Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-31

tThe New York World.)
Especial Wireless Dispatvh)
Paris, Jan. Belgium and Serbia
have minated that the smaller pow
erS might organize a separate session
at the peace conference unless they
cot greater recognition than has been
accorded them at the plenary sessions.
They want more members on the
committees which will pass on the
chief problems before the council.
They also want TO share in the
work Of the bureau" which has been
created to take the place of the
supreme council of the associated
powers which heretofore has passed
upon all questions before they were
taken before the plenary sessions.
The bureau" which viii appear
frequently in the reports of the peace
conference from now. is composed
of Premier Clyemenceau and the vice
presidents OF the conference selected
from the other four great powers, hut
It's sittings will be attended by the
same men as composed the former su-
preme interallied council President
Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing
are the american members.
Not Taken seriously.
The threat OF separation hy tho
smaller powers, II was declared, now
ever was not taken very seriously by
the leaders in the council. II was de-
clared that the differences brought
nm Yesterday were being ironed out,
and that a method had been found
: which is expected to prove satsfac-
tory to the lesser nations.
They are to have full access to the
records of the bureau, and are TO DO
present in the room where the bureau
is to meet when their special interests
are involved Thus each party Will ne
infoi med of the trend Of the proceed
ngs before conclusions are reached
and before matters tre SubWHtf"
to n plenary sitting.
Colonel Houses soothing hand was
in evidence in bringing about the new
eyS' en-, he haVin quite recoNefeu
from his recent Illness.
Bureau system Defended.
The French. British and American
delegations defend the bureau system
as being the only workable formula,
saying that the final approval viii be
dependent upo nthe sound justice ana
wisdom of the finding and hust ne
approved by full meetn's.
II was evident at the close or the
second plenary sitting that one OF the
main causes of the dissatisfaction OF
the smaller powers was their eager
ness to secure individual representa-
ton on the reparation committee, thus
proving their lively expectation of
flood of German gold.
All Seek Indemnity.
Even Greece. Portugal and Czecho-
! Sloyakia indicated their certainty In
securing vast war indemnity.
or the ten nations protesting the
| committee allotmcnts. China was the
only ore expressing her interest in the
| league of nations. The others were
| all bent upon reparations, and Chinas
plea 70 ra hand in the forming OF the
| league plan was an indication of her
belief that her integrity depends upon
| its success, "A
| While the second session was fea-
| ured by the adoption of the principle
! of the league of nations and in pro-
| viding the setting for remarkable
| speeches by President Wilson, Pre-
| mjer LLOYD George and Premier
! Clemenceau, the minor features of the
! session furnished the chief color and
! occupied most of the time.
Great Powers Argue
The conference was in no sense
! cut and dried affair as had been eS-
! pccted. The great powers were
/ obliged to argue the justice of their
! committee allotments, and Premier
! Clemcnc@au was forced TO resort to
! comparison between the armies of the
! big five" and those of the smaller
/ nations in order to down the multitu-
! dnous demands for representation
| upon and the committees by every
! power
No further frankness could have
! heen desired by any advocates of pub
| licity than was furnished by the
! speeches of President Wilson and
| Premier Clemenceau the former
warning the continental nations that
the United States would regard as
vain any conference settling European
! affairs only. and demanding a, league
.ha. would be the "sleepless eyes of
the nations to keep watch upon the
| common enemy"
Premier Clemenceau in advising
! the small powers to accept the COM
/ mittee arrangements announced that
| he had made sacrifices and would
make more. joyously, for the common
! good.
Better Plan Expected.
Premier Lloyd Georges league of
nations was signalized by his strik-
ing utterance that the devastation of
northern France was only the partial
result of 1.-The only organized method