Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-26
WASHINGTON IS INFORMED
THAT MORE IS BEING DONE
THAN VISIBLE ON SURFACE
Greater Progress Is Made
Than Appears Word
to White House.

Washington. March ga
message TO the White House
today from the American dele
CATION at Paris said greater
progress toward peace was be-
ing made than appeared on the
surface.
No details of the progress
we're given and White House
officials declined TO speculate
on what developments might
have furnished the basis for the
dispatch.
In some quarters, it was assum-
ekhat the American delegates were
optimistic over the important
amendments to the league of ma
tiods constitution agreed upon yes
terday. including one specification
to exempt domestic questions from
the jurisdiction of the league, and
over the apparent certainty that
the associated powers will accept
President Wilson's provision de-
signed to preserve the Monroe doc
trine.
Work Being Rushed.
Paris, March 26.-(By the AS
sociated Press s.)-President Wilson
and Premiers Lloyd George, Glenn
enceau and Orlando resumed at the
Paris white House" today their
series of conference which is ex-
pected to continue until the most
important questions which nave
been delaying the work of the
peace conference are cleared up.
The differences of opinion which
have developed since the return OF
Mr. Wilson to- Paris are being con-
sidered fully and frankly and de-
termined effort is being made in the
interest of an early peace to reach
an agreement on broad lines.
The president and the premiers
held their first meeting Tuesday,
beginning at IL o'clock in the morn
ing and continuing into the even
ing. This super-council, it is ex-
pected, will smooth over many of
the. difficulties facing the supreme
ee1ncil.
The session yesterday afternoon
was held at the French war office.
Late in the afternoon Marshal Foch
and Major General Thwaites repre-
senting the British staff, in the
place of General Wilson. were call
ed in. The premiers and the presi-
dent considered advices just re-
ceived of the military situation in
Russia
Work on ReparatiOn Problem.
In the absence of official COM
muniques, the public has learned
little about the meetings of the pre-
miers and the president but there
is reason to believe that reparation
for war damages was the first ser
ious problem they sought to solve.
All the data on the British, French
and American positions on this
question was before them ats the
first meeting Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that the data showed agree
Rment on virtually all features eX
NSkept the total amount which the ex-
bts were unable to agree upon.
Even the texual draft of the repara-
tion articles of the peace treaty are
ready with a blank space waiting
for the insertion of the amounts.
After settling the reparations
question. the premiers and the
president will consider the remain
ing obstacle-the F'ranco-German
frontier along the Rhine With
these questions determined, the
American delegation believes that
prompt conclusion of the peace
treaty can be accomplished.
Can be Finished This Weekl
Such an expectation as conclud-
ing the treaty by the end of the
present week is doubted owing to
the extensive amount of drafting
work after the main questions are
settled in principle. The drafters
are steadily at work while the
super-counci1 is in session and each
step of progress is followed immed-
lately by the completion of the
articles of the treaty.
1t was learned tonight that the
government had opened an inquiry
into the manner in which the
French press had been enabled to
keep so closely in touch with the
doings of the supreme council.
Study BOlsheTik Problem.
- The Russian situation, particu-
y to the relation to the political
aval in Hungary. was consid-
Kat yesterdays conference, and
lis understood that boundary
6ns would also be taken up.
ffing the day the Hungarian re
Welt and it's effect in bringing boil
shevism into central Europe was
also. without doubt. examined. as
experts had prepared huge map
showing the vast extent of bolshe-
visit authority, which now embraces
virtually half of Europe. The pre-
piers also had acces3 to reports
showing the extent Of disorder in
al sections of easterh Europe, in
cluding private reports of grave
character concerning regions in
the southeastern part of the conti-
hent and around Odessa which have