The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-31

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The fact that Great Britain and
Japan finally accepted the American
view is deeply appreciated by the
Americans. who deprecate the sug-
gestion that a great diplomatic Nic :
tory has been gained. Althoughs the
surface facts SO indicate, what ii
wanted. according to the American
program, is the construction of q
general program satisfactory to, all
and one that will give assurances
that war will be prevented in the
future.
The American position is that all
OF the powers having accepted the
fourteen principles. 1t Is naturally up
to the United States commissioners
to insist that there shall be no change
because the politicians of various
countries desire material. advantages.
{ President Wilson spent the morn-
ing quietly. He conferred with the
other American commissioners before
going to- the foreign offic6 to. attend
stiie supreme interallicd cQnnctl this
I sThe program for TIL plsnaay ses-I
sion OF the peaca6 cpnterence tplnor-
row was napped ait t the meeting
ilE I, assSEaasS s,,vs = v tg Sp t3se'9s Meas
" ifsftions Will begin 70 Hold sessions,
probably .at the Murat palace twhere
President Wilson is living. to COM
plete program for submission to
the general conference.
II is hoped that such progress will
be 1lade that a draft may be sub
mitted to the conference one week
from tomorrow so that 1t can be ac-
TpntpE hnfnfa fhA Of DraaiIa,1t
Wilson to the United States.
The work of the committee which
is to decide the amount of indemnity
Germany must pay. and the manner
of its payment will necessarily be
slow. and it is certain that there will
be no statement as to conclusions un-
til the committee report is presented
to the penary session.
Admitting that President Wilson
scored a diplomatic achievement in
securing concessions in the Pacific
and Africa, the American officials
pointed out today that they are still
far from clear sailing.
The French claims in the German
Rhineland. the Italian claims on the
Adriatic, and the scramble in the Bal
kans and Turkey are still acute uues-
tions. but the fact that the British
frankly ditched their views to SUD
port President Wilson is gratifying
in the extreme. II indicates that the
United States, Great Britain and Ja-
pan will stand together on the broad
and general principle. France is not
imposing serious difficulties, although
naturally insisting upon getting all
compatible with her war sacrifices.
Animated discussions have been
aroused in all of the delegations as
a result of the announcement in Ber-
lin that Count Won Bernstorff, for
mer German ambassador to the
United States. has been appointed one
OF the German peace commissioners.
This action by the German govern
ment would be particularly obnoxious
to the American delegates inasmuch
as he is regarded as the arch plotter
against the United States lust before
the United States entered the con-
hict and while he was still in Wash
ington in a Diplomatic capacity. II
was unoficially reported that the
Americans might protest against the
presence Of Bcrnstorff at the confer
cnce. but it was said today that the
matter had not even been discussed,
owing to the fact that there has been
no official notification that Bernstorff
would be a member Of the German
delegation.
French labor leaders arc discuss
ing Joint action Of an international
labor program which will he sub |
mittcd later.