The sun., 1919-04-27

! the fourteen points. hut that II the dis
position of tho Chinese territory Is let
| to them by the treaty they will subse-
quently apply the Fourteen Points
| themselves in dealing with China
The President is against the Japanese.
| as he must be IL the treaty 10 to make
any pretense OF carrying out the four
| teen points. Secretary Lansing stands
| with him. but Col. House, the Japanese
believe, IL more on their side.
Although the Japanese question Is as
delicate and important as the Italian.
the Council OF Three to-day put It off.
which Is taken to mean that the con-
ference because Of the italian split IL
unable to function on big matters, its
eyes being focused on Rome.
Announcement that plenary sessions
will be resumed on Monday to discuss
| the League Of Nations responsibility and
| labor amendments indicate that the con-
gress intends to function regardless Of
| tho Italian situation and that the Presi-
dent hopes by the action of the con-
| ference to proclaim to the world that
| the League Of Nations has been born.
although one of its members is pro-
visionaliy absent and another Is threat
| ening to stay out.
President Wilson IL expected to make
| a speech on Monday defending the
| covenant OF tho league a. start in the
right direction. Whether the mutter-
/ ings heard recently will come up to the
| surface cannot now be predicted. The
| insertion OF the Monroe Doctrine amend
ment caused a strong reaction among
| many Of the nations represented. who
complain that the President welded his
exceptionally great power to obtain an
| unusual privilege for the United States
| MT % fnrt Ean hA
| league and threats Of an open protest
| against this in the coming meeting have
| been made.
| The plan still IL to try to satisfy the
| Japanese by putting through the confer
ence a separate resolution regarding
racial quality. which would have moth
! ing to do with the league. The Japa-
nese are showing "a concilatory attitude
on this, but are making a stand on
| shantung. stating that under the direc-
| tfon of the Japanese Parliament they
cannot recede.
1t is impossible to foretell whether
| the Council of Three will be able TO
| maintain it's hold over tho full session
of the f-eacc Congress as in the past,
when Premier and President Clemenceau
ran the proceedings much as a political
boss runs a well oiled convention. The
conference Will meet every day until
|
1t is hoped to present the treaty to the
Germans. Italy's provisional et.rement,
It Is held. will not prevent this. and in
the ten days that the Germans will have
to study the document Il Is expected that
| Italy will be brought back and the Allies
Twin be united behind the treaty.
Gloom Overhangs Paris.
| The gloom overhanging Paris at the
present moment II IL impossible to de-
scribe. Every diplomatic resource of
Great Britain and France used early In
the war IL now being resorted to again.
with increasing evidence this morning
that the Germans are using counter in
fiuences.
! st. Brice In the Journal this morning
says:
France and Great Britain have con-
tracted with Italy formal engagement
not to conclude a separate peace and to
give Italy certain territory on the Adri-
attic. They remain faithful to their sig
natures. They stand ready TO accord to
the Italians all that Is promised In this
pact: hence they should be free to sign
the treaty Of peace with Germany.
This argument is made by some ; Is
1t good? One is not absolutely sure
What does Italy reply? France and
Great Britain could sign the German
/ treaty only IL they nave guaranteed 10
Italy all that was promised to her In the
treaty. But can they do that? Have they
not ranged themselves by the side OF
President Wilson, who refuses categori-
| cally the Dalmatian coast?'
There are many diplomats here who
admit that to some extent justice Is
| with President Wilson'S stand agains,
| secret treaties but who point out tina,
these treaties were made before Amer
lea entered the war that-his associates
| in the council are tied by them and thai
should the President persist in his
stand against recognizing them and the
| italians and Japanese persist In theirs
the President must negotiate a separate
peace with Germany for America over
| the ruins of the League OF Nations.