New-York tribune., 1919-01-16
Council Resumes Sessions


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Council Resumes Sessions
The supreme council resumed its
sessions at 10:3O o'clock to-day. Those
in attendance were Premier Clemen-
ceau and Foreign Minister Pichon, fol
France; President Wilson and Secre-
tary of State Lansing, for the United
States; Premier Lloyd George and For
eign Secretary Balfour, for Great
Britain; Foreign Minister Sonnino, for
Italy, and Viscount Chinda and Baron
Matsui, for Japan.
The morning session was devoted en-
tirely to discussion of methods of pro-
cedure
The council took recess at 1890
o'clock until 2:30.
The afternoon session adjourned at
o'clock.
Small Nations Dissatisfied
While the apportionment of delegates
to the general peace congress has not
yet been officially made known, the list
published after Mondays session of the
Supreme Council has caused an un-
favorable impression among some of
the missions, according to the French
press. The Serbians and Belgans are
notably dissatisfied with the giving Of
three delegates to Brazil, while they
are only permitted two each.
In the case of Belgium the three
seats allotted her by the French plan
admitted of the nomination of rep
resentative of each of the parties
Conservatives, Liberals and Socialists
With only two delegates, the represen-
tative of one party must needs be
dropped. Logically, it is pointed out,
it ought to have been the least i'm
portant party thus to suffer, but it is
impossible to drop from the delegation
the Foreign Minister, Paul Hymans, a
Liberal. Consequently, the commenta-
tors say, it would seem to be Emile
Nandervelde, the Socialist Minister of
Justice, who will be the one eliminated
should the Belgian allotment stand
6 Sazanoff Reaches Paris
Sergius Sazonoff arrived in Paris to-
day. He is the Foreign Minister of the
government at Yeklterinodar, Russia.
and has just been named also as For
ejgn Minister of the Siberian govern
ment at Omsk.
In connection with his coming to
Paris, the "Temps" says:
"Two methods for Russia's repre-
sentation in the conference have been
sugeested-the first by delegation OF
Russians representing certain govern
ments established in Russia or certain
groups of Russians established abroad:
the second by an inter-Allied commit
tee, which would be charged with the
duty Of studying Russian questions and
collecting evidence and information
everywhere, so are to enable it to
represent Russian interests at the con-
ference. The second seems at pres
ent to be the solution that will most
likely be adopted"
Breach of Faith Charged
The American delegates to the peace
congress are indignant at what thew
regard as breach of faith on the r,art
OF some persons who had been adj
united to the informal discussions thew
nave been holding daily with news
paper men. These conferences were
1naugurated Immediately after the dol
egases arrived in paris for the purpose
OF keeping correspondents properly ad-
viseo OF developments further than
mat gwen in official communicates.
At the outset it was stipulated clear
~ tnat nothing communicated to the
correspondents during these confer
ences should be credited to official
sources, tne restriction being so severe
as to prohibit the CUSTOMARY ;ntiroa-
''ohs as to sources, so that whatever
u correspondent elected to write sbou1d
ne stated on his own responsibility
Disciplinary Measures Taken
Despite this, statement of informa-
save we character made by Secretary of
aee lansing TO the newspaper men
i Sppsaleo IN some French newspapers,
uirectiy or indirectly attributed IN
nm; 1t was made more embarrass;no a
70 tne American delegates because tbe
Puoications appeared in newspapers
opposed to the present French govern Cover
ment: Because some statements uscd
IA this manner plated to subjects like
tne GENIAL OF the plan to use Ameri-
can troops IN Poland, which is under
$1,000 70 be favored by the Clemenceau
Ssoss;rI'i!nent' ss;aIi but is opposed by the
oocisiists, the American delegates fell
they were in danger of being invo,un' ,u,'
tarlly dragged into the Complication
oi French factional political confiicts
AZ the request Of the American de1n'
fation, the correspondents have undcr.
taken to adopt disciplinary measures
and 20 require separate understand.
ing from each Of their number TO oh
serve the restrictions imposed regard.
ing the use Of matters discussed a,
these conferences. |'