The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
TIGER FOLLOWS
WILSON'S STEP
French Premier May Have
Foch, Cambon and Tardieu
in His Group.
PARIS FORECAST GIVEN
American Peace Missions Or
ganizatiOn Regarded as Es-
sentially Complete.

PARIS, Dec. S.-Premier Clemenceau
may act as president OF the French
delegation to the peace conference. 1t
is reported that the presence of Presi-
dent Wilson as head of the American
delegation has led to this decision on
the part of the French Premier.
It Is said that he may select as his
collaborators Capt Andre Tardieu,
head of the general commission for
Franco American war matters and
High Commissioner to the United
States: Jules Cambon. General Secre-
'tary to the Ministry of Foreign AZ
fairs and former Ambassador. to the
United States; Marshal Foch and the
French Ministers Of the Navy and
Labor, Georges Leygues and NJ. Col
lard respectively.
For a time the French newspapers
were not permitted TO forecast the
composition OF the French delegation
but this restriction seems now TO have
been withdrawn. Recently the names
Of former Premiers Leon Bourgeois
and Aristide BRAND have been men
toned in connection with the confer
ence, and some Of the papers have
taken them under consideration as
suitable delegates.
Society of Nations.
The French Association for a So
cicty of Nations, of which former
Premier Leon Bourgeois Is president,
to-day adopted the following resolu-
tion. which Foreign Minister Pichon
presented to Premier Clemenceau, who
will receive the committee when he
returns from an official visit TO AL
SAGE:
THE allied nations each shall, before
the negotiation Of peace, openly ana
solemnly affirm the principles OF Jus
tice and right for which they have
fought and which they are determined
to apply in the treaty.
Conditions and fundamental regula-
tions for the organization OF So
ciety of nations shall be settled; the
Allies shall bind themselves to OBJ
serve them among themselves forth
with and forever.
The treaty OF peace shall include
the obligations to which the Allies
submit for the maintenance OF peace.
notably obligatory arbitration and
Limitation OF armements.
"A universal conference shall be
held Immediately after the treaty Of
peace is signed TO establish the same
regulations between all States called
to form part OF the society of ma
tions This conference. after verify
ing the guarantees presented by each
State, shall decide on the admission Of
the State into the society OF. nations"
Organization Of Mission.
The plan OF organization of the
United States peace mission. which
is now tentative. undoubtedly will
stand unchanged in it's essentials.
The chart OF the organization which
has been prepared here shows the
large American organization headed
by the members OF the peace commits
sion Itself. with the chart lines run
ming from this group to that of the
first secretary, John C, Grew. 10 the
second, or liaison and diplomatic in
telligence group. and the third the
group OF advisers, principally techni-
cal. with large stats of assistants.
Under the liaison and diplomatic in
telligence group are military and naval
officers, including the commander OF
the American Expeditionary Forces,
naval and military attaches and for
eign representatives Under some of
these heads are officers dealing with
the peace commission. delegates of
organizations. diplomats and Ceremo-
NAL officers, whose duties will be along
such lines as the making Of formal
calls and attending to similar matters.
One Of the two assistant secretaries
will have within his secretarlal duties
the looking after the printing of com
munlcations, the distribution OF press
information, filing OF reports. coding
matter for transmission to the Signal
Corps and wire terminals &c