Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-24
JOURNAL. WORLD CoRRE-
SP0NDENT TELLS OF THE
PEACE FARLEY OPENING


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even the artificial smile of common
intercourse seems foreign to him.
He may have his interested mo-
ments, but there was clearly nothing
TO make him unbend one can
imagine how his petrifying PERSONAL
ity must have made the marrow of
the German ENJOYS run cold
Wilson Gracious, smiling.
President Wilson was also an early
arrival and was gracious and smiling
to everybody, He bowed to Marshal
Foch. who returned the bow but said
not a word. Yet he had quite Il chat
with NJ. Clemenceau, who caught him
by the arm familiarly ana told him
something for his private ear. He
quickly took his seat and talked row
and then with Secretary Lansing
while waiting for the business to
begin,
His speech was finely delivered but
without his usual fire or striking fe-
licity of phrase. NJ. Clemenceau
shook him warmly by the hand
thanking him, and they ehatted dur
ing the proceedings now and then.
Enter Lloyd George
Mr.. Lloyd George made late en-
try, when President Poincare was
about two-thirus through MS Introduc-
tory speech, and slid to his pace onM
Pomcare's left as unoEtrusiNelAs as
possible, his face wearing that cheer
full, good-humored look which at once
impressed every one who saw him fol
the first time.
He made up for the latenesS of his
arrival by the air of impressive in
tentness with which he listened, lean
ing forward on the table and takins
pen in hand to make notes, as though
lie hadn't read the I. pescript of the
speech already When an interpreter
oegan repeating it in English he was
all ears. put on an air of being pro
foundly impressed and actually die
record some of the phrases on his pad
The polite interest in what did not
interest him was a characteristic
genial, ingratiating charm which
makes him personally So agreeable &c
all who have dealings with him. Nol
is it in the least degree insincere OF
assumed. His speech was somewhat
commonplace, Just the usual sort OF
personal eulogy, but uttered with the
effective tremor of feeling he COM
mandS on such occasions.
Secretary Balfour had been one OF
the first of the leading delegates tt
enter the conference chamber. Hat
ing to have a fuss made over him
he escaped to his seat at once, his
face beaming graciously on every
body. Seated, he proceeded to fill in
the time writing Il number of notes
probably mostly overdue, for method
isn't his forte,
When Lloyd George made his tardy
appearance Balfour appeared TO ''put
him wise" to what had happened
which was nothing, but he did ii with
due seriousness,
Baifour Gazes at Ceiling.
During the speeches he sat in his
favorite house of commons attitude
looking earnestly at the ceiling. II
use TO be said that his thoughts on
these occasions were mainly on the
golf course, how he fluffed his drive
at the tenth or how his long putt at
the deciding sixteenth Tipped the hole.
However, he may this time have been
pondering over the league OF ma
tons or how q Jugo-Slav bunker can
best be negotiated from bad lie un-
der the eyes of Il critical gallery
A vagrant eye travelling about the
peace table yesterday discovered that
of all the members of the American
French, British, italian and japanese
delegations only one was clean Shaven
that being President Wilson. Most
of the members of the other missions
were boards as well as moustaches,
the hair on their faces balancing the
lock of hair on their forehead, bald
ness being prevalent.
lloyd George Steals in Late. U.s.
President POincares Address came
to an end with as little flourish as
it began. He spoke Just twenty-three
minutes, AS he finished, all seated
themselves and Lieutenant Mantoux
official interpreter. standing directly
in front of the table where President
Wilson sits, read the English version
OF the speech. In thick voice his
English pronunciation was just heard
when Premier Lloyd George, looking
quite embarrassed, shyly entered the
room and went rapidly to his chair
Later he explained to several of
us that he had been told that the
conference was to convene at $3.50
a'clock and had been held on the
London telephone.
Another sweep of the room showed
there We're no women present. If Mrs.
Wilson saw the show she must have
been concealed with the other ladies
of the missions in an chamber,
The translator took twenty minutes,
after which all arose and President
Poineare. making his way TO Presi-
dent Wilson, shook hands with him
and others and departed.
Premier Clemenceau shifted his
chair going to the place vacated by
the tit lar head of his nation. and