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WILSON UNABLE
Is OPEN PE.nL.E:YS
Bril-, h ard ito.Isn FremieTs
Deis2y Lifting,
CFF j,...T..L next WEEK

Lloyd George is Held by Cabinet Re
Construction and Orlando Must Re
turn TO Italy.
Paris, Jan. 1O--PreSiG> Wilson s
conferences with the premiers OF
Great Britain, France and I:5ly, which
were 20 open yesterday, have been
delayed.
Probably they will not begin before
early next week.
Mr.. Lloyd George is detained in
London by work incident to the recon
struction of his caI;net. Si&0Hr Or
lando, premier Of Italy, will probably
return to Rome. where his presence
for forty-eight hours is necessary be
cause of matters under consideration
by the Italian parliament.
There will be a meeting at the office
of Stephen Pichon, foreign minister.
It will be attended by Mr.. Wilson,
S. gnor Orlando and Japanese repre-,
sentatives.- but it will be informal be-
cause of the absence of Mr.. Lloyd
George, although British representa-
tives will probably be present.
1t was considered best to hold the
meeting and clear up some preliminary
points. It is believed that important
details of procedure will be settled
If this is done. the delegates will be
in q position, when Mr.. Lloyd George
arrives to rapidly complete the pre-
liminary work and clear up matters
for the o0en,ng conferences on Mon
day and Tuesday.
NJ Clemenceau and NJ. NenizelOs,
the Greek premier. were in confer
ence with the American peace delega-
ton.
A French protocol. giving a detail
ed program of the procedure OF the
neace conference has been submitted
TO the American and other delega-
tions by whom it now is under cOnsid-
GRAFTON.
It is not expected there will be a
long debate at the conferences. The
newspapers Sav The French govern
ment communicated to the entente
powers some days ego complete plan
of work amounting to suggestion of
a co-ordinated PROGRAM.
It is understood questions concern
ing Germany will he taken up first of
enemy countries, then those of Aus
tria- Hungary. and finally those rela-
five to Bulgaria and Turkey. These
details will probably not be decided
until the league of nations part of the
program has been exhausted, however.
Il is not expected the premers' con-
ference will deal with more than the
most general principles of the peace
settlement. IN fact, it seems doubtful
if more than a broad. general agree
ment will be reached before Presi-
dent Wilson returns to America in
February
Out of the coming conferences it is
expected that a more or less tentative
program will be adopted, which divide
the work of the peace. congress into
SUCCESSIVE he tst 7 S
of peace with the central powers may
lie the last of these steps.
The procedure now being discussed
is. roughly, as follows:
First, a general agreement between
the United States and the entente bel
ligerents for the creation of league
of nations, or similar machinery, to
enforce the terms of peace and pre-
serve it.
Second, the setting up of new indie
pendent states growing out of the war.
Third, the assessment of damages
and indemnities and the manner of
their payment.
Fourth, the conclusion of peace
treaties with the central powers.
The peace treaties may be left to
the last because none of the agree
ments can bind the central powers I'M
less, in the meantime, they have es-
abolished governments which satisfy
he peace congress as to their stabili-
ty and purpose of carrying out the
treaties made.