The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-14
Ray stannard Baker Is Named as
Agent Between the President
and American Reporters at the
Peace Conference.
GERMANY MUST MAKE FULL
RESTITUTION TO BELGIUM
Material Taken From Occupied
Territory by Robber Huns Must
Be Returned, According TO Ar.
mistice Extension Terms.


Paris jan. ~ Russia may be
represented together with 90 the 9th.
o. nations that were engaged lu tho
war against GcrmHny. at the first for.
mol meeting ~ The pttro conference.
Whether Russia viii have H dslegu-
ton irrespective 20 party probably
viii he decided af tho urNt mrrtur
preliminary Co the runrrcra This vii
ho held tomorrow.
The nrst question 20 como up bs.
fore the actual peace conference Will
hr that uf the proposed league ~ uH-
uunH. aud lt was made known tnuuy
that ~ had been planned Tor the con.
feross o. devote twelve hours daily 90
this work u necessary, until 70 iH un
the way 90 completion The first plans
Tor the structure uf league of nt.
Hons probably Will ho somewhat come
po-ite. representative Of cunHCnHus
Of opinion on the part ~ the Ameri.
can. Nritish ana French statesmen. %
ia Intended O. serve as % starting point
for development
Marshal Foch. the allied command
90 IN chief, BE- to-day on tho way 60
his hcaduuafteu at Trcves 10 meet
the Gcrmnn armiHtICc delegates aud
las down terms fOr tho extension uf
the urmistlcc Their" was some dis-
position during NcHtordayH confer
tension more drastic than had at first
been proposed, but this was not gar-
riod out
The extension. however. provides
lot the turning ever ~ the Hprmuu
commercial fleet tn transport troops
iu exchange fnT food. fur tho rrstltua
ton of material taken from France
and Belgium Hnd Tor full compliance
with tho terms uf the original urmiH.
tIro.
4 start has been made ou th, mach.
ron through which the American
republic Viii learn of the duiurs uf
tho peace conference hitherto the
French and the british press had ace
poss 90 much more Information than
the pros= representative from the
tinted states Th" British aud French
had also hyru issuing their own Off
titl ,umWuuiuu's regarding 90" meet
lug- ~ uoW has been dcr'drd tu is-
Hur u Joint comWuuIuur. prepared hs
committee rcprrroutiur 900 tho uh.
fiuus thlH iH Geo Ht the sole official
uufgINinE President Wilson hHs alHu
upDIUrd 90 communicate with the rrps
fuFvutHtlNcs uf the American urwH.
papers uf WhiDh there ere more than
200 u Paris throurh tho medium 90 "a
publicity artut ltHb NtNunHrd hHtrI
t former magazine writer, has been
nnINt fuu hH ihr agent
Tho plan is fur .rsidcnt Wilson or
suup member uf the American WiH-
sion Co communicate Co Mr Baker
such "details uf tho proceedings us
were mot embraced iu the ruWWua
uiuuus and which tho president desires
tu mako pub.ir. Nj rakrr conveying
the information tu the correspondents.
The correspondent will not have orr
Iriuul contact with the source ul TN
formation.
An interesting feature ~ yrsirr-
days mrUtlur us ALSO of SUNDAY wtH
that mnrp than Two hours ut ihu uia.
rusfion WIS conducted Iu French ~
which mother President wilson nor
secretary ~ State Lansing hbH u ,uur
NprsHtiouu knowledge ami which bH-
via Lloyd 6oprEo, tho hrItfh premier
understands to uuh limited 'httui
Al the conversations concerning the
rene, 20 ct th, Hrmlrtlgy were CON.
durtod Boo French.
Tho French press to-day riN' l''ari-
dent Wilson credit for the decision
ny which BrHzu secures thr,, d,lo.
gates Co the peace conference uud
fnr that placing tho number uf come
mittcrs ut five instead uf ut twenty
as the French plan proposed.
The Figaro says that when iho
question uf tho puhNuN uf treaties
hnd secret dlplomdC, was discussed,
President Wilson. while .uppuriur
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