The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-02
Lansing, Pichon, Balfour,
Tittoni and Maxine Con-
stitute the New Council of
Five.
ROME NEWSPAPER
CRITICISES WILSON
Russian Soviet Government
is Warned By United
States Concerning Threat
ened Reprisals.

Paris, July Premier Clemenceau.
Secretary lansing, Foreign Minister
Balfour. Foreign Minister Pichon,
Baron Maxine, Viscount Chinda, of
Japan, and Foreign Minister Tittoni,
OF Italy. decided this afternoon to
constitute the new council of five
which will temporarily assume the di-
rection of peace conference affairs.
The council will be composed of
Lansing, Pichon, Balfour. Tittoni and
Maxine.
Foreign Minister Tittoni made 1t
clear at this afternoons meeting that
Italy desires that all the territory TAX
en- from Austria be definitely disposed
of in the Austrian treaty. This i'm
mediately projects into the foreground
the Fiume question which it had been
hoped could be avoided.
Washington, July 1.-The Russian
soviet government was warned by the
United States today in a message
through the American legation at
Stockholm, that the threatened repris-
ais against American citizens in Rus
sla for arrest of soviet representa-
tive in New York, several days ago.
would arouse intense sentiment in the
United States against the soviet
heads.
Rome July 1.--Discussing President
Wilson's return to the United States,
the newspa ,er Tribuna says:
Seven months ago an immense halo
OF popularity surrounded President
Wilson. Europe awaited him as Mes
siah in new era of history, while
now he leaves amidst almost general
indifference. appearing as an intruder
in our continental history. our Eu-
ropean civilization and our sacred
ideals. He returns to America leaving
behind him a chaos of disorder, pas
sions and disiilusions, since he could
not conclude peace according to his
principles, but made compromise
brought about by the overbearing at
titude OF the strong toward the weak
Paris July lit has been decided
to name an international commission
of fourteen members to give further
examination to the divergent view
points of Belgium and Holland on
questions affecting those countries
which was raised before the peace
conference. Each of the five great
powers will have two delegates and
two also will be allowed to each or
the two interested countries.
The German delegates have sent to |
the conference a note inquiring when |
and where it will begin negotiations
regarding the application OF the con-
ditions agreed upon for the admins |
tration of the left bank of the Rhine |
during the period of occupation.
Berne. July Those German
leaders who are protesting so violent
I, against the rigors OF the peace
terms are not representing what the !
real sentiment of the German people
will come to be when 1t knows the
whole truth, the Munich Post, ma
tority socialist newspaper, declares IN
an editorial in a recent issue. Ger
r,any's own acts are responsible TOT
the losses of territory caused her by /
the peace terms, the newspaper ad-
mits and her responsible statesmen
know this to be so.
'syyheu the German people are ac-
o,,ainted with the facts" the Post de-
clares. they win understand why the
,,tctors are so strict and so lacking in
r,arcv toward us The German peo-
80 win then silence those who are
s,,rnrised at the rigor of the peace
,orns. They will compel them TO
adopt a more moderate tone and TINS
viii bring back the good feeling wnicn
existed before the reign or the pohcy
NJ violence, now ended. The civihzeo
world will then with confidence assist
"a IN our misery and in our ctiorts
n obtain q just and humane moonF
cation Of the terms or the victors 10
11hich we are bound to submit today.