The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-27
CONF FERENCE At
PARIS HAS ITS
FIRST STORM
Small Powers Dissatisfied With
Committee Appointments
WILSON OPENS DEBATl
Conference Coco on Record as Favor
ing League OF Nations ss Part
OF Peace Treaty,

Paris. Jan 26.--Thc peace confer
euce on Saturday weathorcd It's first
storm. and under the inspiration Of a
speech by President Wilson and skill
fnl guidance by NJ. Clemenceau, the
chairman, unanimously adopted reso-
Iutions declaring for a league Of ma
tions. The conference also went on
record in favor of incorporating the
league as an integal part Of tho gen.
eral treaty Of peace and admitting to
the league every civilized nation
which can be relied on to promote its
objects"
Belgium. Serbia, Rumania, Portugal,
Brazil. Siam, Spain and Czecho-Slay.
onia protested against various com
mittees being largely restricted to the
great powers and asked for proper.
ticnate representation privileges par
ticularly on bodies dealing with tho
league of nations, labor and repara-
ton for war damages.
Although this was a cloud no big
ger than mans hand. il threatened
at one time TO grow into a general
alignment Of the small powers against
the five great powers. This, however,
was ayeried by VI. Clemenceau's
good tempered and skillful direction.
The session had the same impress
sive dignity as the opening session
with picturesque setting of Arabs
aud Indians in their turbans and
tuuice as we'll as distinguished ar.
ray of prime ministers and other
world figures. President Wilson for
the first time was accompanied by
the entire American delegation, Col
House having recovered sufficiently
from his illness 10 be present
Although Il had been expected that
Premier Lloyd-Georgc would open
the discussion on the loagne of ma
tions, President Wilson had this
honor The President was followed
by Mr. Lloyd-George IN a brief ad
dress. aud the resolution favoring the
league was adopted without dissent
after the proposal had been seconded
| by Premier Orlando for Italy, Pan
Hymans for Belgium and Mr.. Lu fol
| China
When the other resolutions were
brought up aud the protests of the
representatives Of the small powers
were made NJ. Clomenceau made Z
plea for harmony, and on his assur
! ance that the supreme council woulC
give attention to the viewpoint of th'
small nations all proposed amend
ments were withdrawn and the reso
lutlons were adopted unanimously
Paris. Jan 26.--Premier Clemen
cenu has announced the followinl
| committees OF the peace congress Il
conduct inquiries and make reports Ol
particular features of the work to b.
done by the congress.
| Responsibility for the war-Grea
Britain. Sir Gordon Hewart; France
Captain Andre Tardieu and Ferdinan
I.arnaude, Italy. Vitero Seialoia an
Deputy RaymondO.
Reparation-United States, b. N
Daruch. John w. Davis and Vance MC
Cormick; Great Britain, William Mo-
rls Hughes. Sir John Simon and Dal
on Cunliffe. France, l.. l.. Klotz, l.. |
| LOCncur anu y. +. DeDIun, ltdlN Al
tonic Salandra and General Badegio
Japan. Baron Maxine and Baron NJ
Buak..
international labor legislation
United States, Il. N. Hurley and San
uel Gompers; Great Britain, Geore
Nicoll Barnes and Ian Malcolm
France NJ. Colliard and l., p Lochcul
Italy, Signor Desplanches and SienC
Cabrini, Japan NJ, olichlan and \
Okla
Regulation of ports, waterways an
railroads-United States Hem
White; Great Britain. Sir job
Simon; France Andre Volss and a
bert Claycille; Italy, Signor Gres
= aud Signor dc Martino; Japan,
Yamakawa and Colonel Sato.