The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-01-03
PERSONNEL OF PEACE
CONGRESS TAKES FORM


express the hope that the various
countries delegates will be an
nounced and the delegates arrive for
the actual commencement of the ne
! gotiations soon after the opening of
the New Year.
number of main details of the
composition of the congress are nov
fairly well settled as a result of re,
/ cent conferences. These indicate
/ that the total membership of the
congress will be between 100 and
12O. Twenty-seven countries will
be represented by delegations in
cluding those which declared war
and number which have come into
existence as a result of the war.
The great powers, notably Great
Britain, France, the United States
and Italy, each have allotted five del
egates, while the other delegations
will vary from one to four members.
according to the size of the country
and the interests involved.
Word has been received that the
Belgium and Portuguese delegations
Will soon join the representatives Of
the United States. who thus far are
the only members of the peace con-
gress to arrive. The non-arrival of
the others has been the subject Of
considerable surprise and adverse
comment, the Americans taking the
ground that they are here ready to-
proceed to business, but with the
personnel Of the congress not yet an
nounced. 1t is understood that Pres
ident Wilson's visit to England is
likely to result in conveying quite
definitely the view that il is highiyl
desirable that the congress should be
put into motion with the least possi-.
BILE delay.
While the personnel of few dele
cations have been announced. un-
official advices indicate that most of
them will be formed substantially as
follows
Belgium-Paul Hymans. foreignI
minister: Emile Vandeveide, minis
ter of Justice; Varon Van Den Heu-
vel. minister to the vatican.
Portugal-Senhor Egas Moniz:
Foreign Minister lEspirito Santo Lii
ma; Senior Friere de Andrade. SEN
hor Santos Viga and Augusta Vas
concellos. minister of the colonies.
Brazii-Niio Pecanha, foreign
minister; Ruy Barbosa. Admiral
Huet Bacellar and General Thom-
powsky.
Japan-Viscount Chinda; ambas-
sador to Great Britain; Baron Mat
sui, ambassador to France. and two
other delegates on their way to
Paris.
Serbia-Nikola p. Pathitch. pre-
mier; DR.. NJ. r. Vesnitch. and DIR.
Cumbitch.
Greece-Premier Venizelos and NJ
Politis. foreign minister.
Italy-Premier Orlando; Foreign
Minister Sonnlno; Leonida Bissoiati-
Bergamaschi, minister of military
aid and war pensions; General Diaz,
commander-in-chief of the Italian ar
my. Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel.
former chief of naval staff
Great Britain-Premier Lloyd
George. Foreign Secretary Balfour.
Andrew Bonar-Law. chancellor Of
the eXchequer and George Nicholl
Barnes, labor member Of the war
cabinet, and one other delegate who
has not vet been designated Lieut.
Gen J. G. Smut, and General Gotha
representing South Africa are ax-
pected TO accompany the British del
egation. in which probably also viii
be representatives of Canada, Aus
tralia and India.
France-Premier Clemenceau
Pichon. foreign minister: and three
others who have not yet been an
. nOunced, although the names OF
those mentioned as probable mem
bers include Leon Bourgeois. former
premier; Jules Cambon, general SET
retary to the foreign ministry ana
Capt. Andre Tardieu. high commits
sioner to the United States. or Fo, =
mer Premier Aristide BRAND
The foreign delegations comprise
those Of virtually all the European
countries which have taken part in
the. war. except Rumania and the
four enemy countries, whose dele
gates have not yet been announced
China will he represented by one per-
son. probably the ambassador to