The Washington herald., 1919-04-05
DETAILS
Due SUNDAY,
Is REPORT
London Hears AD Detail
viii Have Beer Settled
By That Time.
ITALY'S STAND THORN
-Four Factors Standing il
Way Of Winding Up Work
Of big -Four"

London. April <-The Psr1s o,-
respondent of the Daily TeI.sr,,,
states on the highest authority ~
oy next Sunday complete ssreer1,n
VIII be reached by the big four
He continues:
Ihere has been a good deal o,
criticism over the sIowness WITH
which this council Of councils "a
transacted its work during the ia
ten days. but most Of il has com,
from quarters which have no,
paused to take into consid.ratfo,
either the complication Of the tssue,
which the previous system OF ais.
cussion had made inevitable or N,
arrangement which Lloyd Georre',
simpler change OF weighing clans,
by clause the roughly sketched. bu,
larry complete, proposal neces.
STATED
Another source OF delay not al.
ways remembered has been the tssl
OF the precise translstiOns. No on.
nut those who have attempted IN.
Work can estimate the difficulty r,
achleNing an absolutely faithful
rendering in another language
though its primary Importance sns
indeed, its vital necessity are Oh
vious.
From time TO time there bsv
arisen questions which the Acaderi
Francaise might have found dirIcul
TO decide ofThsnd.
1T is generally accepted that N,
success or failure Of the confereno
viii be tested rather by It's effect oi
Germany than by any individual criti
cism, however sage"
-Four Fsctors Intervene.
Paris. April 4-Four distinct factors
developing in rapid succession. form
the SHOALS upon which the Peace Con
Terence may be wrecked unless IN,
next few days bring a radical areU
grafton OF the situation. They arc.
l-AbsolUte failure Of the -.
four TO agree on some or the essen
tial terms OF peace with Germany.
President Wilson's sudden HIncss
j. Premier ClemenceaU. with ths
Would-be ssssssjr's bullet SIN in bi,
shoulder near his lung, Is beCinniu.
TO SHOW the strain OF his tremcnd
Gus nght against Wilson and Ilovf
Seorge for minimum guarantees rni
French saecHrLrt on thr Ieft bank uf
the Rhine
4. Virtual revolt o. the Italian ncsr,
delegation, whose open boiling frorr
the Peace Conference IS a serious nos.
sibility. though IL has not been 1rar.
ly threatened
Politically. tho attitude OF ITALY.
plenipOtentisries presents Tor tho mo.
ment the rraVcSt issues. PuttfuL o.
concisely what they nov claim %,
that complete domination for tho
AdriatiC means for ITALY what tHs
Monroe doctrine means Tor AmarIr-
Erd what Japan's claim for ,rrs lo-7f.
liant position in Asia means |nr Mn.
por
Insists on Having FIuur.
Italy insists upon the annexation
of FiUme and will not admit. over
in principle. that there is any room
for discussion OF that question VIII
the Jugo-Slsvs. Tho latter. she saws
are still at war with her. and tr
give in 10 them would result In ?
revolution i'm Italy.
But what is worse. harsh words
words full or dyuamitC.'-havo beer
spoken by some Of the men rcprc-
SentinG tho Latin kingdom. Charge
have been voiced that the cards wer,
stacked" by LLOYD George and CIcm.
enceau against Ttsly's claims and as
pirations. Italian leaders hero an,
freely demanding Of Premier ORLANDO
that he leave the conference. insist
ing he has not received a ''squsrs
desI' from his associates in the con
ference.
It is understood the whole Ad1stis
problem will be taken Up Monday
CONTINUED on PAGE Two.