Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-04
V|WAN| NAMED
TOEXAM|NE PACT
Former Premier Heads Com.
mittee Chosen by French
Chamber of Deputies.
COUNCIL MEETING TODAY

PARIS, July 4-Contrary to the
fOrecast the council Of five of the
peace conference held a meeting
brief one. early In the. forenoon.
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OF July duffng the afternoon and
evening. The council discussed
only administrative matterx and
arranged for various absences
which members had requested.
chamber of deputies appointed to ex-
anime the peace treaty held its first
meeting this afternoon. Louis Barthou,
minister of state. suggested Rene Vivi-
ami, former premier, as the best qualified
| for the presidency of the committee.
NJ. Viviani said he could not accept
because for three years, either as pre-
mier or member of the gov eminent, he
had participated in diplomatic acts
which might come up for discussion, in
to speak personally and presidentially
at the same time. Nevertheless. in the
subsequent balloting 33 of the 80 votes
were cast for NJ Viviani
The peace treaty committee was then
appointed by reclamation 1t was de-
cided that all discussions would be held
in plenary session. M. Viviani and NJ.
Barthou Immediately asked for an
audience with Premier Clemenceau to
notify him Of the constitution of the
! committee and it's proposed plan Of
working and to ask if the government
desired to hear the committee before
the latter begins it's labors.
Bessarabia Situation.
1t is considered unlikely that the
council of five will take any action
concerning the dispute between Rus
STA and Rumania over Bessarabia, the
greater portion of which Rumania has
virtually annexed and is now admin
istering.
/, Basile Maklakof, Russian ambassa-
dor to France, has raised the qIes-
ton before the council that no Rus
sian representatives were recognized
by the conference who have any au-
thority to make agreements respect
ing the disposition of Russian terri
tory. and Secretary Lansing and other
I members of the council agreed that
the Bessara bian question is in no way
connected with the Austrian treaty or
the peace negotiations. as Russia is
not at war with the allies
Poincare Felicitated.
President Poincare today received
kilograms of Fluctuations on the
signing of the peace treaty from the
presidents of Cuba, Guatemala and
Venezuela and from the vice presi-
dent of Brazil. Admiral kolchak, head
of the Russian government at Omsk,
telegraphed his congratulations to
Premier Clemenceau.
French Censorship.
Premier Clemenceau, in receiving
today Jean Dupuy. president of the
Association of Proprietors of Paris
Newspapers. made this declarations:
The French government will sup
| press the censorship and martial law
! as soon as the treaty has been ratified
| by America, Great Britain and Ger
, many, three of the signatories, and,
! according to the forecasts Of Messrs.
Wilson and Lloyd George, this will
take place at an early date for their
J respective countries"
Austrians Send Another Note.
ST. GERMAN, France, July s.
The Austrian peace delegation has
sent another note to the council. The
| communication asks that verbal nego-
t1ations be had concerning certain con-
dltions of the treaty presented to them,
| which they consider impossible of exc
cution.
French Accused in Italy.
| ROME, July 3.-The newspapers re-
port that new incidents have occurred
| at Fiume owing to the attitude of
French soldiers. The Corriere Della
| Sera says that French soldier at
| lacked an Italian girl. tearing from her
badge of the Italian colors, trampling
upon 1t and uttering insulting epithets
against Italy. An indignant crowd
pursued the soldier, who was wounded
| ana fainting when rescued by Italian
! soldiers.
The news spread crowd hunted
| all French officers and soldiers, who
! were obliged to hide in houses. They
were defended by Italian and British
soldiers and sailors, some Of whom
were WOunded