The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-17

made many enemies In hts own coun-
try by his stern ana incorporating
moves. but who preserves the respect
OF all Of his countrymen by his fiery
loyalty to Italy.
A little farther on are the Belgian
deieEatesof, whom Paul Itymans Is
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=. ..srssc skay-szke Ia everything and
also reflect the sorrow that has been
their country's unhappy lot In the past
four years. The same In true OF the
Serbian commissioners. who, mindful
of the future Of q great new state.
Jugo-Slavia, are also mindful of the
ups and downs OF a peace conferences
In which the destinies of the entire
world are under discussion.
M. veni1eios IL the trump card" Of
the Grecian commission. When he
arises to talk he has the ear of the
entire conference, for the memory OF
his triumphs on the island OF Crete
Is still vivid and more vivid Is the
memory Of the fact that it was Vent
zelos who paved the way by shrewd
statesmanship for the retirement Of
Constantine. a gentleman whose heart
once responded to the tune OF
Deutschland uber Allies"
Braxil's Representatives..
The Brazilian delegates-three in
number-are the novices of the con
ference, but mindful Of the apprecia-
ton shown their country by the big
five which awarded their country
three delegates Then follow in rapid
order the men from Czecho- Slovakia,
anxious for a speedy termination of the
conference so that Masaryk. the one
time hlacksmith's apprentice. later a
professor. and finally politician, may
demonstrate his theories OF govern
ment on a new and fertile soil. fertile
because Of centuries of oppression on
the part Of the Hapsburgs.
The Portuguese commissioner, Egas
Moniz, sits idly by on this particular
Saturday---his thoughts far away from
the peace conference. Undoubted-
ly the days doings in his own coun-
try--where republicans and monarch
lists are striving for ascendancy--are
Of more importance to him than the
deliberations Of any peace conference.
for the next day may see Sig Montz
minus not only his position as peace
plenipotentiary, but his portfolio as
foreign minister.
And then there are many others,
from tiny nations and tiny Kingdoms.
who are grateful for the card which
admitted them to the now sacred
clock chamber but who spent their
time gazing at the marble cherubim,
who do their graceful best to demon
strate the fact that their plump little
arms are the only things which keep
the ceiling from falling down and OBJ
literating the entire assembly.
These delegates from far-off places
sit In rapt attention whenever Presi-
dent Wilson. ClemeRceau or Lloyd
George has the floor. but this is also
the attitude Of those marble cheru-
bins whose faces are in the general
direction OF the leaders of three OF
the greatest powers"
| And when all Is said and done. and
all the delegates-big and little-have
| flied out Of the hall Of the clock and
down the stairs and into their auto
mobiles, attention once more. for the
forthcoming week At least, Is focused
on what the big Ave. wishes to lei
tho world know OF what 1t is doing
+, for the one unacceptable fact OF The
peace conference Is the realization
that the big Ave" constitute the
peace conference.