The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-11
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| Shanghai, the provincial legislature of
Shantung and the Chinese society for
a league of nations at Picking, These
cablegrams overwhelmingly favor the
activities OF the delegation and direct
that there be restitution to China Of
properties In Shantung.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, assistant sec
rotary of the United States navy, has
virtually completed the work OF dis
establishing American shore stations in
France. He will return to America on
the George Washington with President
Wilson.
Arimstice Board.
In view OF the completely and di-
versity of the problems raised by the
armlstice, say a HaVas report, the su-
preme war council has appointed a
committee Of eight members to which
would be intrusted the task Of study
fore, has postponed for a few days the
adoption of conditions to be imposed
upon Germany so as to be better pre-
pared as to means for insurlng their
execution.
The committee is composed OF No
man Davis and Gen. Bliss, for Amer
lea; Lord Robert Cecil and Mai n. G.
Thwaites, for Englandi DR.. Sllvio Cres-
pl and Gen. Cavalleru, for Italy, and
Etienne Clementel and Gen, Degoutte,
for France, 1t held it's first meeting
last night at 6 O'Clock.
Gen, Degoutte, who had been sum
moned by telephone from Lille, could
not arrive in time, however, and the
committee meeting will continue to-
day. When a draft of the conditions
has been prepared 1T would be sub
mitted on wednesday to the supreme
war council for definite approval.
The commission on ports, waterways
and railways of the peace conference
met yesterday with Or. Sllvio Crespi,
Of italy, in the chair. England, sup
ported by America, proposed the proc
lnmation Of the principle of complete
equal conditions to all, This propo-
sition was opposed by Albert Claveille,
for France, and Iambros A. Coromilas.
for Greece, who pointed out that Eng
land and America occupied special SIT
uations that made the question OF com-
mercial land transit insignificant for
them.
The commission appointed two SUBJ
committees, n to study the question
Of the control Of ports, waterways and
Of liberty Of transit, The first COM
mission has approved Of the principle
that no country may charge duty on
goods passing through Its ports or over
It's railways or waterways other than
the freight rates paid on goods des-
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may they levy on such goods, customs
or local taxes.
Belgians Protest.
Belgian delegates protested against
allowing freight destined for German
ports to pass through their territory
exempt Of duty, thus helping the prop
erty Of Germany, They claimed also
that such measures should be taken
as would make navigation Of the
Scheldt river free FOR Belgium. The
Czecho-Slovaks. and Poles insisted on
on the Adrlatic and the latter on the
Baltic. M. Coromilas proposed to give
them, respectively, at Trieste and DAN
zig, the same privileges that Greece
granted to Serbia at Saloniki where
Serbia has part of the port and en-
Joys territorial rights The CEecho-
Slovaks and Poles consider this propo-
sition an insufficient guarantee and
definite decision was postponed.
The commission agreed that naviga- |
ton OF the Rhine and Danube should
be free to all countries bordering on
them or through which those rivers
flow. The Rhinn passes or borders
Switzerland, Germany, France and Hal |
land and the Danube holds the Same
relation to Germany, Austria, bohemia, |
Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Ru.
mania,
Two important features Of the Amer.
lean and British labor program were
accepted today by the commission on
international labor legislation and will
form a part Of the whole project OF
international regulation Of labor which
will be submitted to the full peace con-
ference. These are the prohibition OF
child labor under 10 years Of age and
the uniformity Of seamen's wages.
Japan has reiterated her intention TO
hold the Marshall and Caroline islands
In tho Pacific which she took from Ger.
many during the war. as well as to in
slst upon the execution OF her agree
mcnt reached In September last with
China regarding ShantunP. 4 formal
statement to this effect by Japanese
representatives has been made public
II is not considered that the chino
Japanese controversy or Japan's claims
regarding the Pacific islands are likely
10 delay the society Of nations %proihcf
II seems probable, however, that these
matters vii be considered later by that
organization, ~