Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23

Paris, Jan. 19.-Following are the peace
conference regulations, which were made
public oficially to-day:
Section 1.-The conference assembled 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
commissions.
The belligerent powers with particular
interests, Belgium, Brazil. the British
Dominions and India, China. Cuba,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti. Hedjaz, Hon.
duras Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Poland, Portugal. Roumania, Serbia,
SIAM and the Czecho- Slovak republic.
shall take part in the sittings at which
questions concerning them are discussed.
The powers in a state Of diplomatic
rupture with the enemy powers, Bolivia.
Ecuador. Peru and Uruguay, shall take
part in the sittngs at which questions
concerning 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 sit
tings devoted especially to the examna-
ton of questions directly concerning
them, but only SO far as these questions
are concerned.
Section 2-The powers shall be repre-
sented by plenipotentiary delegates to
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 Hedjaz, Poland,
Portugal, Roumania. Slam and the
Czecho- Slovak republic one for Cuba,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia.
Nicaragua and Panama; 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
state; 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 system. The repre-
sentatives of the dominions. including
| Newfoundland, and Of $ndia may be
| included in the representation of the
British Empire by the panel system.
Montenegro shall be represented by one
delegate. but the rules concerning the
designation of this delegate shall not
be fixed until the moment when the
political situation Of this country shall
have been cleared up.
J The condition Of the representation OF
Russia shall be fixed by the conference
at the moment when the matters con-
corning Russia are examined.
Section 3-Each delegation of plenipo-
tentiaries may be accompanied by tech
nical delegates properly accredited and
by two stenographers.
The technical delegates may be present
at the sittings for the purpose of fur.
nishing information which may be asked
| of Them They shall be allowed to speak
for the purpose of giving any desired ex.
plantations.
| Section 4-The delegates take precedence
according to the alphabetical order, in
French. of the powers.
Section 5-The conference will be de-
clared open by the President of the
French republic. The president of the
council of French ministers will be in
vested temporarily with the chairmanshir
Immediately after this. IN. Clemenceau
has since been elected permanent chair.
man of the conference). A committee
composed of one plenipotentiary of each
Of the great allied or associated powers
shall proceed at once to the authentica-
ton Of the credentials of all the members
present.
Section Gin the course of the frs,
meeting of the conference will proceed
to appoint a permanent president and
four vice-presidents chosen from the plen'
ipotentiaries of the great powers in alpha.
betical order.
Section IA secretariat appointed from
outside the plenipotentiaries composed
of one representative of the United States