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R.DIO REPORT Janua iy 30, 1919. FRENCH PRESS Tho "London Daily doclaros that the British Imporial Council Wodmosday votod support Wilsob's contention that all Gorman Colonios be Intornationalizod. Tho notion vas tokon up aftor a bittor fight in which Austrolia, Now Zoalond domonds the Pacific Islands a South Africa as a Gorman South African Colony. m The knovlodge of this British action is belioved to bo responsible for the statement of high Amorican officiol circlos. Wilson von an im- portant victory in tho direction of gotting his thooy accoptodo The rosult of the first Conference of the ontiro British dologation shows Vilson supporting a largo soparate roprosontation of the Dritish dominions to the and of socuring the British support for his principlo. With the Anglo-Saxon delogation the inner council now unitod it is not believed that FRANCE, ITALY and J.PAn each of thich are domnding colonies would fovor socrot troaty and var booty. Evidencos of consilerable bitterniess rosultod from the British docision. The South African Cologates, according to the "Moil" bolioves that the attempts at the Intornationalization of Gornen Africs would stimulote the alroady danger- ous separation movement of the cloments of British fricanstate Australian and New Zoaland aro frontly 2om n'ing componsation for the big losses and heavy dobt contracted by tho var. Owing to the incroasing fool shortage in the occupied area, the Third Arry orders the soldiors not to purchaso any food-stuffs from the Gormons undor any circumstencos. Thoy must also have army rations exclusivoly, no forage from the Gormons boing pormitted. Arrangements are under way for loavo trains to cive the third Criny men leavo in Franco. Thous ands in ovory division havo not had leave during the war. The "moricons surpressod the Gormen nows- papor for twonty four hours for publishing statements that the nativos of India woro revolutionary and inti-British. They forces the nowspapers to print c statement thot it hed been surprossed for disobeying ordors. Wilson's prosont plans inlicate that ho vill visit Brussols bofore sailing for home and will mako the trip as a last possible movement bofore sailing. Various dates hove boon suggested, in fact, the Prosid ent was provented from going to Bolgium this month becnuse of important mitters com- inc up at the peace conferenco. XXkX Prosont plans hold that bo ablo to visit Brussols probobly somo of the battloficlds of Dolgium beforo soiling from Brest, probably loaving Paris Fobruary 1st. GERMAN PRESS DEILIN. In the sitting of the armistico commission in SDA on the twenty sevonth of January makes a Toclarition in answer to quostions of ollowing tronsportation of alliod foodships through G: torritory by way ofDanzig. It is a mattor of principle realy to allow transit if speedy roturn of riilway mitorial placed at the disposition is guarontoed it doubts, howover, on account of bad conditions of roilvays and of the quality of rolling material, whether a rapid trans- portation is possible. Ropor ts at hond until 110W concorning the result of oloctions to Prussians constitutionl, states that the numbor given for socialists is ono hundred and thirty soven, for indopandent social domocracy twenty farr. Gorman democrats fifty nino, Christian peoples party sixty fivo, Gorman pooplos party siztoen, and nationel liberal party twonty sovon. the and