The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-20

ortant subjects as the league of na It wa. pointed out today that the r . desire to delay, nor that delay
 Meanwhile the peace conference itself may concentrate it's atten- tion on other questions, especially q league of nations. which M. Glenn enceau in his address said would be first in order.
 The method thus adopted h ex- pected to advance rather thnn |" delay action on the most impor- tant questions.
 The nations composing the su- preme council, according to the reeuIations, are to take part in all the sittings, while the other na- lions are to be represented only when questions in which they are especially interested are discussed. SOLVE DELICATE QUESTION
 The conference has solved the delicate question of etiquette in se- Iecting four vice presidents. who arc to preside in turn In the aD- sence of M. Clemenceau. Secretary of State Lansing has been chosen tn act in this capacity for the United States delegation, which will leave President Wilson free to come and go at will on the floor of the conference. and 1t was saia todny. even to leave for the United States without sacrificing any ad- vantage to America.
 Pending the call for the next session of the conference, which has been adjourned without dnte' trnA morrow to continue work on the nrorramme and in execution of the promise of M. Clemenceau that the question of n league of nations would take first place. it will en- deayor to weld together some CT the projects which have been un- der separnte consideration by diff ferent delegations. If it is impos- sible to reduce them to one plan. it is.sexpccted they will be classi- fled and put into compact form Tor coAa1de rn ton ShH the conference As curly as possible. ,.,N
 The American delegation will take the initiative in this work and tomorrow will lay what may be called the American plan before the council, ifsthe council is ready to take 1t up.
 CONFERENCE REGULATIONS
 Following ares the peace confer ence regulations, which were made public officially today:
 Section 1. The conference as sembled to fix the conditions of peace, first in the preliminaries Of peace and then in the definite treaty of peace, shall include the representatives of the belligerent allied and associated powers.
 The belligerent powers with general interests. the United States of America, the British empire, France, Italy and Japan, shall take part in all meetings and commis- sions.
 The belligerent powers with par ticular interests, Belgium, Brazil, the British dominions and India, China, Cuba. Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hedjaz. Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, For tugal, Rumania, Serbia, Siam and the Czecho-Slovak republic. shall take part in the sittings at which questions concerning them are dis cussed.
 The powers in state of diplo- matic rupture with the enemy powers, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, shall take part in the sittings at which questions con- cerning them are discussed.
 The neutral powers and states in process of formation may be heard either orally or in writing when summoned by the powers with general interests at sittings devoted especially to the examina- tion of questions directly concern ing them, but only so far as these questions are concerned.
 NUMBER OF DELEGATES
 Sec. ?. The powers shall be rep resented by plenipotentiary delegates to the number of five for the Uni ted States of America, the British empire, France, Italy, and Japan; three for Belgium, Brazil and Serbia {; two for China. Greece, the King or Hedjaz, Poland. Portugal, Rumania' Siam and the Czecho- Slovak repuD- lie; one for Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras. Liberia, Nicaragua ana Panama; one for Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
 The British dominions and India shall be represented as follows:
 Two delegates each for Australia,
  cluding the native states; one delegate for New Zealand.
 Although the number of delegates may not exceed the figures above mentioned each delegation has the right to avail itself of the panel sys- tenn. The representation of the do- minions, including New Foundland' and of India may be included in the representation of the British empire.
 Montenegro shall be represented by one delegate, but the rules concern l. ing the designation of this delegate shall not be fixed until the moment when the political situation of tnls country shall have been cleared up RUSSIA'S REPRESENTATION
 The conditions of the representa- tion of Russia shall be fixed by the conference at the moment when mat ters concerning Russia are examined
 Sec. 3. Each delegation of plenipo- tentiaries may be accompanied oy technical delegates properly accre- dited and by two stenographers. Tne technical delegates may be present al the sittings for the purpose Of TUT nishing information which may DC asked of them. They shall be al lowed to speak for the purpose ol giving any desired explanations.
 Sec. 4. The delegates take prece- dence according to the alphaoetica order, in French, of the powers
 Sec. s. The conference will be de- clared open by the President of th< French republic. The president of thu , council of French ministers VIII b|
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