The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01
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REVIEW
IsIIssontsnuNa Frons Paxe F'svel


~ urfss hNfcre tho peace conssrs9re,
fnys1ar4d hy d. council of fccvs con.
11ax cf President Wilson and Pre-
Nh Lloyd George. cIemencean and
3assf1o. Frous that time up TO the
fus / s1e-,sning OF the peace treaty all
4 r. tlss problems arising were disposed
n = ~ this council OF four. IN which.
Y tInaes, the premier OF Japan also
/. nnrxae pasted.
III this time thero hsa Srisen
4 tnber Of prcblerns 50 difficult 10
Il AnHdse that It seemed possible Al times
Z 60 the peace conference might pc
6n~a TO resah 8 settlement On
i 2Ear. ! 81 II was reported that the
Ilnls4r delegation threatened to WITH
Axnv.s from the conference unless the
NY. sf Fsurne was awarded to Italy
- Arrfl 9 Baron Maxine. head OF the
yn.rs rese delegation, declared that no
Anietac nation oouie be happy in a
Nas1sA az nations IN which sharp racial
discrimination !. maintained Or
Ms-sa IL Secretsr- Lansing, speaking
u a .snnar IN honor ri the American
pAa..a delegation Rad given warning
f4ss he ina position Il toa harsh terms
tfpc-e Germany would cause the spread
q t%.,.snsv4sna AID anarchy. Or the
90 hand. or April the majority
e the horse CT coninaocs sent tale-
Eara TO Lloyd George, reminding him
2Nls election pledge 20 scrce the IT.
ness indemnity from Germany. snd or
lNrs 20 member 81 the French ses-
nkA siSres d resolution expressing the
Hcps that fall -esTtutor ana repars-
0nr cor damage would be exscted
1er. TIE Aaeray, and that the full
80 et the vs- would he trrgossd
100 those rsGporsihls fer -
WII SONS REPORTED THREAT.
" O. Aprl report that President
wasAa Ia: summon a steamer 20
nke ia.ra hoEs was thought &c !n9s-
0tr that q hopeless deadlock hae
4asen among the COUNCIL OF four. but
lnr4rE The rext few davs there were
okher indications that the many dis
Sgr9Ns before the council ot four might
= settled satisfactorily Or April Il
y was reported that Frances claim g
Ehs Eaa~ vzffev, tu repsrat1ear- tor the
1eE%- ucrior q. the French coal mines
- ira Germans. had been settled ~
eAr1nr To France perpetual control IT
he mines n the Saar valley On
Arrtl Ii rrestdent Nf.sc,1 announced.
% haaalf OF the coancsl OF four, that
0UnrseIe solution 81 all problems was
= near thai German delegates would
~ invited To meet with the peace con-
SAreGcs 1T Versailles on April ~ n
WaS soon apparent. however, THAT a
l2ALi EGN~iGst-CaL FsA Az I0E4S4iS& V at
not so rAay as HAD besn believed. l.
vAs found impossible 10 req cl1 a ~ It's
fa6tory Agreement upon the claim Of
the Italians and JuEoslavs for4 the
Adristic coast, and on April 20 Presi~
CANT Wilson withdrew from further
participation il the discussion OF this
subject. On April 20 the President
tod statement, explaining his req
uDne for ins.sting that tire port OF
ehNss4A hn %~
Aava Premier Orlando, If italy. is-
sd statement IN reply 20 Presi-
9an- Wilson's on Ap-i4a24 and on the
ool1owtng dAy the three principal mem
Akrs Of the ITALIAN delegation. Premier
Orlando. Foreign Minister Sonnino
xnt former Pgem!er sa,Andra. with
dsuw from The f,eseee conference a. =
protest against the appeal THAI mad
hoop made pc bic by President wilson
The revised covenant Of the laagu
e nations wzF presented at = plerary
10saon OF the peace conference on
Apei! - President Wilson. as chair.
mau OF the commission which framed
ehe covenant. explained the changes
oAt had been made. mostly as a re-
nit Of criticism in the United States
! One OF the most important OF the
akat the covenant should not aflec
-11sgtns UNDERSTANDINGS for maintain
4 4E peace
While Il 49, not stated specifically
I, his annendEhsnt was designed to pre-
ucnt the league Of nations covenan
from interfering with the Monro.
IL nDctr1ne. The rl1sed covenant II
nFAsentad by President Wilson wal
adopted by unsnirsou vote OF III.
peace conference.
On April 30 the council q four
which by this time had been reduces
. a. council OF three by the witt,
dr1waI Of tho italians agreed to trans
fer to Japan the German possession
II E;au-Cha The Chinese deleea
Hon objected strcnuorrelv TO this set