The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
WORK OF Great
PEACE MEETING
WILL Be DIVIDED
Special Committees TO Deal
With Various Problems,


Of State Lansing today authorized a
denial OF published reports that the al.
lies and the American government have
completed arrangements for assembling
o. e r- .
early date No agreement has been
reached, Secretary Lansing asserted
upon the time TO- the conference.
Coincidot with the state depart
m,&S noun-e l,nt GipIon IS # en-.
te1ie nations informally declared. th''
WI all the expedition possible pre-"
ara.ions for the conference could no
be comolcted before January |. =
prime factor. it is said which wi
contribute 70 determining the date 0,
tie conference will be re.establshment
OF orderly government in enemy terri
to-
What the allies can do without ref
ercnce TO enemy countries is TO reach
Necessary understandings concerning
political and territorial Questions, upon
whj-N unity is REQUIRED before the
tribunal sits. in order that there may
he no opportunity for division 10 the
bene II OF enemy interests 1t is chiefly
10 this end that the foreign minister,
OF The allied nations are now meeting
In Paris.
Special Gables Needed.
Physical arrangements also must he
made Preparations are expected to be
made directly after the selection OF the
seat for the conference. which is likel,
TO he Versailles, for communication ia
eiliteS between the conference plae,
and the capitals OF all the belligerent
governments. There will be special
cable lines TO America 10 be devoted
to no other use than that Of the
American delegation and the American
government One novel innovation, u
va. asserted TO-DAY. will Ne the employ
fIent Of a'rplanrs, instead OF trains and
SnlpS, for the conveyance OF coufiers
between Versailles and London, Berlin
and Rome.
The organization Of the conference
tseli IS receiving consideration now.
Instead OF one lnteminable session
lakug up one question after anatl.er
the expectation is that sections will be
organized, a. Ia, bern the custom a.
he Hague peace conferences, and
.Jnewhlt s,milar 70 The committee syS-
'cm In the American congress For in
stance, in addition 10 the national sec
lions. representing each rNtion's dele
cation, which will vote in the general
conference n a unit, there will be top-
cal sections. composed Of experts irom
all the delegations or IN which the ma
or powers At least will have one or
more representatives and will devote
heir study and deliberations 10 ono
subject, their conclusions TO be referred
~ the general sitting
Will Shorten Session.
In this manner the work and life
both OF the congress will he meal.
sulably shortened. There would be a
section for indemnities, or reparations :.
another for Poland one for freedom OF
the seas; others for the Balkans, and
the Turkish problem. for the League Of
Nations. for the eodiioaton OF inter
NATIONAL law for economic questions
'or the rectiication OF frontiers. for the
oppressed nationalilies OF Austria Hun.
sary, etc.
The question Of representation oi
Ukraine. the Baltic provinces whicn
nave declared their independence, the
Croats and Sloyenes, Finland. Pales-
line, and other countries which hay,
manifested a desire for independence.
has not yet been decided BY the allies
Il was regarded as likely today that
none would be admitted TO the confer
ence which shall not previously have
been recognized at least as de taeto by
he allies. In any event. however, their
representatives will have an oppor-
tunity 10 be heard at the peace confer.
euce by the section considering the
problem embracing them.
Russis to Send Lnvoys.
No decision has yet been reached,
either, as to Russian representation at
the conference, but il is nowhere Sc.
riou,ly questioned that Russia will have
q delegation there, empowered to vote
equally with the other allied nations Il
is probable that President Wilson will
suggest TO the allies q method by which
official representation for the Russian
democracy may be obtained without do
ing violence TO the sensibilities OF Rus
sis or 10 the conventions which usually
govern the selection Of such delega-
tions.
Neutral nations will have no voice In
the conference, but their representatives
wil be able to appear before sub,eom-
mi,tets, or sections. and state their
complaints and demands. There Is
though, TO be under consideration the
issuing Of ,n invitation to all neutral
governments to send Representatives 10
the final session Of the conference, r.
which the league Of nations proposals.
will be voted on. The alternative plan
Is TO submi, the league Of nations con.
',ention 10 the neutral governments for
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