Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
BARNES ONI; OF YOUNGSTERS;
JISr SEAENIl AIcARS uI.Q

| ties by walloping the man TO his Fight
--Bonar Law--back in 1906.
BARNES ONE OF YOUNGSTERS;
JUST SEVENTY YEARS OLD
AIR. Barnes is another OF the young
Stcrs OF the conference.-the seventy
years old--but he combines the beau
ties of rctTcspective mind with those
of II mind able TO peer into the future
and TO foresee what ii holds for hui
nanity. aessrs. Barnes and Bonar
Law Law may have been political enemies
"cntente cordiale" between them now.
Clc,nenceau. the tiger" is the only
one Of Frances, delegates at the far
true position--that OF the dominating
factor of the French delegation the
tier OF the old and new school. vino
n might play equally We'll part in tho
hu; glance down one Of the long
d;s, SSannot fan to spy Andre Tar
G Sis hit inc ss younS rrenGh ma who dG
who then turned about TO do n bigger
Pr. Tardicu is the polished diplomat
American affairs. and in this position
Il sort OF liaison officer between tho
american people ana the French
OTHERS DWARFED DY SIZE
OF "UNCHoWNED KINGS"
dwSrfsd Fl co onl ins % msn aspf ear
eantie personalities who sit as I'm
room There are the japanese dele
sates.s quiet. unohtrusivc, little men,
I table OF w Wf9m h drums bis fingers on INC
attitudes of respect and attention.
There: too; are the Italian plenipo,
Baron Sonnini--the latter a sombcr
man, half Jew. half Welsh by birth.
VINO has seen much of the world. made
ms stern and uncompromsiug moves.
but VII" preserves the respect Of ali
OF MS conntrymen by his fiery loyalty
,oi \ Lit little farther on are the nelgian
i,,,. iotemost. Their faces reflect the
also reflect the sorrow that has bc"i,
f fhn conntry,S s., unhappy lot in tho. past
Serbian commissioners. who. mindfuI Of
tho future of a great new state Juco-
n ia AR, are also mindful Of the ups
which the des,inics of the entire world
are under discussion.
NENlIEL0S TRUMP CARD
the Grecian commission. When he
arises ; 10 ialll he has the ear Of tho
MS triumphs on the Island OF Crete is
still vivid; and more vivid is the
memory mem N.n OF the fact that j, was veni;
SS.iatcsmanship for the retirement OF
o0nsiantine: a. gentleman whose heart
"Deutschland Cbcr Allies"
The Brazilian delcgates-threc in
numbcr-are the noviccs OF the con-
ton shown their country by the "b,g
I'VE, which awarded their country
three dciegacs. Then follow in rapid
order the men from Czecho- Slovaika.
the conference. so that Masarvk, the
one-tine blacksmith's apprentice later
professor and finally a politician
may demonstrates his theories OF gov
fertile because of centuries Of opprcs-
sion on the part of the IIapsburgs
Inc portuguese commissioner EEas
Mcniz; sits idly by on this particular
saturday, his thoughts far away from
me peace conference. Undoubtedly the
days doings in his own country
where republicans and monarchists arc
striving for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF moro
Importance to him than the delihcra-
ttons OF any peace conference for the
next day may sec SiEnor Moniz minus
not only his position as peace ylcnl-
pot"n;isry. but his portfolio as Foreign
And then there are many others.
from tiny nations and tiny Kingdoms.
WHO arc grateful for the card which .
admitted them 20 the now sacred clock !
chamber bui who spend their ZINC
gazing At the marble cherubim. WHO
do their graceful best to demonstrate
the TACT that their plump li.iic arms
arc the only things which keen ;ly
ceiling from falling down and oblitera.-
Ing the entire assembly
These delegates from far-oT D!.ccs
sit in rapt attention whenever irss!-
dent Wilson, Cicmenccau or Ilovd
George has The floor, hut this is also
the attitude Of those marble chcruDims.
who's efaces are in the general direc-
ton of the leaders OF three Of the
greatest powers" And when all is 81 i'll
and done, and all the delegates-biE
and littlc-have filed out of the hall Of
their automobiles, attention once more
for the Forthcoming week at least, Is
focused on what the big five" wishes
20 let tn cworld know OF what IL is
doing, Tor the one unesca pable fact Of
the peace conference is tho realization
that tho big five" constitute the peace
conference.