Evening journal., 1919-01-08
GETTING NEARER
ON PEACE Plan
Clemenceau and Wilson
Meet Again to Exchange
Views on Details
OF ICIALS GATHER
FOR CONFERENCE
In N InIIad press

By The United Press.
PARIS. Jan. S.-Premicr Clemenoesu
and President Wilson We're believed to-
day TO be approaching some undersind-
ing regarding ,heir apparently conflict
ing views ON lho balance Of power ana
the league of nations
The two leaders certainly had am op-
porimiiy 90 exchange views In this
matter. as a result OF their unexpected
meeting late yesterday in the Offices Of
Col. House.
Great interest Is attached TO This
meeting. as Il was the nrsi time Glenn
enceau and Wilson had met since the
formers frank declaration In favor Of
retention of the balance Of power and
The latters simultaneous statement In
Manchester that this ancient Institution
must give way 90 The league OF ma
llons
American circles have an along held
the opinion that the divergence In
Clemenceaus and Wilson's views was
more apparent than real and that both
were working toward the same end
only along different channels.
The meeting took place IN the Hotel
Grilion at dusk, the President walking
from the Murat Place 90 the hotel IN
drizzle Of rain he was accompanied
only by secret service men and was un-
recognized boy the public Clemonceau
had gone 20 the hotel 10 see Colonel
House. While ihe meeting was wholly
unplanned, ii is believed 20 have been
anticipated by only few hours, a
scheduled conference between The two
leaders.
American, British. Italian and French
siatemen viii hold their first Joint
meeting tomorrow, 70 was officially an
nounced today
The conference. which win be In the
fOrcien Oflcc. will he attended boy
President Wilson. Secretary Lansing
Foreign Minister Balfour, Lord Robert
Cecil, Premier Orlando. Foreign Minis
Ter ~0nnin0. Premier Clemencgau and
Foreign Minister Pichon.
BalfOur. Orlando and SOnnin0 viii ar
rive In Paris tonight The others are
al.eady here.
The President feels that his trips 90
England and Italy have fully prepared
him Tor lhe important conferences with
Nlied leaders schedule for the week
end. While nothing final was deter
mined the recent conversations with
British and Italian statesmen resulted
IN the thrcshing out OF perpleXing prob
lens connected with application OF ms
fourteen principles 90 which the Allies
are all Bound and from which none Is
expected i0 recede.
The lalest plan is for the individual
conferences among the associated pow
ers TO continue for ten days or a fort
might after which America. Great Brii-
aim. France and Italy win begin their
formal siiiings together. ai which such
questions as representation of the Ceu-
trail Powers, Russia and the neutral na-
lions at the general peace Congress viii
be taken up
THE general Allied conference would
then develop by calling in Belgium
Portugal and other small members of
other powers until the conference was
complete.
I'm addition 90 the league OF nations
ihe matter OF indemnitics, boundaries
and control of waterways would be
subjects OF consideration.
President Wilson still hopes for early
formation OF ihc league OF nations for
iho purpose OF facilitating the rapid
clearing up OF department questions.
one course for formation of the league
believed to have received favorable con
sideration was constitution OF a nucleus
pf the league from the Allied bclliger-
enis 90 be followed by a proner OF
membership 90 AN self governing ma
ti0ns-simultane0usly with agreement
with the other Allied nations on arbl-
iraiion. These problems would be
worked out and applied later by the
league itself thus removing such per-
sons from the province Of the peace
conference. Enemy powers would not
be admitted 90 fun membership until
they had demonstrated their worthi-
ness. Meanwhile they would be on
probation and would receive an possi-
bile assistance from the league
The feeling Is growing that some in
ternaiional labor legislation viii be
enacted at the peace Congress includ-
Ing probably a universal eighi-hOur
day and anti-child labor laws. A gem
aral improvement IN working cOndi-
lions viii be urged by American and
other labor organizations