Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-13
SUPREME COUNCIL
IN FIRST SESSION
President Wilson, Prerniers and
Foreign Ministers Exchange
Their Views.
ARMIsTICE is CONSIDERED
Also Take Up Question Of Pro-
ccdure in Future Peace
Conferences.
IEy AssocIa,edI,ro.sl


PARIS. January 1.-THE supreme
council Of the peace congress- consist
ing OF President Wilson and the Pre-
Eiers and Foreign Ministers Of the
tour great powers, Great Britain.
France. ihe United States and Italy.
met at 3 O'Clock this afternoon at the
French Foreign Office for tho frs;
lormal exchange Of views. and TO make
arrangements for the procedure of the
conference tomorrow. at which dele
cations Will be present
ThoSe present were President Will
son. the american Secretary Of state
Hobert Lansing; Premier David Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister A. j.
rE:altour. Ea OF Great Eritain; Premier
lsic- Stephen Pichon. of France; rrc-
mieT Nittorio Orlando and Foreign
Minister Bacon Sidney Sonn!no. o.
Italy. and Marshal Toch Georges Lev.
sues. French Minister of Marine.
Etienne clementcl Minister OF Com
nIcrcc. and Louis Louchcur Minister oi
ihdustrial Reconstruction.
GREAT LEADERS MEET
TO CONSIDER PROBLEMS
To DAYS meeting was chiefly in
tcrest!ns in It's personal aspec,s-thc
bringing together for the FIRST time in
contact Of the worlds best-known
statesmen: who are now the guiding
nsures OF the congress The scene
activity
The day VAS dark and raw. and the
~ ,snt aIIlNc" a. the meeting place
calm across the Seine was int c.rmDtst
6y tna great crowds which lined the
quar- dOrsay, anxious to nay tribute
10 the notable figures concerned in The
worlds most dramatic function Lines.
OF soldiers and othc- guards preserved
Marshal I'och was the first of the
nigh picnipotentiarics 10 arrive. He
came u, f: o'clock. Soon after T'och
Secretary of state. accompanied bv hi.
nnill.ary ~ aid. who was. TO lowed by Air
s,i,fa rnh%er. counselor % of the American
person of Colonel House
PRESIDENT WILSON SWINGS
up IN HIS LIMOUSINE
~ Just 2:i5 p. NJ. President Wilson'S :
LIT limousine swung MP TO the entrance.
me PRESIDENT was accompanied by Mrs
Wilson. and was greeted with ..yive
wilson" With the President and his
wifc were Admiral Grayson, the Presi-
dents physician * $ ;hs y;,sighter Pres-
ident Wileon lifted hislhut to MIS-. vii
.on. who drove away with Ad,niraI
Graysen.
As Mr.. Wilson entered the ves,ibule
OF nc Foreign office Stephen Pichon.
the French Foreign Minister stenn.I
forward 20 greet him. and escorted him
into his private Office, where the con-
ference was held. .
NJ: Clcmenceau. the French Prime
Minister. followed. He was alone and
bore = serious meiu
SECRETARY LANSING
TELLS OF CONFERENCES
Al ;he conclusion OF the first session
o! me peace conference. which Lasted
tiil 6:3D O'Clock, Secretary OF State
Lansing told new spaper correspondents
that the greater portion OF the scs-
sion was devoted to questions pertain
eng to the aimistice, the remainder. of
the time being spent discussing the
procedure of the formal conference of
all delegates. The statement follows:
Inc supreme war council, including
President Wilson, Premiers Clemen-
ceau. Orlando and Lloyd George. For
eiEn Ministers Pichon. Sonnino and
Balfour. Secretary OF State Lansing,
Marshal Foch and Generals Bliss and
Wilson 1t o'clock this afternoon con-
sidered points connected with the re-
newai OF the armis;ice. which were
raised by Marshal Foch
Thereafter. the couferees, sitting in
Informal conference, exchanged views
regarding the procedure and other
Questions connected with the future
peace conferences
lnasmuch as many questions regard
ing that procedure We're still unset
tied tonight. the same officials will
meet again Tomorrow afternoon. Sec
retary Lansing said.