The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-01-02
Il NATIONS M CONGRESS
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP WIFI BE 100
TO 12o DELEGATES.
Americans Express Hope That Actual
Negotiations VIII Begin
Early in January

express the hope that the various
countries delegates will he announc-
ed and the delegates arrive for the
actual commencement Of the nego-
tiations soon after ihe o'sning of the
new year. S g
"a number of The min details OF
the composition of the congress are
are m now fairly wellsett ed as a result
81 recent conferejces3 These indi-
cate that the toH 5embership of
tie tie congress win t be Iween 100 and
10. Twenty-seyei cdlQtries will be
represented by dslegAes, including
those which DECLARED var and num-
Der which have cdme into existence
asa result of the tars
Five RepseseItattyes.
The great Powersss notably Great
Britain, France, the United States
and Italy, each hare alotted five dele
gates. while the otherdeiegations will
vary from one to for members, ac-
cording to the size ofthe country and
the interests involva.
Word has been fceived that the
Belgian and Portuguese delegations
soon will join the representatives OF
the United States, fho thus far are
she only members He the peace. con-
gress to arrive. lie non-arrival of
the. others has beA the subject of
considerable surpKse and adverse
comment, the Amgicans taking the
ground that they ire here ready to
proceed to business but with the per-
sonnel OF the conSress not yet an
snonnced. 1t is UNDERSTOOD that Presi-
dent Wilson s visitf fo England is like
ii to result in cdEeying quite def
nitely tha view u It i is highly de-
sirable that the Rngress should be
nut into motion III the least possible
delay. d
Une II LISTS.
While the bnnel of few dele.
gallons have ~ announced, unom-
dial advices satsJ that most Of
them will be { led substantially as
/ follows, I'll
IS Belgium-P Hyams, foreign
minister; Emil Fanaerwelde. minis
tarsm Justice; onHan Den Heuvel,
minister TO th> katfan.
Portugal br Egas Moniz, For
esgn Minister e ritb 5santo Lima, Sc
nor Friere de- kndrs, Senior Santos
viga and Auguap Vasconcelios, min
lister OF the colcAes.
Brazil Milo 1ecaaha, foreign min
lister; Ruy BaBosa, Admiral Huet
Bacsllar and Gel. Thompowsky.
Japan-viscolnt Chinda, ambassa-
dor to Great Bttain; Baron Matsui,
ambassador to france, and two other
delegates now h their way to Paris.
Z Serbia-NiksHa P. Pachitch, pre-
mier;; DR.. M. il. Vesnitch and DR..
Cumbitch.
Greece ce-Preiaier; Venizelos and M.
Politis, foreignsminister.
Italy, Eigland, France.
Italy Premisr Orlando, Baron Son
nino, foreign minister; Leonida Bisso-
lati-Bergamascli, minister of mill
tary aid and wsr pensions; Gen. Diaz,
commander-in-thief of. the Italian
army; Admiral Paolo Thaon Di Revel,
former chief of the naval staff.
Great Britain David Lloyd
George, prime minister; Arthur J.
sBalfour, former secretary; Andrew
sBonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
sschequer, and Geo NicholI Barnes. Ia
bor member Of, the war cabinet, and
s'ene other delesaf who has not yet
1een designated. %.ieut. Gen. J. G.
:Hmuts and Gen. Bo,ha, representing
South Africa, are expected to accom-
pany the British delegation, in which
probably also will be representatives
of Canada, Australia and India.
France-M. Clemenceau, premier;
Stephen Pichon foreign minister and
three others who have not yet been
announced, although of those men
toned as probable members include
Leon Bourgeois, former premier;
Jules cambon, general secretary to
the ministry o. fokeign affairs, and
Capt. Andre Tai fdiek head of the gen
eral commission fol- kFranco-American
war matters, or fofmer Premier Aris
tide BRAND. E
The foregoing delegations comprise
those of virtuaalya All the European
countries which haze taken part in
the war, except Rfamania and the four
enemy countries whose delegates
have not yet be$haR nounced. China