New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Delegates Point Out That
American Clause Might
Give Nipponesc Pre-
pOnderancc i'm China
Seek Way Out
OF the Dilemma
April 20 New Date Set
for Signing the Pre-
liminarv Peace Pact

PARIS. March % (By The Associated
Press The Australian pence delegates
have pointed out that the proposed
amendment to The league of nations
irine. providing for recognition Of the
binding force Of the policies hereto
fore applied. would validate and con.
firm Japanese claims TO preponderanes
IN China and the Orient.
Fear is expressed In some quarters
thnt the opposition which has devel.
oped on this account may jeopardixs
the amendment. Experts are trying 10
find IA formula that Will overcome this
objection, and. meanwhile, the amend.
ment has been withheld from insertion
IN the covenant.
Hopes were expressed to- day In con.
feronce circles that the preliminary
pence treaty might be signed by April
20.
Reuters correspondent says he learnt
that the American peace delegates are
prepared to agree with the Britinh
Delegates on heir view concerning the
Polish corridor 30 Danzig.
The conditions Of preliminary
peace arc still being considered by
President Wilson and the rrcmiers OF
Great Britain, France and Italy. The
liberated on the question Of the Polish
frontier, according to the newspapers.
a Council of tho Foreign Ministers
and Foreign Secretaries of Great Brit
ain, the United States, France and
Italy has been created to work sim
uitaneously with the Premiers and
President Wilson, but on different
branches of the great technical oues-
tons involved in the peace settlement.
This action has been taken in the
interest of speed. Japan is not given
representation in the new council be-
cause its delegation does not include
its Foreign Minister.
1t is believed the council of foreiyn
ministers Will consider the Italian and
probably the Russian question. as we'll
as the feasibility of arranging a peace
treaty to include all the belligerent
nations.
NO decision has been reached by the
Councll of -Four, 1t appears, regarding
the place where the German financial
mission, which is to hold consultations
with Allied representatives, shall be re
celved 1t is said, however. that the
report that the Germans would arr,vc
at Versailles on Sunday is incorrect
1t IS considered more probable that
they will be directed to proceed =,
brussels or to Spa, where the place for
the holding of the conferences will he
made known to them That place. IL is
declared, will probably not be Yer
sailles.
Consider Austrian Blockade
The blockade of German Auatr,s
will be lifted as soon as measures rar
be perfected for preventing importe
INTO that territory being exported 20
Germany, it was decided at tbs m.st-
ing Of the foreign ministers held this
morning.
me council named a commission IN
inquire into the Moroccan ouestior
ana then took up the question Of the
frontiers of Schleswiv.
These announcements were mads /,
an official communique given on, a..
day, as follows:
a meeting at which Mr.. r,ansing
Mr.. balfour Mr.. pici,on, Baron Son
nino and Baron Maxine were presor.
took place on the 2sth Of March at Il
n. nj
In regard to the blockade Of Ger.
man Austria, II was agreed thai nj,
restrictions on commerce should hs
raised in that region ms soon a. .as
necessary machinery had been eatab.
llshed IN order to prevcn. resxport 10
Germany
a commission was appointed "a
study the removal of seryitude NJ Ma
rocco estnblsred by the net Of Al.
gcciras.
The council then considered tha
question of the frontiers of schlc,.
wig"
The body mentioned in the forevo,,~ -,
boinl abatement presumably ia Tho .a,.,.n
Of foreign minatees and foreign .ec,s.....,
The first account stated that the ,.,d, -,
eonaiba of only four members. the hs.s,s ~
the foreign departments Of C;ren, p,,,.,.
tue United S'"'eH. France aud Italy. japan
not beng represented because her delegates
dld not include her Forcien Minister The
"'hc'al abatement. however. showa that pnr.
N"'"aS' mah'no' former Foreign MinIssrr az
japan aud chief of the Japancse peace mia.
e'on IN '"r's' sat with tho mlnis,ers Of ,hs
other powern.
II was reported tonight that tAs