Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-15
WILSON LEADS PEACE
CONFERENCE WO[.K
Preliminary Session Indicates the
! Delegates Are in Close Accord
on Main Issues.

Paris. Jan L. The conference of Prc'i-
lent Wilson with Premier Lloyd George.
Andrew Bonar Law and \ J. l'aliour
YESTERDAY afternoon gave opportunity
ior most satisfactory exchange oi views
IN the subjects coming ur for settlement
~ tomorrow 5 session of the supreme
War Council The hopc Is expressed hat
thls will result IN giving greater speed To
the work of tho council and the Inter
allied Peace Conference.
Ii is expected that the sittings OF the
council Will occupy the entire day Onc
ut the questions to hc discussed ls The
official language to hc used during the
sessions. II appears also that the prob
lem uf representation has not been en-
tircly solved. and tins matter VIII come
up for further discussion.
Il Is said tha, the assumption that the
French language has been decided upon
as the only tongue % hc used IN the con
ference Is at least premature
The meetings ot the supreme War
Council during the last two DAYS have
been source IF satisfaction to conference
CIRCLES. as indicating = ~put Of aecummo-
dation and tu outlook Tor rapid ami hfr-
monlous work
Ouc Of those present ~ the conferences
sand Yesterday that here were no formal
speeches. that the memb,T- Nat about
changing views famIharlv a- at club
1t no time was there any sharp exchange
or evidence at friction
President " ilSon. It was added, listened
att,utivclN during tho hr>t iiN 5 session.
hut took ht'lr direct part ~ 10. is the
ar,nISticc question WAS largeN one ot
technical details ~ the second meeting,
however. the american Executive took m
active part, parucularl, on { he representa-
tions OF the various countries, concerning
Winch h. bad carefully iamIhanlcd HIM
self IN advance,
he opening session 81 Parliament and
The Cabinet meeting Yesterday took up
the attention oi Prsmicr Clcmcnceau and
hrs French collatontorS, - that mtlc
opportunity vas afforded FOR a fur' tier
,untCrencv with the French Statesman
The supreme Mar Council haS hcCn
handling the Rus>mu-Pchsh subject rln-
eerlv thus far. though L has bccn irmttul
matter OF discussion in the various tN-
changes of opiuun
There is no change 81 EsolcN Indicated
IN the case pi either ku~sla or Poland
and il Is stated - quite certain that no
American tr.np> will III scni 10 Poland
10 tins stage I'd least In connection WITH
tn srmlStlrt extension proNIslon ha> trtn
pade tor hc opening up 81 Watcf aud rali
facilities iur th, Transportation q trep~
aud ,uppiI,s INTO Poland which tho o,,r-
mains have hcCu Try ng u ohSiru,t iNt
so tar a. truopS ATE concerned tins apiH,-
ouiN % Polish troops who have tvcu lu
The Entente raues ~ The western ront
Respecting Mondays mc,tnC s. ihc
supreme Nlr CoUuC.. Premier ,tngn-
cC..u sa.l today
w finished r~f III al with thg ar.n ~
foa, and there think. We did covd vnrA
Then We continued our examination ot
the procedure Tor the conference, uotalN
the representation OF the small power>
As 10 the conference itself, which should
meet on Thursday, II had to ~ postponed
until Saturday on account 81 thc ah~cnrr
Of the Italian Premier Slgnor Orlaud,