Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
F If 7 EEN
AR TICLES
OF LEAGUE
COMPLETE
Committee Expected to Finish
Draft Today; Council
WrestIes Vain|y With
Tangled Issues.

Paris, April 3.-The league of ma
tons drafting committee has COM
pleted IS articles of the league of
nations covenant, which now con-
tains 81 articles. 1t is not known
what the additional article is
The committee probably will fin
ish its draft tomorrow, which will
be in French and English in parallel
columns.
A full meeting of the league COM
mission will be held probably Satur-
day to consider the revised cove
nant, which doubtless will undergo
further changes before it is sub
mitted to the representatives of tie
five big nations.
The revision thus far does not
contain mention either of the Mon
roe doctrine or proposed Japanese
est amendments. These questions
will not be disposed of until the
next meeting of the league commits
sion.
President Wilson and Premicrs
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Or
lando continued their discussion at
President Wilson's residence today
Other peace conference organiza-
tions also met, trying to unravel the
tangled issues still standing in the
way of peace.
Radical Differences Enumerated.
The meeting proceeded with an
other wave of apprehension spread
ing through the conference over
lack of any tangible results after
the council of four had labored con-
tinuously for 10 days.
This was accompanied by we'll
founded reports from those close in
touch with the council of four show
ing that the situation, while not
desperate, was at least serious be-
cause of radical differences on some
fundamentals in the settlement of
Germany's western, the Franco
German and the eastern Polish from
tiers.
One of the American experts, who
is constantly being consulted on va
rious questions before the council,
gives the following glimpse of what
is going on behind scenes:
"The situation is extremely diff
cult particularly as regards to the
western front of Germany. Presi-
dent Wilson. in a conciliatory spirit,
has been willing to do most anything
to assure French security short Of
the qualification of engagements
made at the time of the armistice.
France Assured of Protection.
The French have been assured of
every military protection along the
Rhine and for so kilometers east of
that river, even to the extent OF con-
sdering that any military activity
in that section shall be looked upon
as a hostile act. But this is not
considered enough, and additional
claims lead to the conviction that
they are open to construction as
meaning something more than mil
itary security and verging on terri
tOrial control.
THE president is not willing to go
that far in creating more Alsace-
Lorraine situations, and it is this
stand against these claims which is
causing the delays until some middle
ground is found
Concerning reparations, its was
added that there we're good pros
poets for an early agreement, This
will not specify the total amount but
will leave it to a commission to work
out details of reparation through a
period of years. The priority of
Belgium and France in the division
of the German indemnity also is said
TO be nearing agreement.
AS means of finding the middle
ground on the Rhine controversy,
the super-council of four created
consulting body consisting of Andre
Tardieu, France; Charles II. Has
kins, American. and Niscount Nor
ley, British. They labored until 2
o'clock this morning, and then called
on Col. Edward NJ. House before
seeing the council. To intimatcs
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