Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
SMALLER POWERS
ASK FOF LONGER
TIME IN PEACE
Austria, Therefore, Will Not
Get Pact Until Begin
ming of Week
CLOSE ADRIATIC MATTER
Questions Relative to Dalma-
tian Coast Have Been
Adjusted by Powers
BY associated Press.

Austria's peace delegation will not
receive the terms of peace from the
Allied representatives until Monday.
Afr the plenary session of the Peace
Conference held yesterday afternoon
is was announced that several of the
smaller powers directly interested in
the treaty to be presented to Aus
tria had asked for 4S hours in which
TO study the pact. This makes it
necessary for the conference to hold
anotner plenary session Saturday.
Austria is willing
The Austrian delegation has been
informed that the presentation of
the treaty will not occur until Mon
day, and has acquiesced in the de-
cision of the conference There is
no suggestion of a disagreement in
the conference over the terms but
NJ Bratiano of Rumania, pointed out
that Poland, Serbia, Rumania and
other small nations desired a short
time for consideration.
The treaty is not yet fully COM
pleted, the clauses involving mill
ltary terms, reparations and some
phases of the frontier settlements
being omitted from the draft sub
nitted at the plenary session.
World League to Guide
The Vexing problem of the dispo-
sltlon of Ffume has. according to
Paris advices been definitely settled.
rune becomes an independent state
which will be under the guidance of
the League of Nations. Questions
relative to the Dalmatian coast have
peen adjusted by giving Italy strate-
gic islands along the coast, but there
seems to be some discrepancy be-
tween dispatches as to the future
status of cara, capital of Dalmatia.
and sebenico. a seaport on the coast
40 miles southeast of Triest. Presi-
dent Wilson and Premier Orlando
were in conference this morning
over the details of this settlement.
which was to be assuming definite
shape.
Experts Translate Proposals
Experts are busy in translatine
the German counter-proposals SUBJ
mitted yesterday by the enemy dele
cation. Nothing specific regarding
the contents of the German reply
other than received on Wednesday
from Berlin through London has
been made public. It is probabIe
according to dispatches that the
French and English translations of
the reply will not be ready for the
consideration of the Council of Four
before Saturday.
Wilson Makes Address
In France and England to-day the
memories of American soldiers, who
fel on the battlefelds or who died
while in the service of their country
were honored. Impressive services
were held in many cities and towns
in England, while in France. the
cemeteries where lie the heroes of
the Marne. the Vesle, the Aisne. the
Moselle, the Argonne and the shat
tered Hindenburg line, were the
scenes of memorial exercises. Presi-
dent Wilson speaks at the American
cemetery at Suresnes, a suburb of
Paris, this afternoon.
The Council of Four did not noeet
to-day. Peace making activities were
suspended for the day pending the
translation of the German proposals
and the study of the Austrian peace
terms by the delegates representing
the smaller states.
Versailles, May 30.-Two new
notes were delivered to the secreta-
riat of the Peace Conference by the
German delegates to-day. At the
same time the Germans handed over
French and English translations of
the first section of the counter-pro-
posals which were delivered yester-
day in German only.