Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-07
STATE DEPARTMENT At WASH
INGToN MAKES PUBLIC NAMES
OF CONFERENCE OFFICERS.
TWO REPLIES FROM RUSSIA
In One Of These the Government Of
North Russia Formally Refused
To Meet With the BoIshsviI<I.
Notes From Paris.

Washington--The state departments
made public the personnel of the peace
conference organization as provision
ally chosen and now finally formed.
Besides Georges Clemenceau, French
premier, as president, and Secretary
Lansing, Premier Lloyd George Of
Great Britain, Orlando Of Italy and
Saionji of Japan, as vice presidents,
the members are:
Secretary General: M. Dutastas
France.
Secretaries: For the United States,
Joseph G. Grew, minister plenipoten-
tiary; Leland Harrison, counsellor OF
embassy, and Col u. S. Grant III.
For the British Empire: Lieut.. Col.
Sir Maurice Hankey, Herman Norman,
counsellor of embassy, and Eric Phipps
first secretary of embassy.
For France: M. p. Gauthier, minis
ter plenipotentiary. and M. Debearns
secretary of embassy.
For Italy: Comte Aldrovandi. minis
ter plenipotentiary; Marquis Charles
Durazzo, counsellor of legation, and M.
G. Brambilla, counsellor Of legation.
For Japan: Sada Sabura, secretary
at the ministry Of foreign affairs.
Committee on verification of pow
ers: Henry White, United States; Ar.
thur Balfour, British Empire: Jules
Cambon, France; Marquis Salvage
Raggi. Italy, and X. Matsui. Japan.
Committee on drafting: Jas. Brown
Scott, United States; Hurst. British
Empire; M. Fromager, France; Ricci
Busatti. Italy. and H. Nagoaki, Japan.
Paris.-The peace conference has
had two replies to it's invitation to tina
various Russian governments for .
conference at the Princes islands In
one Of these the government of North
Russia formally refused to meet with
the Bolsheviki The Omsk govern,
ment, under Admiral Kolchak, while
less categoric in it's reply, expresses
strong reserve.
Whatever forces may be sent to Tur
key for garrisoning purpose there will
be no American troops among them. II
| is pointed out that their use for this
purpose would be Inappropriate, as the
United States has never been at war
with Turkey.
Paris.-The crisis in the peace nego-
tiations over the disposition to be
made of Germany's colonies seems to
have passed-momentarily, at least. 1t
is too early to say President Wilson'S
view has prevailed in its entirety, but
in American quarters there is conf.
dence that compromise plan, which
has been accepted in principle, will be
worked out with details which will be
acceptable to the American viewpoint
Paris.-The agreement reached by
the allied council of ten on the colonial
question, says Havas agency state
ment, provides that territories which
are sufficiently civilized to give an ex.
preston Of their wishes as to the form
of their government will be permitted
to set up such a government under
the auspices Of the league of nationss
obtaining either national independence
or living under protectorate of one or
other of the great powers.
Paris-The newest irritation to arise
at the peace conference is what the
French call Gale" and what is known
elsewhere as "the French itch" 1t is
annoying but not dangerous ailment
Of the skin and is something like "the
seven-year Itch which is indigenous
in almost every country under local
names.
Paris. - Lieut.. Atoget, pilot, ana
Capt. Cole succeeded in flying across
the Mediterranean from Marseilles to
Algiers. The trip, which was made In
a 30O-horsepower airplane. was made
in five hours.