Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-21
EARLY PEACE IS WANTED
Clemenceau on Way to Meet
ing to Speed Up When
Shot BY Assassin.
LANSING IS TO PRESIDE
Secretary of State to Head
Conference When 1t
Starts Today.

PARIS. Feb. 20.--The hulle,
which wounded Premier clemenseau
penetrated his lungs. II was revealed
by the official statement issued
shortly after noon today
The hemorrhage which occurred
at o'clock yesterday demonstrated
that the bullet penetrated the lungs.
An X-ray examination disclosed the
precise location OF the bullet
The general condition ID salts
factory, Temperature ss.a. pulse
12. The nourishment IL normal"
The announcement made In the
official bulletin caused some anxiety
In tho immediate encourage of the
premier ut his home. and the news
that HIS condition was more serious
than'at first reported spread quickly
throughout Paris causing wide
spread expressions of sympathy.
The premier. however, bore up re-
markably well during tho morning,
refusing to return to his bed and re-
ceiving numerous callers. among
whom were william q. sharp, tbs
American ambassador and Admiral
Benson. u. y. N,
The Ambassador told The Assocl-
ated Prcss representative that ne
found Premier Cismenceau N the
best Of spirits, displaying wonder
ful courage and cheerfulnesa.
Premier Clemenceau was stricken
At the very moment he was starting
for . meeting that might have bad
decisive influence Ia systematiSins
the problems OF the conferences 20 as
Ia. AAA tx.s. 4 -
OF the body from war conditions to
n state Of peace.
Want early Treaty.
II appeared. indeed, that British,
American. Italian and French senti-
meut was crystalixing on plans 20
take In hand the construction Of the
actual peace treaty and this would
undoubtedly have been one OF thu
chief subjects discussed at the con
ference set for 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning with Premier Clemen nceau,
Arthur J. Baifour. the British for.
eign secretary: Col. u. NJ. House Of
the American peace mission, and
Baron Sonnino. the Italian foreign
minister, as participants.
The preliminary soundlngs on this
question had already been taken and
the prospect seemed good for a de.
cision upon an efficient procedure
that would secure results wishin "a
short time from all the conference
commissions, permitting the early
drafung OF the essentials OF the
peace treaty--perhaps by the time
OF President Wilson's return from
America. In such AN event the
enemy delegates could have been
called In by Aprn and tho actual
peace contaminated by early sum,
mer.
The meeting OF the supreme coun-
Gil or the peace conference which was
TO have been held at 3 o'clock to-day
was postponed until tomorrow when
stephen Pichon. foreign mintster.
and Captain Andre Tardleu viii res
resent France.
Lansing In Present.
Robert Lansing. American secre.
tnry OF state. undoubtedly will pre-
side over the session.
The agenda for the session com.
prises first, the zone Of non-occuu,.
ton IN Transylyania between the
Hungarlnns and Rumanians; second.
recognition OF the Polish govern.
ment: third. the hearing OF the Dan.
ish minister In Paris on schleswiR.
fourth. the hearing OF Turkhan
PHsha, representing the Albanian del.
egation, and fifth, the hearing of the
report OF the economic comm ission
charged with the provisioning OF the
devastated districts and also reports
on tho commercial policy TO he
adopted ar regards neutrals and eco
nomiCal relations between tho allies.