Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-07
FIRST MEETING
IN WASHINGTON
League of Nations to Hold Con-
ference at American Capt.
tai in October.
WILSON ITS FIRST PRESIDENT
Germans Pass Freely on Versailles
Streets Without Police Guards
German Flag Raised at
CobIenz.

Paris, April 30-It has been virtual
ly decided that the first meeting of the
league of nations shall be held in
Washington next October. Should the
assembly meet first In Washington it
is said President Wilson doubtless
would be asked TO become the first
president of the league.
Plans are being formulated for the
holding Of this meeting, the initial
gathering to be in the east room of the
White House under the presidency of
President Wilson. At Mondays pie
nary session of the peace conference
President Wilson moved for the APP
pointment Of committee of nine men,
bers to arrange for the Inauguration
of the league, and this committee will
begin its work at once. Its task will
include the formulation Of permanent
plans for the work of the league at
Geneva and for an inaugural meeting
in Washington.
Germans on Versailles Streets.
Versailles, April 30.-Pending the
expected arrival of the principal Ger
man delegates, the Germans now here
were busily engaged in and between
the three hotels they occupy. They
passed freely through the streets with
out incident and with no police guards
The space in the palace park set
aside for the use of the Germans has
been enlarged and closed to the public
The reserved area includes several
thoroughfares, which resulted in a few
incidents when the police turned pc
destrians back.
One American colonel, who took the
usual route to his Office, was refused
permission to pass. He protested to the
French authorities and instructions
were issued to the police to use more
discretion.
More of Foe ENJOYS Arrive.
Eighty-seyen of the German commits
sion party arrived here last night, be-
ing the second party to reach the scene
of the presentation of the peace terms.
OF these 30 are women. The Germans
include the commission on limitation OF
ornaments, composed of Doctors Won
Becker and Schall and Major Bot
ticher, and that ON commercial affairs.
Sixteen members of the latter commits
sion are women. With the party were
the official courier. Won Bismarck, a
doctor, barber and Rudolph Brand,
the press representative. There were
also a number of telegraph and tele-
phone operators.
Raise German Flags at Coblenz.
Coblenz. April 30.-Uplifted in spirit
by prospects of peace and newspaper
reports that the German peace dele
gates had passed Cologne en- route to
Versailles, five Coblenz civilians hoist
ed German flags. The colors fiuttered
from their staffs only short time all
being lowered by the military police,
excepting in one case, almost as soon
as they appeared. A crowd of 200
doughboys on leave assembled in the
street near a downtown building
where large German flag was flying,
but a military policeman relieved the
situation by hauling down the flag him
self.
Army regulations prohibit the flying
Of German eolors except by special
permission, which has been granted
upon only one occasion since the Amer
leans came. That was in January when
the burgomaster of Coblenz died.