Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-27
Delegations Accompanied to
Session by Advisers on
Colonial Matters.
i. MUST NOT REVERT TO HUN,
FRENCH AND BRITISH HOLD
Americans Attitude Unrevealed.
France May Get Kamerun-Bel-
gium Also Has Claims.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 27-The supreme
council of the peace conference met
at 1880 o'clock this morning. There
was full attendance of the members.
A number of technical advisers on
colonial matters, including three Amer
leans, accompanied the various dele
cations as they entered the foreign
Office for the days session
The council adjourned at 1915
o'clock.
President Confers With Col. House.
President Wilson went at once to
the Hotel de Criilon. the American
headquarters, where he had confer
ence with Col. E. NJ. House.
Samuel Gompers and other labor
representatives had been in confer
ence with the American delegation.
The delegation was Immediately sus-
to permit him to have private talk
with Col. House.
One Of the questions which it was ex-
pected the council would take up today
was the ultimate fate Of the German
colonies France and Great Britain, it
is declared. are agreed upon at least one
feature of the solution OF the problem
which Is that under no consideration
shall the colonies revert to Germany. The
reasons advanced for such decision are
various, but prominent among them Is
that 1t would render it impossible for
Germany to establish submarine bases
in her colonial possessions. The Anneri-
can attitude Is as yet unreveaied.
Franco-British Viewpoint.
A prominent official declared to the
Associated Press stoday that should the
Franco British viewpoint prevail the
Garmau Kamerun would be taken over
by the French. m accofdapce with an
sere4nnenf reached BY Great Britain and
FEAace. Belgium lays claim to that
part q, the .Kongo which she conquered
by fepoe Of arms. the Belgian trocps
H6kiae elAtairsd fabofa and the terri
toy 13inE beyond the western slopes of
LIE yietoria Nysnza. The Belsians
left bank Of the Kongo. the delimiation.
Of course. TO be settled amicably with
Portugal. territorial compensation being
given the latter.
Among other questions that may be
considered today are the abolition of
conscFiption and the economic recon
struction Of Germany. These ques-
tions in accordance with the settled
method Of procedure, will be referred
BY the council to suitable commits
sions.
Rapid Progress Seems Assured.
There appears every prospect that
the peace conference will make rapid
progress from now on with the work
of fixing the peace terms for Germany.
as the conference appears to have
gotten into its stride.
The delegates of the small powers
will meet at the foreign office this
e fternoon to choose their representa-
tiFes- to sit on the commissions pro-
Nided for in the resolutions adopted
y as understood this morning that the
great powers had undertaken to re-
ccnsider the decision that the small
powers shall have between therl only
i've members on these commissions
Without waiting for decision on this
question, however, the commissions will
get to work at once.
More Than One Russian Plan.
The allied and associated powers
are not relying solely upon the sue
cess of the proposal for conference
of the various Russian factions for
q solution of the Russian problem.
According to the Echo de Paris, Pres
3dent Wilson took into consideration
3n making his proposal to the confer
ence the possibility that tn bolsheviki
would refuse to cease their hostile at
fitude and make the cessation of hos
Utilities an essential condition for the
holding of the Marmora conference
Other proposals relating to the
Russian question, have. therefore. the
newspaper states, been put forward
by him in accord with Premier Lloyd
Gaar0a