The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-02-15
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY LEFr
BREsr THIS MORNING ON
EoRGE WASHINGTON
FIRST STAGE OF PEACE
WORK ENDS IN GRAND
RUSH WITH AMERICAN
DELEGATES IN THE LIME.
LIGHT. WORK JUST ONE.
THIRD DONE
BULLETIN


Paris, Feb IS With Friday 1
plenAry session Of the peace con
ference concluded and the newly.
framed covenant OF the league OF
nations read ana discussed. Presi.
dent Wilson left Paris last night
Tor Brest on his way back 10 the
United States. Mrs Wilson ac.
companied him
When the peace conference
delegates assembled al the foreign
office Friday afternoon there was
the feeling among them that
historic moment had arrived.
President Wilson presented
striking picture as he stood before
the delegates 10 read the covenan,
and expound its merits He spoke
in a calm, even tone, without
gesture or emphasis, except twice
when he referred TO armed
forces in the background. and
10 exploitation OF helpless peo.
Piles There was . ring in his
voice whsn he uttered these
warnings (which would have
brought applause but for the staid
procedure Of the conference
which forbids all demonstrations
PRESIDENTS PARTY sErs SAIL
Paris. Feb IS President Wilson
viii leave here today with rougny a
ihifd OF his great task OF world rsor
SANITATION completed Ills Two
months abroad win the same lensih
Of lnter-allied NEGOTIATIONS have
brought the peace parleys 10 poin
which in the industrial world would
be called the production stage
There have been sufficient iniul.
gsnce In pomp and piaiiiudes ru-
mors and recrmnations 20 conionnd
some observers and sometimes to be
fog the issues However much un
certsinties could hardly be expected
70 be obviated n an undertaking. SO
diversely ramificd
But nov this initial period % ap-
parent leihargy has given Way 20 one I
OF lighinlng-like proportion u isI
ihis lightning diplomacy which prom
ises 10 bring the first Of these perioas
~ work 10 a fairly successful con
clusion before President Wilson goes
home to prepare Cor the second stage
Work In Three Stages
Those three divisions of the wofs I
were described 70 me by high /
American representative here as me |
COTTON" agrecment" and execution
The first embodies the time and work |
done since The armistice in individual |
and committee conferences upon
every conceivable phase Of the siiua-
ton and closes when men and com
mittees come ioeether with complete
tentative drafts ~ the peace treaty |
and the league of nations
The second period comprises the
formal conference fSceipi Of these
tentative drafts and the debating of
and the deciding on Of the hundreds
of recommendation which come 20
Il. when Il ends We shall have the
treaty OF peace and the practical
groundwork Of the league Of nations
The third period ensues after the
signatures 20 the tsnafy and con-
tinues indefinitely until the peace
terms are carried out and the league
of nations u functioning
Hopes Ne~ nioh.
rp 20 two weeks ago. when the
second pienary session of the peace
conference was held. TIE world doubt
less vas on the verge of despair for
an inkling OF concrete accomplish
ments by the peace conferences |
However. since then II may be truly
said that things have been 'hummsng"
Daily contact vi,h the conferees them
selves has convinced ne iha; the most
sanguine hopes for speedy. efficious
action were well justified.
Thus far the conference has dele
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