The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-18
Premier Given Memorandum Is
sued by Associated Cham
berS Of Commerce.
NATIONS TO HAVE 5 ENJOYS
President Poincare viii Open Penary
Session of Peace Congress on Sat
urday With an Ad-
dress.

bulO lOl 0lic3 L A1hOyN NOh5S
was given memorandum issued by
the associated chambers Of commerce,
embodying the views of chambers in
all parts of the country regarding
terms of peace The following points
were urged in the memorandum:
The payment by the enemy Of all
war expenses.
Compensation for loss of property
and damage to property arising out
of the war.
Compensation for all personal in
juries, including a sum representing
the cost Of all pensions paid to dis
abled men, women and children.
Compensation for the loss in nation
al power caused by the death or dis
ablement Of potential producers and
by the disorganization of means of
production and transport.
The payment of all enemy debts and
interest on all charges from the date
they are incurred until final payment.
Nations to Have Five ENJOYS.
Paris, Jan. 15.-France, Great Brit
ain, the United States, Italy and Japan
each will have five representatives in
the peace congress. This was decided
on by the supreme council engaged in
the preliminary work of organizing the
peace procedure. The British domin.
ions, 1t was decided, will be represent
IN apaFt f,soss fsTast a f1taiFs xlaaaslls.
Australia South Africa and India viii
have two representatives each and
New Zealand will have one delegate.
President Poincare will open the plen-
airy session of the peace congress on
Saturday with an address, after which
officers will be elected.
Russ to Be Represented.
Russia may be represented, together
with all the other nations that were
engaged in the war against Germany,
at the first formal meeting of the peace
conference. Whether Russia will have
present at that time delegation of
prominent Russians irrespective of
party, or other spokesman, If any, prob
ably will be decided at the next meet
ing preliminary to the congress. This
will be held today.
Marshal Foch, the allied commander
In chief, is ON the way to his head
quarters at Treyes to meet the Ger
man delegates and lay down terms for
the extension of the armistice. There
was some disposition during Mondays
conferences to make the terms of the
extension more drastic than had at
first been proposed, but this was not
carried out.
The extension, however, provides for
the turning over of the German COM
mercial fleet to transport troops, in
exchange for food; for the restitution
of material taken from France and Bel
GUM and for full compliance with the
terms Of the original armistice.
Upon adjournment of the council this
official statement was issued:
"The meeting reached an agreement
as to the terms on which the armistice
Is to be renewed on January II. This
included naval clauses, financial claus
es, conditions of supply and provision
for the restitution of material and ma
chinery stolen from Frame and Bel
GUM by the Germans.
1.-THE meeting also continued it's dis
cussion of procedure. 1t was agreed
to hold the next meeting of the SUI
preme war council on Wednesday at
10 80, and that the first full session of
the peace conference will take place
on Saturday (January 1S) at 2 80 p. m.
at the foreign Office"
Notable Gathering Assemblies.
The supreme council, which resumed
it's sessions at three o'clock, was aug
mented by a notable gathering of mill
tary, naval, economic and financial rep
resentatives.
The proceedings were divided into
two distinct stages. The first, the
morning meeting, was presided over by
Marshal Foch, at which the military
naval and economic authorities reach
ed an agreement on new terms for the
armistice expiring ON January IL.
The accord reached is said to have
been complete, embracing financial
terms, whereby Germany must restore
the sums taken from the cities and
towns in the devastated regions; mil
itary, whereby Germany must restore
the guns taken and promptly deliver
up rolling stock and locomotives, and
economic, whereby food relief will
reach the furnished regions,