Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-02
Probable British Members.

According to the London Evening
News, in addition to Premier Lloyd
George. Foreign Secretary Balfour
and Andrew Bonar Law, the British
representatives to the peace confer
ence will include Fiscount Hardings.
former governor general OF India and
permanent under secretary tor foreign
affairs; Sir William CT Tyrrel, former
private secretary to Sir Edward Gray.
who will act for the foreign office /;
Sir Louis Mallet. former British
ambassador to Turkey, as authority
on matters relating to Turkey; Sir
Esme w. Howard, minister to sweden,
as authority on northern Europe: Sir
Ralph Paget, minister to denmark
and former minister to bulgaria. as
an authority on the Balkans. and Sir
Eyre Grove, assistant under secretary
of state for foreign affairs, as an
authority on affairs of western
Europe
This list subsequently was confirmed
by official announcement.
LONDON, January tvia MontreaD.
1t is expected here that the con-
ference will begin on January IL. A
majority of the British delegates VIII
leave London on January 4, but the
premier and Chancellor Bonar Law
will not go until about the middle OF
next week.
Secretary Balfour already is in
France.
with the foreign office officials who
will accompany the premier and
the other cabinet members will go
representatives of the war Office, the
admiralty. the air board and other
departments.
Early Sessions Held Unlikely.
PARIS, January AS the time Of
the opening of the peace conference APP
proaches it is becoming clear that there
must be much preliminary work done
and many sectional conferences held be-
fore general gathering OF the delegates
of all the accredited powers about the
peace table will become possible. The
American delegation is apparently con-
WINGED that the many complexities Of the
situation and the great number OF pow
ers participating with render impossible
the holding of general meetings in the
immediate future.
Where only two powers or three at
most participate in peace conference,
the delegates pointed out, conditions
are quite unlike those where nearly
the entire world takes part. As a re-
suit general meetings for the actual
consideration Of important points OF
the treaty are impossible until the moot
points are thrashed out by the powers
most interested in them.
Clemenceau TakingtRest.
PARIS. January =, (Havas).--Con-
yersations among representatives Of
the allies viii begin at the French for
eign Office Immediately upon the re-
turn to Paris Of Premier C1emenceau,
which is expected to be about January
or January Z. The premier is taking
a brief rest in La vendee.
President Wilson is expected back in
Paris at the beginning of next week,
while Premier Lloyd George will ar
rive Saturday.
Teuton ENJOYS Unnamed.
PARIS, January Germany has
not yet submitted a list of her prob
able peace delegates, or at least no
such list has been brought to the at
tention of the American delegation to
the peace conference. which is much
concerned and Is giving great consid-
Grafton to the influence of the boil
sheviki upon the central powers.
Although the American representa-
tives have received many reports of
conditions IN the Baltic states and in
the Ukraine. these reports are very
conflicting and the delegates are not
at all satisfied with the information at
hand.
The policy of the American dele
cation with regard to the Russian sit
uatioI. and it's general complication
with the unrest in the Balkans and in
the former Russian districts has not
gates apparently do not consider that
France and England. either, have out
lined definite policy toward Russia.