Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-02

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 The proposal was advanced as con corning the Saare region only, but 1t is regarded as equally applicable to the left bank of the Rhine as a pos sible basis of agreement
 PARIS, April (By the Associated Pess) IA new phase of the question of reparation by the council of four, is presented in a proposal to avoid stating in the treaty and specific total and thus escape controversy over the largeness or smallness of the amount It is said that this is possible by de- lining the character of the payments over a period of years. without pre- cisely defining what the total would reach. and efforts are being made to find a formula which would express this idea.
 It is understood that the plan is considered advantageous chiefly for friendly countries, where expectations have been aroused of total much larger than is likely to be allowed.
 The impression is gaining that formula will be found covering rep aration without naming a figure. the suggestion being made or a commis- sion to determine the losses of the different countries.
 Marshal Foch attended tOday's early session of the council before leaving for Spa to meet the German pleni- potentiary regarding landing of pol ish troops at Danzig-
 The foreign ministers met today and disapproved proposal of George Nichon Barnes, the British delegate, for a plenary meeting of the confer ence on Saturday.
 King Albert of Belgium, who arrived today. will probably see Presinent Wilson regarding Belgian interests.
 Most of the day the council meeting was given over to the matters of the Rhine frontier and separations, but the questions of the responsibility of the former emperor and others for the war was touched on for the first time. The chief remaining details of the reparatiOns question involved the points whether French and British tensions will be included and whether the specific amount demanded will be named in the treaty. Indications from one source are that the total will amount to between $2O.000,O0O,- 900 and s25 100000. 900.
 BERLIN, Monday. March S1 By the Associated Press) The German arm istice commission held meeting here today to discuss finally export ques- tions in relation to the importation of fcod. The meeting took up the last two allied notes concerning the em bargo list, the partial limitation of the black list and the question of exports of all kinds, including wood, sugar, paper and coal.
 PARIS, April 1--The council of for eign ministers this afternoon received the report of the peace conference commission on Czecho-Slovak terri torial claims and discussed the advis- ability of holding a plenary session for a discussion of the report of inter national labor legislation
 The foreign ministers also consld- cred the question of holding business sessions at Versailles when the Ger man delegates arrive there
 PARIS. April 1.-An agreement on at least enc point seems to have been reached in peace conference discus sions according to the Temps Ger many is not to be permitted to keep garrisons. fortifications, or war fac tories, not caly on the left bank of the Rhine bat also along strip of at
 Es. thirty miles of the right bank
 PARIS. April IA statement is sued by the officieI press bureau says:
 A meeting at which Mr. Lansing Mir. Balfour, N. Pichon. Baron Sonnino and Baron Makino were present was held today at the Quai d. Orsay from to 5:3O o'clock.
 "The conclusions of the commission on Czecho-Siovak affairs were exam ined.~