The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
BOUNDARY OF
POLAND FIRST
MATTER TO BE
GIVEN WILSON
Danzig to be Given Poles in
Agreement Reached by
Commission = Report on
War Criminals.
FIX GERMAN RATIONS
(By Associated Press)


PARIS. Friday, March 14-One of
the first questions to be considered by
the council of ten, with President Will
son participating in the discussion will
be the boundary between Poland and
Germany. The Polish boundary COM
mission, as well as the general terri
torial commission, has virtually agreed
unanimously on this boundary.
While no official announcement has
been made, it is known that Danzig is
included in Poland and that the COM
missions have agreed upon boundary
line which would give Poland stra-
tegic points which should make her
an effective barrier between Bolshev-
ism and western Europe.
Commissions Report
A sub-commission of the commits
sion on responsibility for the war re-
ported today that strictly and technic-
ally, criminal prosecutions of those
who brought about the struggle were
anomalous and unnecessary accord
ing to an official communique issued
this evening. The report added, how
ever, that the peace conference
might adopt special measures and
even create special machinery to deal
with those who planned the war" The
which clearly analyzed the facts rela-
tive to the origin of the conflict, it is
sta ted.
Another sub-comnission which has
dealt with violation of the laws and
customs of war also submitted it's re-
port and proposed that the powers
should establish a high tribunal which
should not, in the exercise of it's
criminal Jurisdiction, be blocked by
considerations of rank"
The commission, it was announced,
is considering these reports.
Monthly Rations Fixed
BRUSSELS, March IA monthly
ration for Germany of $4,000 tons OF
foodstuffs fixed today by the allied
commission which Is in this city con-
ferring with a German delegation as
to the turning over Of German mer-
chant shipping and German-owned Sc
curities in payment for food ship
ments. The Germans observed that
this ration was smaller than they had
requested and were pessimistic as to
the arrangement Of satisfactory f1nan-
cial terms.
After Vice Admiral Roslyn Wemyss
Of Great Britain, chairman of the al
lied delegation, had presented the con-
ditions decided upon by the entente,
the Germans asked to be allowed to
withdraw for consultation They then
formed three sub-committees to deal
with questions of finance, food supply
and mercantile marine. This evening
at 6 o'clock another plenary session
was held, vice Admiral Wemyss say
ing at it's close that satisfactory pro-
eress was being made.
In the evening the Germans asked
to be given the use of a telegraph
line to Weimar
Expects Food Until August
BERLIN, March 14-Germany ex-
poets that the allies will provide food
until August Is, which is the earliest
possible date that -four from this
years harvest can be counted upon.
said Under Secretary of State Won
Braun today before leaving for Brus-
sells, where he will take part in nego-
tations with an allied commission rel
ative to food shipments and the turn
ing over Of German shipping for the
use of the entente nations.
During the war there has been a
system of paying premiums for early
threshing, but this, according to Herr
Won Braun, results in much grain be-
ing cut before it is ripe and being
threshed in a damp condition. In his
opinion, the system throws the normal
course Of agriculture "out Of gear"
because other harvest operations are
interrupted to rush grain to the
threshers. For this reason, he said.
the allies should agree to continue
sending food supplies until Septem-
ber.
Ask Grain and Fats
Herr Won Braun said Germany
would ask for 100000 tons OF grain
and monthly Importation OF 100000
tons of pork and fats, in addition to
condensed milk, rice, oatmeal and
other commodities required, particu-
larly for invalids, infants and hospi-
tails. He estimated the cost Of these
shipments at five billion marks.
''It is matter of great importance"
he said, that food should arrive at
the earliest possible moment and the
total amount to be provided be known.
Only under these conditions is 1t
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