Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-22
(By The .Associ 8ted Press. J

When apparently the council of
on the Italian claims in the Adriatic,
including the coast Islands and
Fiume, the Ita '!an delegates, Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Son
nno, failed to appear at Monda y
afternoons session. These ministers
had discussed the problem insistently
with Premier Clemenceau and Pre-
mier Lloyd George earlier in the day,
and for the purpose of bringing The
matter to a climax, President Wilson
attended the afternoon session.
It was then expected that the ques-
ton. which w to that time was con-
sidered almost insurmountable. would
he decided, but owing to the absence
of the Italian delegates. discussion of
the Italian claims was dispensed with.
1t is announced that the council will
take no further action on the subject
pending information as to the future
course of the Italians.
Sundays discussion of the italian
claims was followed Monday by two
additional conferences but as yet
there apparently has been no breach
in the deadlock over the demands
which the Italians consider irreducible
and tie compromise offer of the other
participants IN the negotations-Pre
mier Clemenceau, David Lloyd George
and President Wilson.
As in the case of Sundays discus
sion President Wilson did not attend
Monday mornings session of the coun-
ell Of four. He did. however, gather
with the statesmen for the later ses-
sion in the afternoon and was re-
ported to be ready to issue a public
statment on the situation surround
ing the controversy in case an agree
ment was not reached.
That there is no immediate pros
pect that the imnasse is to he breach
ed without further argument possibly
as Indicated by an official announce
ment that the convening of the Ital-
ian parliament. which was to have
taken place Wednesday and before
which Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnino hoped to place the
facts accomplished, has been post
poned for two weeks-from next
Wednesday until May 6.
Germans to BE Late.
A delay of three days also is in
prospect for the meeting at Versailles
between the representatives of the
allied and associated powers and the
German delegates Tor the delivery to
the Germans of the allied peace terms.
The German delegation, Marshal Foch
has been informed cannot reach Ner-
sailles until April 2S. Originally they
were invited to be there April 25
The three days delay possibly may
he of benefit to the allies in complet-
ing the draft of the lengthy peace
document, which IS said to approx
mate 1000 words Some doubt has
been expressed that the allies would
he able to give the Germans more
than summary of their peace condi-
tions at the first meeting az Versailles
owing to the length of the document.
Talk OF the German government
sending merely messengers to Yer
sailles to receive the peace treaty is
discounted by official information RI
ceived by Marshal Foch that the
German delegation will consist of SIX
high personages, headed by Count Won
Rrockdorff- -Rantzau, the foreign min
ister
new provision of the peace treaty
intending to make impossible any at
tempts of the Germans to utilize out
side forces to re-establish their mill
tary machine has been approved by
the council of foreign ministers. This
is prohibition of the sending by
Germany of military instructors to
foreign countries.
President Wilson conferred at