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already have been resolved and gen.
eral agreement has been reached on
the principles which underie the
whole draft. 1t ID therefore to be ex-
pected that the remaining articles will
be covered quickly. ~
Principles Not Endangered.
The fact that there has been much
discussion at the sessions of the COM
mission has led to the belief In some
quarters that the success Of the plan
was endangered. 1t may be stated, how
ever, that In the opinion Of men who
are behind this project such Is not
the case. Published reports that GER
tain fundamental principles dear to the
American delegation have been sacri-
feed are asserted to be untrue. 1t being
explained that some of the features de-
scribed as discarded never were included
In the original American or British
plans. 1t is true. however. that the fea-
lures instanced were parts Of other plans
which had been urged by patriotic $3.50
Citations and had been supposed to have
met with official acceptance.
1t Is known that some amendments
are certain to be offered, but the lead
ers OF the movement are understood to
be confident that they will be able to
hold their ground against any alterations
that may be really Objectionable to them.
The fact that Premier Lloyd George
exects to be absent from Paris for about
fortnight Is construed as an indica-
ton that he does not expect the scheme
for a Society of Nations TO be advanced
to the point where 1t would be ready for
adoption by the Peace Conference itself
before the departure OF President Wilson
for the United States. II this impress
sion be correct 1t is said that President
Wilson may content himself with taking
back to America the plan as It Is ex-
pected to be agreed upon by the special
commission.
italian Demand Discussed.
President Wilson was in consultation
to-day with Fittorlo Orlando. the Italian
Premier. and with NJ. Trumbitch. the
Jugo-Slav Foreign Minister. who called
upon the President at the Murat Man
sion. His conference with Premier
Orlando followed that with Jugo-Slav
representatives.
The indications were that an effort
was being made by the President to me-
diate between the two nations for the
purpose of aiding them to reach an
agreement for the settlement OF their
conflicting claims regarding Albania
rune, lstria and Dalmatia, thus reliev-
ing the Supreme Council of the EN-.
barrassment OF deciding, arbitrarily upor
| this issue. which Is regarded as one o!
the most serious before the Peace Con-
| ference.
1t is understood that Premier Orlando
| In calling on the President presented
what he asserted were Italy's minimum
| irreducible claims with regard to tire
east coast of the Adriatic and Fiume.
An official communication issued to-
| day says:
The President of the United States,
| the Premiers and Foreign Ministers Of
| the allied and associated Powers and
Japans representative on February 8
| heard Prince Fesal, who presented the
| case Of the Arabs
| The Commission on International
| Labor Les1 slation, under the chair
manship of Mr.. Gompers also met
| The commission commenced a detailed
| examination of the draft OF a conven-
| ton which provides for the creation
| OF "A general organization with a view
| to securing the progress OF the interna-
| tional labor leg'"l' ton. Small States,
| nembers Of the League OF Nations,
would necessarily be members OF this
organization. The first two articles of
the draft were adopted.