The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-17
HEIIC0LA ANDT0BE DISMAlQ1LD
AND VIRTUALLY DESTROYED BY
ORDER OF The COUNCIL OF FOUR
Military Occupation Of the Left
Bank of the Rhine to Continue
For Fifteen Years
ALBANIA LATEST
TO ASK FREEDOM
Lloyd George Tells House Of
Commons All Promises Full
filled i'm Treaty.

0Su8Osooos 00r000y8 o&4on.
sivsiy fortified island. which bars
the sntranes to the Elbe and the
Wesssr rivers, 70 % bs disman&led
and virtually destroyed BY IN or
dor 81 ths council Of four, accord
inc - unofficial adviess. Albania
= the latest state to request the
psaee conference 10 provide it,
complete Independence, reetify its
frontiere and appoint . mandatory
g supervise it, government.
ForeiUn ministers who are con-
siderino certain provisions Of the
peace treaty reported 20 the coun-
eil 81 ten that the same articles
DRAFTING committee and it 10 un-
derstood the remaining articles
will be disposed Of at the earliest
date.
The council OF four decided definite-
~ yesterday that military occupation
OF the left bank Of the Rhine shall
continue for fifteen years. the news
papers say. At first interallied forces
would be used but they would be
withdrawn progressively in proportion
- Qermany met her financial obliga-
f1Cns and be replaced by french and
Belgian soldiers.
The Journal says the central terri
tor1el commission OF the peace con-
fegSncs has decided the Eschen prob-
len n favor Of Bohemia aa against
Poland.
Paris. April 16.-- (Associatcd Prcss)
-Thq chamber Of deputies today. by q
<StM ~ - 1se: expteSs6d lts con 4
fldence In the governinent o. the quee-
-
peace should be given to the parlia-
ment after Foreign Minister Pichon
had declined to outline the peace pre-
liminaries until after the treaty IL
signed.
Paris. April 16.-A meeting OF dele
gates OF the eighteen powers was pre-
sided over this afternoon by Premier
Clemenceau who communicated to
them the date the Germans are invited
to Versailles. One question consider
ed was whether the invitation will be
issued In the name OF the council OF
five or in the name OF all the allied
and associated powers. The impress
sion prevailed after the meeting that
all would join In the invitation.
London. April 1.-THE Intervention
In Russia on recognition Of Bolshevism
and the fulftllment Of his election
promises. including those relating to
the indemnity from the enemy and the
punishment OF the former German em-
peror, were the outstanding features
In the report Premier Lloyd George
brought from Paris and delivered in
the house of commons today.
The premier made a vigorous attack
upon those who had attempted to sow
dissension. distrust and suspicioIf be-
tween the nations whose cordially
and good will toward each other was
essential" He could not conceive OF
a worse crime. he declared. at a time
when nothing could have the world by
keeping the nations together.
1T is not true that the United States
and Europe have been at variance"
Mr.. Lloyd George said. adding that no
one could have treated more sympa-
thetically than peculiar problems and
special susceptibilities OF Europe than
President Wilson The premier de-
preciated attempts to create dissen-
sions among the delegates.
The delegates. Mr.. Lloyd George
said, had never forgotten what France
had gone through and they had not
forgotten to what she was entitled
not merely security against q repeti-
tion OF the German attack. but to feel
n sense of security against it. The
had come to a unanimous
on all the questions before
it. including decision that to publish
the peace terms before they were dis
oussed with the enemy would be .
first class bluder. Their premature
he contended. could only
serve to encourage the resistance OF
the enemy.
Mr.. Lloyd George denied he was try
ing to escape the declarations he made
during the general election campaign.
His declaration regarding making
Germany pay. he declared. had been
in by all the party leaders,
The premier said he had not come
to the house OF commons to ask release
Of any pledge he had given.
II am here to say that every pledge
we have given Is Incorporated In he
demands put forward by the allies"
he asserted. We stand by them be-
cause we believe they arc just. We
want peace that 81 just. not vindlc-
tive. We want . stern peace. because
the occasion demands 1t. but It must
be destined not to 9rntifvr yrengeanc0