Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-08
Documents Establish Status
 of Belgium and Holland
HAVE BECOME ONLY
 SCRAPS OF PAPER
Three of Five Nations Signing
 Treaties Have Now Disappeared

l |Press)-The report of the commission on Belgian affairs, charged with in- vestigating the differences between Belgian and Holland, was submitted 1 to the council of the five great pow CTS today. It advises that the three treaties of 1899, establishing the sta tus of Belgium and Holland be re- vised by the council as they are now "useless and disadvantageOus to Bel gium."
 | These treaties are identical, except ! as to the slgnatories. Belgium and | Holland signed one, and Holland and | Belgium each signed one with Great Britain, France, Austria, Russia and l Prussia. Three of these powers have disappeared and the treaties have be- come scraps of paper" which Ger many violated by invading Belgium The proposed revision of the trea- ties. will restore Belgium's complete sovereignty and eliminate her neu- | trality, which afforded no protection and is now distasteful. Holland will | be summoned before "The Big Five" 1 shortly to discuss the revision of the ! treaties.
 Supreme Council Meets. | Paris, March 7.-The official state ment dealing with today's session of 1 the supreme council, issued this eve ming says:
 "The supreme council met today at 3 o'clock D. m. Information was 1 given as to the Interruption of the negotiations at Spa regarding the sur render of the German merchant fleet, and Mr. lansing submitted pro posal in regard to the German cables.
 "At the request of the Italian dele gates it was decided to appoint an intar-allied military commission to inquire into the incidents at Laibach l '"The discussion of revictualling the states formerly included in Austria Hungary was continued and com pleted.
 "Mr.s Lloyd George addressed the council in regard to the< military terms of preliminaries of peace with Germany.
 "The netx meeting will take place tomorrow at 3 p. m."
 Discuss Peace Terms.
 Paris, March 7.-Notice of the in- terruption of the negotiations at Spa with respect to the surrender of the German merchant fleet was received bv the supreme council at it's meet ing today.
 Premier Lloyd George addressed the council with regard to the mili- tary terms of the preliminary peace with Germany The discussion of revictualling the states formerly in- cluded in Austria Hungary was con- pleted.
 Secretary Lansing of the American delegation. submitted a proposal with regard to German cables.
 At the request of the Italian dele gates it was decided to appoint an inter-allied commission to inquire into recent incidents at Labach Croatia.
 Kingdoms Recognized.
 Paris. March 7.-The Jugo-SlaV committee in Paris informed the As sociated Press today that the Swiss government had officially recognized the kingdom of the Serbs, Croatians and Sloens. The Swiss goernment did not recognize any formal indemni- , ties nending the decision of the peace conference. Study Rumania. Paris, March 7.-The commission for the study of Rumanian and Jugo- Slav territorial questions met today land continued it's Consideration ol the questions presented, it was offl' cially announced this evening" : Explain Vote.
 Paris. March 7.-The foreign office today found it necessary to issue l statement explanatory of the con r [ditions under which yesterday. thu South American countries and Portu cal secured all five places allotted t' !; the smaller powers on the importan g Ifinancal commission and three out O. !, five places on the economical com l mission.
 The statement points out that eacl g |of the sixteen nations was allowed t' cast five votes, or one for each plac' D m each commission. The soutl f Americans being the majority com r. pared withthe European small pow n CTS, the result of the voting was al k For the financial commission: Pc :. ru IA. Brapil 10, Bolivia 9, Panam' t g. and Portugal 9. II The vote for members of the econ Iomic commission was; 7 a Brazil 16, Cuba g, Saim 9, Ecuado
 The statement says the Latin Americans recognizing that the Flu
 ropean nations were in the minorit /, Scffered to recommend to the counc '. ithe giving the European of four ad r SAe eo o.~1oo>~~ ~~~I~~~-~~~>o>
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