The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-06
FINAL READING
OF PEACE PACT
Document Now Ready to Be
Submitted to German
Peace Delegates.
SITUATION CLEARS UP
Recognition of Finland Means
- Solution of Russian
Problem.
SITUATION CLEARS UP

| Paris, May 81. N. S.)--A secret
| plenary session of the peace confer
ence was held at the Quai D'Orsay
today for a final reading of the treaty.
All of the allied nations were rep
resented except Italy, but the Italian
! delegates are on their way back to
Paris from Rome. They will arrive
tomorrow morning.
Because of the great length of the
pact, it was not read in its entirety,
but Andre Tardieu, of the French
delegation. read a summary that had
already been passed upon by the big
three-President Wilson, Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Clemen-
ceau.
The entire assembage was pledged
to secrecy, pending the delivery of
the document to the Germans at Ver-
sailles tomorrow or Thursday
The Jugo- Slav delegates have now
presented their credentials, which,
after formal acceptance by the allies,
were rendered to the Germans.
This virtually means that the new
state of Jugo- -Slavia has been recog-
nized by the powers.
1t is understood that there was no
discussion of the rival territorial
claims of Italy and Jugo- -Slavia as
TO territory on the Adriatic, notably
Fiume.
Finnish Republic.
1t is now reported that the allies
are prepared to recognize the Fin
nish republic under certain condi-
tions. While these conditions are
withheld, it is understood that it has
been suggested that the Finnish
army occupy Petrograd in order to
stabilize the situation on the south
ern frontier of Finland.
(The occupation of Petrograd by
Finnish and antibolshevik Russian
troops has already been unofficially
reported)
Recognition of Finland as an inde-
pendent state may assist materially
in the solution of the Russian prob
lem.
At the same time it is pointed out
that the Hungarian situation may be
cleared up as a result of the down.
fall of the dictatorship of Bella Kun
at Budapest.
Assistance in this direction will
come from the fact that the Austrian
delegates, who were formally invited
to Paris, are expected to arrive
May ~.
American delegates resent the in
timation that the Italian envoys were
invited to return to Paris through |
the big three. In American sources !
it is said that this intimation, which |
comes from both British and French |
official circles, Is untrue.
1t is insisted among the Americans |
that President Wilson has not !
his position and that noti- |
fication to this effect has been served |
upon Premier Lloyd George and Pre-
mier Clemenceau.
Premiers Lloyd George and Glenn |
enceau are understood to have sent
a communication to Rome making |
known the attitude of President Will
son. The message was couched in
The form OF an invitation. and the
Italians Immediately replied in the
Affirmative. They were anxious to
but could not do so except in
4 way that would save their faces"
Then a second communication went
10 Rome. This was followed by a
statement that the Italians hoped TO
ind their way to a compromise that
would satisfy President Wilson.
The credentials of the Italian dele
yates were rushed to Paris by spe-
,ial courier, reaching here today.
They were Immediately forwarded to
and formally presented to
he German ENJOYS.
During the morning President Will
son took up domestic matters, in
,luding the date of the special ses-
sion of congress. It will be called
,ome time between May 10 and
June ..
Members Of the military affairs
committee of the house of represent
ltives telephoned to the president
rom the south of France asking
when they should return. II is un-
ierstood they will leave on the Levi
than on May 10. /