The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-27
IN THE
PEACE NEE IS
OBJECTED To
AMERICANS STANDING
OUT FOR QUICK ACTION
Countries Will Be Represent
ed in the Conference
at Versailles.

PARIS, Dec. "G.--- hc tIcFSoiIli:l VI III"
peace congress gradually is taking iorm'
SO that the American delegates "HprrSS
thr hope that the various countries dele
gates will be announced and the dclc-
gates arrive for III" actual commence
mcnt Of tn" negotiations soon aftcr inc
opening o: III" new year
A number os the main details OF the
composition Of the congress are no"
fairly we'll settled as result or recent
conferences. These indicat" that the
total membership Of the congress VIII
be between 100 and l2n. Tw"nty-s"ren
countries will hr represented by d"!cEa-
items. including those WHICH declared
war. and a number which have come INTO
existence MS Il result of the war
The great powers, notably |reht Er'.
tain. France, the United States and
Italy, each HAY" been allotted nv" oclr-
gates. while the other delegations will
vary from one Ia four members. accord
jnr ,u tho size Of the country and the in
forests involved.
Word has been received tha, the Bel
gan and Portuguese delegations soon
will ioin the representatives OF the
United States, who thus far arc the only
members Of the peace congress 10 ar
rive The nun-arrival Of tho others mas
b.rn tho subject OF considerable sur
nrjSC and adverse comment. tho Amcri-
cans taking the ground :hat they arc
here ready to proceed 10 business. OUT
with the personnel OF the congress not
vet announced. 1t * understood mat
President Wilson's visit TO England Is
likely To result in conveying quite dcii-
nitcly the view that it is highly doslra'
hIe that the congress should be put into
motion with tho least possible delay.
while the personnel of few delegations
has been announced, unofficial adTlccs
indicate that most Of them will be form
cd substantially as follows:
Dclgium-I'aul Hymans. foreign MIN
ister: Emile Enndervcld". minister OF
Justice; Baron Van den Hruvr!. minister
Ia the vatican.
l'ur,uEal--Srnnr EgaS MoniZc: foreign
minister, Espir!io Santo Lima; Scnor
Fri.rc Do Andradc. Senior Santos Niga
and Augusta Nasconcelios. minister OF
tho colonies.
rragil-Hiln rcranha foreign minis
ter; Huy Barbcsa. Admiral lluct' haccl-
lar and General Thompowsky.
Japan-v!$count Chinda. Ambassador
Ia Great Br.tnin: Baron Matsui. an1has-
sador 10 France. and two other delegates
now on their WAY TO Paris.
Scrbia--Niknla j. parhi;ch. premier:
doctor NJ. Il. NcsnitCh and DR.. Cumhitch.
t;r,eCr.-Prcmlrr ErnzcloS and NJ. Po-
litS. foreign minister.
n5ly--rrcmicr Orlando, Baron S"nl-
no, foreign minister; l.c"nidn BiSoslhti-
Rcrcam: schi. minister nt military ala
and war PENSIONS: General p!aZ. COM
nandcr in chief nf the italian army;
Admiral Ta0ln Thaun di R"vci. former
chIrf nC the naval staff
Great Brituin---nAvid Lloyd George.
premier; Arthur J. Ralfour. foreign sec
Rotary: Andrew Emnar Law. c chancellor
Of the rxrherucr and George Nico''
barnes labor member OF TN" war cabi-
not. and one other delegate who has not
yet been designated. Licutenant'Gen-
cral J. G.. Smuts. and General B0tha.
rcprcscuting South Africa. arc expected
to accompany tho British delegation. IN
which also will be representatives OF
Canada, Australia and India.
F'rancc--M. Clrmenccau. premier:
Stephen PInchon. foreign minister ana
three others who have not yet been an
nounccd, although the names Of those
mentioned as probable members include
Leon Bourgeois. former premier; JnlrS
Cambon general secretary tn the minis
Try or foreign ai!aIES ANA 'htNh''' '>''-''
Tardicu head Of tho general commission
for T'ranCo-Amrrican war matters. or
Former Premier AriStidc BRAND.
The foregoing delegates compriS"
those Of virtually all tho European
countries which have taken part in the
war except Rumania and the four enc
nv countries. whose delegates have nos
vet been announced. China will be rep
resented by ono person. pTohahIy inc
ambassador to France. Siam and Cuba
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