The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-31
calls Plan ImpracticabIe.

ade and finally, to the Italian yiclory
on the Piave.
! Calls Plan Impracticable.
VLADTvOSTOK, tvia Tokyo Jan:
S0-General Horvath, manager OF
the Chinese Eastern railway, oe-
cIared today the proposed conference
/ of all Russian factions in the Princes
islands. Sea of Marmora, is imprac-
J ticable.
| to observe truce, were one ue
/ eIared.o he said. THE decision OF
the peace conference is impfac'i-
! cable"
official estimate today of the
| strength of the bolshevik army ON
various fronts was 100000, with re
serves OF over 100000.
THorvath is a Russian. but does
not speak auIhoritatively. il is be-
lieved, for any one of the RUSSIAN
factions.l
Difficulties PiIino UP.
[By William Philip Simms, United
Press STAFF Correspondent
PARIS. Jan. 31.-Diff1culties were
piling up as the peace bureau con-
tinued its sessions today With ma
tionaI interests clash4ng on all SIDES,
only level heads and steady hands
were preventing spark from drop
ping into the powder keg on wnlcn
he world is sitting. At least THIS
seemed to be the general opinion
here as reports were received OF new
elements cropping out in the disturb
ances. social or political, which are
growing throughout the world.
The Serbians were still bitterly
wrangiing with the Italians regarding
control of the eastern Adriatic ports.
The Montenegrins continued to OPP
pose forcibIe inclusion IN the new
Jugo Slav nation. -,
Czecho-SIavs and Poles were still
fighting over Silesia. although ADJUST
ment of this affair appeared immi-
uent-
Austria and Rumania were at
swords points concerning possession
OF Transylvania. -
Germany and Poland were mooiiiz-
ing against each other.
The bolsheyiki were at war against
the rest Of Russia.
Ukrainia was lighting the Dol
sheviki.
China and Japan both wanted the
former German colony OF kiau Cnau.
DESPITE the fact the majority OF
the delegates were proceeding on the
promise that acceptance OF Presiden.
Wilson's fourteen points mad nulilneo
the secret treaties formulated by the
allies before Americas. Intervention,
some of the interested parties to
these agreements apparently Were
still clinging to the hope that at
least a part OF their provisions would
be carried out.
One of these treaties concedes
Damascus to the new HedJaz nation
auother-the most serlous-aWaIos
Italy the eastern coast OF the A0rl-
attic in opposition to Jugo-Slay aspl'
/ rations. Italy further demands Ger
/ tain concessions in Africa, 10 Dai-
ance British and Belgian possessions
there
( Acceptance of the American pro.
gram for referring these territorial
disputes of the league OF nations ap-
parently should end all this bicker-
ing. but the bitterness engendereo
s,iI1 nerststed. Some idea OF the
acuteness OF Italian feeling on the
s,,biect can be gained from the poet,
: Captain SdDIlSlc ~ <1iAAAAAot
RECENTLY The allies strongest advo-
cate in Italy. He declared that the
French are drunk on victory and
irving to get ahead of everybody.
That the Americans are trying 10
hide under cloak Of idealism the
fact they have just concluded the
biggest piece OF business in history.
That the British barely finished
the bloody war when they opened
their laws to swallow everything they
could. while Italy Is drawing in her
belt notch tighter"
what sort OF peace will be finally
forced upon us-a Gallo peace; a
Brittanic peace; a Star Spangled
peace" he asked.
aeNo, Never, Victorious Italy
tTtalv was more victorious than any
io,her nation-will have on the Alps
and on her sea 1.-THE Adriatic) a
Roman peace worthy OF her. IL neces-
Isary we will face the new conspiracy
i'm ardent fashion, with grenade In
each hand and a knife between Our
teeth"
/ Annunzio's dazzling oratory was
credited largely with forcing Italy
into the war on the side of the allies.
In view OF all this beIligerent spirit
that is now rampant, IL was pointed
out in certain official quarters today
that the league OF nations is now In
! digoengable as an armor plated in
Icnbator for the new born babe over
whose head the new nations and
some OF the old ones are careIessly
| Juggling battle axes.
.