New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Uncertainty of Govern
ments in Enemy Countries
Retards Meeting
Couriers to Use
Planes on Trips
Neutrals May Present
Claims for First Time in
International History
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WASHINGTON, Nov, l6>-With all
the speed Of which the Allies and
America are capable it is unlikely
preparations for assembling the peace
conference can be completed before
January, il was said BY an Entente
diplomat to-day, One factor which
will contribute to determining ths
date the Allies have no control over
and that is the establishment, or
creation, of orderly governments in
enemy territories.
Secretary Lansing to-day auth horized
denial Of published statements tbst
the Allies and the American govern
ment have arranged for an early con-
ference Mr. Lansing said yesterday
that the question had noe been dis
cnssed- he added to-day that no agres-
ment had been reached, either upon the
time or the place of the conference.
Allies to Establish Unity
What the Allies can do, without ref
erenca to enemy eour tries, is perfect
among themselves necessary under
standings concerning political and ter
ritorial questions on which unity is
essential
It Is chiefly to this end that the
foreign ministers of he Allied ma
tions are now meeting in Paris In
these discussions the United States is
not expected to take any substantial
part but this government will be in
formed fully of every step taken
Preparations are expected to be
made after the selection OF a seat for
the conference-likely to be Versailles 8
for facilities between the conference
place and the capitals OF all belliger-
cnt governments
There will be special cable lines to
America to be devoted to no other use
than that of the American delegation
and the American government One
novel innovation will be empl oymen nj
Of airplanes instead of trains and ships
for conveyance Of couriers from Yer
sailles to London, to Berlin and to
Rome
Organization Considered
The organization of the conference
Instead Of one interminable session,
taking up one question after another,
the expectation is that sections will be
organized, as has been the custom at
The Hague peace conferences and
somewhat similar to the committee sys-
tenn in ths American Congress- For
instance, in addition to the national
sections, representing each nations del
egation- there viii be topical sections.
composed OF experts, IN which the ma
ior powers will have one or moro rep
resentatIves, which will devote time to
one subject, their conclusions to be re-
frrTrd TO the general sitting.
In this manner both the work and
life of the congress would be shortened
There would be a section for indem-
mites, another for Poland, one for free
dom Of the seas, others 70 rthe Balkans,
for the Turkish problem, for the
League Of Nations, for the codif cation
OF international Law, for economic uues-
tions, for rectifcation Of frontiers, FOR
oppre essed nationalitics Of Austria-Hun-
gary, etc
Representation Questions Raised
The question Of representation of the
Ukraine. the Baltic provinces which
have declared their independence, the
Croats and S1ovenes, Finland, Pales-
tine, and other countries which have