The Washington times., 1919-01-12
PEACE CONFERENCE
WILL BEGIN TODAY
ccOntinued from First P.s.,

Continued from First Pssai
Americs-President Wilson and -oi.
z. NJ. House.
France-Premier clemeneeau ana
Stephen Pichon, the foreign minister.
England-Premier Lloyd ceores
and Foreign Secretary A J. Bslfour.
Italy-Premier Orlando and Baron
sonnino. the foreign minister.
The reply or Foreign minister
Piehon 20 the BritIsh proposals re-
Jecting the idea OF bolshexik repre-
sentstion at the peace conferences on
the ground that Bolshevism represents
nothing but anarchy. was the day's
feature. Coming upon the eve of the
opening Of the preliminary confet
ences Il was doubiy impressive. V
Deplere Psslie.fiea.
The French conservative press de-
pIored the publication OF the teoSt or
the notes as tenoing to ernbsrrsss the
government, but strongly upheld the
, attitude taken BY the foreign min
lister.
The Liberte said the French people
would approve OF the French note
and that the international accord re-
mains complete.
Socialist papers-lt was the Sc
cialist paper Humanite that hrst pub
lished the text OF the notes--toOk cz
ception TO the brutality OF NJ Pich-
on's phraseology" and expressed re-
gret that further considers Jon Eas
not given to thee British proposals
regarding Russian representeaion at
Paris az a means OF helping restere
order in Russia.
ID. Moslens, French diplomatic en-
Noy 10 Russia srriy ed herefrom Arch-
angel last night. and az once went into
conference With government officials.
Marshal Foch Is expected 10 be-
present az tl4c opening OF The preii nf-
nary conference az the commander OF
the slIied armies.
President WILSON held lengthy con-
ferenccs Yesterday wita the Americas
Feace 'cO7rlciss Tor era be eNs%sts 10
hear EishOp BreEt Of the Philippines
preach sermon thIs afternoon.
The rewspEpef B1nfo-nastlon yes-
terday S0otcd sn anony nous French
peace oefscisl as predicting that q
league CO nsssolss wOViG be formed
and that ti,e peace treaty would likely
be signed before July ~
NasHire-st S,ite Of Ressss.
Secretary OF state Lansing vas seen
yesterday regarcinE the published
French reply 10 the alleged British
proposal 20 asa ell Russian beiliSer-
ents 10 cease hostilities
lie said tast he could moi recall
aaVing seen the british proposal,
though he thouSrt the French ruply
was dstei Dcrcmbcr L.
The suite OF rooms ih the foreign
office at the Che ausi D'Orsai. where
.he peace conference viii be held. IL
iu&Criously furnished .a Louis XIV
End Empire styles With gilded chairs.
Gobeliu carpets. great crystal chan
deliers snd marble and gold tables.
TIE initial nortibg is scheduled to
tsks plsce in the historic cloak room.
which Is, Furnished in red dah,ask oil
the seventeenth century style. The
ceiling is lofty. and there Is a stat1e
OF Victory above the clock TIE scat-.
ing cansc.ty Is s'Sty-five persons
The principal delegates VIII sit ct =
horse shoc staped table, while the Sec
retaTiss snd eleiils viii occupy tables
.n the corners OF the room. Adjoining
! Is great refresiiuFe0J and reception
room, here the delegates may with
draw TO argue privately. Il Is HJfed
uith big Comfortcble rocking chairs and
divsns.
Next 10 t,:is apartment Is huge c0n-
ference room 90 feet long. containing
eight enormous chandeliers, and an
other horse shoe table. with a seating
capacity OF 10, for the fun sessscaS.
The secretaries viii sit behind es.h
delegate
President Wilson's chair will be al the
extreme end OF the table. The delegates
will be seated, Il is believed, according
TO the alphabetical list OF the countTfes
represented. .-....
Twelve large rooms upstsirs are being
used as committee apartments, the lars-
est being set aside for a COMMITTEES. rep
resenung the Balkans.