The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-11
MORE PEACE PROGRESS I'M
48 HOURS THAN IN 2 WEEKS.
Wilson Overcomes the Difficulties That Have
Delayed Work.
Every Effort Being Made to Hurry Completion Of the
Treaty-Italian Problem Among Those Fast Clear "A
ing Up-Cause of Lloyd Georges Return.

ress has been made in the peace con.
ference in the past forty eight hours
than during the entire previous two
weeks, according to advices rscsiye1
at the White House today from
Paris.
Without giving details, these al.
wees indicated some Of the chief IN.
ncu't'es delaying the progress in III.
negotiations had been ovsrcome ana
mat the president had secured nv
acceptance Of certain Of the innor.
tant points for which he h.. ~,
eontending.
rrausht With Significance.
(By Robert J. Prew.)
Paris, April 11.--U.N.s.)--Toda, Ss
meeting of the plenary council wl,icfE Eas
Is pelng held to take IN the Iohnp
covenant, Is the fist session ~ thn.
pody since President Wilson'S rss
turn from America. The meefinc f
Ioaay Is fraught with special sirs
h,incance' inasmuch as it will be fol-
l9Wed by another session soon NJ
ciear up the league of nations con-
Every effort is now being made fo
nurry the completion OF the treaty..
me actual work of approving tin
various planks Is now expected fo !
pc nnlshed not later than next Mon
ts uaS me experts will then frame
the various documents.
rIessure from England. whers
Lord Northclifre's papers ara 49,
lacking Premier LLOYD George. hes
resulted in the determination a. fbe
british premier to return to Iondon,
propaply next Tuesday, and person
aiiy address the house of commons
TO explain his position.
Italian Situation Cleared In III ,
meanwhile. the italian situation. II
last clearing up. Positive promises
lnat the Italian economic Situation
win De taken care of by America n
sald TO De Fastening a settlement ~
ltaly's problems. Whether Fiume IL
. .ihaiiy lnternationalized or awarded
20 the Slovaks it Is believed here
mat the Italians will be SATISFIED
PREMIER Orlando, it is known. bas
sent personal representative fn
l.aiy 70 explain that while the re-
suit OF the treaty appears to be ur-g
promises have been made
mnich VIII assure the nation tEe
greatest benefits later.
Many Issues Settled.
rar's, April 1.-THE peace con.
Ierenoe mas reached an agreement on
." questions concerning peace with
oermany, reparations, indemnities
and the frontiers Of the Rhine and
oland, according to an interview IN
ne retn Journal with the private
,ecretary of Premier LIoyd- Csorcs
Certain details remained. and =
added they will be settled in two a.
hree days.
The German delegates will be sunni
noned to Versailles within two ~
hree weeks.
The British premier. his secretarv
quoted as saving, thinks IL the AZ
les agree as well az present as DUR
hg the war the achievements OF Tho
eace conference will be lasting and
unerous dangers, including bolshe4
ism will be averted.
Paris, April 11.-(A.P)-While tb1
ext or the Monroe doctrine amend
lent adopted by the league of nations
ofnmlssion at its session last NIGH
withheld, its main features are
lostantially along the following
mes.
Article X.-Nothing in this cove
ant snail be construed as inyallt
lhng any agreement such as the
ohtoe doctrine, for the maintenancf
peace"
urther progress is reported in or
'lal circles towards the agreement
an open covenant, but it is.
rongly intimated that the treaty
rms will not be published until they
I'VE been submitted to the German
legates, 1t is possible that they will
u even be submitted to a plenary
sslon OF he conference before the
'rinan ENJOYS are called upon to
'h. This report is causing some
caslness among the nations whose
esatiolls nave not taken part in
councils of the big four. -
w nile the powers are reported "a
We agreed upon the question of war
,poilsiplilty the air is filled with
reports. One is that
ance or Great Britain will demand
1t Holland give up the former Kali.
for trial.
II is reported yesterday that ths
mel of four had agreed that the
KAISER could be brought to trial
1 that he would be arraigned be-
e a tribunal in one of the allied
lntrles that had suffered mosi
m the war 1t was then understood
/ the trial. IL held. would tax
ce in Belgium)
ne FORMER German emperor would
accused of responsibility for
mes committed by the Germans
ing the war.
= TINS same connection it is re-
ted that the United States dele
es' while approving the cause OF
powers. may issue a separats
cement setting forth their views OF
International lau ip.-,i,-oa