Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-15
Supreme Council Resumes
Sessions Wilson and
Lansing Attend. q.
Congress Working Upon i
Nation League to Exclu-
sion of Other Matter.
lBx the Asaociated Press1

Paris, Jan. 15.-The supreme coun-
sessions at 1880 o'clock today,
Those in attendance were Premier
Clemenceau and Foreign Minister
and Secretary of State Lansing for
the United States; Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Secretary Bal
four for Great Britain; Foreign Min
lister Sonnino for Italy and ViscouYit
Chinda and Baron Matsui for Japan.
Paris, Jan. 15.-With the resump-
ton today of the meetings preliminary
to the peace conference. it is apparent
that the movement to create league
of nations is being carried on by two
forces, having the same object, but
differing, as to the means for making
effective the decisions Of the proposed
world society. One Of these represents
the contention that the decisions Of
the league must be backed by its
combined physical forces while the
other represents the view that It's
findings can be enforced without the
aid of a common world police force.
Diplomatists watching the move
ment of the two ideas as they come
into bearing before the conference.
seem impressed with the view that
both are moving toward a common
ground which for example, might pro-
vide that the nations could reserve
for each individual case their decision
whether they would utilize armed
force or avail themselves Of other
means. There is reason to believe that
such an arrangements would meet
with the support OF some Of the Eu-
ropean statesmen and there is noth-
ing to indicate that it would be re-
jected by the American representa-
tives 4
Features Situation.
This is the feature Of the situation
as it exists today. The plans are be-
ing rapidly put into shape in informal
conferences and are working toward
a position where the peace conferences
in full session can discuss them thor
oughly and then probably name q
committee or commission, from
among it's membership. to produce =
ance Of the technicalg advisers. - g sf3$$ n
Paris, Jan. 15.-while the appor-
tionment Of delegates to the peace
congress has not yet been officially
made known, the list published after
Mondays session of the supreme
council has caused an unfavorable inn
according to the French press. The
Serbians and Belgians are notably dis
| satisfied with the giving Of three dele
gates to Brazil while they are only
permitted two each.
In the case of Belgium the three
seats allotted her by the French plan
| admitted for the nomination Of rep
resentative of each Of the. parties
Conservatives, Liberals and Social
lists. With only two delegates, the
| representative of one party needs be
dropped.
Logically, it is pointed out, it ought
to have been the least important
party thus to suffer. but it is impos-
sible to drop from the delegation the
foreign minister. Paul Hymans, a
Liberal. Consequently, the commen-
tators say it would seem to be Emile
Vandervelde, the Socialist minister Of
justice. who will be the one elimin-
ated should the Belgian allotment
stand.
The work before today's session Of
the supreme council comprised COM
pletion of the allotment Of repre-
! sentation of the various nations and
further delving into the question OF
whether Russia should have delegates
in the larger body.
The preliminary work will 90 on
continuously with the expectation OF
having it entirely disposed Of by Sat
|
the peace congress will be held.
The program commonly agreed up
on calls for primary consideration of
the forming of a league Of nations and
the congress will work on this to the
exclusion of all other subjects.
| Wide Subject.
| Those European statesmen who
now appear friendly to the purpose of
putting the league of nations question
to the fore have repeatedly expressed
the view that the formation Of the
league and the making Of peace are
joint problems which cannot be dis
! sociated. The efforts thus seem to
bend all energies to the laying of the
foundation Of the league so that the
conference may proceed to the actual
making Of the peace treaty in the
early spring. even indeed, If It be
only a preliminary one which will dis
pose Of the pressing question Of de-
mobilization and the return OF the