Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-02
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IDEA
FOR SECOND CONFERENCE:
Entente Nations Will Decide Peace
Terms Among Themselves Be-
fore Meeting Enemy.
PRESIDENTS STAY TO BE SHORT
Will Not Remain Abroad for Second
Meeting - Washington Discusses
General Bliss's Qualification for
Commission.
ny GUY CARPENTER.


nouncement OF the American commits
sion to negotiate peace, the naming Of
the sccretarial forco and the issue Of
directions to the party as to arrange
ments for their sailing from New
YORK resulted In much freer discussion
OF the status Of international prepara-
tions for tho great congress. 1t was
established that In the exchanges Of
advices on the attitude Of tho powers
on the question Of tho number of dele
g n;ssson to con the various com
mentS were reached:
an sne eaee songrsss called
states and the central powers Is neces-
sary Such an understanding will be
rres a by the allies as soon as possi-
allied delegations and viii be en-
bodied In protocol setting, forth the
voys Of the nations.
The call TO the congress Will set
forth not only the questions to be
viii Be hea the and fa tbs w Sea
10 govern the Office OF the presiding
Germany and Austria and Turkey
Will receive no notification Of the con-
This. in brief, is the program as now
outlined f,l.ni1 and MAS, as 1t VIII remain until
Iresidcnt wilson and his fellow dele
Eliss in Paris.
CONGRESS- TO CONCERN ITSELF
WITH ENDING Of WAR ONLY
One ether fact governing the flu
clearly determined. although no olh-
cial confirmation is obtainable. It is
generally presumed that the congress:
determine only the questions neces-
s s to IN The o eonsummation OF peace be-
orens 'n nsens n aGd the % Vie The
belief that such questions as league OF
nations. freedom OF the seas. and other
viewed and determined at later con-
gress 10 be held at The Hague or at
some other neutral center.
state Department officials are out
spoken In stating that there is little
probability that President Wilson viii
do more than attend the opening SEES
his visit at this time TO the Continenta
capitals he Will be able in informal
work, of the congress as we'll as defin-
ing the program for a later congress.
II history is TO be consulted as
officials; every effort viii be made to
have the second congress following
closely, upon the heels OF the first. for
delay. has brought always ascension,
and the signing OF great papers must
take place at the moment when mems
minds have been caught and united in
the Hood tide OF a common purpose
WASHINGTON DISCUSSES
RECORD OF GENERAL BLISS
For this reason Ss Sn;, perhaps: more than
mere thst pTesSent Wsoe Viii h not
remain in Europe for long and viii not
be personally concerned in, the dis
,ional declarations. 1t behooves him.
therefore. to consider. we'll the part
played by members OF the United States
he must choose DE Talleyrand or
Nilliers to place before the second con-
sElsss those o.s,, ideals Of society which he
tersst attaches to the coming conduct
rotary Lansing and General bliss. The
appointment Of these men and their
qualifications have been widely dis
although the fame of General Bliss has
been overlooked in such comment. For
that r.s reason. Washington YESTERDAY
almost to the exclusion Of other
topics.
that 9lnf e1a Hoi feh p9 Of fre Gat
dent Wilson. who has been prominent
in war work and Investigations abroad,
with the possible exception OF Mr..
impression on me in Europe than Gen
the best informed American to-day on
the real attitude OF the allies on all
pending military and political ques-
tween them"
In addition to Professor Charles
Seymour and Professor Cliveday. Of
Yale University. II was announced to-
day that the secretarial force of the
American commission will consist OF
Joseph G. Grew, Leland Harrison and
Philip II. Patchin. DR.. James Brown
Scott and David Hunter Miller will be
technical advisers In international law,
and DIR. s. +. Mezes will head the
specialists in political science and trade
rela lions. who VIII accompany The com
miss ion. William McNei' will be dis
bursting officer and. S. Y. Smith the
drafting officer.
Mr.. Grew has served at American
embassies In Cairo. Mexico City. Petro-
grad. Berlin and Vienna, from which
latter station he was recalled to Wash
ington to become a counselor in Feb
ruary, of last year Mr.. Harrison has
served the State Department at Tokyo.
Picking, London and Bogota and has
been concerned with Latin-Anerican
problems in recent years. Mr.. Patchin
has had wide experience as news
paper man in foreign service and has
been chief Of the Intelligence bureau
OF the state Department.
DR.. scott has been prom inently as
ISOLATED with the law schools Of the