Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-04
BODY OF EXPERTS
WILL ACCOMPANY
PEACE DELEGATES
Twenty-Three Members of
Advisory Commission
Will Go to Paris.
HAVE MADE YEARS STUDY
OF 0LD-WORLD CONDITIONS
Equipped With Most Complete
Data Ever Assembled Relat-
ing to Affected Peoples.
PART OF PEACE PREPAREDNESS
Work Undertaken Under Direction
OF Colonel House Promises TO
Prove Of Tremendous Value.
HAVE MADE YEARS STUDY
OF 0LD-WORLD CONDITIONS
FART OF PEACE PREPAREDNESS
Lpy Associated Press.1


NEW YORK. December 3.-Strilsing
evidence Of the preparedness of the
American government to enter into
peace negotiations was given hero to-
night In an announcement that twenty
three members of an advisory commits
sion OF experts, wio have made n years
study of political anu economic condi-
tons in Europe and Asia, will sail with
President Wilson and his fellow dele
gates on the George Washington.
With them VIII go several tons OF
documents and maps. which. together
with other records OF their investiga-
comprise collection of International
data said to be without parallel in
history.
These advisers TO the peace commits
sion. who have conducted an exhaustive
inquiry into foreign affairs by au-
thority OF the President and under the
direction of Colonel l.. NJ. House, in
riude experts in international law, col
lese professors. rated as specialists in
the history and politics OF various ma
ticns. and officers OF the military in
,elligence division OF the army.
Details Of o,i,e, the inves'iga.ion; s;n which
until It's results were safe on shipboard.
Except for occasional publication OF
assembled by commission directed
by Colonel House and that information
gained from this source enabled him.
ference which drafted the German
arinisticc terms. TO amaze" his as
sociates with his intimate knowledge
pie have not been informed OF the
activities OF an official organization
without precedent In the nations his
Tory
Moresthan $50 persons comprised the
personnel of the inquiry. which was
nn;.nced out Of the special emergency
f.ty ,1 tlnn n l1ksf Nny y~a-c MT tl,n
Presidents disposal. according TO an
announcement by the Geographical
"A FACT STUDY. CONDUCTED
IN SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT
The investigation. IT was stated, took
the form OF "a fact study. conducted in
scientific spirit by specialists and
scholars. both American and from
various European countries affected by
value 10 any statement OF fact. the in.
quiry has been entirely independent OF
any political hypothesis"
During its progress the announce
mcnt said, every important nationality
OF Europe and Western Asia sent rep
rcscntatives here for conference with
documents. together with the texts Of
treaties signed during the war, which
never have been published in fun were
assembled.
Among the members Of the inquiry
who will accompany. the President are:
Director. Or. S. +. Mezes. president
VI NhS SoilS6C W ~ ~ - - ~
York.
chief territorial specialist Dr. Isaiah
Bowman. director OF the American Geo
graphical Society.
Specialist on economic resources. Al
lyn 4. Young. head OF the department
Of economics at Cornell University.
Charles IL. Haskins, dean of the
graduate school of Harvard University,
specialist on Alsace-Lorraine and Bel
Give Day. head Of economics depart
ment at Yale. specialist on the Bal
w L. Lunt. professor of history. Ha-
verford College, specialist on Northern
p n. Lord. professor OF history at
Harvard. specialist on Russia and Po-
Charles Seymour, professor OF his
w. l.. westermann. professor of his
Tory at the University of Wisconsin,
specialist on Turkey.
q. l.. Beer formerly OF Columbia
University. specialist on colonial his
tory.
Cartographer Mark Jefferson profess
sor, Of geography. Michigan state Nor
Roland b. Dixon. professor OF eth
biography at Harvard.
Major ID. w. Johnson, Columbia Uni
Major Lawrence Martin. University
Captain w. G; .Farabee, the Univer-
Captain Stanley Hornbeck. author OF
contemporary Politics in the Far
East"
BETWEEN EsIDENT AND HOUSE
The inquiry, the Geographical So
cictys statement said. grew out OF a
conference between President Wilson
1t was soon evident that the scope of
the investigation would demand not
only personnel of size and quality
hitherto unknown in any such work
but headquarters where safety from
documents could be secured. This BRO PROB b
Geographical Society placed its build
ing and part of its STAFF at the dis
pcTThhl pTh. Of the inquiry wi WITHOUT cost
lean Geographical Society. augment ed
by governL>.nt aid, began a map-mak-
ing program hitherto without prece-
dent in this country, all work being
carefully drawn from the latest and
best sources. Maps were made to vis-
nalize li2S horiy. not only all manner OF terri.
peoples, number and local densities of
populations. religious. economic activi-
ties. distribution OF material resources,
tial, strategic points. etc.
series OF base maps and block dia :
grams, said to be the most nearly com
plete in existence. was prepared by
the society. bearing upon ali the geo
graphical problems of the war and of
NAY IMMEDIATELY HAVE
ANY KIND OF MAP NEEDED
Upon these base maps the peace com
may Immediately have a map snowine
new state lines. ethnic boundaries. a
rectifed frontier. or a distribution OF
treaty Of peace Complete record OF
the new map OF Europe.
Information gathered by the Inquiry
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