Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-27
OVER MEMBERS
OF PEACE CONGRESS
American Delegates Becoming
Impatient Over Delay in
Arrival of Others.
FORECAST OF DELEGATIONS
Principal Allied Powers Will
Each Have Five Represen-
tatives at Conference.
FORECAST OF DELEGATIONS

nv associated Press.
PARIS. December 26.-The personne,
of the congress gradually is taking
form. SO that the American delegates
express the hope that the various
countries delegates will be announced
and the delegates arrive for the actua,
commencement Of the negotiations
soon after the opening of the new year.
number of main details Of the COM
position OF the congress are now fair
~ wei! settled as a result of recent
conferences, These indicate that the
total membership Of the congress will
be between 100 and l20. Twenty even
countries will be represented by dele
cations including those which declared
INTO existence as a result of the war.
ine great powers. notably. Great
britain, France. the United States and
italy. each have allotted five delegates.
while the other delegations will vary
from one TO four members. according
TO the size of the country and the in
terests involved.
Word has been received that the
Belgian and Portuguese delegations
soon will join the representatives Of
the United states, who thus far are
the only members OF the peace con-
sress to arrive. The nonarrival OF the
others. has been the subject OF con
siderable surprise and adverse COM
ment the Americans taking the ground
to business. but with the personnel Of
the congress not yet announced. 1t Is
understood that President Wilson's Wis
it 10 England is likely TO result In
conveying quite definitely the view that
1t is highly desirable that the congress
should be put into motion with the
least possible delay.
UNOFFICIAL FORECAST OF
PRINCIPAL DELEGATIONS
While the personnel of few delega-
1tt Hf.,t-
advices indicate that most of them
viii! be formed substantially as fol-
lows:
Belgium-Paul Hymans. Foreign
Minister; Emile Nandervelde. Minister
OF Justice; Baron Van den Heuvel, Min
lister TO the Vatican.
Portugal-scnhor Egas Moniz, For
Senior Friere de Andrade, Senior San
tos Viga and Augusta Vasconcellos,
Minister of the Colonies,
lister; Ruy. Barbosa. Admiral Huet Ba-
cellar and General Thompowsky.
Japan-yisecunt Chinda, ambassador
bassador to France. and two other DEL
egates on their way to Paris.
Serbia-Nikola P. Pachitch. Premier;
Dr.. NJ. r. yesnitch and DR.. Cumbltch
Politis, Foreign Minister.
1taly-Premier Orlando. Foreign Min
ister Sonnino: Leonida Bissolati. Berg,
n
War Pensions:. General Diaz. comman-
derin chief Of the Italian army: Ad-
miral Paolo Thaon di Hevel. former
chief OF the naval staff.
BRITISH DOMINIoNS
WILL BE REPRESENTED
Grea; Brita in-Premier Lloyd George.
Foreign Secretary Balfour: Andrew
Bonar Law, Chancellor Of the Exche-
Dor member of the War Cabinet, and
one other delegate who has not yet
been designated. Lieutenant General
J. &. Smuts and General Botha, rep
resentins South Africa, are expected
10 accompany the British delegation.
sentatives Of Canada, Australia and
India.
Franee-?remier Clemenceau. Ste
phen Pichon, Foreign Minister, and
announced. although the names of those
mentioned as probable members in
clude Leon Bourgeois. former Premier
Jules Cambon, general secretary to the
Tardeiu. high commissioner to the
United States. or former Premier Aris-
tide BRAND.
CHINA WILL HAVE
ONE .REPREsENTATIvE
!, The foregoing delegations comprise
countries which have taken part in the
war. except Roumania and the four
enemy countries. whose delegates have
not yet been announced China will
be represented by one person, probably
the ambassador to France. Siam and
Cuba and a number of South and Cen
tral American republics have not been
heard from.
On the whole the lists given above,
though unofficial, and subject to
change. indicate that the delegates
have have been Mutually formed snd that