South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-12
BRING TOGETHER
HEADS OF FOUR
LEADINGPOWERS
Arrange Preliminary Program
for Monday When All
Nations Appear.
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE first meet
ing Of the supreme allied council
since the American delegation ar
rived in Paris. Is expected to be
held at the French foreign office to-
morrow.
This will bring together President
Wilson and the premiers Of the three
other principal powers, David Lloyd
George, Georges Clemenceau and
Vittorio Orlando, who will proba bly,
be accompanied by their foreign
ministers. Balfour. Pichon and Son
nino. 1t is understood that Col.
House will also attend with Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing.
as he had served as the presidents
representative on the council until
the president arrived here.
This supreme council is distinct
from the inter-allied conference, as
the supreme council is confined TO
the president and premiers. whereas
the inter-allied conference is made
up OF the full delegations, of five
members of the great powers and a
For this reason the full American
delegation will not attend the meet
ing Sunday
The purpose Of the meeting Is 10
arrange a preliminary program for
Monday. when the other nations will
be represented and full delegations
will be present. The matter Of rep
resentation and Mondays meeting
of the inter-allied conference have
been the subjects OF informal dis
cussion among the various national
representatives. but so far no official
announcement has been made.
Delegations in Orient.
The arrival of the japanese and
Chinese delegations has brought 10
the front the possibility of the as
sertion by the former of the right TO
represent the latter, and it may be
that this will be one of the questions
considered tomorrow.
It is expected that the inter-allied
conference will assemble early Mon
day. though the exact time AM dur
alton of the session have not been
finally fixed. Sessions, more or less
formal, will likely last several days,
with VI. Clemenceau as temporary
presiding officer, pending arrival Of
belated delegations and the launch
ing of the conference in its full
membership.
When that stage is reached Presi-
dent Poincaire will attend for the
purpose Of delivering the welcome
OF France TO the delegates, and
Georges Clemenceau, the French
premier, will then be chosen per-
manent chairman Of the conference
in accordance with the general view
OF the delegates and the usual prac-
tice OF selecting the chairmen from
the country entertaining an inter
national gathering
Aside from the meetings OF the
supreme council and the inter allied
conference. interest centers in the
inter-allied relief committee, which
held It's first meeting today after the
arrival Of the earl OF Reading. rep
resenting Great Britain. This is the
organization Of which Herbert c.
Hoover is director general. and to-
days meeting was for the purpose of
securing the cooperation OF all the
allies in the extensive relief plans.
Vance Mccormick and Bernard ".
Baruch arrived today and are bring
ing the results of their experience
az the heads OF the United States
war trade board and war industries
board TO the various activity Of the
American delegation.