The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-20
RULES OF THE
PEACE Meeting
NOW GIVEN OUT

rAEIS. Jan. I?.-tgllow,"@ ar the
peace conference. r'c"l&;i"'$ "h'SA
we're made public. Officially today:
Section Tia coutrr'H'': aS$rInot"u
20 fix ;he conditions r.: p"ac". IL, - NJ
performances "t peace. an" non III M
definite treaty OF 9";I"". $h'tit ;h,.",:.
the representatives "f .'hc "sI''"' 80
allied and assocla;"d powers
Tho hci!iEcrcnt powers "'th I''H''.ii
interests the t-ut:cu StH:"> - Aii''E'.":
tho British Empire. lHTa' CO, l'a'% ana
Japan. shall t.ikr iaTi n al "''' '''''N
and commissions ~ .
Tho bell: Gercnt "nw"rS We !" ,.E:-
lar interests. I:e;Siiul E,aE!t. H. tfr;;-
Ssh do:n;rIoa< and India. h,'a. I''a.
,ircec" Gua;:n:a'a iia.'i ttsdJhS. tt n
duraS Liberia. Nicaragua. t'a1;t'''ii ~.
land. Portugal CunaG.a Serbia. sam
ynS ,bn ,.yNcro-S in,ek -.ruh!i;. ~hrl'
take part ~ ,n.> sit:iuCS a. wni'" JUS
ICONS concerning them ar'' DIS "i:$I'G.
The powers n 4 S;H;- OF "lr!nnGt,'r
r,;pture with lhc "n":nv powers. FnhT'a.
ecuador peru and Uruguay. $hai! TAX"
part in n. S!it;n-$ =. WHEN questions
concerning then. ar" G!S',:sGcd
Thn neutral powers ard states ~ FRO
.'"ss of formation ''aE %, n,,"!" w..
the bowers with general interests ~
sitting devoted especially I" thH exam
nation OF questions dir"ct.N r"hC"rni''-
them but only 50 for a. th"S" questions
nre conc ;rned.
resented hr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. delegates to
the nume-.r Of. Fit'> :o- ;ho lnlted
States OF America. til" British t'rnptre.
France italy ard 1a7an: ihr"'. Tor 'Sel-
GUM. Erazli aud Serbia. iwG FOR Trina.
Greece. the King ~ H"d!as. Po!and FOR
; tugal. Rumaa;a. Siam ana sne '%ecC"-
Slovak republic: on" for CuhA. fuatH-
rnaIa. Nait;. Honduras. Liberia N carauEa
and Panama: enc for BOLIVIA Ecuador.
Peru and IJruCua
The British dominions and India shall
be represented as follows:
Two delegates each for AustraNt.
Canada, South Africa and India. inciud-
tnr ;hc native states: one delegate for
New Zealand.
Although thr number Of delegates may
not exceed the figures above mentioned.
: each delegation has the right TO avail
itself Of the panel system The repre-
Sentation OF tie doni Mons. including
New Foundland and oe India. may be
included in Tho rep-"s" ntatlon or the
British empire by the panel system.
Montenegro shall, &c represented by
ono delegate h:;t the rules concerning
tho desi Ena;ioa oe this delegate shall
not be fixed until the rno77oG; when tho
political SITUATION Of this country shall
have been cleared up.
The conditions OF tho representation in
ct Russia shalt 10 fixed By the confer
ence' At the moment Nhr7 IN" matters
concerning EuSst? arc "Sainin"d
! ctentiar;rs may r. aeon panied h. tech
meal delegates properly accredited ard
by two StenoErarh"rS.
The tHrh;liral delegates may be pres.
cnt a. tho S!tttncS FOR nc purpose or
furnishing i"fGriI1t.oa which may be
asked % thorn. They shall b. allowed
70 speak fer liz 1uTp7~" % giving any
desired "lpianati""S.
cedencc according - n" alphabetical!
order IN French - III" Powers.
Section 1.-The cn3f' rsu"r Will no dc
Jared "n"m ~ r. "T. ..!,nI. 81 .hhc
cciNlcil Of French .n'nt~t"rs Will b. in
vested tnr.lrorAr.iy ~.tH r" chairman
snip immediately aft"- his. M. Gle
mcuce1I has sine" h%oH "l""t"d p"rma-
rcnt chairman, At 10 rnnfsrrnc")
\ cou!m!tt"H composed &C On" rlcntpo-
Tertiary nr cac! - "a" cr"at allied O:
associated powers small proceed ~ once
10 tho auth"nt ca..on rt the credentials
-as all tic members present.
Snctiom ST." the rrursr ~ tho FIRST
nlcctinS tho co~rrr"rr" will proceed -
!. anroii ~ r"rrnon"nt president and four
.e1,-55tsSid.n,< ..hossn t-r;I III" nl"n;no-
tcntiarfrS -ot the graz powers n alpha
b<tiral oc'!"-.
Scctiou IA socr":aria:. appointed
from outside H. pi"nIp"tci:.iaCi"s. com
poSnd "f on" representative" Of Tho nit
empire. o.n II Franz. ~onc of italy and
ono Of Japan will b. submitted I" the
approval Of Etho "onf"rsacH by the
prcSidSr,. who VIII =" :hs controlling
authori,r rHsr->nSihi b" for it2 operations
This S~cro,ar;at will u" en;rus: I'd
with IN" care 30 drafting thr protocols
of IN" meeting 80 classifying thr
archives. "f providing Cor ;h~ admins
ration and organization Of Ii" confer
rncc and r."ornli; "f "rsuring III" reg
vice entrusted :" =. Tho brad Of ;he
sccrc,aris,t shall nav, charge nc and -