Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-03
BY The Associated Press

ny me hSSOCidfed FreS
Paris, Feb. 3.-The delegates OF the
five great Powers are now in a posi-.
tion to compare clearly their own as
plrations and those of all their allied
| friends and to see the differences that
must be reconciled. The maximum OF
hopes often overlapping has been told
freely, and IL remains for the Peace
Conference to adjust them into a co.
ordinateG whole. The desires OF the
several countries as presented may be
compressed thus:
FRANCE
France wants. first of all Alsace.
Lorraine Internationally and the right
to discuss and ultimately to fix the
French frontiers in their relation TO
the Rhine, which may require thecrea.
ton of buffer States. one OF these
would be the Palatinate aud another
Rhenish Prussia. France desires also
to annex the basin of the Sarrc River.
France will insist that. so far as the
left bank OF the Rhine further TO the
north Is concerned. the conference
should forbid military works OF any
kind-barracks. brldgeheads, forts ana
fortresses---in ttat zone The feeling
should be free to decide for them
selves whether they wish 10 JON
France. form an independent state or
return to Germany
The French bill for reparatloh Is
not yet complete. but It has been an.
nounced in the Chamber OF Deputd,eeoo deo
that it will be about 6o'ooo'ooo'Voo
francs S13. 200, ,000,0 ,0o0)
The French Government does not
ask for a protectorate in Syria in me
ordinary sense because IL considers
that the population there is 700 au
vanced TO make a protectorate l,eSes
sary, but France. on account Oh uei
traditional interests in that country
feels that she should be called upon
70 exercise some sort or guarulall'
ship or guidance until Syria shouiu oe
fully able TO govern herself
GREAT BRITAIN
Great Britain's delegation believes
that n society of nations is desraple
and obtainabe. and that 1t must pe
established by the present Peace Ooli
ference. She advances no contlhehtai
purposes other than those of periud-
nent and just peace under tne " p.
ciple Of self-determinatlon' ana Iild' S
there shall be international ireeuoii
OF transit by railroads ana wateIHaS
which lS threat lNhiii -
ton of freedom of commerce III t"'ie'
Of peace.
Great Britain will take manda-
tory nower over the German islanus
south OF the equator for Australla anu
over German Southwest Africa LOT we
Union of South Africa. She VIII also
have the mandate over German r.ae
Africa and some parts OF Araols'
and she has particular claims IN ,",s
respect over Mesopotamia. Great oil'aiii
will enter pool with the other AH'es III
the matter of indemnties, especlaH!
reparation for AFRAID damages ANU
shipping losses.
italy asks for the Trentino as far as
the Brenner Pass. including the whoIe
OF the southern Tyrol, Trieste lstrla'
Fiume Zara. Sebenico. the larger par'
OF the Dalr,ation islands AVlona and lts
hinterland, a 7rotectorate over NIoanla'
possession of the islands in the Aegean
which were taken from Turkey durlns
the Tripoltan war and the province
OF Adalia if France and England should
take territory in Asia Minor.
The Italian contention Is that the Da'-
mstian islands and such parts OF the
DaImatian coast as are not assigned 10
italy shall be neutrshhed. Shou'u rr"hoe
and England eNtend their coionidl pos
sessions IN Africa ItaIy oesHeS ~ en
large her possessions in Eritrea and
Tripoli.
RUMANIA
,-., - a.. por.,o,
Terrltorial co,'enliV'o ~ ~, 5Ims,It
are complicated anu preseh' 'l.'I.. l,'-
problems. Runlailla uesiIes 10 eeSu,'
possession OF tna' POI ~" ~ Can,rai
Bessaraoia gwen ner w s"e go, or
Powers under the cancsleu
Bucharest ana no" III mer s',s.
Rumanla also oestres soull'elh -. ~"
as ceded 10 her py s. pulsaila 90 ~,
second Balkan war; Iossesslon oi az. nvs ~
sarahia ana tne DooruuJa co'''''i"'us 'He
| mouth OF the l'anuoe.
| TO the WESTWARD i'ui''ah'" "srto W
| annex the liapspurE proNHn.es VI nuNo ,,
wina ana lransyiVania anu d ,onslus.
able part OF tne rich agricu,tural u's,rlct
OF Banat IL IS mere mat ,ne hu'I"I,'aI'
aspirations connict WIN ,nose OF ocIu'a'
which aff1rm that under ner war asree,
ments with the bn'ente serbia suou'u
have large PORTION OF banat as wen as
other sections OF FORMER Aus,rla-hui :
gary adjoining old serbia 70 the hortn
to round out the proposed Jugo-SiaV
State. Both Rumanla anu serbia nave
moved troops lhto paa. -
claims anu ., 80 90 rro,o,t ho.tiiy-
ties between them.
sppp,,
Serbias claims 10 take from tne Haps-
burg monarchy the provinces or Bosnia
and Herzegovina are opposed ny no one
In the Entente group, inc plahs LOT the
Incorporation INTO Juso-SlaNl& or the
dapsburg province OF Croatia' except as
to the coastai region OF rlunlei are also