New-York tribune., 1919-01-10

written memorandum of Greek aspira-
TONS and is supplementing it with
vigorous personal representation.
AT the same time Secretary Lansing,
Colonel House and Lord Robert Cecil
continued their conferences on the sub
lect OF league of nations. The con-
ferenccs are said to be rapidly giving
precise form to the league of nations
project.
While the delay in the arrival in
Paris of Premier Lloyd George may
postpone the gathering of President
Wilson and the Entente premiers and
the opening session of the Inter Allied
Conference, yet the conferences going
ON and the appointment of delegations
OF the great powers are giving the
peace congress the aspect of going
organization.
The meeting of the Supreme War
end of this week, probably will be
deferred few days.
Venizelos Meets Americans
Premier Clemenceau of France and
Premier Venizelos of Greece were in
conference this morning with the
American delegation to the peace con-
gress.
President Wilson's conferences with
the premiers of Great Britain, France
and Italy, which were to open to-day,
have been delayed and probably will
not begin before early next week.
London by work incident to the re-
construction of his Cabinet. Premier
Orlando of Italy, who is due here to-
day probably will return to Rome,
where his presence for forty-eight
hours is necessary because Of matters
under consideration by the Italian
Parliament
There will, however, be a meeting
to-day at the Office of Stephen Pichon,
Foreign Minister. 1t will be attended
oy Mr.. Wilson, Premier Orlando and
Japanese representatives., but it will be
informal because Of the absence of
Mr.. Lloyd George, although British
representatives probably will be pres
ent. IT. was considered best to hold
the meeting and clear up some pre-
important details Of procedure will be
settled If this is done the delegates
will be in position when Mr.. Lloyd
George arrives to rapidly complete
the preliminary work and clear up
matters for the opening confelEnces
on Monday and Tuesday.
Procedure Will Be Simple
At the conferences between the
chiefs of the Entente governments the
procedure that will be adopted will be
vantage of avoiding laborious pourpar-
lers and, exchanges Of notes between
chanceloties.
AS regards questions concerning
enemy countries, it is understood that
those concerning Germany win be
taken up first, then those of Austria
Hungary and finally those relative to
Bulgaria and Turkey. These details
probably will not be decided upon
until the league of nations part of the
programme has been exhausted, how
ever.
1t is not expected that the Premiers'
conference will deal with more than
the most general principles of the
peace settlement. In fact, it now seems
doubtful if more than broad, general
agreement will be reached before Pres
ident Wilson returns to America in
February.
Out Of the coming conferences it is
programme will be adopted, deviding
the work of the Peace Congress into
successive steps. The actual making
OF peace with the Central Powers may
be the last OF these steps.
Order of Procedure
The procedure now being discussed
is, roughly, as follows:
First, general agreement be-
tween the United States and the En-
tente belligerents for the creation
of a League of Nations, or similar
machinery, to enforce the terms of
peace and preserve it,
Second, the setting up of new in
dependent states growing out of the
war.
Third the assessment of damages
and indemnites and the manner of
their payment.
Fourth, the conclusion of peace
treaties with the Central Powers.