The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-01-13
PRESIDENT TO HOLD CONFERENCE
 WITH PREMIERS ALLIED NATIONS
 SOMETIME DURING COMING WEEK
(The Associated Press)

PARIS, Ian. 9-President Wilson is to hold series of conferences week with the premiers of England France Italy and Belgium These conferences will deal d recty with the questions presented by the enemy countries
 It is believed that the first to take the attention ot the conference will be affecting Germany After dis posing of details regarding the German question: the erences will take up successivey the matters concerning Austria Bulgaria and Turkey
 It is hot that the conference will deal only with the general principles concerning the peace congress and will go into minute details any extent It that the premiers of the various allied nations desirous of reaching broad going agreement before President Wilson returns to America in February. It is felt that result of these conferences the President will the with complete knowledge of the most important questions greSS
 The program of the conferences far known con- ss of: First consideration of general agreement for league of nations similar machinery enforce of peace
 Second, the consideration of new and independent states resulting from the war;
 Third, the consideration of damages and ndennites re- sultng from the invasion of the Germans
 Fourth to consider the conclusions of peace treaties with the Teutons.
 FRENCH PEACE DELEGATES
 PARIS, Jan. 9.-The following are officially announced as composing the French peace delegations Premier Ceme ceau Foreign Minister Pichon, Finance Minister Klotz Cooniel Minister Simon and Monsieur Tardieu. The lat ter is the French commissioner the United States.
 It also announced that Marshal Foch would be member of the congress but would be only in his position commander of the allied armies.
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS INDISPENSABLE
 PARIS, Jan 7.-Lord Robert Cecil, who arrived today with the first section of the British peace degation told correspondent of the Associated Press that definite or ganzation such the league of nations would be ndspes able the first step toward the conclusion of an enduring peace
 The British delegate also said that the league of na- tions the only satisfactory method of settling international problems He spoke of the league of nations in the light of national jury before which different countries could pre- sent their difficulties and by the decision of which those countries would have to abide
 In the opinion of Lord Cecil joint international action is necessary relieve the distress of millions of people who lack the everyday necessities of life The delegate stated that peaceable international action necessary regulate interests between countries like nerna tional railways postal systems ways telegraph nes wireless communication and the of the air
 MANY AMERICAN SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED
 PARIS, Jan 9-The informal conferences of the vari- peace delegates which have been held here show grow ing and driving power The French delegates have submit ted protocol proposing the procedure be used dur ing the peace congress- This protocol contains number of American suggestions and it extremely probable that it will be adopted.
 written memorandum of the Greek aspirations was presented the American headquarters by Premier Venz os This memorandum presented to the Americans obtain their views what should be granted Greece and also prepare them what expect the way of Grecian de sires at the peace congress.