The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-01-18
P0INCARE WELCOMES ALL
ENJOYS AS THE WORLD
= PEACE MEETING OPENS
BY JOHN EDWIN NEEIN.
]. y. S. star Correspondent.

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PARIS, Jan. ;1-The worlds great
est peace conf opened here this
! afternoon
The foremostN tesmen or the
world, epresenting !. the twenty-five
nations that had broken with Ger
many, were gathered about the green
table when Premier Cleme nceau
called the frs. session Of this historic
/ conference to order at .. o'clock at
the foreign office.
Questions affecting all Of the peo-
pies OF the earth. including the ere
alton Of league OF nations. designed
to make war forever Impossible. will
be settled before the conference comes
to an end at Versailles
PJincare Welcomes.
President Poincare formally wei
coined the ENJOYS in behalf Of France
| IN ? brief speech Immediately after
the conference was called 20 order.
All of the members Of The Ameri-
can peace delegation. headed by Pres
ideat Wilson were present exccpt Col.
r. N. House. He was kept away bv
illness, but was 50 much improved
that it is thought he would be able 10
sit with his conferees next week.
Fair weather prevailed ana an enor-
nous crowd was masscd behind the
military guard. cheering the enjoys
as they arrived.
Inside the foreign Office. where
Stephen PichOn. the French foreign
minister received the pIenipotentiaries
the scene was one of the utmost bril-
liancy.
Honor Marshal FOch.
As Marshal Foch and President
Poincare entered the conference loom
the band played the .MarsciIIalse'
and all OF the ENJOYS stood Then
Premier Clemenceau introduced Prcsi-
dent Poincare
The delegates again stood as me
President departed, the band mean
gited guests were then bowed out by
ihc lsckeys. the ENJOYS Ie-seated
themselves. the French Premier
banged his gavcl and the moment
Gus gathering was officially under
way.
The sound OF cheers. given for VI.
PO:ucaTe as he was leaving the build !
ing, were audible to thn delegates as
II. CIemcnceau called the session tot
order.
Among the first Of The delegates TO |
arrive at the Quai d'Orsay were Pre- !
micr Lloyd George. a. J. EaIfour. the /
bpi itiS % aDhtiEl Stt'fc -dFA. premier !
Clemenceau, ana Baron Sonnino. tho
Italian foreign minister.
Mrs. Wilson With President.
President Wilson was accompanied /
h. I-s. Wilson. Mrs wilson aid no; !
aiiEht from tho major car. but re- /
turned 10 tho Iurst palace
Secretary lansing Pud tie lana
nese ENJOYS arrived ~ the same time
There was 2 picturesque scene in /
the courtyard where the automobiles.
each dying the La .lonal nag of It's !
occupants. were parked. Even the !
automobile bearing tho Chinese dele /
cation bore the rev five-sl riped en- !
bieIn OF Che oriental power
When y couple Of score OF die
gates had arrived they were ushered .
into the council room
President Wi!son IS understood To /
support the theory 90 unlimited DOW
ers FOR the neace conference. asking I
for a reduction 20 the minimum Of 1
the preliminary preparations and |
keeping The decisions for the full
mee fings n the ENJOYS.
Premier CiemeuceaU IS vigorously
supporting an opposite theory. dcsir-
ing that the bulk OF the work be
done IN committees. leaving to ths
general sessions only formal an
provsI Of the committee decisions.