Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-19

the American ambassador to Italy.
rise for q time to the belief that the
American government had decided
to have . representatives at the SUI
preme council sessions. The ambas.
sador's presence over night between
trains. however. was explained ~ a
travel because Of the strike on the
northern Italian railroads. The
American embassy In Paris made ar
rangement through the courtesy OF
the Italian government for Ambas-
sador and Mrs. johnson to travel to
will leave tonight for their destina-
ton by the first available train.
Ministefs Express Regret.
The prime ministers Of the three
great powers-Nitti. Mllerand and
Lloyd George-have expressed, very
decided regret that the United States
government was taking NO part In
what II regarded as one OF the ANAL
acts Of the peace conference. Az far
10 that the absence Of America 10
only . temporary ONE. and that the
reasons for her present detachment
are likely to disappear.
For the present. however. the prime
ministers, foreign ministers ana am
D20oeQOFo OF EEAnCes SFeoL 0EiS1Ans
italy. Japan. Belgium and Greece 1t
the meeting are occupied with prob
lens particularly affecting them
selves, and there IL no ,dispoeition to
dwell unduly upon the lack OF Ameri-
can participation. ~ -
TaraEisA osestisA Un First.
The decision to make the Turkish
treaty tho nrst business Of the con-
ference was not unexpected. a. there
appears to be general agreement that
main reasons for the calling. Of the
conference. It 10 surroundsd by
many perplsxitiss. among them naval
and military question:. such ~ the
manner Of policing the Dafdanelfes,
what form Of control shall es set up
in Constantinople: the delimitataon OF
mia and tho question Of the Greek po--
Another subject which will b
brought before the council before itd
close, will be the condition OF inter-
national exchange and the position
plaosd 81 lack Of coal. the Hungarian
treaty will have to be passed upon
finally, with the prospect ahead that
the present Hungarian government
may refuse to sign IL. Then there ID
the VASTLY important question Of com
polling Germany to fulnl the treaty
Of Versailles, Regarding which an
early declaration by the conferences
10 expected.
Sessions will be held morning and
afternoons, with the possibility that
evening meetings also may be ar
ranged for. The japanese Ambassa-
dor win be in attendance at all the
Qreeos, ana Foreign Minister Hymans'
for Belgium. viii be admitted during
fecting their nations. The JugosaAvs
are not represented here and 1t ap-
pears doubtful II the Adriatio Ques-
ton will be taken up.
May Occupy nahr Basin.
PARIS. April - tHavas).-Allied
Occupation Of the Ruhr basin, In west
ern Germany. 10 being considsrsd BY
says the Petit PArisien. Prsmisra
Lloyd George, Millerand and Nitti held
q brief meeting last night and agreed
in principle on the necessity Of fore
int Germany to disarm. the nswspa-
per declares. but were not agreed a.
to the best means Of procedure.
tween NJ. Millerand ana Mr.. Lloyd
George at the opening Of the meeting,
but 1t vanished in u short time and
utmost cordiality prevailed at the
close. according to the MAttn.
Demands that the allies. during the
San Reno meeting. resist all attempts
to revise the terms Of the Versailles
treaty with Germany are made by
Raymond Poincare. former president
OF the French republic. in an article
published by the Matin. France and
Belgium have been deprived OF guar
antees by the failure Of Great Britain
and the United Statos to put the tri.
partite convention into operation, he
says. and the league Of nations 10 a.
yet without means Of action.
Premier Millerand II congratulated
by NJ. Poincare for the wisdom he
showed in pursuing . wise policy In
view Of the necessity OF stopping tbs
fatal movement leading the allies t.
the pfecfpice." M. Millerand says the
allied governments should support
France against Germany and asserts
Germany 10 violating the Versailles
| treaty and avoiding all engag sments
and that France and Belgium could
not have done otherwise than advances
| east OF the Rhine when German regu.
lars invaded the neutral some in thu
Ruhr valley.