The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-07
DESIRES Of VARIOUS
NATIONS OUTLINED
DELEGATES. OF FIVE GREAT POW.
ERS COMPARE ASPIRATIONS
WITH THOSE OF FRIENDS.
Problem Shows Many Mixed Phases,
but It ls Evident Heavy IndemnitIes
Will Be Demanded and Divi-
sion Of Territory Expected.

Par1S.-The delegates OF the five
great powers are now in a position to
compare clearly their own aspirations
and those Of all their allied friends
and to see the differences that must
be rec0nciled. The maximum of hopes
often overlapping, has been told freely
and it remains for the peace confer
ence to adjust them into co-ordinated
whole.
France wants, first Of all, Alsace.
Lorraine Internationally, and the right
to discuss and ultimately to fix the
French frontiers in their relation to
the Rhine, which may require the ere
alton Of buffer states. One of these
would be the Palatinate and another
Rhenish Prussia. France also desires
to annex the basin of the Sarre river,
which might be called a remuneration,
France will insist that, so far as the
left bank Of the Rhine further to the
north is concerned, the conference
should forbid military works of any
kind-barracks, bridgeheads, forts and
fortresses-in that zone. The feeling
is that the people inhabiting that zone
should be free to decide for themselves
whether they wish to join France,
form an Independent state, or return
to Germany.
The French bill for reparation Is not
yet complete, but it has been an
nounced in the chamber Of deputies
that it will be about 66,OOO,OO0,OOO
francs.
Great Britain's delegation believes
that society of nations is desirable
and obtainable and that it must be
established by the present peace con-
ference. She advances no continental
purposes other than those Of perma-
nent and just peace under the prin-
ciple of selfdetermination and that
there shall be international freedom
of transit by railroads and waterways,
which is Great Britain's general def
milton of freedom Of commerce In
times of peace.
Great Britain will take mandatory
power over the German islands south
Of the equator for Australia and over
German Southwest Africa for the
Union of South Africa. She will alsc'
have the mandate over GermSA East
Africa and some parts Of Arabia, and
she has particular claims in this re-
spect over Mesopotamia. Great Brit
ain will enter a pool with the other
allies in the matter of indemnities, es-
pecially reparation for air raid dam
ages and shipping losses.
Belgium asks that her reparation
FOR damages wrought by Germany
shall be the first lien upon German
assets to the extent of at least 49,
francs, ,r up to much
arger sum if Germany does not re-
urn the machinery and the materials
aiken from Belgium. Belgium believes
hat she should be paid first, because
she was the first to be invaded, be-
,ause she has suffered more from
than any other country
n the war.
Italy asks for the Trentino as far
Is the Bremen pass, including the
Whole of southern Tyrol; Triest, Istria,
Nlume, lara, Sebenico, the larger part
# the Dalmatian Islands, Avlona and
is hinterland, protectorate over AL
'ania, possession of the islands in the
Aegean which were taken from Tur-
icy during the Tripolitan war and the
of Adalia if France and Eng
and should take territory in Asia
dinor.
Territorial contentious in the Bal
ANS are complicated and present diff
cult problems. Rumania desires to
etain possession Of that portion of
russian Bessarabia given her by the
entral powers under the cancelled
reaty of Bucharest and now in her
All the other nations who have
ought for world freedom have their
emands, which will be considered by