| Show SECRET J rA PACT I MAY IN INDI DI DISPUTE r T Japs Angry as Loss of Islands in Pacific Is Threatened Italians Also Oppose Wilson T ONDON ON Jan Tan 30 Great Great LOl LOlON L LJ Britain's Britain 5 rep reported acceptance of President Wilsons Wilson's theory of internationalization as applied to captured enemy colonies says the Paris correspondent o of the Daily laJ Mafin in a late edition of that paper ioda t loday oda Involves the admission that the treaties treaties treaties trea trea- ties with Japan regarding the island in the tho northern Pacific and with the Arabs regarding Syria and the understanding under under- stan standing ing with I France rance as to the future status s of or the Kamerun must be arbitrarily arbItrarily arbitrarily arbi arbI- modified if not torn up The Japanese delegates are angry ano and alarmed and declare their unalterable unalterable un un- un alterable determination to claim the till islands as promised the correspondent correspondent correspondent dent says and adds CRUX OF TROUBLE These islands are really the crux I of ot the whole situation The Australians the correspondent dent continues believe e President Wilsons Wilson's firm stand In this matter is due to his fear tear that Japanese occupation occupation pation of ot the islands would impair his prestige in States and that he fears to rne meet t a hostile congress congress congress con con- gress in March if it he agrees to the absolute retention of the Islands by Japan ITALIAN CLAIMS Italian delegates frankly avow their claims Flume and insist that the part of ot the Dalmatian coast stipulated in the pact of ot Lordon London Loridon Lori Lon don must n The be made good They de declare declare de- de clare dare that President Wilsons Wilson's attitude regarding Flume Fiume directly contradicts his declaration of the rights of peoples peoples peo pee ples pIes outlined in his fourt fourteen en points NO HEAVY INDEMNITY The peace conference has setU settled d done one important point with regard to the Indemnity question the Paris c cor correspondent r- r respondent of ot the Evening Standard says he has reasons for reporting Th Th conference he declares has eliminated any intention of calling noon unon Germany and her associates t to pay the allied countries the cost of the war or to Impose heavy indemnities ties upon the enemy nations nation |
