The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-12-10

picture not unlike that of legisla-
tive body in session.
Men foremost in affairs of each OF
the nations concerned will be there.
The premiers or active heads OF the
governments of Britain, France ana
Italy have participated already in the
preliminary parleys, notably that
which cast the terms of the armistice.
Colonel House. that mysterious per
sOnality representing President VIII
son. was there for the United States.
Now America. like the three other
great powers of the entente cause,
will have her active head in France
and. for the first time in history. the
chief executive of the American re-
public will leave his country's bounds
and travel across the seas during IN
cumbency in Office, thus indicating or
what unusual moment he and his peo-
pic consider the issues. Like the
premiers of the other great allied
nations. America evidently believes
there is too much at stake in this
conference concerning the welfare OF
humanity of this day and the cen
turtles to come to leave the matter to
men of secondary authority The
world may congratulate itself that 1t
has men of such caliber and such
stalwart champions Of democracy as
LLOYD George. Clemenceau. Orlando
and Wilson at the helm in this crisis.
They have proved by their works that
they are big men-men who consider
their part IN shaping the destiny of
nations a sacred trust. They are
pledged to the welfare Of all peoples
in this test. Through many years OF
public life they each struggled up
ward shaping their course with re-
gard to the veal of the masses. and
the works they are about to achieve
will be the browning efforts of the
great lives.
In conference with the great allied
leaders will sit astute Chieftains OF
other nations. No doubt Japan Bel
GUM. Serbia. Portugal, Montenegro,
China. Brazil and other lesser ma
tons of the entente group will be rep
resented ably Then there will be no.
table representatives. of the divisions
Of the various empire CONFERENCE.-The.
rr;, l., ;nF ~,
as she assembled her vast forces
from much wider field than any
other in the fray From Canada Aus
traia, New Zealand. South Africa and
lesser British commemorative repre-
scntativcs already have crossed the
seas to express their views in respect
Germany also will have her repre-
sentatiycs present. and 1t can be de
pended upon they will represent the
German people. or the conference will
not proceed. The allies will have
brains enough there to see to that
part. Germany will have to select
her most honest capable and trust
worthy men. such as are not of the
emotional. deceitful or anarchstic
class, and who are free from the faint
of autOcraCy and HOhenzollernism
Tie Turks, the Austrians. the Bull
CARS. and no doubt Rumania. which
recently deCreed war on Germany in
order to get a status in the settle
ment. also will be represented att
Paris, but there is some division of
opinion as to whether all the enemy
nations be dealt with as one or Ger.
many first handled alone. and other
central powers dealt with sCritim in !
subsequent sessions. Poland. Fin
land, Lithuania. Bohemia. Siberia.
Ukraine, Arabia, Caucasia and other
new states. including those of the
Ce2Cho-Slovaks and the Jugo,Slavs |
also will want a hearing now or i'm. |
modiately after the main event.
Military experts, naval commanders .
and others will have to be heard, in .
order that their peculiar line OF sery-
ice be weighed and their future use
fulness determined. These and many
other big phases are to develop in
the epic drama.