Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-04
SUPER COUNCIL
 | IS FACING MANY
 DIFFICULTIES
Apprehension Shown Over
 Lack of Results
BORDER QUESTION
 PRESENT PROBLEMS
Every Effort Has Been Made To Assure French Protection Along
 West Border.

Paris, April 3.-President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George, Clemen- ceau and Orlando continued their dis cussion at President Wilson's resi- dence today. Other peace confer ence organizations also met. All the conferences tended to un- ravel the tangled issues still stand ing in the way of peace.
 The meetings proceeded amid an- other wave of apprehension spreading through the conference over lack of any tangible results after the coun- cil of four had labored continuously for 10 days.
 This was accompanied by we'll founded reports from those close in touch with the council of four show ing that the situation, while not des- perate, was at least serious because of radical difference on some funda- mentals in the settlement of Ger many's western, the Franco German and the Eastern Polish frontiers.
 One of the American experts who is constantly being consulted on var ious questions before the council, gives the following glimpse of what is going on behind scenes:
 Situation Difficult.s
 "The situation is extremely diff cult, particularly as regards the western frontier of Germany. Presi- dent Wilson, in a concilatory spirit, has been willing to do most anything to assure French security short of stultification of engagements made at the time of the armistice.
 The French have been assured of every military protection along the Rhine and for fifty kilometers east of that river. even to the extent of considering that any military activ- ity in that section shall be looked up- on as hostile. act. But this is not considered enough and additional claims lead to the conviction that they are open to construction as meaning something more than mili- tarv security and verging on terri torial control.
 "The president is not willing to go that far in creating more Alsace-Lor- raine situations and it is this stand against these claims which is causing the delays until some middle ground is found."
 Concerning reparations, it was add- ed, there were good prospects for an early agreement. This will not specify the total amount, but will leave it to commission to work out details of reparation through a per- iod f years. The priority of Belgium and France in the division of the Ger man indemnity also is said to be near ing agreement.
 - Create New Body.
 AS a means of finding the middle ground" on the Rhine controversy, the super council of four created a consulting body consisting of Andre Tardieu, France: Charles H. Haskins, America, and Viscount Morley, Brit ish. They labored until 2 o'clock this morning and then called on Colonel E. M. House before seeing the coun- Gil. To intimates they were not Op- timistic on the progress that is being made.
 Another of President Wilson's en- tourage. said the real issue was whether President Wilson's principle of self-determination was to be up held. The president said he did not regard this as a principle which should be applied when favorable to the entente and not applied in all cases alike. Just now, it was as. serted, the issues over Danzig, the sarre valley and the region west of the Rhine brought up this principle Of self-determination, and it was not clear that the transfer of territorial control of these localities would be in accordance with the wishes and determination of their peoples.
 King Albert of Belgium figured prominently during the days confer ence The Belgian monarch called on colonel House at II o'clock in the morning and later saw President Will son before the arrival of David Lloyd George, premier Clemenceau and Slgnor Orlando. The call of King Albert on Colonel House, was a de- cided novelty for which veterans oi royal procedure said there was nc precedent.
 King In Uniform.
 The king wore the uniform of com mander-in-chief of the Belgian army and was accompanied by a staff of. llcer. He was met at the entrance of the residence of Colonel House by the Colonel himself, who, escorted nm to his private office. where z series of conferences constantly is going on.
 It is understood, that King ADber drew attention during his talk witt Colonel House to Belgiuin's vital in terests in frontier and other questions which are now reaching a culminat