The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-31
POWERS DISCUSS
COLONY DISPOSAL
ISSUE WARNING AGAINST ARMED
FORCE TO GAIN NEW
TERRITORY
APPROVE MEDAL FOR TROOPS
Peaeemakers Draft Instructions for
mission 70 Poiand--leaque Of Ma.
tons and Indemnity Next Sub.
jeets for Discussion

jeets for Discussion
Paris, Jan. % series Of inter.
national events az the highest order
took form Yesterday at meetings of
the council Of the great powers and
TIE military commanders on all fronts
These may be- summed up rs follows
First, the issuance Of solemn warn
Ing To the world that the possession
OF Territory gained by force viii ser.
lousy prejudice the claims of those
Who Use such means aud set up SOY.
ereignty by coercion. This dcclara.
ton was framed by President Wilson.
Second The appointment Of rom.
municaiion of highest military author.
lily. including the British minister If
war, Aarshnl Foch. General Dlnz and
General Tasker H. Bliss 10 carry for
ward early disqualification and estnb.
iish propnrtionatc allied and associ-
nied forces on the western front.
Approve Medal for Troops.
Third Discussion of the territorioI
claims on conquered German colonies.
with hearings OF interest TO Australia.
New Zealand aud South Africa on Ger
man East Africa aud the German is.
land groups Of the Pacific.
Fourth Approval Of the council of
the striking of n medal for all troops
taking part In the war.
Fifth --Authorization to NJ Pichon.
the Preach foreign secretary. TO draf.
instructions for the Joint mission which
IL about To proceed To Poland
Talk League Today.
The foregoing embrace some OF the
most difficult questions before the
peace conference and with the pro,
Iected action for today on the league
OF nations, indemnlties. punlshments,
labor and international highways. n
goes far toward clearing the slate of
most of the large subjects before the
conference.
While the solemn warning with re.
gard Ia the gaining of territory by
force specified no countries, IL covered
broadly the warning elements In the
Ukraine and those around wilma and
i.einbcrg. where the bombnr,lments
have occurred aud also In the eau.
cnsus. where the new Georgian re-
public IN fighting the new Armenian
republic; also Serbian nroa,ls on Mon.
ienegro. ms we'll as Territorial oceu.
patton along the eastern Adrintic, in
Thrac. and In Poland.
Force Clouds Title.
Some Of these situations already
have brought protests and other Iro-
tests are expected 80 that the great
powers decided To enunclate the nrin
clple that possession by force places a
cloud on title.
The creation Of a military commits
sion for proportloning the tronpa on
the western front brings the vigorous
figure of Winston Spencer Churchill
lnto the conference The ~rutimcat of
The council was strongly for demo IN
EHiion With the least possible DELAY !
There IL reason 10 hel.r\c also thai
the commission viii carry Out The
plans already before the wpr lei art I
inrnt Ia Washington FOR the return OF
American troopS hnmrNufd as uptay /
as transportation permits ana mut I
there will De nn lncrcu-, Ia the Am.rl I
can proportion ot troops IN thr oceu
pied regions.
League May Pass on Colonies
While the hearings on The German i
colonies was confined to the British
Japan was represented ON
the council and expects Ia he heard la
due time concerning SOME of the Ger.
man Pacific groups aud klau chow.
II h understood that thc british con
template an inpcrtau, proposal by
which such problems as the German
colonies. M.snpotamia aud Palestine
viii he submitted 20 the league nf an
lions, In ordcr to avoid loss of lime
and territorial demand incompa IDLE
with principles 81 the league.
Talk Indemnity Mex,
The second plvuury session III tho
peace conference al u'clnck this
afternoon viii have The league %
nations ~ IT, foremost topic THIS
viii be followed hs the four questions
lal'"r. iadcmuitles panlshm.uts ana
highways. as previously outlined
David Lloyd George. the british ,,r,-
ni"r, viii make the "rrpinr prc~rntn.
lion AZ plan Tor a league ~ nations
In brief form dealing largely With
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