Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
JAPANESE ATTEND
SUPREME COUNCIL
Viscount Chinda and Ambassa-
dor Matsui Sit With Repre-
sentatives of Allies.
DISCUSS ARMISTICE TERMS
Procedure of First Session of
Peace Conference on Satur-
day Also Considered.
fBy Associated prn.s

PARIS. January is.@The sunren,s
Ini.se.. its se:s o OF the peace congress resumed
at the French Foreign once Viii "oh. ,i,n
sistinEulshed gathering of yester.jay
augmen;ed by the presence OF Japan
among the great powers represented
and notable gathering of military
naval. economic and financial represen,
'a1'Te Theso oil n1as,; the various powers:
dent Wilson, Secretary Lansing. Con.
eral Bliss and Herbert c. Ioovers fo-
,Enr; INC United Hi,. States. Premier Clemenceau.
ister I<lotz: Minister OF com]merce ] Gle Gle
mentel, Minister OF Reconstruction
LLoucheu- Marshal Foch. Major-Generai
france: Premier Lloyd George and For.
eign Secretary Balfour. for Great Brit
f.n ftnix fGreign anG Minister sonnno. for
bassador Ma'sui. for Japan
All the members of the Versailles
var c3uncil also attended. including
member.
PROCEEDINGS DIVIDED
INTO TWO STAGES
The proceedings to-day were divided
INTO two distinct stages. The first the
morning meeting. was presided over by
Marshal Foch, at which the military
neVal ana economic authorities reached
an agreement on new terms for the
General Bliss. Admiral benson an and
Sir snrr won Gsa, tTi,ain 1sans BY
Marshal Foch, General Weygand. his
shIef si;ns Of staff; N; Klo,z. Minister 0.
MII;ne Mstnanee an, and IN, M Leagues. Minister Of
The accord reached Is said to have
been complete. embracing financial
terms: terms: whereby Germany must restore
the SUMS taken from the cities and
towns in the devastated regions: mill
tarE. whereby Germany must restore
the guns taken and promptly deliver
a ND ;t.pe
economic. whereby food relief will
reach the famished regions.
HOOVER. HURLEY AND
BARUCII ATTEND SESSION
the morning. which, confronted the
council when 1t convened at O'Clock.
As the statesmen gathered 1t was seen
by @ the Two a" Japanese @ % dsiegates. ,nssNso Vis.
count C:hindal and Ambassador Matsui,
willie General Bliss. AR. Hoover and
soa aFaHsoa
sing. with Bernard NJ. Baruch and Ed
ward y. Hurley, later added to the
Americas \ renresentatfon.
The British forces were similarly
increased by Andrew Bonar Law and
General Wilson, while France. besides
Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Min
lister Pichon. had its Ministers of Ma
rlne, Commerce, Finance and Recon
struction and Admiral de Bon, chief OF
the French naval staff.
PREMIER ORLANDO
CALLED BACK TO ROME
Vi;torio Orlando, tho Italian Pre-
nier. was the only absentee. having
been called TO Rome. but Baron Som
nino. the Foreign Minister. was pres
ent with General Robilant.
The scene was @gain Interesting as
the distinguished personalities gath
cred. President Wilson nlotored 10 the
Foreign Office with Admiral GraySon.
and again carried his large leather
portfolio. while the British Prime Min
lister. Lloyd George. had with him
putting large cigar as he arrived.
successive of General Grant.
The meeting was held in NJ. Pichon's
private office. as the large Saiie de In
Still awaits the gathering OF the full!
delegations. The session was pro-
tracted. with indications that the new
terms of the armistice were receiving
very full discussion.
An official communication issued af
ter the adjournment of the supreme
war council to-day says:
The meeting reached an agreement
as to the terms on which the arm;sticc
is to be renewed on January II. This
includes naval clauses, financial clauses.
condit ions of supply and provision for
the restitution OF material and machin-
cry stolen from France and Belgium
hy the Germans.
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HELD WEDNESDAY MORNING
The meeting also continued its dis
cussioa of procedure. 1t was agreed
to hold the next meeting of the su-
preme war council on Wednesday At
1890. and that the first full session of
the peace conference will take place
on Saturday (January 18) at 2:;0 l..
M. at the Foreign Office"
The supreme council OF the peace
congress at yesterdays session took III
n
coming congress sessions. The dis
cussion dwelt largely upon the number
of delegates to represent each power.
The proposal in the French program,
fixing the numbers ,variously NJ five,
three. two and one representative. ac-
cording ito the part played by the ma
ton in the war, brought forth certain
objections, and the council adjourned
"'ia0Vs It was A'iiod hoped the council to-day
would be able TO finish the discussion
Of the questions regarding the extern
sion OF the armistice. begun yesterday.
and that X. perhaps. also. will reach
an agreement on the peace conference
program. If SO, 1t is probable the first
preparatory meeting will be held Tues
day afternoon by the plenpotentiaries
Of the five great powerS-the United
States, France. Great Britain, Italy and
Japan.
The proceedings yesterday were for
the most part in English. which Ia
micr Orlando and Stephen Pichon. tho
French Foreign Minister. Arthur Hugh
Frazier. secretary of the American en-
bassy. acred as interpreter for Pres-
dent Wilson. TRANSLATE the speeches
made in French.
This, the initial session OF the coun-
ell. was long and important one. last
ing from o:45 TIL 6:4o. The order of
the days work was settled upon first.
Four OF the French Cabinet ministers
we're present to give opinions regard
ing technical questions. But when /,
was found the. council would not take
UP at that session the questions upon
which their advice WAS desired. they
withdrew from the meeting-room.
The council then took up eXamina-
tion OF the question OF prolonEing the
arm!st!ce, the discussion OF this sub
Jcct lasting until 5:l5s o'clock. when
Major General Maxine Weygand, ns-
sistant TO Marshal Foch. who had been
in attendance for discussion. left the
meeting room.
Marshal Eoch himself I've tho coun