The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
Delegates Unanimous in
Approval of Idea for
World Court.
AMERICAN PLANDRAWN
Said to Be in Accord With
That Already Outlined
by British.
WILSON SOON TO SPEAK
Congress Also Creates Com
missions for Labor, RespOn-
sibility and Indemnity.
WILSON SOON TO SPEAK
BIZ the Associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. 25.-The second plenary
meeting of the Peace Congress was
held this afternoon at the French
Foreign Office Large crowds filled
the square before the building. Five
important resolutions were adopted,
covering respectively the formation Of
the league Of nations, responsibility
for the war and punishment Of its
authors, reparation from the Central
Powers for damages. the adjustment
Of international labor problems and
control of international waterways.
The approval of the league of ma
tions in its main lines and it's refer
ence to a committee TO perfect the
details, which was done by unanimous
vote, advances that great project
long way toward realization.
Wilson Heads Committee.
The delegates of the great Powers
on the league OF nations, It was
lCdi to-h4Sbl. W III bt VI tH0
United States, President Wilson and
Col. Edward NJ. House: for Great
Britain, Lord Robert Cecil and Gen.
Jan Christian SHUTS; for France,
Leon Bourgeois and Ferdinand Lar
naude. dean Of the faculty of law
OF the University of Paris: for
Italy. Premier Orlando and Niterio
Scialoia; for Japan, Viscount Chnda
and h. Ochiai. The delegates of The
small nations will be announced later.
The session opened at 3 o'clock in
the Sale de In PAX OF the Foreign
Office with the same imposing setting
rs the first session. but with little
ceremony anu the manifest purpose Of
business.
VI. ClemenCeau was again in the
chair with President Wilson and the
full American delegation at his right
and Premier Lloyd George and the
British delegation at his left
Division Among COnfcrees.
The first signs of "A division in the
conference was when il proceeded 10
consider the four resolutions framed
by the council OF the great Powers.
providing for committees on labor. re-
sponsibility for the war. rcparation for
damages, and ports, railways and wa
terways.
Camille Huysmans, in behalf OF Bel
Gium, asked for two members on the
committees % labor reparation and
the league of nations and one each
on the others. Serbia made similar
request.
Brazil was more emphatic, declaring
against "a cut and dried programme"
and saying that the conference should
be master of its own decisions.
NJ. Nenizelos said that Greece was
entitled to membership on the commit
tees OF reparation and ports. NJ.
Bratiano, for Rumanla and Dr. Bones
for CzeCho- Slovakia, as well as the
delegations representing Portugal,
China, Siam and Poland. also asked
for places on the committees.
II looked for a time a. though the
small nations had formed a bloc and
would contest tho decisions of the
great Powers TO restrict the commit
tees
I'VE will have something TO say"
declared DR. Bcnes. "in winding w
the Austro-Hungarian Empire. and II
is difficult 10 understand how any
committee can act without uforma-
tion that the CzeCho- -Slovaks alone
can give"
NJ. Rratiano added: The smaller
nations have greater interests AT stake
than the great Powers on many ot
these questions