Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-09
WILSON IN ATTENDANCE
At SESSION OF BIG -FOUR
President Present at Afternoon Con-
ference and Near Recovery
From Illness.
TENSION APPEARS RElLEvED
Settlement OF Preparations Problems
Goes fnr to Lessen Fear OF Dis
agrcemcnt-Rumor That Parlcys
Near Close Cont inuc in Paris.

PARIS. April S.--Thc meeting OF the
peace conferences commission on the
the completed draft Of the covenant.
which had been planned FOR tonight.
has been postponed until Thursday. 1t
is understood the postroncmsnt was
nccessitatcd by the Inability OF Fresi-
dent Wilson 10 attend meeting
earlier than Thursday
The council OF four mot this morn
ing at the residence III Premier Lloyd
George.
Wilson Attends Session.
On arconnt OF the rresidcni'S weak
Was comparatively short. Mr. Wilson,
who participated. lying down immc-
diatcly after it's adjournment, although
IL WAS stated u; the white House" that
he was gradually Improving aud cN-
pccted 10 attend all the meetings OF
the council hereafter,
The return of President Wilson to
the council ot four and tho progress
made on various questions has re-
moved much OF the tension which cX
listed in conference circles. and has led
to renewed confidence i'll an carly and
satisfactory conclusion.
settle NcAing Problems.
The Preparations problem now is con-
stdered definitely settled. ana only
OF the commission to allot the annual
!nSiatlmcntS from Germany remain 10
be arranged. The Polish question, in
GLIDING the status OF Danzig is also
nearing settlement on the basis of in
tcrnationalization of the city. DanziS
AS Tree port avoids the necessity OF
or Germany. while the former will have
n corridor TO the Baltic to the limits
III the internationalizcd town.
~ Move To Accelerate Work.
The first question taken up at the
forenoon session of the council. at
which Colonel House represented Presi-
.rh Wilson, was that Of procedure.
nf ha
II was said by American members
OF the peace conference that the gen
today because of the agreement reached
by the commission on PREPARATIONS on
the main features OF the reparati
questions, leaving only few uncSscn-
tial details for adjustment.
Generally, more hopeful tone pre-
vailed in conference circles as the day
Decline to Explain Rumors.
Members Of the American delegation
declined TO give an explanation OF the
many rumors in circulation that the
conference would complete it's work
shortly. one member. when asked for
definite information on the situation,
said:
You know the George Washington
has been ordered 10 Brcst. That is "a
good subject for speculation
The views, of president Wilson's at
peace conference. put forth by certain
american. circles" are declared by the
Matin 20 be entirely fantastic" Pres
ident Wilson. the Matin says. lis con-
scientiousiy studying the final details
OF the preliminary peace. The Petit
Parisicn comments in much the same
vein, emphatically denying that therc
are differences between the Frencn
and American delegations. especially
regarding financial" questions, as has
been declared.
Several Days before Work Is Done.
The Paris newspapers as Il whole re-
itcrate the view that il will be sew
eral days before the work of the con-
ference will be completc:i in such a
way that peace may be made stimuli
taneously with Germany and her allies