Evening star., 1919-02-21
DANES MAKE PLEA
|NPEACE COUNCIL
Propose PIebiscite for North
ern SchIeswig HoIstein.
First NeutraIs Coming.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, February 21.-A delegation
from Denmark will be heard by the
supreme council today in connection
with the future of Schleswig Holstein,
which Germany, under Bismarck, took
from Denmark in 1866.
The delegation proposes a plebiscite
for the northern section, but not for
the southern section. which includes
,&hesKiel cana. .s-e $3.50
Denmark is the first neutral state to
send delegates before the council and
their appearance is an indication of the
universal raage which the peace con-
ference readjustment is taking.
Polish and Albanian delegations. it
was expected, also will be heard by
the council today.
Reparation Problem Puzzles.
While the peace conference leaders
have been awaiting the outcome of
Premier Clemenceau's injury to deter
mine what the program of the confer
ence Shall be for the immediate future,
the question of fixing the huge amount
the enemy is to pay for reparation is
taking such form before the commits
sion on reparation that it may have
to be referred to the council of the
great powers and to the heads of the
various governments, owing to the
seriousness of the main issue pre-
sented.
This issue turns principally on
whether the cost to the various coun-
tries in conducting the war should
pc included In the claim. in addi-
tion to reparation for damages. 1t is
maintained by those urging the neg
atlve view that the communication
sent to President Wilson by the allies.
when they first accepted the German
proposal for an armistice, declared
specihcally only for reparation and
made no mention of the cost of the
war. The latter. however, now has
become one of the chief claims.
The total amount to be required for
reparation probably could be Quickly
determined. but the addition of the
aggregate to such stupendous sum
that doubts are raised concerning the
ability to collect it.
In view of the importance of this
issue it is probable that President.
wilson and others in the highest
authority VIII be consulted by cable
and wireless as neither the commits
sion nor the delegations have thus far
been able to reach a decision,
Agenda for Today's Session.
PARIS, February 20 tby the ass,-
ciated Press).--The meeting of the su-
preme council of the peace conference
which was to have been held af !
O'Clock today. was postponed until to-
morrow afternoon, when Stephen
Pichon, foreign minister, and Capt,
Ondre Tardieu will represent Francs
ROBERT Lansing, American Secretary
over the session.
The agenda for the session in
cludes the zone of non-occunation in
between the Hungarians
and Rumanians, recognition of the
iohsh government the hearing OF
Schieswig. the hearing of Turkhan
Pasha, representing the Albanian
delegation, and the hearing of the
report of the economic commission
charged with the provisionins of the
devastated districts and also reports
on the commercial policy to be
adopted as regards neutrals and
economic relations between the al
lies.
Pan-African Congress Opens.
The Pan African congress. which
VIII prepare measures rega riding
land, capital, industry and education
for the black people scattered
throughout the world for presenta-
tion to the peace conference opened
here today with forty negro dele
gates in attendance.
They include ten American negroes
headed by DR.. W. Z. E. Dubois, and
two delegates TO the peace conf sr-
ence. c. D. B. King. the foreie-
lister of Liberia. and T. Guilt
minister of Haiti in Paris. TT ~,
six delegates from the French cham
Der of deputies as well as representa-
tives of England, Belgium, Africa and
the West Indies.
The peace conference is to receive
another demand for protection This
time II VIII be made by the cham
pagne growers, whose associa ton has
passed a resolution that the name
champagne" be strictly reserved for
the product of the old province of
The peace conference
will be asked to establish laws pre-
venting dishonest competition in
wine. sdch as Germany practiced.