The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-30
OPPOSES EXPLOITATION
OF CAPTURED COLONIES
Clarifying Progress On Question of German
Colonial Possessions Reported From Peace
Conference Another Vic-s
tory for President Wilson.
(John Edwin Neyin. J


question of the German colonies made odays conference
of the supreme council and given a
problem, which caused the first split among the delegates of TIL
big FIVE nations, will be worked by the league of
AS the American delegation entered the conference with tn
firm determination not to the exploitation of the
presumed that another victory for the president
When the conference today Zealand
delegates bending their efforts reversal Of
naturalization plan.
The president conferred with the entire United States dele
dOrsay and understood that the
affirmed the position that the United would
Opposes Japan's Claims
President Wilson and the United States delegates Abso
utely against the claims of Japan the northern
and the control of Shantung provinces
gading Cameoons the Arabs regarding Syra the
disposition of Fume.
The American delegation prepared hold postior
by Secretary Lansing and Col E. NJ House.
the conference chamber at the Quai dOrsay today.
The action of the British cabinet in supporting theI
American position in the face of opposition from the colonial
governments extremely gratifying the American delegates
the ntenaionalzaton plan in spite of the warning sounde
by the president in his address at Rome.
The Australian and Zealand declared
that they drove the Germans of the captured colonies
their soldiers held at heavy cost of and material They
debt without from these captured territories
The japanese delegates kept the cables to Toxic busy de-
manding instructions. They insisted that
reat Britain made by Japan in good faith and demanded
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OF me dss developing difference M
opinion among the delegates to the peace conference
The British backing the claims of Australia and New
Zealand for holding the German the Pacific while
the japanese ndorsng the majority of the British cam
expecting return the support of Great Britain favored
positions in the Shanung peninsula, well Manchura
The French and Italian delegates also supporting
claims.
The position of the United States is directly opposed
these claims for territory President Wilson, his speeches
Tuesday and Wednesday made plain that he believed the
ton OF the big four in trying to apportion poils the
vcors is flat violation of the promises that the rights of the
small communities and nations shall be fully safeguarded
The position of the United States that smuch
league of nations unanimously agreed to- becomes
sa to turn the captured colonies such under
potectorate of the nation best fitted hold
league could finally dispose of the colonies
This much is certain. The United consent to
taking the territory of recoupng losses Should
1T become it likely that President Wilson
public statement in the matter.
The views exchanged thus far however of
and friendly Each side is reach ami
cable understanding The fact however, that this
developed early in the shows the thin which the
peace conference is skating.
1t develops that China has directly appealed the United
States to her rights and
ritory but the exploitation of Japan her territory