The sun., 1919-01-25
Andre Cheradame Urges
Committee to Confer With i.
G. 0. P. Leaders Here.
NEW STATES WARNED
Peace Council Tells Them
Seizure of Territory Will
Prejudice Cases.
SESSION DEBATES LABOR
Also Discusses Problems That
Have Arisen i'm Connection
With Military Operation. +.
SESSION DEBATES LABOR
by LAURENCE HILLS.
Sto6 Correspondent Of THE SUN.

Sto6 Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919: all rights reserved ,
PARIS, Jan. 24-violent issue was
sons policies at n meeting held last
evening under the presidency Of
Frank Bouillon, chairman of the For.
eign Affairs Committee of the Cham.-
Der Of Deputies. The meeting was
called by the Franco-Slav Society.
Andre Cheradame expressed disap-
proval Of President Wilson's plan and
urged the sending of committee to
the United States to get In touch
with the Republican leaders of the
Senate, inasmuch as they could re.
fuse ratification of the treaty. NJ.
Bou!llon also attacked the Russian
decision, asserting that it paralyzed
action by the Allies In Esthonia and
elsewhere.
German Colonies Considered.
The caucus of the big leaders Of
the Peace Congress began to show
signs OF speeding up to-day and took
up the problem Of the German colo
nies, holding hearing on this matter
to allow the Premiers OF the British
Domlnions to present their claims,
This brought up for the first time in
concrete form point five of the four.
teen points before the chiefs of the
congress.
The American position on this im-
portant point, as on others. is with
held. 1t is known that Japan has
lodged an emphatic claim to the
Caroline Islands, which Australia de-
terminedly Is opposing. Present in
dications are that the personnel Of
the Polish mission will not be an
nounced until Monday. Foreign Min
lister Pichon IS drafting the instruc-
tons to guide the mission, France
having made the original Polish pro.
posals.
Warning to Lesser Nations,
A warning was addressed this
morning by the Supreme War Coun.
ell to the lesser nations, particularly
the newly created ones, against fight
ing for and the forcibe seizure OF
disputed territory. 1t reveals tho
concern caused here by the Jugo-Sla
situation affecting Montenegro and
the Czecho-Slovak operations in Hun
gary.
The full congress meets tomorrow
for the submission Of many dues-
tons. including the league of ma
tions. Commissions will be appointed
to take up these questions in detail
after their general outlines have
been determined by the leaders. This
plan, II is hoped, will lead To greater
expedition.
The American plan for league OF
nations, the final details Of which
We're discussed Yesterday at the meet
ing OF the commission with President
Wilson, contains no provision for an
international force Of any kind. This
can be stated as fact and has great
significance.
supernationaIism Avoided.
While other details are lacking, It
Is known that an executive council
Is created of the larger nations, which
would have no force of its own Mt
its disposal thus entirely eliminating
the Idea Of supernatlonallSm which
many students of the problem insist
must be the basis Of any effective
league that would guarantee dur.
able peace The nations composing
the league merely would he requested
| II such use should be necessary, 10
| use their forces as they were used in
the present war.
The conclusion cannot he escaped
| that this represents great modifca.
tton In President Wilson's oriGina!
ideas on the subject; In his speech In
January. 1917. for example, he spoke
of force that would guarantee tha
permaEency Of settlements and ot
peace made secure by the organized
force Of mankind. Members Of the
Presidents Cabinet certainly gave
the impression that the aim was an
international force to secure peace.
| VIII Not Limit Armament.
II has been made certain, from
what has occurred here recently, that
no such league will bring any real
limitation Of armaments from this
conference or afford. in the opinion