New-York tribune., 1919-01-20

ca, the British Empire. France, Italy
and Japan. shah take part in all meet
ings and commissions.
The helligerent powers with partic-
wlar Interests. Belgium. Brazil, the
British Dominions and India, China.
Cuba, Greece, Guatemala. Haiti, He'd
iaz. Honduras, Liberia. Nicaragua,
Panama. Poland Portugal Rumania.
Serbia, Siam and the Czecho-S Slovak Re
public. shall take part in The SIT 'ngs
at which questions concerning y an
are discussed
Status Of Neutral Powers
The powers in state of diplomatic
rupture with the enemy powers,
Bolivia. Ecuador Peru and Uruguay.
shall take part in the sittings at which
questions concerning them are dis
cussed
The neutral powers and states in pro-
cess of formation may be heard either
orally or in writing when summoned by
tho powers with general interests at
sittings devoted especially TO the ex-
animation of questions directly con-
cerning them, but only so far as these
questions are concerned.
Five for Chief Powers
Section 2The powers shall be rep
resented by plenipotentiary delegates
10 the number of FIVE for the United
States of America, the British Empire.
France, Italy and Japan; three for Bel
GUM. Brazil and Serbia; two for China,
Greece, the King of the Hedjaz, Po
land. Portugal, Rumania, Siam and the
Czccho -Slovak Republic; one for Cuba,
Guatemala, nayti, Honduras Liberia,
Nicaragua and Panama. and one for
Bolivia. Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
The British dominions and India shall
be represented as follows: Two dele
gates each for Australia. Canada, South
Africa and India including the native
states. and one delegate for New Zea-
land.
Although the number of delegates
may not exceed the figures above men
toned, each delegation has the right
70 avail itself of the panel system The
representation of the domnions, in
cluoing Newfoundland, and of India,
may be included in the representation
Of the British Empire by the panel
system.
Early Verdict On Russia
Nontenegro shall be represented by
one delegate. but the rules concerning
the des gnation of 1nis delegate shall
not be fixed until the moment when
,he political situation Of this country
shal have been cleared up.
The conditions of the representation
or Russia shall be fixed by the con-
ference at the moment when the mat
ters concerning Russia are examined
Section 3. Each delegation of pleni-
rotentiaries may be accompanied by
technical delegates properly accredited
and by two stenographers.
The technical delegates may be pres
ent at the sittlngs for the purpose OF
furnishing information which may be
asked of them. They shall be allowed
TO speak for the purpose Of fixing any
desired explanations.
Precedence of Delegates
Section 1.-The delegates take pre-
oedence according to the alphabetical
tTOcI, III tcItCil VI ShS pONSiS y
Section 5-The conference will be de-
olared open by the President of the
French Republic. The president of the
Council of French Ministers will be in
vested temporarily with the chairman
ship Immediately after this. NJ. Gle
menceau has since been elected perma-
nent chairman of the conference.) A
committee composed of one plenipoten-
;iary OF each of the great Allied or
associated powers shall proceed at once
TO the authorization of the credentials
ofeall the members present.
Section 6-ln the course of the hrSt
meeting the conference will proceed to
appoint a permanent president and
four vice presidents chosen from the
plenip potentiaries OF the great powers
in alphabetical order.
Section "A secretariat, appointed
rom outside the potentiaries,
composed of one representative of the
i'nited States of America, one OF the
British Empire, one Of France, one Of
Italy and one of Japan. will be sub
mitted TO the approval Of the confer
cnce by the President, who will be the
controlling authority responsible for
its operations.
Secretariat's Duties
This Secretariat will be intrusted
with the care of drafting the proto-
co.'s OF the meeting, or classifying the
archives, on proFiding for the admin
stration and organization Of the con
ierence and generally of insuring the
regular and punctua working of the
service intrusted to IL The head OF
the secretarat shall have charge Of
and be responsible for the protocols
al-d archives.
The archives VIII always De open to
the members OF the conference.
Section S-The publicity of the pre-
cecdings shall be insured by official
eommuniques prenared by the secre-
tariat and made public. In case of dis
agreement as to the drafting of these
communicates the matter shall be re-
ierred to the principal plenipotentiaries
or their representatives.
Section 9-Rcscrved.
Drafting Of Protocols
section 10 All documents intended