Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
PEACE DELEGATES
EXCHANGE VIEWS
Expect to Decide To-Day on Of
hcial Language to
Be Used.
TO SETTLE REPRESENTATION
Plan to Give Each Major Bel
ligerent Ally Five Del
egates.
TO SETTLE REPRESENTATION


Lloyd George. Andrew Bonar Law and
~ j. Balfour this afternoon gave op-
p1rtunity Tor most, satisfactory cx-
change on views OF the subjects com
ing up for settlement AT to-morrow's
session Of the supreme war council.
me hope is expressed that this will
rcSuii IN giving greater speed to the
~oFk OF both the supreme war coun-
ell and the in,craliicd peace confer
II is expected that the si,tinps Of
the war council wiii occupy the en-.
tire day, One Of the questions to be
discussed is tho ohicial language to
be used during tho sessions il an
pears also that the question Of repre-
sentation has not been entirely solved.
and THIS matter will come UP for FUR
Il is said tonight tho suppositiou
that TIA, TIC French language has hecn
used in the conference is at least
premature.
The, npenng session OF rarliamcn,
up 'hc attention Of Premier Clcmon-
ceau and his collahorators. SO that
rttir opportnnity was afforded for y
statesmen before to-morrow's meeting
t is not though; there will be any
GI,nicmlty al in settling the questions Of
ti"n. though. in view Of the nurnher.
OF nations represented. and their vary
ssentation may develop a somewhat
lengthy discussion.
RUSSIA MAY HAVE
DELEGATION At CoNFERENCt;
The population OF Russia may be
represented. toge ther with all the other
Germany. al the first formal meeting
or the peace conference. Whether Rus
STA VIII have present a; that lime a
delegation. Irrespective OF party. or
other Spokesmen, II any, probably vii!
be decided at the mex; meeting prr-
limina5y to the congress. This will
n-rll n Fattsl
ing OF the session OF the French Par
lament to-day.
The first question 10 come up be-
Tore the actual peace conference will
be that OF the proposed league of ma
tions. ana II was made known to-day
IL mad been planned for the conferees
To devote twelve hours daily TO this
WON II necessary, until IL Is: on the
way to completion. ts.-s4 :,
mere Is some reason for beiievins
INC FIRST plans for the structure. of d
league,ot nations to be laid before the
conference probably will be some VIII a
composite, representative of con.
sehsuS OF opinion OH the part OF Amer
iean british and French statesmen who
nave been discussing the subject. |,
VIII not Eurport to be finished pro-
duct. but is intended to serve as a
starting point for development
PROVIDES FOR USE OF
GEnMANY's COMMERCIAL FLEET
HS SAeeHSIoI, however, provides Tor
the turning over OF the German COM
mercia! Eset to transport troops. in eX-
chanGc for food: for the restitution OF
material taken from France and Bel
GUM and for fall compliance with the
terms OF the original armisticc
start has been made on the ma
chinery through which the American
PUBIC VIII learn of the doings of the
peace con ference. Hitherto the French
and the British press had access to
inf to,
representatives from the United States
The British and French had also
oeen issuing their own official COM
muniques regarding the meetings IL
now mas been decided to issue Joint
communique. prepared by cemmttee
representing all the nations, this 10 be
the sole official outG.ving.
President Wilson has also decided to
communicate with the representatives
Of the American newspapers. of which
there are more than 100 in Paris
through the medium Of n publicity
agent.
RAY sTSNNARD BAKER
PRESIDENTS PRESS AGENT
Ray Stannard Baker has been selected
rs the agent
President Wilson or some member OF
the American mission TO corlmunic,t q
to Mr. Baker such details OF the pro-
communiquc and which the President
desires to make public. Mr. Baker ICON
peSdn5 peSidng the 15 1i5nforma.ion to the CORES
have original contact with the sourcc
Of information.
Ray Stannard Baker has been a news.
paper and magazine writer since 1892.
American Msgazinc from zoos ~ ,o15 liz
After ;n1r =, the So United States entered the
mittcc on public information.
EACH Of MAJOR POWERS
TO HAVE FIVE DELEGATES
France Great Britain. the United
states Italy and Japan each will have
Eress; This was decided upon Mon.
day by the supreme council engaged
IN the preliminary work Of organizing
Brazil was given three representa-.
Ives: Belgium. Serbia. Greece. i,oI"nd
Gzecho- -Slovakia Roumanin and China
each: Portugal and the states which aid
not dSciare war upon Germany. but
merely broke off Diplomatic relations
each. o ~
The British dominions. it was de-
C C!uen, VII be represented apart from
Two representatives encR Sa and and GavS New
Zealand will have one delegate.
considerat:on of the question Of Rus
sian representation was postponed
The size OF the representation OF
Zach nation was decided uron. not as
proposed by the French plan. in ac-
cordance with the part played nv the
nation in the war. bat following Ameri-
can and British plans, in proportion to
the extent Of the interest Of each ma
ton III the peace settlement
Brazil owes her speca! treatment TO
her historic position and her Dopula-
ton OF more than 10000. .0o0. which
worked against placing her secondary
to nations much less pcopled.
The representation to be given Jugp-
Sinvia was MT decided upon. but II Is
considered the Croats and Slovenca Will
be represented similarly to the Serb
ians. Nothing was done about Monte.
negro In view of the political situation
created by the refusal Of King Nicholas
to recognize the desire Of his people
to unite with Jugo- -Slavia.
The question of representation set
tied. the. council began the discussion
OF procedure proposal by President
Wilson concerning the send.
lens to technical committees for ca
animation was adopted. At the meet
ing on Wednesday the council will fix
upon the methods OF work and the
guiding principles Of the conference.
President Poincarc wiz: OPEN the
plenary session OF the peace congress
on Saturday with an address. arter
which officers will be elected.