Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
NATION LEA, UE DRAFT
READY FOR CONFERE'CE
Press Secrecy Aims to Keep Peace
Discussions From Germany;
May Tighten Ban.

Paris, Jan lS-The meeting of the
Supreme War Council ut the Foreign
Office Thursday morning, occupying two
hours, was the only formal gathering OF
the peace delegates yesterday As sum
med up in the official commumaue, the
Russian situation and the conference S
relations with the press were the only
subjects treated
After the meeting President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd George, Secretary Lansing
and Mr.. Balfour remained for some tune
in the antc-chambcr of NJ. Plchon s
office in earnest conversation.
No DECISION ON RUSSIA
The discussion Of the Russian situation
appears 10 have been confined TO an agree.
mcnt to exchange available information,
though the determination to have
joint examination OF the subject, as
stated in the official communique, in
dicatcs that the Russian situation will be
one of the subjects to bc taken under
the earliest consideration
The supreme Council called n meet
ing for } O'Clock IN the afternoon, to be
attended by the members Of the press
and representatives, ot the various ma
tons in the conference to interchange
views on publicity methods.
The Council appointed 4 committee
To discuss the subject and the British
and American correspondents Yesterday
afternoon met separately TO formulate The
position they would take Afterward
the British and American newspaper
mon met il JOINT caucus IN an effort 10
harmonic their plans The newspaper
men named b committee Of u, 81 whom
three are Americans. 20 meet with the
Councils committee.
l. Al =
comprise sir George Biddcll, for Great
Britain. Ray Stannard Baker, for the
United States. NJ NJ Comment and
Corhln for France, and ~ienor NdorvaHda
for Italy
rKESS DISPUTE 'BfIICATT.'
Tho problem of the relations be-
tween the peace delegates and the prcsz.
that Isl between the Governments and
public opinions, Is made particularly
delicate SAYS the Temps, "by The fol
lowing eonspdrratIons
"On the one hand, equality Of treat
mont for the press q all countries must
bc assured As tho nltcd States and
Crcat Britain are reluctant to impose
restrictions. On thcir newspapers. the
onlv course Is e. allow the widest tolerance
IL all
.0n tbc other hand II would he harm
ful H. iay bArc 81 the enemy Govern
mrnfs differences o. opinion which IN
cvltablv arise in discussions between
delcgat IONS he very essence Of every
drhatc Is that contradictions should
arise such contradictions Will assurcdly
bc rcconCii,d Int il would hc very un-
fortunate that Germany should know
the details JaH TN daN and seek 10 make
capital ont ct them.
rRoGRL@s or IEaGUr DRAFT.
The draft Of the League ot Nations
iii thc form oi treaty enactment has
now proceeded much farther than gcn-
orally supposed, as 4 result oi recent
canfcrnccS between lord Robert Cecil.
Secretary Lansing and Coloncl House.
Eli which thu bcst features II the vari-
ol!~ projects wcrr cmto5ed ii concrete
form III enactment li> IS called
covenant. instead II i treaty and re-
embraces .3 articles and eight supple
mentary provisions hich irng together
Ehc main features af I'D the plans pre-
scntcd
Tho covenant while still subject q
much REVISION Will probably IT, ready
for ihe congress or committee whenever
the ~ltseci Il considered
Qri -rIaN.ot SMALL NATIONS.
Tle newspaper rcrart that the FIVE
cre.t powers vGli ~oon decide whether
th, " urd rr et4ta~. even outside Europe.
vll deliberate au decisions concerning
the fatc of Furapo and questions regard
ing tile s-fsly ard future 81 the Allied
powers
Iha Tenps understands that Siam
which participated actvclE in the war.
vl5 have two repfe@t ntafIyes III the
Peace Conference and NOT one lis previously
stated The newspaper adds thar Ger
faln powers are expected to enter pro
te>t Saturday against the decision giving
them oulv TWO delegates 70 tie conference.