The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-10
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PEACE; /. PAlRlLEY A.
Distinguished Officials and
Dignitaries FIocking Into
French Capital.
ALL SET FOR CONFERENCE
Groups Of Small Nationalities
Present interests to Repre-.
sentatives Great Nations.
ALL SET FOR CONFERENCE

Paris, Sunday, Dec. S.-(A PO-
Every train arriving at Paris these
days brings large numbers Of off,
cials attached to the various dele-
cations to the peace conference. All
the larger allied nations are con-
tinuously sending parts Of their
working personnel and by the time
the delegates gather, the number OF
officials Of all nationalities will num-
ber between 5000 and 5.000. Each
one will have some special work to
do.
The French delegates will have all
their assistants near at hand for the
large stats Of the admiralty and war
and foreign ministries will be con-
stantly available. The. United States
office force. will be. large. Great
Britain will have a large number of
experts and assistants In Paris, and
in addition, stars In thei London
governmental Offices will be available
for work which is not. particularly
urgent. Moreover. there will un-
doubtedly be in Paris representa-
tives Of, Great Britain's dominions
and colonies with their respective
staffs. Great Britain will also have
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cluding men who have made a life
study Of such subjects as the navy,
colonies, the far east and the near
east. ts
United States.
The United States. because Of its
remoteness, will be obliged to have
probably the largest and most COM
plete staff and for this reason the
American authorities have been con,s
PEELED to take over larger accommo-
dations than any other delegation.
Italy will also have a considerable
working force here, but the dele
gates, as In the case of Great Brit
ain, will be able to depend on much
of their work being donei their own
country.
Each European nations delegates
will have at their disposal their own
private telegraph and telephone
wires with which they may COM
municate with their respective gov
ernmonts. So many hotels have been
taken over by the peace delegates
and the remainder of the hostelries
are 10 crowded that 1t 10 Impossible
for soldiers to find ,accommodations
IN the city. & = !
Z A large number Of the Ohcials or
.he leading powers are receiving
many representatives Of small ma
tionalities or groups Of nationalities
who have interests which they in
tend to bring before the conference.
Some Of these represent governments
which have not even been recog-
nized and in a few cases there are
two groups of representatives of the
same nationality, each claiming to
represent the majority party and
anxious to put forward its claims
and statements.
Going to Brest.
Stephen Pichon, foreign minister;
Georges Leygues, minister Of mar
inc; Capt. Andre Tardieu. head of the
Franco American general commission
for war matters; Armand f. Gau-
thier, former minister Of marine;
Gen. Pershing, Col. House. and
number of Americans associated In
the work Of the American peace
commission, will leave Paris Thurs
day night for Brest, to meet Presi-
dent Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson'S ship. the George
Washington, will enter the roads at
Brest early in the afternoon, escorted
by American and allied warships. The.