Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-20
PEACE FARLEY EEGIHS;;
WILSON VIEWS PREVAIL
Presidents Voice Dominates the
Gathering OF Worlds Leaders
Planning to End Wars.

Paris. Jan - The Peace Confer
ence which WAS formally opened Satur-
dav afternoon hv President PonCarc OF
rance The unanimous election oi
Pemlcr Clcmcnccau to the permanent
presidency oi the congress was followed
toy his announcement that the next full
session ~ the conference would deal with
the League 81 Nations as the first subject
tor discussion
A. the delegations arrived they were
greeted hN lanfarcs oi trumIscts. and mill-
tarN honurs were accorded by the troops.
The ,iapancs, were among the earlier
arrivals and were followed hv the SIa-
mc>c and last Indians IN picturesque
turhans
CROWDS WELCOME WILSON
President Wilson's ARRIVAL n ten
mmltcs t. thrc WAS the signal for 4
demonstration from tho crowds The
President passed INTO the antcchambcr
where NJ pichon. the French Foreign
Minister, awaited HIM, and conducted
hlm - the council room
Already the chamber was crowded with
delegates. who greeted President Wilson
warmly a. be passed toward tlC table ~
honor. Here hc was lolncd bN Secretary
Lansing Mr. White and General Rllss
and exchanged greetings with the british
and MANY other delegates
lust 40 = j clock 4 nliiic of drums and
blarc uf trImsts announced the ar
nroach ~ President Poncarc Tie was
escorted hN The group ot prrmicrS ~ the
head ~ the table while a hush fell uTsln
the assemhlagc - the moment arrived for
the opening % the congress
rnI>CtRf GREAT ADnEEss
Il Was cNactll three minutes past 3 |
when VI PoIncarc began his address. and !
the Peace Conference came into beng |
The entire 49, mbage stood a. the I
French President spoke President W llson I
stood immediately ~ his right and listened
sttentively. NJ Poncarc spoke IA IN
earnest but easy manner, without de-
clamatorN effect, and, according 10 usage,
there was no applause Or interruption.
tie spike m French. and when he had
concluded an interpreter read the Presl-
Dental discourse III English
A. NJ Posncarc closed. he turned 10 !
receive the congratulations Of President
" llson and Premier Lloyd Georye. and
then Withdrew, saluang each dele CATION
~ he retired
WILSON NOMISATEs CLEMENCTAU
As NJ Polncarc made hls ext President
Wilson arose q propose VI Clcmenccau
a. permanent chairman u the conference
!
however, carried throughout the chamber
~ he paid eloquent tribute T. the French
Premier
Premier Lloyd George seconded the
nomination a " Clcmenceau speaking
earnestly 81 tho distinguished services the
| ~nch statesman had rendered in war and
peace
LLOYD GEoRGE TRIBUTE To TIGER
Mr.. Llovd Georgc seconded President
v il~un motion IN the>, words
count II not merely pleasure. but a
great privilege that should hc expected
N behalf u the British Empire delegates
70 supl,prt the MOTION II President " llSon.
do - Tor thr reason which hc has 80
loquentlv gwen expression to A. i
rlhute II tht man " hen was 4 school-
10Y Mr.. Ciemeuceau WAs IA compelling
md q cdn~picuous hgur, III the politics ~
lls native land and hls fame had eN-
ended far beyond the bounds az J rance
Were u not for that undOubted fact
tr. President ] should have treated a. 4
egend tho common report of your wears
have attended many conferences with
dr. Clemenceau. ana M them all the most
lrorous the most enduring and the most
uuthiul hgIre there ha, been thar Of MIR
lemeuceau BE las had Ii, Youthful
ess hc has had the hoteiune,- and the
'afttSHiPtSr ui NoNth. III l. ibdeeQ, the
rand oung Man oi France and am
roud 10 stand here 10 propose that he
Mould takc ~, chair III tins great con
renee that A. t0 settle the pcare Of the
.ord
LLOYD GEORGE TRiHrTF
Il know of none better qualified or as
ell qualified L. occupy tn, char than
IT. Clemencau And ] speak from my
,perlence ~ ~ claIm Ho and have not
WAYS agreed We have very often
rreed w have sometimes disagreed,
I'd Ne have always expressed our dis
eements very cnphat icallv because wc
' Ourselves
But although there will be delavS So