The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-18
WILSON TO BRING BACK
SIGNED PEACE TREATY
WILL WAIT UNTIL FOE AT
TACHES SIGNATURE.
Italy Threatens Separate Pact
With Austria if Not Given
Fiume,


| Paris, April 18.-(Copyright n. Y.
! World.)-A peremptory note was dis
patched by American officials to the
British on the subject of commercial
censorship. which must cease, accord
ing to the demands, on April 18.
The next point to be taken up will
be the persistent censorship of nen-
trail mails between America and Eu-
rope. which still continues on the part
of Britain, as does also her press
! censorship. in spite Of Premier Lloyd
| Georges personal pledge.
Ut was announced in Paris dis
patch that abolition of British CEN
sorship on American cable communi-
cations with northern Europe will be-
come effective April 1879
Wilson Will Stay.
President Wilson has announced
his purpose to remain through until
peace is signed. Although confusion
exists as to what that date will be.
the expectation Is general that it can
not come before the middle of May,
as was previously indicated in the
tentative program given in the World.
If Fiume isn't awarded to her out
right by the peace conference, Italy
proposes to make a separate treaty, with
lHt VI NuSll
whereby she will gain the disputed
point.
This semiofficial statement was made
to me by a member of the Italian del
egation who speaks authoritatively.
How much is bluff and how much is
sincere remains to be seen, but there
is no doubt that Italy Is carrying the
dispute to the uttermost length
My informant goes so far as to say
President Wilson has agreed to let Italy
have F'iume, and that If there's a SHIFT
now the Italians will stand upon the
treaty of London and remain in occu-
pancy.
In Difficult Position.
Italy is in a difficult position. for
the failure to gain Fiume will result
in grave internal complications. which
have already manifested themselves in
disorders viewed as an approach to
revolution. The big four. with Arthur
Balfour substituting for Premier Lloyd
George. discussed the case at length
today. but got nowhere. They hoped
to persuade Italy to accept the same
formula applied to the Saar basin, and
which is now to be used on the matter
of the Teschen coal basin in dispute |
between the Po'es and Czechs, but Italy |
declined to accept what she calls a re- |
pudiation of the agreement she had.
The Saar method-of giving tempo |
rsry possession with a plebiscite to fol- |
low after term OF yearS-1S likely TO |
be used in the Danzig question. and |
here again it does not awaken any en-
thusiasm.
Other points in conference develop /
ments arresting attention are:
Fresh display on the part of the del I
egates of inability to reach a policy |
regarding bolshevism, which is daily
taking on political and national |
strength. although the truth of condi-
tons is being colored and suppressed.
\ definite promise given by Britain
and implied by America that a defens-
I'VE alliance is to be entered into with
France against German aggression,
which is certain of enactment on the
part of Britain but doubtful regarding
he United States.
Lloyd George for Secrecy.
There is opposition by Lloyd George
o a plenary session at which the full
reaty may be considered by the dele
yates other than the big four. the Brit
sh idea being TO pass the treaty
iround privately but not to permit ex-
,ression of opinion. By this method
he Germans viii have a chance to
xamine the treaty before the public is
of its contents.
The newest delicate situation is de-
'eloping over Japan's claims in China
which have been affected by the "af-
ront' 10 the japanese in the matter OF
he league of nations covenant.
Hugh Gibson. OF the American EN-
assy in Paris. today was appointed
he first American minister to Poland.
pproVal of the selection being general