The sun., 1919-05-07
GERMAN DELEGATES
TO FACE CONOUERORS
Clemeneeau, Wilson and Lloyd
George Centre of Group.


| VERSAILLES, May G.--The interallied
and German economic delegates resumed
| their deliberations at the Trianon Pal
| ace Hotel at 1921 O'Clock this morning
under the Craftsmanship OF Major Ex-
| brayat CT France. 4 half hour later the
French financial delegate. NJ. de L,astey-
| RE, drove UP for a conference with Her
rem Warburg and Meichoir OF the Ger
man delegation. The Germans walked
| through the park to the hotel.
When the German delegates enter the
dining room OF the Hotel Trianon to-
morrow to receive the text OF the treaty
| OF peace they will find the representa-
| tives OF the Powers arrayed against Ger
many awaiting them at one of the great
| tables which have been placed in the
| ROOM Premier Clemenceau. President
Wilson and Premier Lloyd George will
| stand at the head OF the table.
| The Germans will not Join the allied
delegates at this time, but will be con-
Quoted to a smaller table standing by
Itself at the open end OF the great horse
| shoe formed by the green covered tables
arranged for the meeting. There they will
| listen to NJ Clemenceau's opening ad-
| dress and receive the judgment Of the
allied and associated nations. as formu-
lated in a volume of conditions drawn
up dnring the four months OF delibera-
ton by the Interalied Conference
On NJ Clemenceau's rIgnt will be
| President Wilson and the other Ameri-
can delegates. while on his left Premier
| Lloyd George and the British represen-
tatives will be grouped. Thanking the
Americans will come the French delega-
lions, with Marshal Foch In the centre.
| Next to these will be the representatives
of italy, Belgium Brazil, Greece. Portu-
| yQ nd GarlI IN, t1,n lnft Old
seated below the delegates OF Great Brit
ain will be those OF the British Do
mnions. Japan. Poland. Rumania and
| Czecho -Slovakia.
Two tables have been placed for the
| general secretaries of the Interallied
Conference directly behind President
! Wilson and Premier Lloyd George. Sec
retaries of individual delegations will
have seats at the sides of the room be-
hind their respective delegations. The
four big cut glass chandeliers which
hang from the ceiling of the hall will be
| scarcely needed at the hour set for the
ceremony. 3 lis p. NJ.
Only SIX of the principal German del
| egates. three secretaries, official inter
| prefers and an official stenographer will
be admitted out of the large German
delegation. according to present ar
rangements. The subordinates will have
tables Immediately behind the delegation
| chiefs. The German party will have
only a few feet to walk to its place
after entering the room, as the entrance
door is located in corner near the
designated position Of the enemy repre-
sentatives.
The forty representatives of the press
have been assigned Il place Immediately
| behind the Germans.
Five American correspondents will at
tend the session on Wednesday. and
Germany, England, France, Italy and
Japan will each have the same number.
The remainder OF the correspondents will
come from the British colonies and
minor powers.
Premier Clemenceau was the first OF
the allied chiefs to visit the scene OF
the presentation of the peace terms yes.
terday. A few minutes after his ar
rival President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George entered and were intro
duced by NJ. Clemenceau to Major
| Biename, the officer in charge for the
French Government who showed them
over the rooms assigned for the prin-
cipal session and for subsequent de.
liberatons. All three took lively in
terest Ia the details of the arrangements
for the ceremony. ggesting variou:
changes and improvements during the
afternoon.