Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-20
Informal Discussions to Be
Resumed; No Date Set For
the Next PIenary Meeting
of Delegates,
POINCARE'S SPEECH
CAPTlVATES FRENCH
Leon BourgeoiSe, Charged
With Presentation of French
Thesis on League Of Nations
Sees Wilson,
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Paris, Jan. 19-7The machinery of
the peace conference set in motion
formally on the anniversary of the
treaty of Paris, called forth from the
Paris newspapers descriptive contrasts
OF the military character of the Prus-
sian victory with the democratic ma
ture displayed yesterday without for
mality or military pomp.
The conference to ell outward ap-
pearances rested today. Tomorrow
morning the plenipotentiaries of the
five principal powers will meet to con-
tinue the informal deliberations which
they abandoned Friday No date has
been set for the next plenary meeting.
President Poincare's dictum: You
hold in your hands the future of the
world" seems to have captivated all
the French journals, which printed it
in large headlines. while President
Wilson is seen to occupy the most i'm
portant role.
In the effusive descriptions of the
session, President Poincare'S tribute
to the part played by the United
Stattf in the war is gtl IN much dis
play lie Matin sub-headed its article
ITO save civilization"
When the delegates of the five
great powers meet tomorrow in Ste
phhn Pichon's office, the foreign min
lister will transfer the presidency he
has hitherto exercised at these meet :
inge to Premier Clemenceau. This
INC RS will ocenhy the whole day,
%btita iniprgnpteG 9n'v iv. asinnr hAul
gwen ijv the senIte III honor ul Pfesf-
dent Wilson,
The subject of discussion at the
meeting will. he an examination of the
situation in Russia.
Leon bourgeois, formerly French
minister of foreign affairs, who has
been charged with the presentation of
the French thesis en- the league of ma
tions, arranged to see President Will
son this afternoon on the subject.
Tomorrow's session at the foreign
office will be attended by the full Jap
anese delegation. Baron Nobuaki Ma
kino, chief of the Japanese missiop
having arrived in Paris yesterday
evening with representatives of the
Japanese army and navy. secretaries
and commercial commissioners
The baron made an official call this
morning on Premier C;emenceau and
Foreign Minister Pichon.
Delegations Fixed
Following are the peace conference
regulations made public officially
today:
Section THE conference assem-
bled to fix the conditions of peace,
first in the preliminaries Of peace
and then in the definite treaty of
peace, Stall include the representa-
tives of the belligerent allied and as
sociated powers.
The belligerent powers with gem
eral interests, the United States of
America, the British empire, France.
Italy and Japan, shall take part in
all meetings and commissions.
The belligerent powers with partic-
ular interests. Belgium, Brazil. the
British dominions and India China,
Cuba, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti,
Hedjaz Honduras, Liberia Mica
ragua, Panama, Poland Portugal.
Rumania, Serbia, Siam and the
Czecho-Slovak republic shall take
part in the sittings at which ques-
tions concerning them are discussel.
The powers in a state of diplomatic
rupture with the enemy powers, Boz
livia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
shall take part in the sttings at
which questions concerning them are
discussed
The neutral powers and states in
process of formation may be heard
either orally or in writing when
summoned by the powers with gem
eral interests at sittings devoted es-
pecially to the examination of ques-
tons directly concerning them, but
only so far as these questions are
concerned.
Number of Delegates.
Sec. 2-The powers shall be repre-
sented by plenipotentiary delegates
to the number of: Five for the
United States of America, the British
empire, France, Italy and Japan;
three for Belgium, Brazil and Serbia;
two for China, Greece, the king of
Hedjaz, Poland, Portugal, Rumania,
Siam and the Czecho Slovak repub-
lie. one for Cuba. Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Liberia. Nicaragua and
Panama; one for Bolivia, Ecuador,
Peru and Uruguay
The British dominions and India
shall be represented as follows; Two
delegates each for Australia, Canada,
South Afriea and india. including The
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