Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
Supreme Council Expected To
 Consider Fate Of Hun Colonies
france and Great Britain Agreed They Shall Not be
 Given Back. BELGIUM WANTS
 PART OF CONGO Expect Rapid Progress in Work of Fixing Peace Terms for Germany.

Paris, Jan. 27-The Supreme Council of the Peace Confer ence met at 10:30 o'clock this morning. There was a full at tendance of the members.
 A number of technical advis- iers on colonial matters, includ- ing three Americans, accom- panied the various delegates as they entered the foreign office for the days session.. The Su- preme Council adjourned at 12:15 o'clock.
 President Wilson went at once to tthe Hotel De CriIlon, the American headquarters, where he had a confer ence with Colonel F. NJ. House. Sam Euel Gompers and other labor repre- yentatives had been in conference with the American delegation. The discussion was immediately suspended iupon the Presidents arrival, to per init him to have a. private talk with Tolonel House.
 
 now call the ministers of the five great Powers, had before it for con isideration today in executive session among other things the questions of Territorial adjustments, the abolition of conscription and the economic re- construction of Germany. These questions. in accordance with the set tied method of procedure, will be re- cl1it ta11 Nv picked commissions.
 One of the questions which the Supreme Council was expected to Etake up today was the ultimate fate of the German colonies. France and Great Britain, it is declared, are agreed that under no consideration shall the colonies revert to Germany. sOne reason for such a decision is that aait would render 1t impossible for .pairi1rmany to establish submarine bases nop. .- her colonial possessions. The rz rAr-ican attitude Is as yet unre- speeds d.
 runat prominent official declared to The ny ssociated Press today that should the " " Franco IBritish viewpoint prevails the German Kamerun would be taker over by the French. in accordance
  | Britain and France. Belgium lays claim to that part of the Congo which she conquered by force of arms, the Belgian troops having cap tured Tabora and the territory lying beyond the western slopes of Lake FVictoria Nyanza. The Belgians also ! desire . strip of territory along the left bank of the Congo, the determin- 4r In fbly with Portugal, territorial com jpensation being given the latter.
 There appears every prospect tha the Peace conference will make krapid progress from now on with the work of fixing the Peace terms fol Germany, as the conference appear: to have gotten into it's stride, higf fFrench diplomatic authority is quot ed by the Paris edition of the Lon don Daily Mail as estimating that thu conference will have the Peace term ready for submission for ratification by the various national government! between the middle and the end O March. I this is accomplished thu Herman delegated vii lbe summoned to Paris early in April for the con blusion of the peace.
 Delegates of the small Powers vii meet at the foreign office this after hoon to choose their representative ko sit on the commissions provided for in the resolutions passed by th EPeace Congress on Saturday. It wa understood this morning that tn great Powers had undertaken to re consider the decision that the smal Powers sh Nl have between them onl, five members on these commissions rW1thcut waiting for decision or this question, however, the commis sion will get to work at once.
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