The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-27
II Is Believed This Council Will
Smooth Over Many Difacul-
ties Facing Supreme Body.
WORLD WATTS TO
LEARN OF ACTS
President Wilson, And Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and
Orlando Compose Body in
Sitting.

Paris. March 26.-The meeting OF
the League OF Nations commission OF
the peace conference fixed for 3
O'Clock this afternoon was postponed
by a decision reached this morning.
until tonight. This action was taken
TO permit OF an uninterrupted day
sitting by President Wilson and
Premiers Lloyd-George. Clemencean
and Orlando, In an effort to expedite
the framing Of the peace treaty on
broad lines.
The president and the premiers
held their first meeting Tuesday. De-
ginning at IL o'clock in the morning
and continuing into the evening. rms
super-council, 1t is expected, VIII
smooth over many Of the difficuities
facing the supreme council
The session yesterday afternoon
was held at the French war ofIice.
tate in the afternoon Marshal Focn
and Major General Thwaites, repre-
senting the British staff in the place
Of General Wilson. were caiieo m
The premiers and the president con-
adhered advices just received ABOUT
the military situation in RusisA.
In the absence Of official commun-
Zones. the public has learned httio
about the meetings o. the premiers
ana the president, but there IL reason
Tn believe reparation for war damages
was the first serious problem tney
sought to solve. All the data on the
1aritt.h. French and American posi-
t,on. ON this question was oeforc
them II the first injecting Tueaday.'
r u understood the data showed
avreement on virtually all features
ercept the total amount which the ex-
rerts were unable to agree upon
Even the textual draft OF the repara-
tim articles Of the peace treaty arc
ready with a blank space waiting TOT
the insertion of the amount.
After settling the reparations ques-
tior. the premiers and the president
will consider the remaining oDstacAe
the Franco German frontier along
the Rhine. with these questions de-
termined, the American delegation
believes a prompt conclusion OF the
neace treaty by the end Of the pres
ant week IL doubted owing to the ex-
tensive amount OF drafting work art
er the main questions are settled n
nrinciple. The drafters are steadiiyl
At work, while the super council -
in session and each step OF progress
Ia followed Immediately by the com
pletion Of the articles of the treaty.
The same process is being carried
on with the draft Of the covenant OF
the League Of Nations. in addition to
being amended will be rewritten 50
as to combine clearness with the
dignity OF notable state documents.
Washington, March 26.-Most OF the
republican senator's now in Washing
ton decline to comment today on the
amendments agreed upon at Paris.
They read the press reports with keen
interest. but preferred to await off,
cial announcements of the action or
the conference.
Senators Rorah of Idaho. and Poin-
dexter Of washington. outspoken op-
ponents 90 the league. were excep-
tious to the rule.
'I won't support the League OF Ma
tions. constitution" Senator Borah
said. mo matter II it contains a
Monroe doctrine amendment or not,
30 long as control is placed In the
hands Of three Europeans and one
Asiatic as now proposed
Senator Poindexter declared the
only change that would he satisfactory
70 him would be to strike out every
thing after the preamble.