The sun., 1919-01-20
Five Powers Also to Decide
Freedom of Seas, Arma-
ment and Colonies.
WILSON URGES SPEED
Lloyd George Likewise Fa-
vOrs Methods to Insure
Early Conclusions.
FULL CONGRESS- FORMAL
All Subjects introduced to Be
Debated Only in the COun-
Gil of Leaders.
FULL CONGRESS- FORMAL
Ry LAURENCE HILLS.
sta1 Correspondent Of THE SUN.

STAFF Correspondent of THE SUN.
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PARIS. Jan. 19.--The actual Peace
Congress probably will begin on Tues.
day. There will be a meeting to-mor.
row, but these early sessions will be
largely for the purpose Of putting in
memoranda. How much open discus
sion there will be Is still a question
and for time at least there is likely
to be more interest in the continue tion
of the conferences of the leaders.
It Is in these conferences that the
problems of the league Of nations, the
freedom of the seas, the Limitation OF
armamPnts and the disposition Of the
German colonies must be settled. as
the caucus Of the chief leaders Will
determine the action Of the congress.
The congress will go through the form
Of receiving suggestions, but the lead
ers, meeting alone. will work out the
main points.
Anglo-American Want speed.
These conferences of the leaders
have made slow progress so far in get.
ing at the details Of the big questions,
but 1t is believed that they havepre
pared now what agreements are pos
sible regarding the plan for a league
Of nations and its related problems.
1t is appa rent that Premier Lloyd
George and President Wilson are
working for speed in the conference
and are hopeful of breaking the rec
ord. believing It may he possible TO
complete the work in few months.
Premier Clemenccau Is a good chair.
man for this purpose.
With the league of nations the first
subject 10 be taken up in the second
session the time seems to have arrived
for the publication of the American
suggestions. 1t was repeated to-day
that the American plan virtually has
been shaped and probably will be gone
over at to-morrow's meeting OF the
commission with the President.
Certain to Come Up in Council.
The plan may or may not be pre-.
sented in open conference, hut it Ger
tainly will he taken up by the Pres
dent with the allied heads. The Anne.
lean commission does not intend t.
take up the matter of the prosecution
of the Kaiser; it is content to leave
this 10 the French. who will appear
in the light of prosecutors.
After the adjournment of the sfS-
sion yesterday there was an interest.
ing scene in the council chamber with
al! its imposing setting, flashing co!ors,
golden chairs, tables strewn with pa.
lers. including many copies of the
programme of the procedure for re.
modelling the world newly printed.
The men who nre TO do the remodel
ling rose from their places. many of
them positively stretching themselves.
and broke into little groups or saun.
tered shout shaking hands and chat
ting.
Bliss Confers with smut.
Gen. Rliss asked Premier Rotha 90
Introduce him 10 Gen. SHUTS and in u
moment they were talking like old
friends. Premier Pachitch OF Serbia,
with an enormous white beard reach
ing to his chest. facetiously counted
the six stars upon Marshal FoChs
sleeve.
Two Chinese delegates asked an in.
terpreter II their knowledge of Eng
| lish had been good enough Ia give
! them the right idea Of the joke during
Lloyd Georges speech upon Clemcn-
ceau, who had just slapped the tall
/ turbanned form Of the Maharaia iah -
Blknnner on the back and turned 10
reply in English to the shouted in
Quiry of Lloyd George aS to the time
sof the next session: Monday morn
ing; ten.thirty."
/, Secretary Lansing Went out to an
| alcove where sundry aids and secre-
taries already had gathered about a
hig tea table aud drank tea and ate
cakes that we're unSweetened. comply.
ing with the French food restrictions,
Wilson Hcmains at Tab,-.
Prc,ilrut Wilson remained stand
ing mt his place nj tho head "f the
table talking to various delegate.
rorclgn Minister Balfnur, Premier
Iloyd George AMI others. Most of
the time he remained in comparative
isolation because Of his inability 10
speak French.
l It was on the whole a scene Of dem.