The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-01-16
BATTLE OF WITS
TO- MARK FARLEY
international Lawyers See Real
Test In Formation Of League
of 'Nations--lnformaI Confer
ence Opens at Paris.
BY Associated Press.

BY associated Press.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE first business
before the supreme war council when
Ii reassembled this afternoon was the
settlement. Of the question OF represent
tation in the first session OF the inter-
allied conference. II Is still unset
tied what nations will be represented
or the number Of delegates which win
be alloted to each. 1t has developed.
however, that China will not be repre-
sented by Japan. but will have hsS
own delegation. z ."~" $50
Efforts Of the French press 10 bring
to the fore h question of the statue
OF entente and American troops In
Russia and the ACCESSIBILITY OF sending
such troops into Poland to check the
~bolshevist advance, IL. It 1s understood
have been without success so far. The
United States 1t Is said, will not con-'
sent to accept in principle or as q mil
itary policy the ASK OF using Amsrt-
can forces in Poland al all or in Rus
STA in larger numbers than already
are employed. - o..
Paris. Jan. l4.-Colonel House was
under physicians care today. Hs was
attended by two doctors and two
nurses yesterday.
Paris, Jan. 14.-Discussion Of organ.
ization and methods of the peace con-
gress proper were resumed at the SEQ
ond meeting Of the inter allied supe-
rtor council this afternoon. IL
Consideration Of problems In connec-
ton with extension of the0 rmistica
also formed a part of the deliberations.
" BY Associated Press.
Paris, Jan. l4.-The first actual seq
sion Of the peace congress 10 being
held today, although It Is officially des-
ignated as n Of the series Of conver-
sations for laying the groundwork for
the structure which will later be pre-
scented to the formal assembly Of the
delegates Of all the nations. %
These conversations will AXE up de-
tails Of the program to be carried out.
what subjects will DO considered at the
meetings, the roles Of expert advisers
and the order in which various matters
will be considered. e.
Today's meeting will probably deal
with the organization by which the
peace congress will function. It 10
also expected to make q start toward
a decision on the question whether the
sessions will be open or secret.
Nothing has developed to alter the
statement hat the American delgates
are primarily concerned with the crea-
ton Of a league Of nations and the
making OF a just peace. Territorial
ambitions, local quarrels and rivalry
for economic advantages among the
European delegates are secondary in
the minds Of the Americans.
American Program.
Reports that the American delsga-
ton has agreed on a working plan for
a league Of nations and that il will be-
one Of the first things to be laid boz
fore the congress have been current
In Paris. All outward evidences In
official quarters point in the other d.
rection. 1t Is known that as late ss
President Wilson's return from ITALY
he was not prepared to lay down o
working plan and that he preferred
to have other plans originating among
the entente delegates offered first.
Mr.. Wilson has selected five men
connected with the. American mission
to draw up a tentative plan which he
could compare with his own ideas. Out
of the whole 1t was hoped to frame
some concrete proposition representing
h best ideas Of the American dele
cation. These men have not finished
their work.
American international lawyers are
convinced that the great battle Of wits
will come in the discussion of what
ever machinery Is proposed to lessen
the probability of war. Their principal
concern Is that the structure of the
agreement, whether it is called q
league Of nations or something slsa.
shall not be framed, like Tie Hague
conventions in qualifying pharases
which would undermine the whole
structure, ..
Machinery to Prevent War.
President Wilson and his commits
sioners were working on the theory
that Great Britain, France, Italy and
the rest of the world want some new
machinery which viii prevent war.
Upon such a determination they are
fundamentally. agreed. The business
Of conversations which begin today
is to find a common ground upo
which all can unite for such a purpose.
II was reported some time ago that
the most that was hoped for before
MI. Wilson's return to the United
States is a general agreement on broad
principles. There is no reason now
to change that forecast.