Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-01
BALKAN PROBLEMS
ARE CONSIDERED
Chief Business of Peace Confer
ence Was Done in Pri-
vate Session.
AMERICAN PLAN is ACCEPTED
President Wilson Discusses
League of Nations With
Lord Robert Cecil.
AMERICAN PLAN is ACCEPTED
fRy Associateapres.1

PARIS. Jan. 3l.-While the supreme
councii OIL the great powers was oc-
cupled to-day with some of the lesser
ntroyersies-thosc in the Balkans and
Poland-the chief business was in pri-
Sate conference as sequel TO the
decision on the German colonies.
Having accepted the American plan
Tor supervision of the colonies by the
league of nations, it has now become
necessary 10 give body and substance
II may perform the important tasks
which arc committed to it's care This
is regarded as the chief business i'm
is giving II his main attention
The President called TO the Paris
white House last night and entertained
Colonel Edward NJ House and the other
members of the league of nations com
mission. and tonight he went to
american headquarters for another
Robert Cecil. the British representa-
tive; Colonel House, Secretary OF
state Lansing and others. 1t is the
10 the colonies. with the league of ma
lions supervising the mandatories. that
the details TO be presented will prove
acceptable and workable. There is
every expectation that the Presidents
him.
ANOTHER SECRET TREATY
WAS SIGNED IN AUGUST
Two Premers, OF Roumania and Ser
heard by the council to-day the
boundary issue. the last question lying
between them. II developed that an
other secret treaty was signed in .Au
gust. 1916. as a condition of Rourna MIA 3
entry into the war. under which Rou-
mania was holding all the territory
within designated river boundaries.
NJ. Pachitch. on behalf OF the Serbs.
Croats and Slovcnes, declared that the
Eoumanian treaty was not made with
was largely concerned in il. He in
vGES WheS fhe Mson of naa na'emat enane
Serbians to this region. where, he as
serted. the Serbs largely exceeded the
Although the hearing showed a
son TO believe that mutual conces-
tween Serbia and Roumania, or. if not:
that a, comn!ssion will be appointed
to deal with the subject.
JUGO-SLAVS TO OFFER
+ CLAIMS TO DELEGATES
The hearing given to the Serbs to-
day is expected to he followed by the
eams enr ,o .he of ths
probable a Formidable issue Win Italy
In anticipation otSthis question Prince
Regent Alexander of Serbia viii ar,
rive here io.morrow for n,a the spGfiai
case cas- Before President Wilson. Mean
while. reports from the region in con-
troversy show increasing tension there.
One dispatch from Laibach says the
Italian troops have withdrawn from
Fume. the central point of the con-
troversy, and that an interallied COM
mission has taken charge of the city.
Another dispatch. from Agram. an
nounces that Serbian battaliors have
entered I'iume and that the Italians
have retired to point near Nolosca.
These dispatches are unofficial. but they
are taken as indications Of the growing
acuteness of the issue on the -Adriat!c
coast.
MINISTER'S WILL SEND
DELEGATION TO TESCUEN
An official communication issued this
evening says: "rhe allied ministers
have decided to send TO Teschen (Aus-
trian Silesia) allied delegates with the
purpose OF assuring the peaceful ex-
p,oitation of the Industrial districts in
agreement with the Czcchs and Poles.
pending territorial settlement OUTS
tions by the peace conference"
Serbia. which is perhaps more than
any other country represented at the
peace conference interested in the ques-
tions of waterways and railways as
the conference will deal with them. is
in favor of policy of International
control. according to DR.. NJ. r. Yes
mitch, the Serbian minister to France
and one of the two Serbian delegates
20 the conferences