Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Ask Peace Council for Car.
no6a, Triest, Fiume and
Dalmatian Islands
TRACE TEUTON BORDER
Compromise in Commission
Aids i'm Tracing of New
Germany Boundary
By The 4ssociafed Press

mo JueO-SlaN ueleBdtloH mas pre-
sented to the conference its territorial
claims, Italy through Foreign Minister
Sonnino, having officially notified the
conference that she cannot adhere to
the Jugo-slav proposal to submit the
delnitation of the frontier between the
two countries to arbitration. The Jugo-
Saws ask that tho Isonzo River be
the boundary between them and
Italy.
Inc Jugo-Slav claims involve the an
xation by the Jugo- Slavs of the whole
OF Carniola, with Triest and Fiume, and
the whole or Dalmatian islands, with
the exception of Pelagosa, which Is left
to italy.
According TO reports received at the
headquarters of the Ital an peace dele
CATION, the Jugo-Slavs have ordered n
general mobilization, which has inter-
rupted transportation between Italy and
Jugo- -Slavia and the stoppagc of food
| supplies destined for southern Europe.
Hold Juso-siav Prisoners
In view of the situation it is an
nounced. Italy has suspended the re-
turn of Jugo-Slav prisoners captured
from the Austrian army. Italy how
'Ntls tuitllueS 10 return IEeC0O- X,
! Polish and Ruman an soldiers, fully
armed.
Tho general secretary of the Peace
Conference was notified officially Feb
ruary IS by the Italian delegation
that II could not accept the proposal
| for tho arbitration of Italian and Jugo.
| Slav claims in Dalmatia, as urged by
4 Jugo-Slavs. The Italians explained
that al territorial claims were being
submitted to the Peace Conference.
Armenia Asks Mandatory
Tho Armenian delegation in present
| ing its case before the council of great
powers stated that tho Armenian re-
public and the adjFcent sections in
{ habitcd by Armenians, embraced 10000
square kilometers, with two million
people and an army of 10000 which
took an active part against the Turks.
The delegates asked the powers tc
| recognize Armenian independence, and
1 proposed that the Armenian state be
J placed under the care of the league oi
nations, which would designate a man.
datoiy power to assist Armenia pend.
ing its development to a self-sustaining
basis.
In pursuance of the recent decision
for the early drafting of a prelimina n
treaty of peace, the council assgrf j
the que<ion of German, Austrian and
other enemy bounda ries to various COM
missions. 1t is understood that the diff
culties of locating Germany's western
boundary. contiguous to France ha,
been considerably simpliiied within the
last few days by concessions from those
advocati various phases so that pres
ent indications are for an early agree.
meht on this western frontier
Damages Being Fixed
Another subject on which material
progress Is being made toward agree.
ment is the total amount to be assessed
| against Germany and other enemy coun
tries for damages sustained in the war
The commission dealing with this subjec
was widely divided for "a time, but
within the last few days notable mani
festations have been made in the az.
gregate of some claims 20 that an agree
ment now seems assured.
Louis L. klotz, minister of finance
will tell the Senate committees on finance
and fore gn relations this afternoon. II
is understood by the Matin, that he has
no intention OF imposing taxes upon the
French If he can obtain maximum repa
| rations due from the enemy French
| negotiators continue most vigorous ef-
| forts to attain this end, the newspaper
says.
French Debate Policy
The bill Increasing to 5000, ,OO0, 600
francs tho amount of advances the Bank
of France is authorized to mako to the
state was discussed yesterday by the
budget commission OF the Chamber OF
| Deputies The debate VIII be closed to-
day by an address by Raoul Peret, presi-
dent of the commission, summing up
the cr(cisms mado on both the bill and
on the financial situation of France gem
orally. This bill probably will come
before the Chamber on Tuesday and is
expected to lead to a debate on the gov
ernment's financial policy. deputies La
| font and Auriol have announced that
they would interpellate the government
on the financial situation and other depu.
ties have signifled their intention to
speak on the subject
OnieiaI Communique
An official communication last night
on the work of the supreme council of
the Peace Conference says;
The daily meeting of the represent
atives of the allied and associated
| powers took place today at tho DUAL
| d'Orsay from to p. m
The meeting discussed in tho first
| instance the question of allotting to
the commission already existing and
TO new ones the task of considering
the different frontier questions which
AFFECT enemy states. The conditions
! under which Belgian claims and the
| problems attaching thereto are to DO
| considered were laid down.
| Representatives Of the supreme war
council of Versailles were then intro
duced In order TO report their conclu-
| slons regarding the establishment OF
an intermediate zone In Transylvania
! between the Rumanian and Hun
garian troops. Those conditions were
adopted by the conference.
The claims of Armenia were set
| forth by M. Aproumanian. president
! of tho Armenian delegation. and
Boghos Nubar Pasha.
Work on Labor Problem
Following tho meeting OF the COM
mission on international labor legisla-
tian yaaterday the following statement