The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-12
ENEMY NOTES
INTENDED TO
WIN ENTENTE
LABOR CLASS
Counter Project for Interna-
tional Labor Legislation is
Referred to Experts by AL
lied Powers.
FIUME QUESTION AGAIN
(By Associated Press)

10y ASSOSldISQ Et0SSt
BERLIN, May 12.-"Germany has
seized and unfurled a new banner on
which are inscribed President VII
sons Fourteen Points which the presi-
dent apparently has deserted" said
Frederick Ebert, the German preei-
dent, In a statement to the Associated
Press today.
PARIS, May 12.-The council Of
four at its meeting today decided to
refer the German notes on labor and
war prisoners to experts for consider
alton, instead Of answering them at
once as 1t did with the first two COM
munications from the German delega-
ton.
Baron Sonnino, the italian foreign
minister, held conference today with
Colonel e. M. House of the American
went over the Italian situation with
ment before the Austrians arrive.
The conference took place at a
luncheon at which Col House was the
Italian diplomats guest
SEE HUN PROPAGANDA
The peace conference leaders have
renewed their efforts to reach an un-
derstanding ON the Italian question, in
view of the imminence OF the arrival
Of the Austrian peace delegates In
France.
Meanwhile attempts are being made
by the German delegation at Yer.
sailles to draw the representatives of
the allied and associated governments
into oral discussions of phases Of the
peace treaty presented to the Ger
mans last Wednesday.
French opinion as reflected in the
newspapers, regards one of the notes
sent to Premier Clemenceau es presi-
dent of the peace conference by Count
Won Brockdorff-R head Of the
German mission, as distinctly of
propagandist order. This is the note
advancing counter project as to in
ternational labor legislation, which the
French argue is intended to convince
the Socialists and the laboring classes
of the allied countries in general that
the present German government is
working in their favor.
In his note dealing with labor ques-
tions, Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau
says that the German government
agrees with the allied and associated
governments that the greatest atten-
tion must be paid to these problems.
Propose Berne Agreement
Internal peace and human progress
depend on how these questions are
handled" the note says. "The de-
mands for social justice repeatedly
drawn up in this connection by work
ers of all lands only partly find en-
dorsement in principle in this section
of the allied governments draft of the
peace terms. These high demands
have for the most part already been
carried out in an admittedly exemp-
larry fashion in the German empire" ="
Referring to the draft of an agree
ment on international labor compiled
by the German government and pro-
posed by the German league of ma
tions, the note says: "In order in the
interest of all humanity to put these
principles everywhere into practice
the acceptance Of the German delega-
tion's proposal Is certainly requisite.
We consider it necessary that all
states should join in this agreement,
even il they do not belong to the
league of nations.
I'm order to assure the workers for
whom these proposed improvements
are destined cooperation in shaping
these principles the German de1ega-
tion considers it necessary to convoke
representatives of the national organ
izations of the labor unions Of all the
contracting parties to a conference
at Versailles, even during peace nego-
tiations, to deliberate and make de-
cisions on international labor law. It
considers it would be advantageous
| that the proceedings of this confer
ence be based on decisions reached at
/ the international trades union con.
ference held at Berne from February
5 to February 8, 1919. We append a
copy of these decisions which have
been accepted by the representatives
| of trades union organizations in Bo-
hemia, Bulgaria, Denma rk, Germany,
| Great Britain, France, Greece, Hol
land, Italy, Canada, Norway, Austria
! Sweden. Switzerland, Spain and Hun.
gary. We have been charged to do
this by the union of Germany"
| Cabinet Considers Terms
The German cabinet council, under
the Craftsmanship of President Ebert.
took up yesterday the question OF
counter proposals to the peace terms,
to be made by the German delegation
| at Versailles, and a committee from
the German national assembly met
during the day and discussed the
terms of peace. The national assembly
will meet in Berlin today and it is
expected that Chancellor Scheidemaun
will give some idea of the German
reply to the allies.
The Austrian delegation is expect
ed to reach st. Germain-en-Laye Or
Wednesday and workmen are prepar
ing the palace of Francis / for theil
occupancy. Reports from Paris indl
cate the Hungarian peace mission alsS
is expected to arrive soon. It too will
be quartered at St Germain-en-Laye
but will not be permitted to commu
nicate with the Austrians. Dispatcha.
from Rome declare that the ftaliaI
/ people are discontented and irritate,
/ by the delay OF the council of four il
reaching decision on the question
| If Ei,lu7e