The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27

A number of the main details or the composition of the congress are now fairly well settled. as result~of recent conferences. These indicate that the total membership of the con- gress will be between 100 and 12o. Twenty-seven countries will be repre- sented by delegations. including those which declared war and number which have come into existence as re- suit of the war.
 The great powers. notably Great Britain, France. the United States and Italy, each have allotted five dele gates, while the other delegations will vary from one to four members, ac- cording to the size of the country and the interests involved.
 Word has been received that the Bell gian and Portuguese delegations soon will join the representatives of the United States, who thus far are the only members of the peace congress to arrive. The nonarrival of the oth- CTS has been the subject of considerable surprise and adverse comment, the Americans taking the ground that they are- here ready to proceed to business, but with the personnel of the congress not yet announced. It is understood that President Wilson's visit to Eng land is likely to result in conveying quite definitely the view that it IS highly, desirable that the congress should be put into motion with the least possible delay.
 While the personnel of few delega- tions have been announced. unofficial advices indicate that most of them will be formed substantially as follows:
 PROBABLE DELEG ATES
 Belgium; Paul Hymans. foreign min- ister; Emile Vandervelde. minister Of justice; Baron Van Den Heuvel, minis ter to the Vatican.
 Portugal: Senor Egas Moniz; Foreign Minister Espirito Santo Lima, Senor Friere De Andrade. Senor Santos Viga and Augusta Vasconcellos. minister of the colonies.
 Brazil. Milo Pecanha foreign minis ter; Ray Barbarosa. Admiral Huet Ba- cellar and General Thompowsky.
 Japan: viscount Chinda. ambassador to Great Britain; Baron Matsui. ambas- sador to France. ana two other dele gates now on their way to Paris.
 Serbia: Nikoli P. Pachitch, premier . Dr. M. k. yesnitch and Doctor Cum bitch%
 Greece Premier venizelos aGd M. Politis, foreign minister.
 Italy: Premier Orlando. Baron Son
 
 solati- Bergamaschi. minister of mill tary aid and war pensions; General 1oiaz. commander in chlef of the Ital- ian army. Admiral Paolo Thaon Di Re- vel. former chief of the naval staff.
 Great Britain: David Lloyd George. prime minister; Arthur J. Balfour, for eign secretary; Andrew Bonar Law. chancellor of the excheauer and George Nicholl Barnes. labor member of the war cabinet, and one other delegate who has not yet been designated. Lieut.. Gen J. C. Shuts and General Botha, representing South Africa. are expect ed to accompany the British delega- repi esentativs of Canada. Australia and India.
 France: M Clemenceau, premier x stephen Pichon. foreign minister and three others who have not yet been announced, although the names of those mentioned as probable members include Leon Bourgeois. former pre- n1ier: Jules Andre Tardieu. head of the general commission for Franco -Ameri- can war matters or former Premier Aristide Briand.
 The foregoing delegations comprise those of virtually all the European countries which have taken part in the war, except Russia. ,and the four enc my countries, whose delegates have not yet been announced. China will be represented by one person, probably the ambassador to France. Siam and Cuba and number of South and Gen. tral American republics have not been heard from.
 On. the whole the lists given above, though unofficial and subject to change. indicate that the delegates have been virtually formed and that they soon will be in a position to take up the work of the congress. Texas Town Destroyed