Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
Americans Looked to For
Wise Counsel During
War Conferences
in Paris.
l6 NATIONS TAKE PART
Six Members of British Mis-
sion to United States Among
Those Present.
JAPAN SENDS STRONG BOARD
South American Republics and
Other Smaller Allies
Represented.

PARIS, Nov. 2S.-Deiegntes from
other countries to the great interallied
conference. which includes represen.
tatives from all the members OF tht
coalition. great and small, are wei.
coming the presence here OF the con,
ference OF American delegation as
making available fresh minds and
fresh points OF view in the considera-
ton Of old questions The Americans
are meeting everywhere with most
cordial feeling and the desire TO listen
to their suggestions and consider such
measures as they may initiate.
When the mission arrived 1t was
understood that only it's chairman,
Col. II. NJ. House, General Bliss the
chief of staff, and Admiral william
Benson, chief of naval operations.
would attend the full sessions of the
conference, but II may be that all the
members of the mission will take part.
This point, which is not yet quite de-
termined. will depend upon what the
makeup of the representations OF the
other countries Will be.
Russians In Conference.
Matthew Sevastopoulo. who has
been councillor OF the Russian em-
bassy here thruout the successive
changes in the embassy since the revo-
luton. and who occupied that post
|
sit In the conference. NJ. Maklakoff,
the new ambassador, has not yet pre-
sented his credentials to President
Polncare, as he Is waiting to see what
happens In Russia, but he also will
| have n place In the conference as an
observer. He has made an admirable
personal impression upon the French
and allied diplomats.
Colonel House had a long confer
| ttftfh In
Clemenceau and another later with
David Lloyd George, the British
premier. He was guest of James
Hazen Hyde at dinner this evening.
The British mission all told, inclusive
OF clerks and other attaches, numbers
143 persons
SIX members of the British mission
to the United States are also here.
among them Earl Reading, Viscount
Northcllffe, Sir Charles Gordon and
Lieut. Col. Campbell Stuart.
Japan Greatly Interested.
! That Japan is attaching consider
able interest to the conference is indi-
Gated by the fact that I'm addition to
Baron Chinda. Baron Matzui, am
bassador to France; Kumalara Houdo.
counsellor to the embassy, and four
other Japanese are watching the
proceedings.
The conference will be held in the
French ministry of foreign affairs.
The list of representatives for the
different nations to the conference IL
as follows:
France-Georges Clemenceau, pre-
mier and minister OF war: stephen
| Pichon, minister of foreign affairs;
Louis Klotz, minister OF finance,
Georges Leygues. minister of marine
| Etienne Clementel minister OF COM
merce; Louis Loucheur, minister of
munitions; Victor Borel. minister of
provisions: NJ. LeBrun, minister OF
blockade and invaded region: Andre
Tradleu. high commissioner to the
United States: Jules Cambon. general
secretary to the foreign office; NJ de
| Margierie. director of the ministry of
foreign affairs.
Great Britain-David Lloyd George,
premier; Arthur James Balfour. sec
retary for foreign affairs; Sir Francis
Bertie. ambassador to France. Sir Eric
Campbell Geddes. first lord OF the ad
miralty: General Sir Williams Robert
son. chief OF the imperial staff at army
headquarters. Admiral Sir John Jelli-
coe, chief OF the naval staff: Sir Mau-
rice Hankey secretary. OF the COM
mittee on imperial defense.
United States - william Graves
Sharp, ambassador; Col. Il. NJ. House
chairman; Admiral William Benson
chief of naval operations; General
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