Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
lie MAT|N ARTICLE
. BELIEVED TOSHOW
GOVERNMENT PLAN
Indicates That President
Wilson'S Plan Will Have
Full Approval.
PARIS PAPER OUTLINES
PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE
French Radical Party and Cleri-
cal Organs in Favor of
Proposal.
NO CEREMONY IN VISIT
American Executive Said to Disan.
prove Sinking OF Surrendered d
German Warships.
CEREMONY IN VISIT

PARIS. December 23.-Full accent
aance by France OF President Wilson'S
league Lev OF nations plan is Indicated BY
an apparently inspired article in le
Matin summarizing the procedure OF
the peace conference as follows:
of nations, the right on self f-determi
nation and obligatory mitigation Of ar
pes is to be Of the prne
tions OF territory and indemnities are
notified that the league of nations
must be accepted without discussion.
GERMANY MUST FIRST
Make FULL PREPARATION
Terms and settlement OF the claims
OF neutrals. Germany. having startad
tne war, must make full reparation be-
,, rorG sne Is admitted TO the league OF
Eourth-Discussion of individual pro.
ofhcrs secure n against the ex-Kaiser ana
AIRY disputes as well as of the method
OF collecting the indemnities and tSe
1t is believed here that This nr,,,,,
miSs,sS or sous is - tbsAanarican peace cpm-
Overwhelming evidence points TO an
ntatiohs ,tn Climbing on the league of nn-
TONS band wagon" -
The French Radical party. which b,,
i6o votes In the Chamber OF Deputies'
Is instructed in favor OF it. -
CARDINAL CERET~rI ,a
INTERVIEWS PRESIDENT
cardinal Ceretti. archbishop Of CO.
rinth. now on the way to America
to, to attend Cardinal Gibbons's Jubilee.
dau, dau an Wiesd extended interview with Presi-
was, was well satisfied with the results OF
ms TAX with the American President.
eneeaa sser OF Tranee Frat rem,er IS wiIim Gem
20 comply unrcservedly with tho Man
fcanf pne M'iin NJ t!iav ar,icls is highii slgni-
EfIveG IN The French press by Senator
tons. COS ue ma
;. TO close American observers here
IL seems plain that the reactionary
mropasanda IS not making any heaI
However, nothing is so clear to tbes.
nnnSefvers ,ne that the chief necessity 10
,dsn, taa, Ainsrica W;is stand united behind Pres
periled. In other Wv words srG W,e tbe sv be In In.
Amerieans American s.aM'in1nd naW in IN upon this All
Hn, i.son peace. no speedy peace for
Wsh;aa When President Wilson addresses the
mas; mas Day he is expected 10 make III.
position plain to the world.
TERMS INCLUDE
~
:, me terms, according to LIE Matin
include lnciuue limitation OF armaments and
compulsory notification applying for
TrEhGs'raaion rhis hdn Of international disputes.
apply to Germany with regard 10 tSS
war Just ended. Germany, il is urged
upon by the allies and America. s
Furthermore, the Matin SAYS. tha
tentative ttd terms provide for the creae
,lon ,n 1,'r, or a ', WorId police force which is
spective international tribunal Der
many, the paper asserts, will nor he
.u'ni,ted -, n, TO the league Of nations un-
me me terms 10 be imposed upon her. q
lneSe terms will include punishment
OF OH thG eX-kaiser and those responsible
Mith MN Tor starting the war and for
the crimes committed.
PRESIDENT HAS CONFERENCE
WITH HERhERT &. HOOVER
u THIS afternoon the President had a
iioover. developing and outlining nlaHs
ior , revictunling the allied and central
traior altons' mhe Ameriean Al food admnip
everything that has been done AT the
various conferences between him ann
Edward ~ Hurley. the shipping CON.
For more than two hours the Presi-
Heht was cioSeted with Colonel Edward
~. W., lioWsc. u is understood that tho
aresidents visits to England and Italy
and the conferences he is to have with
the statesmen of those countries wera
discussed in detail
Mr. Wilson has notified General Per
Shing that he is willing to dine for
maiiy at American headquarters on
CHRISTMAS night, bat he insists that a.
noon he viii not dine other than
actually with the troops in the field .
when they have their Christmas din
ner, which he hopes TO share with them
IN the most transformations and demo- j
cratic fashion. - &
There shall be no fuss whatever for 4
my sake when l eat with the bows" is
to be the gist OF his IN
structions to General Pershlng
Almost on the eve Of the assembling
Or the peace congress Delegates the
Cnited states is the only country which
mas definitely and officially announced
the composition OF its delegation. News q
reports have contained names OF Brit
iSh. italian. Belgian and Japanese dele
gates. but the French foreign Office
has received no notification OF these
WORK OF AMERICAN i.
DELEGATE;S NOT DELAYED q
The work Of the American commits
stoncrs VIII not be delayed by the 4
Presidents visit to England T({bfs I.
stated that the daily conferences VIII 81
continGc among the delegates and the q
corps OF specialists employed In tho
various branches Of the great undec- b
taking, and also with such repYesen-
tatives of the entente and neutral gov
ernmentS as may Wish to communicates ~
with tho American delegates, Sueii 81