The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-21


ty Of Deieec. =--;.a o1s' League
Project May Follow cyan Treaty
Lines
Paris, Jan. 2l.--It * likely the
peace treaty viii be ready t"r signal
lures in March. :he newspaper l. In
formation says.
!. gives "A pruminen: p!el !""ten'
tiarv'' as IT'S source of Information.
According to this perS,'narrr !lte or
g;tiizu, -: The ,,i.itic!I,e = St EN-
cient that tie preliminary conferences
nay end III March enabling the final
sessions 20 De completed before the
month ends.
The situation in Russia was taken
up by the supreme council IT HE
peace conference 1T is session al the
foreign office.
Joseph Noulens the French ambas'
Sahor 70 Russia. addressed the conn-
Gil
This announcement was made in the
official statement regarding the pro-
ceedings of the plenipOtentiaries.
according TO the rules, just oftici'
ally issued, Of the peace conference,
most Of its work will be carried on
by the supreme council, or council OF
the five powers. VIII" are Defined IN
the rules as having general interest
in the worlds peace. These are the
Pr,ifa
Italy and Japan. The other powers
are to be called in only when the
special interests are involved SEES
sions of the full conference will he
only occasional The conference was
organized at its full session Saturday
afternoon. On motion Of President
Wilson, NJ. Clemenceau was elected
permanent chairman Of the body)
The council as it met comprised ten
members---twO from each of tine five
great powers-President Wilson ana
Secretary Of State Lansing represent
ed the United States. The three adj
fitional members from each power did
not attend, as full meetings of the
membership of twenty-five are to he
assembled only when subjects of es-
pecial importance are under consider
alton.
There are about twenty-five days
remaining of the time that President
Wilson has allotted to himself for
work in France before leaving for
home.
The question is whether in this COM
Daratively short time, he can bring
tn, nations together in an agreement.
Many of the presidents closest adj
viSers are reasonably convinced he
can do so.
They base their opinion on what ap-
Tears to be spontaneous developments
IN expressions indicating adherence
TO the league plan by Great Britain,
France and Italy and on the assump-
ticn that, being virtually agreed upon
in principle, and indeed as to some
-fctn H HI HI -HeHaaiader-of-t the work.
while presenting some perplexities,
does not offer hopeless obstacles if
approached in spirit of accOmmo-
dation and even sacrifice.
The general plan being most talked
about embOdies an enlargement of the
principles contained in the treaties
negotiated by William Jennings Bry-
an.
1t is understood the plan most APP
proved by all the parties concerned
rejects the theory of the super-sov-
ereignty Of an international police
force.
1t also contemplates the working
out, as the development of the league
progresses, of the most delicate ques-
Ion of all-disarmament-w par
ticularly affects the British navy. The
same principle it is proposed, shall
apply to the other "ations associated
in the war against Germany.
This idea is founded on the argu-
ment that no nation would dispose Of
instruments by which it expects to de-
fend itself until it has been demon
strated that the forces proposed as
substitute will be efficient.