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purpose, which WAS to reach an agreement
In common.
Asked concerning the French interest
IN the former German colonies. Captain
Tardieu said that France desired the
Kamcrun and Togoland, which. owing
TO the character of their population and
the proximity of the French COLONIES,
France was in the best position To admin
lster.
NO DrLAYs ANTICIPATED.
The direct annexation Of the colonies
would have been preferred by France.
Captain Tardieu said but the idea OF
mandatorics was being carefully examined
with view To determining how 1t would
be applied practically
Responding TO inquiries, captain lar
dieu said the time required Tor det'nine
the method of applying the system would
not delay the formation OF the League OF
Nations or postpone the signing OF the
peace with GERMANY. The Allied and
assoriated Powers. he said, would hrst
establish a full agreement on at points
and II would not be until this agreement
was effected ON the League OF Nations
snd the various questions ot the war
settlement that Germany would be called
IN. -,
No distinctively American plan will
he submitted lnitIally to the committee
of the peace conference appointed TO
work out the details of the constitution
and the functions of the League ot Ma
tions. as had been suggested, 1t was
learned today The American representa-
tIvcs, Il appears, believe IT Will be easier
30 secure the results desired by them ana
insure the energetic promotion oi an
acceptable plan II some other Iower
than the United States stands sponsor
Tor the sci Cmc.
The American plan Is to occupy re-
ceptive position, favorlng such portions
az the different projects advanced as seem
desirable. though IL appears To be ac-
cepted that the basic plan Will be that
which was framed by lord Robert Cecil
and is to be proposed by Premier Lloyd
George.
An effort is being made 20 hurry the
consideration of the League OF Nations
plan of organization by the special COM
mittee of the conference, but II Us not ex-
pected that the committee will be ready
To report AT the next plenary session OF
the peace-making body.
ALL NATIONS To HAVE VOICE.
Concerning the league. Captain Tardieu
said the general aim OF the peace con
ference was to establish league. As the
conference went on number Of questions
would arise, and these would be solved
IN the same spirit as that underlying the
League OF Nations.
Captain Tardieu said also that the
Peru-Chllc contention over Tacna and
AREA had not vet been officially brought
70 the attention Of the conference.
Concerning Poland, Captain Tardicu
:.sSerted that instructions 10 the COM
mission which Is 10 visit that country are
heing studied with view Of permitting
~ commission 10 leave Poland IN a few
,iavS The commission IS TO make a report
10 the peace conference, which will have
{ he final determination on the subject.
universal conference Of all States
desiring to participate in q League of
Nations viii be the final act in the for
nation of the league Leon Bourgeois.
the French authority on a League of
Nations. declared today This confer
ence would be held after the peace CON
ference had approved the scheme now
beng drafted by representatives OF the
great Allied and associated powers
The universal conference Will pass
upon the admission Of each State into
the league and enemy States will be
accepted on the same footing as others
The enemy States, however NJ Bour-
geols ssid. must give proof that they no
longer foster lust Of conquest and that
they will repay fully for the deyasta-
ton and rum they have caused.
RUSSIAN RoLsHEvIsTs SILENT.
AS vet the peace conference mss ne
ceived no formal reply from the Rus
sian Soviet government regarding the
invitation sent 10 all the Russian gov
ernmentS 70 meet conference representa- |
tives at the Princes Islands, but the |
Russian committee IN Paris probably |
will make 2 formal response Ia a few |
davs on teh4f OF the vaTous other Rus |
san government
This committee nov Is considering |
the proposals but the prospects seem /
a. ~ that il Will decline IL SIT in con /
terenc, with any representatives Of the /
BolSheylki. The expected decllnatinn. /
however, VIII be couched IN courteous
language and will embody a lengthy
expls nation Of the committee reasons
for declining
Members Of the Russian committee
state that al the Caucasus governments.
as well a. the Onlsk government, now
are IN complete unity and arc giving
the Paris committee their unqualified |
support.
Most OF the questions which Brazil
will submit u the conference ne added |
are absolutely insignificant IS com
pared with the tremendous problems
which the powers viii have to solve
The most important Brazilian question
is request that Germany return $780,
900 600 which We have deposited in
German banks as a guarantee for loans,
in France, England and Bel
gum.