Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-02-05
WILSON'S COLONY
PLAN IS ACCEPTED
Agreement Settles Rule for Ger
many's Lost Lands.
CITES RIGHTS OF PEOPLES
U. S. President Declares Masses Must
Be Satisfied in Administering Cap
tured Terrtory-Action of VII
emma Congress Must Not
Be Repeated.


Paris, Jan. 31.-The British and
French governments have accepted in
principle President Wilson's plan con-
corning manufactures from the league
of nations for the administration OF
captured territory, it was stated by
Capt. Andre Tardieu of the French
peace conference delegation.
The acceptance, however, is subject
to learning under what conditions the
plan will be carried out.
This plan in its practical applica-
ton now is under examination before
the supreme council of the peace con-
ference
Captain Tardieu made the announce
ment during his conference with the
correspondents at the foreign office.
All Eager to Agree.
The discussion on the subject or
manufactures over the German colonies
was proceeding among all the powers
with unanimity of sentiment and the
desire to reach a unanimous agree
ment, said NJ. Tardieu. This applied
to Japan as we'll as to the other pow
ers with colonial interests, he contin-
ued, as all were inspired by the same
purpose, which was to reach an agree
ment in common.
Asked concerning the French inter-
ests in the former German colonies,
Captain Tardieu said that France de-
sired the Kamerun and Togoland,
which, owing to the character OF their
population and the proximity to the
French colonies, France was in the
best position to administer.
The direct annexation of the colonies
would have been preferred by France,
CAPTAIN Tardieu said, but the idea OF
manufactures was being carefully eX-
amined with a view to determining
how it could be applied practically.
Responding to inquiries, Captain
Tardieu said the time required for de-
fning the method of applying the sys-
tenn would not delay the formation Oh
the league of nations or postpone the
signing of the peace with Germany
The allied and associated powers, ne
said, would first establish full agree
ment on all points, and 1t would not
be until this agreement was erected
on the league of nations and the va
rious questions of the war settlement
that Germany would be called in.
No Distinctive American Plan.
No distinctiveIy American plan Will
he submitted initially to the commit
tee of the peace conference appoint
ed to work out the details of the con-
stitution and the functions OF the
| league of nations, as had been suggest
| ed. if was learned The American
representatives, it appears, believe IT.
will be easier to obtain the results de-
sired by them and insure the energetic
promotion of an acceptable plan it
some other power than the United
| States stands sponsor for the scneme.I
The American plan is to occupy a.
receptive position, favoring such por-'
tions of the different projects ad-
yanced as seem desirable, though it
appears to be accepted that the basic
plan will be that which was framed
bv Lord Robert Cecil and is to be pro-
posed by Premier Lloyd George.
An effort is being made to hurry the
consideration of the league of nations
plan of organization by the SPECIAL
committee of the conference, but 1t Is
not expected that the committee will
be ready to report at the next plenary
session of the peace-making body.
Dominion Premiers Silent.
Premier Hughes of Australia and
Premier Massey of New Zealand
showed the greatest reluctance to dis
cuss the attitude of the peace con-,
| ference toward the German colonies.
Mr.. Hughes was asked:
care Premiers Botha, Massey and
Yourself satisfied with the situation?'
ST prefer not to answer" Mr..
Hughes replied, after a pause.
Most of the claims presented were
based on the idea of outright annex
alton by right of conquest. While Mr..
Wilson had previously obtained assent
| TO the formula for the International
izing of colonies there are various
schemes whereby it can be carried out
which amount to the same thing as
annexation.
Mr.. Wilson dramatically called at
| tention to the fundamental principles
of justice, which were accepted by all
the governments in the IA points, and
the necessity of making the action Of
the conference square with the ex-
pectations of the masses throughout
the world and that this peace should
be unlike the congress of Vienna,
when peoples were handed around like
| property.