slovak
representatives before the council to
present their views. z>..= K,
South Americans Form Council. ii
South and Central American dele
gates to tho peace conference have de-
oided to create q commission to safe
guard the interests of all these ma
lions before the conference, with dele.
gates especially assigned to look after
various subjects.
The French government, according
to the Paris Journal has proposed to
the powers that Finland be recognised
as an independent nation. !
4a British War Cabinet Meets. Z
Great Britain's war cabinet had a
special meeting to discuss the diff
Guilty arising between President Will
sons plan for the disposal of German
colonies and that of the other con-
ferees, according to the Paris edition
of the London Daily Mail, which adds.
1T is believed that some approach
was made toward Mr.. Wilson's view
point after Mr. Wilson's important
speech giving more details of his plan.
Premier Lloyd George, Foreign Minis
ter A. J. Balfour and Premier Georges
Clemerceau followed Mr.. Wilson In
speaking on the subject"
"Agency" Plan Offered.
The American plan looks to inter-
national control of the colonies, back
ward nationalities and tribes by indi-
vidual powers or by agents to be
known as manufactures" of the League
Of Nations. These agents are to de.
rive all their powers from the league
and to act on the lines of policy die
tated by that body: 4.
One argument against the leagues
control Of colonies advanced by the
British colonial officials was that. the
"mandatories" might feel themselves
saddled with enormous financial re-
probabilities in an effort to develop
their wards and yet be subject to
criticism in the event that they failed
to bring them forward. -
Wilson Answers Objection.
President Wilson himself felt called
upon t0Eanswer this argument by the
statement that the American plan con-
templated mandatory power would be
liable only for administrative ex-
penses; other. expenditures would be
made only when authorized by the
league, unless the colony was able to
finance itself out of its own resources.
The plan has not progressed to a
point where any attempt has been
made to assign particular nations to
these guardianships. In the case Of
America, it has been suggested that
owing to it's large influence in Turkey,
through the numerous graduates Of
Roberts college and because Of the
conviction among the Turks of the
disinterestedness of America, If it is
called upon to assume such charge it
might naturally first take upon itself
the guardianship not only of Turkey
in Europe, but also a considerable. por-
ton Of Turkeys former provinces, In.
Guiding Armenia.