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ON BEST WAY TO
PUT PUNCH IN
PEACE LEAGUE
Will a World Police
Force Be Needed to
Make 1t Work
CREDENTIALS NOW
BEING EXAMINED
Greece Presents Claims /;
Wilson Opposed to
Italian Wishes
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Paris, Jan. 15.-(By the Associated
Press)-The supreme council Of the
peace congress resumed its sessions
at 1890 O'Clock today. Those in at.
tendance we're Premier Clemenceau
and Foreign Minister Pichon for
France, President Wilson and Secre-
tary Of State lansing for the United
States; Premier Lloyd-G George and For.
eign Secretary Balfour for Great Bri-
tain, Foreign Minister Sonnino for
Italy and Viscount Chinda and Baron
Matsui for Japan.
With the resumption today Of the
meeting preliminary to the peace con-
ference it is apparent that the move
ment to create a league of nations is
being carried on by two forces, hay
ing the same object, but differing as
to the means for making it effective.
One Of these represents the conten-
ton that the decisions Of the league
must be backed by its combined ply
steal force. while the other represents
the view that its findings can be en-
forced without the aid Of a common
world police force,
Diplomatists seem impressed with
the view that both ideas are moving
toward a common ground, which, for
example, might provide that the ma
tions could reserve for each individual
case their decision whether they
would utilize armed forces or avail
themselves of other means.
There is reason to believe that such
an arrangement would meet with the
support of some OF the European
statesmen and there is nothing to in
dictate that it would be rejected by
the American representatives. The
plans are being rapidly put into shape
in informal conferences and are work.
ing toward a position where the peace
conference in full session can discuss
them thoroughly and then probably
name a committee from among its
membership to produce the framework
in writing with the assistance of tech
meal advisers.
The work before today's session of
the supreme council comprised com-
pletion OF the allotment Of represent
tation of the various nations and a
further delving into the question of
whether Russia should have delegates
in the larger body. In a large sense
the work today may be compared to
that of a credentials committee pre-
ceding the sittings of an American ma
tional convention. The preliminary
sessions viii continue work on the
question continuously. with the expec-
tation OF having 1t entirely disposed
of by Saturday, when the first formal
Of the peace congress will be
had. The program commonly agreed
upon 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,
These European statesmen who now
appear friendly to the purpose OF put
ting 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 a not be disasso'
The financial problems OF the league
IS viewed in these quarters will be to
consider whether the league itself
should lend its aid financially and
economically to the small independent
states which are rising out Of the
GREECE SETS FORTH
CLAIMS BY VENlZELoS.
Paris, Jan. 15.-(By the Associated
ress)-Greece has laid before the