The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-04-23
COUNCIL STILL
DEADLOCKED
italian Premier Does Not At
tend Meeting.
THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS
1t is Useless to Participate Further
Until Allies Gran: Their Requests,
Delegate Says.

Paris April 23.-Vittorio Orlan 10,
the Italian premier, was again absent
when deliberations We're resumed at
the Paris 'White House"
President Wilson. Mr.. Lloyd George
and NJ. Clemenceau were present.
Although the l,"l'an delega ION
made no official statement on the sub
ject. a member tod the correspondent
it considered it useless for III" l;a:lan
delegates to take part in further con-
ferences unless the allies were willing
10 grant their requests.
The president and the two premiers
went again INFO the Japanese queS-
tiors presented by Baron Maxine and
ViSrount Chinda, which was taken up
when the deadlock over the Adriatic
G',sS.iea was reached.
President Wilson resumed his place
in the council of four for the resump-
ton of the hearing Of the Italian
claims. It was understood it was his
purpose to issue a puDiic statement
unless an accord was reached.
Contrary to expectation, neither
S:gnor Orlando nor Baron Sonnino ap-
peared.
There was manifest tension over the
ac,,taness of the issue.
It was made clear the situation was
Sous and the pres'd2n s determina-
ton irrevocably against any recogni'
ton OF the secret treaty of London,
on witch Italy largely bases her claim
for the eastern Adriatic coast.
Pending receip, of information as
to the course of the Italian delegates
the council will take no f 'rther action
on the subject.
Germany has notified the allies that
She accents all n" allied conditions
resner.;ng the Verea' 'es congress.
Tt.s official announcement was
ma de
Germany will send the following
delegates with full powers to negoti.
ate:
Count Won Brnckdorff R2ntZau, for
eign minister: Herr I.lnsberg, secre-
tarv for publicity. at and literature
D. Theodore MelchOr, general man.
| a ger OF the Warburg bank: Herr Lem
ert. president of the Prussian assem-.
blv and of the national Soviet con-
gress: Herr Ceissberg, minister OF
posts and telegraphs. and Herr
| Sclnecking. The German party will
| number seventy-fve. The arrival OF
| the delegates cannot he expected be-
| fc"a April %.
| The German version of the invita-
| tion addressed by the supreme cOun-
Gil 70 Germany to send delegates to
Versailles. according to wireless des'
patch. is as follows:
"The supreme council of the allied
and associated powers has decided to
| canveke for the evening of April % at
Versailles the German delegates, who
lshapld be Vested. with full powers in
order that the text of the peace pre-
| lin 'naries drawn up by the allied and
| associate9 powers can he communicat,
ed "a them.
..',,'he German government is accord
ir.'v requested to give as soon as pos,
SHE ,5he number, names and ranks OF
the delegates it intends to send to Yer
l'sailIes. with the number, names and
| ranks of the persons accompanying
| them.
1.-The German delegation could not
go beyond the role attributed to it and
should include only persons intended
to accomplish its special mission"
Discussion of the peace terms by the
Versailles congress after the Germans
are called in will not be continued
longer than May Is, the Echo de Paris
says. The Germans will be required
to sign the peace conditions, subject
only TO ratification by their govern.
ment, the allies not cOnsenting that
these conditions shall be submitted
to aplebiscite.
Satisfaction is expressed by the
press at the speedy subsistence of the
furry over the question of what Ger.
| man delegates should come to Yer
sailIes.
II IS pointed out the only benefit, II
there be any, which Germany has Sc.
cured is to delay the opening Of the
negotiations for few days.