The Washington times., 1919-01-18
P0IACARE WELCOMES ALL
ENJOYS AS THE WORLD d
= PEACE MEETING OPENS
BY JOHN EDWIN NEEIN.
]. y. S. STAFF Correspondent.


PARIS, Jan, AThe worlds great
afternoon. - w.
The foremosf tesmen of the
world, IepresentinESthe twenty-five
nations that had broken with Ger
many, were gathered about the green
table when Premier Clemenceau
called the frs. session of this historic
conference to order at 3. o'clock at
the foreign office
Questions affecting all of the peo-
pies Of the earth, including the ere
alton of league of nations. designed
to make war forever Impossible. will
be settled before the conference comes
to an end at Versailles.
PSincarc Welcomes,
President Poincare formally well
coined the ENJOYS in behalf of France
In brief speech Immediately after
the conference was called 20 order.
All of the members of the Ameri-
can peace delegation, headed by Pres
Ideat Wilson were present except Col
h NJ House. He was kept away BY
illness, but was so much improved
that II IS thought he would be able to
sit with his cOnferees next week.
Fair weather prevailed and an enor-
nous crowd was mssscd behind the
military guard. cheering the ENJOYS
as they arrived
Inside the foreign office, where
Stephen Pichon. the French foreign
minister received the cplenipotentiaries
the scene was one of the utmost bril-
liancy.
Honor Marshal Foch.
As Marshal Foch and President
Poincare entered the conference loom
the band played the "MarsciIIarse"
and all of the envOys stood. Then
Premier Clenenceau introduced Prcsi-
dent Poincare.
The delegates again stood as ;he
President departed, the band mean
while playing "Madelon" The in
yited guests were then bowed out by
ihc laCkeys. the enyOys Ie-seated
themselves. the French Premier
banged his gavcI and the MON ent-
Gus gathering was officially under
way.
The sound OF cheers. given for NJ
PO!ncaTe as he was leaving the build
ing, were audible To thu delegates as
N. Clemenceau called the session to
order.
Among the first Of the delegates TO
arriv" at the Quai d'Orsay were Pre-
micr Lloyd George. a. J. Balfour. the
British foEciGn secretary: Premier
Clemenceau, ana Baron So1nino. tho
Italian foreign minister.
Ms. Wilson With ProsIdcnt.
President Wilson was accompanied
o. Irs. Wilson. Mrs wilson did not
siiCht from tho motor car. but re-
turned TO tho MUrst palace
Secretary lansing prd the Japa-
nese ENJOYS arrived at the same time
There was a picturesque scene in
the courtyard where the automobiles
each dying the Es.ional nag Of its
occupants. were parked. Even the
automobile bearing the Chinese dele
/ cation bore the rev five-slriped en-
bierr OF Che oriental power
when couple Of sore OF d.ie-
/ gates mad arrived they were ushered
/ Irto the council room.
President Wilson Is Understood to
support the theory uf unlimited DOW
ers for the neace conference. asking
I for reduction 10 the minimum Of
! the preliminary preparations and
| keeping The decisions for .he full
I nee rngs II the ENJOYS.
| Premier Cismenceau is vigorously
supporting an opposite theory. dcsir-
/ ing that the bulk OF the work be
done In committees. leaving to the
! general sessions only formal ap-
! provsI OF the committee decisions.