The Washington times., 1919-01-14
ALLIES PLAN
TO KEEP YANKS
AS POLICEMEN
is OPPOSED

PARIS, Jan. 1l.-The outstand-
ing feature Of the allied peace con-
ferences today was the announce
ment by President Wilson 10 the
delegates that American troops must
be sent home from Europe without
delay.
II Is learned that the imperative
ness of returning the Yanls 10 the
United States as quickly a. possible
was strongly emphasized by the
President, who wants the fighters b
be enabled 10 resume normal peace
time occupations at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Allies Oppose Piaa-
Naturally the sIlies are anxious %
keep the United States trcops over
here "a long a possible for obviouE
reasons but sthis eiTl not Be peruitte1
The same reason n actnatfnr the
Americans IN refusing 70 send any re-
endorsements into Russia, inksuuch as
ths 6merican. pc1ition - utterly o.
posed 10 ne utilizAtlon Acf fcrc< -
ceeNatre 80 .axaa1 1srxAzsy -
Tf.s 7fA1efe 10 give oat 1ny. dctnflef
pfLioia1 ns&s ssSut the s3fnr - - u
escpcss4s inero9sinr fse eaassTzxrrssf
of 90 Amertcsn rtql -tcrs ascassF ts.s
Ffekch and BrltIsh are 1ost 49,
- xsepsns tneIr press posted on o.
yelopments.
Some information has been formally
given out by Arthur Hugh Fraxief.
formerly first secretary 20 the Amert-
can embassy In Paris, but the corre-
spondents complain that IL is tee
meager and fails 90 give . clear se-
count of what has been done.
Smaller Nstfens PrsbneR.
The question OF representation ~
the smaller nations is looming up ts-
cay ss one of the biggest problsma
confronting the commissioners Of ths
Big Foth."
This question, it is understood, vsa
precipitsted by President Wilson. vhs
expressed unwillingness 70 have the
great powers settle international
questions out Of hand, and them can
in the smaller nations and say; Sign
here"
The matter may be settled at tbs
adjourned meeting OF the supreL1s
Inter-AIlied Council "Wednesday, q
well as the number OF pienipoesps
tiaries to sit at the round table wrbsp
the peace conference opens st he for-
eign Office at 2:So O'Clock Saturday
afternoon.
council was held today was rha. tho
French cabinet and the chamber Of
deputies were scheduled TO meet
Confer Internally.
Although there were no formal cos<
ferences on President Wilson'S pre-
gram OF activities today, he met and
talked informally with some OF the
British, French, and Italian sta.eSrren
on problems that still lack . settle
ment He saw, also, some OF the
members OF the American commission
at the Hotel crillon, and called upo3
Col. Z. NJ. House.
President Wilson has allowed Il to
be known that the league OF nstions
will be the first OF the Capital mat
ters taken up by the peace confer
ence. He is chafing at the delay IN
getting things started, and he has in
formed certain friends that he would
be willing to work ten or more hours
daily, from now on, until every thinE
il cleared up.
The President dined last night with
Bernard n. Baruch, Herbert c. Hoov-
er. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, Edwin n.
Hurley, and Vance Mccormick.
May Trim Delegations.
A movement was under way today
to reduce the proportionste represen-
tation OF small nations at the confer
ence in order to make the congress
less unwieldly.
Under the original scheme, pro-
posed by France, delegates were ap-
portioned according 20 the import
snce their nations played In the war.
This apparently has been changed so
the various powers will be repre-
sented according TO the Importance
OF their peace interests.
This would net affect the I've
great nations United States.
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan-each OF which would retain
FIVE delegates. The other nations
would vary between one and three
representatives with q tendency TO-
ward reducing the number for the
smallest allles The British domin-
ions may each have their own voice
IN the conferences, on the ground
that each Is a separate nation. and
sent it's own sxpeditionafy force 60
France. Diplomats who drew up the
original plan are understood to have
no opposition TO these changes.
which already have been discussed
at the ousi d'oreay.