Evening star., 1919-03-18
Decisive Effort to Be Made
Today to Reach Common
Understanding.
COLL0QUY TAKES PLACE
OF COUNCILS SESSION
Revised Covenant to Be Ready for
Adoption at End of Next
Week.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, March lS.-Prcsident Wilson
will hold an important conference with
Premiers Lloyd George. Clemenceau
and Orlando at the Paris "white housev
today. This meeting of premiers, rep
resenting the supreme directing force
of the peace conference, takes the
place of the session of the supreme
council, which has been postponed un-
I'll tomorrow to permit the meeting.
Effort to Secure Accord.
The question to be discussed is the
large one of securing accord between
the great powers on all phases of the
peace treaty and its early presenta-
tion to the Germans.
1T is expected an agreement will be
reacned as to the inclusion of the
League OF nations as an integral part
OF the peace treaty. in accordance
with the resolution which has been
already adopted by the peace confer
ence.
Srecial interest attaches to today's
conference in view of recent reports
OF divergences between the powers
as to the inclusion OF a league plan in
the treaty. The meeting is looked
upon as an earnest decisive effort to
reconcile all views into common
understanding for an early con-
clusion of peace in a comprehensive
form, including military naval, eco
nomic and financial terms as well as
the league of nations.
Situation Is Clarified.
The general situation as to the
has haen clo aoA
during the past twenty-four hours by
discussions between the heads Of vari-
Gus delegations. and American CONF
missioners took the view today that
and British governments would be
brought into entire accord. The con-
ferences which have been held by
Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain,
e. M. House of the United States have
reached q tentative accord. and there
10 reason to believe that today's meet
ing will approve the action thus
taken. -. ss--.'l,-. -f-s-
Revised Covenant Next Week.
Present plans contemplate the conn
pletion of hearings given neutral ma
tions on the league of nations during
the present week and during the sue
ceeding week attention will be given
to boundaries. reparation and other
branches of the treaty.
1t is believed that the revised league.
covenant will be ready for adoption
at the end of next week.
A letter signed by President Wilson
and Premiers Clemenceau and Orlando
was handed to Premier Lloyd George
this afternoon strongly urging him to
postpone for fortnight his return to
the problems before the peace con-
ference. Mr.. Lloyd George will sub
NIT the letter to the British cabinet
and it is understood will act in ac-'
cord to it's views.
Helgoland Forts to Be Raced.
The fortifications on the Island of
Helgoland. Germany's formidable base
in the North sea, must be dismantled.
This decision was reached today by
the supreme allied war council
1t was decided also that the Kiel
canal should be internationalized and
made available to the ships of all ma
tions on even terms.
Tolls will be collected to pay for
the maintenance Of the canal, Ger
many probably will retain sovereignty
of the waterway.
The council has under consideration
the question of maintaining Helgo-
land as port Of refuge for peaceful
craft.
Disposition Of German warships is
not likely to be included in the treaty
of peace. according to the view Of the
American peace delegation. Germany.
however, will be required to surrender
title to the ships. The ultimate own
ership will be determined later.
The British delegation to the peace
conference, it was announced today.
has consented to refer to the supreme
council the question of the future
ownership of the German cables to
America. All parties interested in the
question are preparing briefs.