Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-20
PEACE CONFERENCE
WILL LEAVE DETAILS.
TO FUTURE MEETING
Theory of Supersovereignty
of international Police
Force Is Rejected.
QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT;
WILL BE CONSIDERED LATER
Proposal Is to Have World
Union Develop by <. <:
Degrees.
REGULATIONS ARE PUBLISHED
Secondary Powers VIII Sit In Only
When Their Interests Are 80
Considered. ~
REGULATIONS ARE PUBLISHED
Secondary Powers VIII Sit In OnIy
When Their Interests Are l5
Considered. ~
tBy Associated Press.1

fAtsis' January te.-Thc plans, for
Il league OF nations have been rcd,ice5
10 very definite form. The genera
Indications are that the statesmen-Sol
inc dne principal nations are steadily
arin,wing together on n structure, whici
viii have the support OF all the il.
c"rn,a, di,scussions having brought tile
Iio'"'"vn,es II M :, re cor OF IDEAS to a point where
appear on paper. -
,l: is understood that the general
substance BY all the parties concerned
REJECTS The theory of the super-
ssovereignty OF an International polics
ing ou.. as the development OF. .tiia
league progresses. OF tho most delicate
9aete,,ar1 9aes,ion Of 1y5 nild's%rma
shall shall aPp!y to the other nations. as.
! 'soGIated tI,a,.e In the war against Germany
ment that no nation would dispose oi
instruments BY which 1t eSpects: Ia
eestraen eefsna tssf shat until 1, i hss essn
a substitute will be efficient Is.
MANY QUESTIONS WILL he
~ 4y LEFT For sI.ATGR.ss GGIONt
n .ns SndstGn 9f
ference. at this sitting at least, many
questions on which complete agree
men. might not be expected ,now.sh
able as tile development of the plans
for a league OF nations advances. qf5fs
nd w aeegste to .t,ss asG,ss
problems. which shall be renorted with
recommends ions to the league Itself
uses or eas bssSnE
the ,princinal accomplishments Of the
neaee conference as II now slts,Sin
general principles, leaving the details
TO be applied In accord Herewith and
the making OF preliminary peace
earliest moment possible TO Its normal
Statt-c. 9fTT:T9'
sIMpLICIrY OF, CONFERENCE.
COMPARED WITH PRUSSIAN POMP
The machinery of the peace confer
anniversary of the treaty OF Paris,
co.lled forth from the Paris. nexas.
military charnster Of foAP1s ths Pruasan M sne Niae
tory with the democratic nature DIS
played yesterday without formaiity
pearances rested to-day, To-morroy
mnornin,s m! the plenipoten,,tiaries OF The
tinue the Informal deliberat ions which
they abandoned on Friday. No date
has been set for the mex: plenury
;, President Poincare's. d!ctum. You
hold in Your hands the future Of the
French journals. which printed II I'm
large headlines. while President VIII
son nor,1S, Is seen o;n to occupy tho most inn
PRAISE OF UNITED STATES
GIVEN MUCH PROMINENCE
In. the effusive descriptions of the
session President Poincare's tribute. to
IN the war is given much. display. lie
Mntin subheaded its article ITO Save
When the delegates of the five great
Piehons once the Foreign aiafstea aiinRfnsa
has hitherto exercised at these meet
ings to Premier Clemencenu. This
bmfetnE bseg w Sssupy pS, the whole day
idrnt Wilson. 4.s..A
meeting will be an examination OF the
situation in Russia.
nster en a Forssn Sn4s wb9 E5ePss
been charged with the repl esentation
OF the French thesis on the league OF
son this afternoon on the subject. ''
CHAIRMAN OF JAPANESE
DELEGATION ARRIVES
To -morrow's session at the Foreign
oee nese % nS s,enSsa Ssaoy by Ne full
kih9. chief Of the Japanese. mission.
having in :. arrived In Paris Yesterday even.
nese army and navy. secretaries and
commercial commissioners. The baron
nlsue an oHhcial call this morning on
iremier Clemenceau and Foreign Min
lister Pchon 20
Some points IN the report to which
Premter Clcmenceau referred yester-
day when he said he had consulted
two eminent jurlsts on the penal res
sponsibility of the former German
lES,mperor. were made public .n-night
The report was drawn IN by Ferdinand
I.arnaude. dean OF the Paris Law Fac
ulty. and DR.. 4. G.; de LapradeIle. nroa
lessor Of rights OF nations In the Same
faculty. n : r"sS
The object Of the inquiry was to
investigate from a purely Juridicial
point Of view Ii the crimes committed
by the German government and army
involved the penal responsibiiity OF
the former German Emperor, what
tribunal should judge him and whether
his eXtradition could be demanded
WILLIAM COULD BE f. vs,
PUNISHED ONLY Az ACCoMPLICE
The authors OF, the reportA givesya
long argument against bringing tho
eN- Emperor before a tribunal Of com. Z.
mon law. because his will command.
ed but his hand did not execute They
say that he was not the principal of-
fender. and that. therefore,. hetcouid
only be punished AS an accompifce, y
An internstional tribunal. consequeut-
~, must be found. Thcy consider The
Hague arbitration court founded as
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