Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-03
WILSON AND GEORGE
AGREE ON THE MAIN
ISSUES FOR PEACE
British Leaders to Meet President
Immediately Upon His Return
TO Paris.
FARLEY TO BEGIN JAN. l3

Paris, Jan. 3.-Thc view is now held In
the American official quarters that the
attitude of the British leaders shows such
coordination with the American view
point as will facilitate n mutual agree
ment before the Peace Congress. After
the close recent conferences and the public
demonstrations attending President Will
sons visit To London, one of the foremost
British statesmen summed the situation
by saying: =,
Il would not think of having the
Peace Congress close until IT had es-
tablished a League Of Nations as out
lined by President Wilson. rs the Brit-
ish nation has clearly shown that 1t
expects that to bc done
A. J. Balfour, the British foreign
secretary, after his conferences here,
has proceeded to Cannes. He and Pre-
micr Lloyd George will be in Paris ON
the return of President Wilson from
Italy. probably early next week.
10 is then that the real work of the
inter-allied conferences will begin. This
will not be by anv formal meeting
around the table at the outset, as
comparatively few delegates will be in
Paris az that time But the informal
conferences will be progressively I'M
portant from then on, as the informal
conferences will merge into the formal
inter-allied conference, and that will
gradually merge into the Peace Con-
grcSs.
II is understood that n special com
mission VIII be designated TO formulate
a plan for society of nations, on which
the French member Will probably be Leon
Bourgeois, and the English member Lord
Robert Cecil, both of whom are believed
to have their projects well along toward
completion.
As the time Of the opening Of the
Peace Conference approaches. 1t Is be-
coming clear that there must be much
preliminary work done and many sec
tional conferences held before general
gathering OF the delegates Of all the
accredited powers about the peace table
VIII become possible.
Conversations among representatives
Of the Allies will begin at the French
Foreign Ofiice Immediately upon the
return 10 Parls of Premier Clemenceau,
which Is expected to be about January
d or 7. The premier Is taking a brief
rest IN La Ncndee.
II Is expected in London the final
conferences will begin January II.
The principal object which Colonel
+. NJ House bad in going to see Presl-
dent Wilson New Years morning was
10 tel hun the result OF conference
he hsd had the evening before with
Premier Clemenceau,' said i member
OF the American delegation 10 the peace
congress TO a representative of the
Petit Journal, according 10 an article IN
that newspaper yesterday morning.
The conference continued the
American, was on the subject of the
various outstanding problems and also
on the subject OF the premiers speech
in the Chamber OF Deputies, in which
he related conversation he had had
with President Wilson.
Colonel House thoroughly went into.
as a whole and in detail, all the prob
lens which the statesmen will be called
upon 10 solve. Colonel House also told
President Wilson about the interview he
had had with Mr. Balfour few mo-
ments after leaving Premier Clemen-
ceau. The colonel said he had discuss
ed the organization Of the Peace Con-
ference with the British delegate.
The newspaper quoted the American
as adding Secretary Baliour and Colo
mel House found themselves IN agree
sumablv covering that touched upon
Clemenceaul, and that their opinioD.
''as well 81 that OF al the American
representatives, IS identical and that
England and the United States arc ii
agreement.
"ln word, We American delegates
are convinced, rs q result Of these con
versatIons, that nothing ID Premier
Clemenceaus attitude can justify an
apprehension Of any marked differ
enoes between the great powers of the
Entente and the United Ststes, and
ge believe that the divergepcies now
existing Will he easily smoothed over
Germany has not vet submitted q
list Of her probable peace delegates,
or al least no such list has been brought to
the attention Of the American delegation
20 the peace conference, which is much
concerned and is giving great considera-
ton 10 the influence Of the Bolshevlh
upon the GENITAL Powers