The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-10
W|LSONPREPARES
|. FORFIRST ACTUAL
PEACE SESSIONS
PremierS and Ministers Of
Foreign Affairs Will Meet
With President Next Week
to Name Committees.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
The News SelmItars Special eorre'
anondant


PARIS, Jan. lO,--The premiers and
the ministers Of foreign affairs OF all
the entente nations will meet Presl-
dent Wilson and members of the Ameri-
can peace committee next week in the
fret formal conference Of the repre-,
against the central powers. Commit
tees viii be appointed then to arrange
the program Of actual peace confer
enoe to follow with the plenlpotentiArles
Of the four enemy countries. II is eN.
pected that England, France, Italy ana
America will, OF course, have pre-
ponderRting representation on these
Committees, and that conferences will
continue TO proceed Informally to OBJ
| tain q full agreement between the allies
on all points before the commissions Of
| 70 the final peace assembly,
| President Wilson, promptly upon MS
arrival here from Italy, entered into the
exeeting workA OF preparing for next
| weeks meeting with zest and enthusi-
asnl. He had physically borne most
satisfactorily, the trip into Italy which
was In all its aspects, triumphal
journey The president most unex-
| pectedly dropped In TO see Col: House
i Wednesday evening between five and
six o'clock. when the engagements Of
the latter had become considerably con-
gested.
All day long, Col, House had been
hNsy conferring with Marshal Foch,
stephen PiChon, French minister OF for
eign affairs and others, and had ar.
ranged for the customary meeting OF
the American committee at o'clock;
| Lord Robert Cecil arrived at $3.50
o'clock, and few minutes later Pre-
inier Clemenceau arrived unannounced'
Clemenceau had Just been ushered In
when President Wilson came,
Col. House disentangled the diplo-
matte congestion by conferring private
ly with Premier Clemenceau, while
President wilson entered the meeting
of the American commission, and LORD
Cecil waited for his conference. Finally,
Col. House invited Premier Clemenceau
into the meeting OF the American com
mission with the president and all dis
cussad briefly details Of the approach
Ing formal conferences, the method ap-
preaching the conferences. the methods
to be pursued In the organization OF
! the meetings, and the representation
on committees
Afterwards, Lord Cetll, who heads
the special section OF the British mis-
sion created for the furtnerance Of th'
league OF nations, had a long talk viii
Col House and Secretary Lansing ant
submitted number OF Ideas for sucf
league. The whole subject Is at pres
ent In an academic stage, II may b'
SAID With amsrieas as,IISsa1ss areIyini reEni
1
. K. at d formula to which they can Civ
= their hsfpnert, I}talked with member
4 OF tke N 1ertcuh mission, iWmediatel,
! \ sftnr soconfefnnaa with Iiord 4 Ssec'
8 and received assurances that the Unite
States had as yet committed itself t
: no program Of a league OF nations, bu
l was convassing the entire ground.
This does not mean that the unite'
States is not making concrete and def
I note suggestions for the formation o
a league Secretary Lansing has on
{ plan, Col. House another, and Henr,
white still another. II ie expected tina
: President Wilson will formulate tn
American position finally after confer
: ring with the British, French and ltal
4 ian representatives.
, The most interesting development o
the past week In this connection, is tn
0 fact that while Premier Clemenceau |
q frankly an advocate OF the balance q
e power, he Is willing to examine care
= FULLY and CONSIDERABLY, the plan for
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