Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-30

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rnittce OF nine members to arrange foi
II .Eisa committee viii begin It's work to-
j sofroW. It's task Will include the
Of 81 sasus al s psns fSs
s5or. an inaugural meeting in Wash
Y ,4SMcauwhile, Lord Robert Cecil and
& AsAs4oncl T.. NJ. House and other repre-
( sentative men or various nations have
In Washington, and found general APP
proyal OF the plan among the delegates;
y so that II has virtually been settled
upon.
Discuss l<iauchau Question.
The kiauchau question WAS the only
mat, matter under discussion o, az the fore
and 1t is understood that no decision
sSomcd at the afternoon session. The
yapancsc claims were presented in the
Before tho meeting of the council OF
three this morning President. Wilson
r received Baron Making, head OF the
HE colicaEuc. Their conferences lasted
nearly an hour.
The council at the beginning Of its
session received committee from the
BciEian Cabinet. and gave it a hearing
:, Baron Maxine and Niscounu Chinda
Irrmiped with the council throughout
It's session. which was a protractcd one.
OFlHnuO VIII Not Rcturn soon.
Ambassador Page telcgraphcd from
-t9mc today that lie had gathered from
premier Orlando in L long conference
Monday tina, the premicr. Gid not in
ling OF the peace treaty. The Premier
IMPRESSED regret that the time. was 50
snort before the arrival OF the Ger
.nnans.
This was only one of the disturbing
situation as ,Ee time approaches for
,?tho delivery OF the peace treaty TO the
1frem Ambassador Page added felt that
his. action either way would have
Serious consequences, but i, Was p,cf-
Grhble TO have trouble from without
tltaly rather than from within Italy
s 9"cnmse thG present state of public
signing of treaty which did not in
.-.sSlupc Italian aspirations.
ego. Suppress Demonstrations.
g Ambassador Page said lie had taken
SIGlIS to have the Italian authorities
5HpprcSS manifestations directed
AGAINST President Wilson. AS Il result,
one Of the principal demonstrations in
IioInC was given up.
~ Should Premier Orlando not return
fSi' the signing OF the treaty. 1t would
givc The situation more serious as
acct than the departure of the ltaliau
dftcgaiion. as the allies would hc re-
CURED TO take iinal action without, the
~ Participation OF Italy. While there is
Very desire TO avoid this result, the
indications are that the allies viii pro
cfcd with the signing If Italy decides
~ withhold participation.
= Pie iinal draft Of the treaty is vi,-
cu94ly complete.
The men in charge OF the work say
ihcy have no further doubt tina; they
MI! be able TO iinlsh their work by
Thursday or b! such time as delivery
Is made. The latest count shows total
81 $1,000 words in the treaty.
against l'rcsidcn, Wilson \ sarci nj,
Nn official summary OF 10000 words
ms bCCn made. 1t such ~ J
THAT i; could hc made public at once.
boz the intention is to Hold i; Tor pub
llCattcH throughout the world at about
me same time That tho treaty is de
iiNercd TO tho Germans. The various
governments are cabling This summary
everywhere for simultaneous release
when authorization is given by the con.
ference.
M III. newspapers point on, tina,
france. Some of the journals go So
far as TO declare That. these Concessions
however. the press expresses tho hope
ma later amendments will result in
mate claims of France and other coum-
summary OF the comment words il,
tng from insisting Yesterday upon an
immediate vote" on the changes in the
covenant VIII they were advocating
Strike May Cause Delay.
Because Of tho ,wcnty-four hour
ssriNe set Tor May, especially affect
ing 76 'ranspo'tat,Sn and communica-
Gay whether the peace terms would
=. presented 10 the Germans on that
H ,E6,o As . had hssn planned. II was
he postponed until Friday. May -
c, ne r sn' ar of Sir Eric Drummond
be s2j,ooc yearly. with a similar amnunt
tnr me expenses OF the Office. including
resentatiNes OF Reuters Limited. in
Paris.
. Rene ~ agi,ation in almos, all
man adrices received here. The rail.
MaF ,G enpioyees IN the Berlin ds,ric,
HIthc May If their claims are nos
Satished while in the Ruhr industrial |
distriet tho Spartacans are again dis
lhS 10 organize general strike Al
rcady there have%.been outbreaks in
when casualties. have occurred, the al :
Electric railway employees in sncsiu
generally are reported TO have struck.
French Press Not Joyous.
The covenant of the league or NJ.
tons arouses little enthusiasm in Inc
bress of this city Indeed. many Of
on prineipni Newspapers abstain from
has always been a champion of ibn
lea..Eue and of Prcsiden, Wilson Wise SAYS vs.
speaking generally. We are hound
20 say the pact of the league Of ma
otons causes certain amount of dis
onsitu,e rea,Iy Us h5wenty,six articles
.eafue OF governments 10 safeeuard
,ncir territorial sovereignty, and are
10Y new charter OF the law OF ma
IONS. which had been hoped for"
ne newspaper thinks the rcsigna-
ION shown by Belgium, Japan and
France must be due To- promises ~,
apec!ai guarantees, which viii he
MnoWm' perhaps. when diplomacy is no
writing in the Echo de Paris
lnaN. spok esman OF the Nation,
".'".s' declares outright: THE league
81 nations is dead before birth ;, a.
ais9 refers 20 rumors of treaties heinz
ianG between the allied powers re-
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