Show i Last Act Ready heady to EQ Make All Nation Dry I o K o o a f H Hl I l NI Dt P AJ A Germany Cant Can't Have Havel Territorial Possessions I Is Reputed Attitude I of Peace Conferees I f IBy By Associated Press Preas I PARIS Jan 27 The 27 The supreme I council of the peace conference conference confer confer- confer J ence met at 10 1030 30 o'clock this this this' II morning There was a full attendance attendance attendance at at- of the members I A number numb r of technical advisers on I colonial matters Including three Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- accompanied the various delegations delegations delegations as they entered the foreign office for the days day's session LOST TO One of the questions which it was expected the supreme council would take up today was the ultimate fate of the German colonies France and Great Britain it ft is declared are agreed that under no consideration shall the colonies revert to Germany The reasons reasons rea rea- sons advanced for such a decision are various but prominent among them is s that it would render it impossible for Germany to establish submarine bases bast's in her colonial possessions The American Ameri Ameri- can attitude is as yet unrevealed CLAIMS ARE MADE A prominent official declared to the Associated Press today that should the Franco British viewpoint prevail the German Kamerun would be taken over overby overby overby by the French Belgium lays claim to that part of the Congo which she conquered conquered conquered con con- by force of arms the Belgian troops having captured Tabora and the territory lying beyond the western slopes of Lake Victoria Nyanza The Belgians also desire a strip of territory territory territory terri terri- tory along the left bank of the Congo the delimitation of course to be settled settled settled set set- amicably with Portugal territorial compensation being given the latter GERMAN RECONSTRUCTION The council of ten as the French now call caB the ministers of the five great powers has before It for consideration consideration consideration consid consid- today In executive session among others things the questions of territorial adjustments the abolition of conscription and the economic reconstruction reconstruction recon recon- of Germany These rhese questions questions questions ques ques- will be referred by the council to suitable commissions There appears every prospect that the peace conference conference confer conter- ence will make male rapid progress with the work of fixing the peace terms for Ger Ger- many A high French authority is quoted as estimating tha that t the conference conference confer conter- ence will have the peace terms ready teady for ratification by the various national governments between the middle and the end of ot March If It this is accomplished accomplished accomplished the German delegates will be summoned to Paris early In April SMALL NATIONS MEET The delegates of the small powers will meet at the foreign office this afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- to choose their representatives to sit on the commissions provided for forin forin forin in the resolutions adopted by the peace congress on Saturday It was understood understood understood under under- stood this morning that the great powers powers pow pow- ers era had undertaken to reconsider the decision that the small powers shall have between them only five members on these commissions Without waiting for tor a decision on this question however however however how how- ever the commission will get to work at once |