Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
SMALL POWERS AGREE
WITH BIG FIVE PLANS
President Very Busy; Confers With
Col. House on League
Of Nations.

fariS, Jan. 2S--Ihe fcNcc conference
Yesterday made distinct gam when
the nineteen small powers gave full al,
hcsion la the organization formulated
hy the five great powers, thus insurinE
q united front of the great and small
powers at the outset of the work on the
main subjects before the members oi
he commissions. ,,
This was largely due to the skilfui
direction of NJ jules Cambon, French
delegate and former Ambassador AZ
Washington, who WAS designated by
he council of the great powers To pre-
side over the meeting oi the small powcu
held IN the afternoon. NJ thc foreign
office, at the same time that the council
ot the great powers met Tor the scconu
session OF the day.
SMALLER NATIONS sAr1sfiEp.
For q time there was some sppre-
hension of the sequel To the different
Nlcvpolnts. expressed at Saturday con
ference. but Yesterdays meeting of the
small Inwers was without incident or
newal oi the claims, then set up for in
creased representation ON the various
committees.
Belgium, Serbia. Rumsnia, and all
the other small rsowcrs had their full
delegations az the afternoon meeting
VI Camhun, IN opening the meeting.
took occasion to refer To- the grest part
that belgium had taken in the war. lie
then pald tribute to the parts PLAYED
hy Serbia kumania, Greece, and the
other lhis Clssipated any lingering
shadows uf disagreement. and the
meeting pr,rccdcd with cntirc harmony
to designate the members oi the small
powers on the commissions
rTCHNICI.Ns ATTEND COUNCIL.
IT, council of the great powers held
its frat scss ION 81 the day ~ 10 80 q clock
m tic morning There was a full attend
ancc oi a., members, Hnd several tech
meal advisers on colonial matters,
including fLree Americans, accompanied
the delegations as they entered The foreign
office
Tho two sessions nf this council re-
suited IL the formation oi two new COM
MISSIONS. "a deal WITH financial subjects
and with questions # Pnyatc and man
tlmc laws
FErEpoM or SPAS.
While the nHtclal comnunlquc gives
un nd,cation ~ the nature AZ the quc~-
'tuns ut maritime laws, u would seem
to bc + term embracing President VIII
son second Ioint freedom OF the seas
The council also held hearings on
III, disposition ol tho conquered Ger
man COLONIES Ia the racltc and the far
cast, no final conclusion being reached
rh, Chinese munster ~ foreign affairs
was heard on colonial questions IN which
hna Il interested hina - concerned
largely in kiao-C Chau which was occupied
hy ~, Germans until they Werc dspos
scssed ly Japan.
COMMITTEES GFTTING 10 WORK.
Tho couicrcncc rs giving evidence Of
real progress slncc the committees were
named aud most - these bodies began
work TODAY.
President Wilson. Nuo is Chairman
nf the CumAIttcr IN tho League Of
Nations joined his colleague. Colonel
Hou-,. also 4 member of that committee
iurinr the noon recess I the council,
Later lord Robert Cecil British member
FL 'hr committee, joined hlm IN further
.eiu-ldcrauou IL the questions which
president ani Colonel House had *
amncd
Ai.sr tins conference. tho President
conferred With Wellington koD, Chr
uese Munster II Washington and In
, hcne il,anC Chinese Foreign MIN
0~tcr H. aIsn received delegation oi
French suiIragettcs
WusoN Cu~srLr~ wITH GosPtRs.
Tie Labor Commission also began Ia
,ramc is work President Wilson met
samuel Gumpers President 81 the Amcr-
can Federation 81 Labor James Duncan
John r Nplnc and othcr members ~ tho
american la or delegation. for Il hricl
,Nchangr 81 rrc,iugs and later Mr.
C;ompers and Edwsr3 y Hurley, who
az the Am, rican members ~ the Labor
Commission held their ri conference
on the work ahead
The military commission on demo-
hllilation also had session while NJ
nchon completed the drait Oi lnSiruc-
iionS Tor tie commission which leaves
Tor Poland 10 few davs Joseph Nouiens
French Anhassad r 10 Russia, has been
selected by the French Government rs
one 81 the mcmb = 81 TIN, commission.
Henry White. the American delegate
On fhv Nat,rvaNs Commission, also
established relations with hls colleagues
Il that body
Thus real progression all the main
subjects Is becoming apDsrent as the
commissions IT" beginning - formu-
late detailed rr1!ects for pr resentatlOn
70 the conference
OFFICIAL LIST OF APPoINTEEs.
The cffi,lsl staterncrt llviur tie nan IS
81 the Hcinlers appoiL1ed follows.
The re- epre~entativeS # tho Powers
with spcclai interests met thI" after 'or Il
. % clock al Quai Orasy uaCer the presf
n.ncy oi NJ julie Camu0n Ampasss or
ard irrnch delegate ~ the peace Confer
cree - appoint members Of the Missions IN
accrrdanc, slth the decisions II the plenaTy
sesslon. 81 saturday January % The
following We're appointed
League 81 Nations Paul Hymaus
Belgium sp;aao Pc.~oa Brazil yelling
tm, hoo pntIpoteatiary. China NJ r
NesItch Scr james BatalkhA Reis
Minister plertpe5eutiary, Portugal
Responsibility 'ef the War Belgium
uni Vet sproif tcd ~crl ia SloDodan Yoy-
nnovitoh Rumarlu NJ Rusenthal
Grccce y P'hti, Poland, not YET
appointed
lntcraataaal Isuur IeGlsiaIor
Belgium Ai Wanda fvclde 4nd ri Ma
hahn CuDu s Bistanr.nte Poland.
uot VET alrcntcd ~, Cz,chu-Slovak
Repui Ae Fcr,~
Rcguat4an n r.. V,trrWays aid
Railroads heirun ur NJ sppnr ted
Chl9m. II Tl.ua- and q II Wang
pl,n rterfarA deleEatt Greece NJ
Coramilas ser4a N Trumbitch,
trglay Carl Fialcu