Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-18
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 question of the number of delegates from the various powers thus. was fin ally established.
 'The program for the opening con ference, which will take place at the foreign office tomorrow at o'clock in the afternoon, was afterwards ar ranged.
 Publicity Statement
 'The meeting finally examined into the question of publicity to be given to the discussion of the conference and unanimously approved the follow ing text to be handed to the press in the name of the five great powers: The representatives of the allied and associated powers have given earn est consideration to the question of publicity for tie proceedings of the peace conference. They are anxious that the public, through the press, should have the fullest information compatible with the safeguarding of the supreme interest of all, which is that 8 just and honorable settlement should be arrived at with the mini mum of delay
 "It is, however, obvious that pub hcity with regard to the preliminary conversations now proceeding must be subject to the limitations neces- sarily imposed by the difficult and delicate nature of their object. The proceedings of a peace conference are far most analogous to the meetings of a cabinet than to those of a legisla- ture. Nobody has ever suggested that cabinet meetings should be held in public. and if they were so held the work of government would become impossible.
 "'One reason why cabinets are held in private is in order that differences may be recOnciled and agreements reached before the stage of publicity is begun. The essence of the demo- cratic method is not that the delib- erations of a government be conduct ed in public but that its conclusions be subject to the consideration of popular chamber and to free and open discussion on the platform and by the press.
 Objects of Congress
 Representatives of the allied and associated powers are holding conver, sations in order to solve questions which affect the vital interests of many nations and upon which they may at present hold many diverse views. These deliberations cannot proceed by the method of a majority vote. No nation can be committed except by the free vote of its own delegates. The conclusions arrived at in these consultations, therefore, can only be formed by the difficult pro cess of reaching an agreement among all.
 This vital process would only be hindered if the discussion of every disputed question were opened by a public declaration by each delegation 1 of its own national point of view. Such | 8 declaration would, in many cases, | be followed by premature public con trOversy.
 "'This would be serious enough if | t were confined to controversy be- | tween parties within each state. It | might be extremely dangerous, there | fore, as it would be inevitable, it re- suited in controversy between nations. |
 "Moreover. such public declara- tions would hinder the give and take on the part of the delegates them selves, which is essential to a success ful negotiation, a matter of infinitely greater difficulty. It is also extremely important that the settlement should not only be just, but satisfactory.
 Anxious for Peace
 Every belligerent power is anx- ious for the early conclusion of peace. in order that its armies may be de- mobilized and that it may return once more to the ways of peace.
 If premature publicity is given to the negotiations, the proceedings of the peace conference would be inter- protracted and the delegates would be forced to speak not only of the business before the conference, but to concern themselves with the which had been raised by the account of their proceedings outside
 Finally there will often be very strong reasons against announcing the conclusions of the conversations as they are arrived at The representa- tives of a nation may be willing to give their assent on one point, only provided that they receive a conces- sion on another point which has not yet been discussed. It will not be pos