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States, yltafy ana japan subsequently
this council was divided in two parts
IA council Of four, composed of Presi-
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando; and
council Of foreign ministers.
The conference OF the allied delega-
tions convened officially on January Is
to draw up the terms to be submitted
when completed to the German dele
CATION. President Wilson had arrived
in France OH December IL, and had
visited England. Italy and parts of
France.
One Of the first acts Of the confer
ence was to send proposal to all
Russian factions to meet on the
Princes Islands to endeavor to COM
pose the Russian internal situation
but this plan was rejected by the Rus
slams. Various factions which We're
thsputing over terr:tary In different
sections Of Europe were directed by the
peace conference to discontinue their
conflicts.
Agree On League.
The first step toward the actual
drafting of the treaty occurred ON jan
uary "a when the conference agreed
to the plan for organization OF Lea
que of Nations and committee was
appointed to draw up a covenant. BY
January 80 the conference had adopted
the plan of governing colonies and
backward atoms through mandatOries
issued to various nations, subject to
the direction and approval of the
League of Nations.
The covenant of the League OF Ma
tiOns was completed on February IA.
On the following day President Wilson
left France for the United States. He
returned to France arriving there
March IL. In his absence the council
OF ten had continued its work despite
an attempt to assassinate Premier
Clemenceau.
( Split With Italians.
A report of the international labor
legislat tion committee was adopted April
II. Remration demands to be made
on Germany We're approved April II
ana the Germans We're invited bn
April 16 to send their delega ations to
Versailles to receive the treaty.
The peace conference next considered
the treaty with Austria. The Italian
delegation insisted upon obtaining con-
troll of the formerly Austrian city of
Fiume but on April 23 President Will
son gave out Il statement that Fiume
could not be given to Italy. On the
next day Premier Orlando returned to
Rome and for more than Il week
thereafter the Italian delegates were
absent Int returned ON May in time
to participate in the conference with
the German delegates.
Accept Monroe Doctrine.
A revised covenant of the League
Of Nations, intended to conform IN
respect to the Monroe Doctrine to OBJ
lection raised in America was adopted
by the peace conference on April %.
Geneva was selected as the seat of the
league.
Shantnng was disposed Of on April
10 when the council Of three voted to
turn II over to the japanese on assur-
ances that it would be given later to
the Chinese.
Germans Arrive.
The Germans, headed 10y Count
Observation-Disclosures, arrived in Yer
sailles and presented their credentials
to the allied delegates on May l.
The peace treaty was presented to
the Germans at Versailles on May Z,
the anniversary of the sinking of the
I.usitania. and an official summary of
the treaty was made public that day.
1t was also announced that tI,r '
States and Great Britain had pledged
aid to France against possible future
German aggression. The manner in
which the Germans received the treaty