Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-01-25

working out, as the development OF
tho loague progresses, OF the most
delicate question Of all--tlisarma
mcnt-which particularly affects the
British navy. Tho Same principle, 1t
is proposed, shall apply TO tho other
nations associated In the war against
Germany.
This idea is founded on the argu
mont that no nation would dispose OF
Instruments by which 1t expects to
dofond itself until 1t has boon domon
stratod that the forces proposed as
substitute will be oiiiciont.
MANY QUESTIONS WILL BID LEFT
FOR LATER ACTION
In the opinion OF the International
lawyers. such decisions will remove
from actual settlement by tho peace
conference. at this sitting at least,
many questions on which complete
agrecme nt might not be expected now
but upon which full accord sooms
probable as tho Development CT tho
plans for Il league of nations ad-
vances.
Such II plan will delegate to various
commissions and committees detailed
problems, which shall be reported
with recommendation to tho League
itself. Tho probability OF such n plan
being adopted justilles previous foro
casts that tho principal accomplish
monts OF the peHcc conference as It
now sits IL Paris will DO an agree
mont on broad general principles,
leaving tho dNtaile to DO applied in
accord Herewith and the making of
n ~ II Y.xy x,,6t ~,
turn tho world ut tho earliest mo-
ment possible to it's normal status.
SIMPLICITY OF CONFERENCES
COMPARED WITH PRUSSTAN
L., i : III
The machinery of the peace Don
ference, set In motion formally on
tho anniversary OF the treaty OF
PARIS, called forth from the Paris
Of the military character of
tho Prussian victory with the demo
cratic nature displayed yesterday with
out formality or military pomp.
Tho conference to all outward ap
pearanccs rested to-day. Tomorrow
morning the plenipotentiaries Of the
dve principal powers will meet to
continue the Informal deliberations
which they abandoned on Friday. No
date has been set for tho noNt plenary
meeting.
Presiding Poincaro's dictum, you
hold III your handa tho future Of the
world" seems to have caDtivated all
tho French journals, which printed
1t In largo headlines, while President
Wilsn Is seen to occupy the mosS
Important rold
PRAISE Or UNITED STATES
GIVEN MUCH PROMINENCE
In tho ELUSIVE descriptions Of ono
session President PoiDcare's tribute
to the part played by tho United
States in the war Is given much dis
play. Lie Matin subheaded its article
''To Save Civilization"
Whom the delegates OF tho five
great powers moot tomorrow in ste.
phen Pichon's Office tho Foreign Mini
stcr will transfer the presidency
which he has hitherto exercised at
these meetings to Premior Clemen-
ceau. This meeting will occupy the
whole day, being interrupted only
by luncheon given by tho Senate in
honor OF President Wilson.
The subject OF the discussion at tho
meeting will DO an examination OF tho
situation i'll Russia
Loon Bourgeois, formerly French
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, who has
Deen charged with tho representation
of tn French thoAs on league OF
nations, arranged to see President Will
son this afternoon on tho subject.
CHAIRMAN OF JAPANESE DELE
CATION ARRIVES
TomorroW'a session at the Foreign
Offlce will be attended by the full jap
aneso delegation, Baron Nobunki Ma
kino, chief of tho Japanese mission,
having arrived In Paris yesterday
evening with representatives of tho
Japanese army and navy, secretaries
and commercial commissioners, The
baron made an official call this morn
ing on Premier Clemenceau and For
eign Minister Pichon.
Some points In the report to which
premier Clemenceau referred yester
day whom he said he had consulted
two eminent jursts on tho penal re-
spon3ibility Of tho formor German
Tnlperor, were made public tonight.
The report was drawn up by Ferdi-
nand Larnaude, dean of the Paris
Law Faculty and DR.. A. G. deIapra-
dele. professor OF rights Of nations
dn tho Same faculty.
Tho authors Of the report give O
Investigate from a purely judicial
point of view IL the crimes committed
by the German government and array
tnTolved tho penal responsibility Of
9ae forHaer German Emperor, what
aaeuAsa should Judge him and uhsth