Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-04-14
SESSION DATE
TO BE KNOWN SOON
Peace Treaty and League OF Nations Have Reached Final
Stage of Negotiations, But Must Still Pass Ordeal Of
PIenary Session of Peace Conference and Then ver-
SaieS Congress

PARIS, April 1.-THE status of the
American, Japanese and French
amendments to the covenant Of the
League of Nations has been definitely
established 50 far as the League of
Nations commission is concerned with
the American amendment concerning
the Monroe Doctrine the only one to
be given a place in the covenant by
the commission. The French and Jap
anese. however, have both made res
ervations which entitle them to re-
new at a plenary session of the peace
conference the question involved in
these amendments, so that the final
decision still is open.
AS to the affairs of the peace con-
ference as a Who'll they are shaping
themselves now with the League of
Nations question and nearly all the
main points in the peace treaty vir-
tua1ly disposed Of so that the date
when the enemy delegate shall be
summoned to Versailles has been ten
tatively fixed. The summoning of the
peace congress as IL will be called in
stead of peace conference" after the
enemy delegates are admitted will ac-
cording to the present understanding
occur between April rs and May 8
and IL is considered not improbable
that a definite date may be announced
by Premier Lloyd George when he
speaks befora the British House of
Commons the coming Wednesday.
Indications are that the Germans
will be given opportunity to- discuss
the peace terms before the congress
but that no extended discussion will
be permitted, two weeks being sug-
geste --2s.- tho outside limit for the
sessions to be neessat Versailles. These
sessions it Is expected Now will be at
tended by President Wilson who is
said by those close to him to feel that
the progress made toward concluding
the peace is such that he will be able
10 remain for the Versailles meeting.
The chief question as regards the
peace terms remaining to be settled
now that the Sarre Valley and repara-
tions problems have been disposed or
in virtually all of their details, is that
of the Rhine frontier The Council
of -Four is likely mainly TO occupy it,
self with this question during the pres
ent week. the debate probably CEN
tering upon the French contention for
security from a military standpoint,
the French attitude being Indicated
as q determined one on this point.
1t is understood also TO have been
largely Frances fears from military
standpoint~of what might happen
should there be another German at
tack that influenced her representa-
tives in their substained opposition to
the Monroe Doctrine amendment to
the League of Nations covenant. Their
argument was that If the Monroe Doc
trine principle were given a European
application the effect might be that
the United States might be kept from
again coming 30 Frances help in the
event OF a future German blow
The Council of Four did not meet
this morning Instead President Will
son had long conference with Pre-
mier Orlando and other italian lead
ers on the Asiatic problem, one OF
the last vital questions remaining TO
be discussed by the council. Premier
Orlando recently suggested TO the
President the ACCESSIBILITY of informal
exchanges over the question of Fiume
and Italy's claims in the eastern
Asiatic. President Wilson in concur
ring with this suggestion promised to
give the matter his personal study.
The conference today probably was
the outcome of this suggestion.
The peace treaty and the League or
Nations have reached the final stage
of negotiations. but 1t is not yet clear
that they are out of troubled waters,
as both must pass the ordeal of q
plenary session OF the peace confer
ence and then go before the VerSall-
les congress where enemy powers VIII
be presented. Indications are that a
combination of both documents VIII
be written into the preliminary peace
treaty within the coming two weeks
The Germans then will be called in
and the present peace conference"
will be merged into the peace con-
gress."
No Details Given.
The Council of Four is understood
to have fixed for the peace congress
tentative dates between April 26 ana
May S, but no announcement has been
made as to details so that Premier
Lloyd George may have something 70
disclose when he addresses the BRUSH
parliament next Wednesday.
The summoning Of the George
Washington by President Wilson LED
TO the belief that his departure was
Imminent. but intimate friends now
saw that the progress which has been
realized will permit Mr.. Wilson to re-
main and take part in the congress
at Versailles when German plenlpo-
tentiaries take part. 1t is not intend
ed to permit long discussion by the