Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-10
CLEMENCEAU HEADS
FRENCH DELEGATION
Membership of Big Twenty-Five
Who Will Direct Congress
Becoming Known.
REPRESENT FIVE BIG POWERS
France Submits Protocol Outlin-
ing Course of Procedure of
Peace Conference.
REPRESENT FIVE BIG POWERS
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PARIS, January 9.-Omcial announce
ment was made today that the coun-
ell OF ministers had approved the nomi-
nations as the French representatives
in the peace congress OF the following:
Georges Clemenceau, the Premier;
Stephen Pichon, Foreign Minister:
Louis Lucien klotz. Finance Minister:
Andre Tardicu. French high commits
sioner to the United States, and Jules
Cambon. former ambassador at Berlin.
Paul Dutasta. French ambassador to
Switzerland, will be secretary Of the
French delegation.
Announcement Of the French dele
CATION To the peace congress. in addi-
ton TO bringing a distinguished array
of French statesmen into the arena of
the peace congress, has begun To give
dehniteness to the delegations of the
great powers, OF which the American
delegation has been by itself up to the
present time. 1t is expected the Brit
ish, Italian and Japanese delegations
now will be announced officially.
WILL DE DIRECTING
FORCE OF CONGRESS
The leading figures. like Premier
Lloyd George and Foreign Minister
Balfour. for Great Britain; Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino,
for Italy, and Niscount Chinda and
Ambassador Matsui. for Japan. al
hcially appointed. but the designation
of full list will bring into being the
real directing force of the congress,
consisting OF twenty-five members.
representing five great powers of the
world
1t will be this supreme council of
the great powers which will guide ana
shape the deliberations and results of
the entire congress. and, while all the
other powers will later have a fun
nearing and voice, it viii he the
great powers which will initiate and
direct the general conduct OF affairs.
STRENGTH OF FRENCH
DELEGATION RECOGNIZED
The personnel OF the French dele
cation is recognized as exceptionally
strong. combining the political. dinio.
matte, financial. economic and miIitnrv
Sagacity Of France. The appointment
OF Jules Cambon is particularly Erati-
tying TO tho American delegation. ow-
an g 10 /; hls rintiuate sknowlede- OF isnl
sympathy with American affairs res
suiting from his long service as E'renc ch
ambassador In Washing ton.
NJ. Cambon. with Foreign Minister
Pichon.,, will represent the diplomatic
strength OF the delegation. Louis
klotz, besides being Minister of
leader OF the French Parliament. Can
tain Tardieu furnishes the economic
authority.
French protocol. proposing the
submitted 10 the American delegates
at about the same time that the French
delegates were named. 1t is now be-
ing studied. and it is noted by the
american delegates that Il number OF
their suggestions have taken form in
the French program. The protocol denls
with the organization of the congress.
the representation of the great and
small powers. and the general order of
procedure. 1t will not become efIec
I'VE until passed upon by President
wilson and the premiers of France.
Sreat Britain and Italy, who consti-
tu;e sort Of executive council which
Iatcr VIII grow into a supreme coln-
cii or the great powers when the full
delegations are appointed.