Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-05-08

Paris, May 6-The Italian delegates
are returning to Paris, the Italian am
bassador informed Foreign Minister
Pichon. Orlando and Sonnino will ar
rive Wednesday morning.
The 'big three" it was learned
from an authoritative source, is con-
sidering plan whereby Fiume would
become free port under the league
of nations for three years, pending
construction of Jugo-Slav port.
Il did my best; believe it is
good treaty." Premier Clemenceau de-
clared following the consideration of
the terms by the cabinet. The pre-
mfer presided at the cabinet meeting.
Belgium Will Sign Treaty.
4 Brussels, May 6.--The Belgian gov
ernment has decided to sign the treaty
of peace, which was discussed at a
crown council held here Sunday, it is
announced.
The council met at the palace at
eight o'clock and continued in session
until midnight. Paul Hymans, minis
ter of foreign affairs and head of the
Belgian delegation at the peace confer
ence, speaking for himself and for his
colleagues, Emile Vandervelde and NJ
Candenheuvel, who remained in Paris,
outlined the situation and gave re-
view of the peace terms. He expressed
the opinion that the treaty as it now
stands gave honorable and satisfactory
terms to Belgium and recommended
that it should be signed.
The council unanimously indorsed
N. Hymans' view, but was equally
unanimous in expressing the opinion
that the attention of the powers should
be drawn to the financial and economic
situation in Belgium and to the neces-
sity that the allies assure Belgium Of
complete support looking to her eco
nomic restoration.
cIemenceau to Deliver Pact.
Paris, May Cit is now certain, ac-
cording to the French press, that the
treaty of peace will be solemnly hand
ed to Count Won Brocldorff- -Rantzau
the German foreign minister, by Pre-
mier Clemenceau at Versailles on
Thursday afternoon.
The contents of the first five chap
ters of the treaty have already been
outlined, dealing with the preamble,
German frontiers, territory changes,
German colonies and the military, ma
val and aerial features of the pact.
The sixth chapter will define the status
of prisoners of war and the sew
enth will concern the responsibilities
Of the former emperor and other Ger
mans for the war. The eighth and
ninth chapters will be devoted to
phases Of the reparations problem and
financial clauses. The tenth will deal
with economic clauses, the eleventh
with ports, railroads and water COM
munications, the twelfth will concern
international labor legislation; the
thirteenth will embrace guarantees and
the fourteenth will contain general
clauses dealing with, ratification.
. Marcel Hutin Of the Echo de Paris
learns that France will get absolute
control of the mines in the Saar val
ley and guaranty for their exploita-
ton. He says that the president of
the administrative council will be a
Frenchman and probably will have ex-
ecutive powers.
President Wilson, Premier Clemen-
cieu, and Premier Lloyd George, COM
posing the council Of three, sent COM
munication to the italian government
inviting it; to resume its place at the
peace conference.
The council of three considered the
Italian situation in its deliberations
during the last two days, and finally
determined upon an initiative Of the
friendliest nature. The terms of the
communication to the Italian govern
ment have not been disclosed, but 1t
is believed they seek to remove the per
sonal element of the controversy and
to pave the way for territorial ad-
Justment when, the relations are re-
sumed.
War LAW OFF in Limerick.
Limerick, Ireland, May 6.-Gen. Grif-
NJ