Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-04
PEACE CONFERENCE
HONORS AMERICANS
Secretary Lansing Chosen Head
of Body Fixing Blame
for War.
WILSON ADDRESSES FRENCH
First Foreigner Since ls4S to
Speak From Chamber Of
Deputies Tribune.
WILSON ADDRESSES FRENCH

PARIS. Feb. 3.--America prcdomi.
nance :o-day At the. peace conference
was emphasized By ,hc unanimous Gee
tion OF Secretary Of state Lansing as
prcs:dcn; of the committee fixing re-
sponsioiity for the war and the r,onen-
tous address by President wilson. de-
iivered from tho tribune OF the Cham
Der o: Deputies. from which no for
eigner or stranger has spoken since
1915.
cluded significant sentence. which
follows:
The nations OF the world arc abou,
TO .consunmatc a brotherhood which
VIII make it Unnecessary in tho future
which make the peoples suffer almost
a. mrch IN peace rs they suffered in
asme S cspsaia ASGTs SSTs'AG Tardisu lsnSi"Ss ths
tTcnch member OF the committee. said
,ice 1t was necessary TO impose pen
a!tieS upon the author; OF the agrees
S,:ona whicii had brought; death TO mil
The work oc the committee. he ex-
planned. would be first 10 study the
facts which would establish the guilt
or these responsible for premeditated
violation OF treaties and international
law, anu. second. to fix the penalties
which would be defined ana applied.
WILSON TOUCHES LIGHTLY
on nETARDINC: PiI,LEYs
President Wilson. In his address 10.
day. spoke to al men or Franco who
represent her interest At the peace
conference.
II, was The trs, time since his ar
rival IN Europe that Mr.. Wilson de-
Parted from. from the form OF courtesy ad-
70 give in the capitals Of the different
ma lions he has visited
And the departure was only momcn-
the necessity for i speedy and ami
cable settlement OF the differences re-
tardiEg the progress OF the peace ne
\ world OF meaning may have been
contained in his mention of the fact
that sacrifices Will be necessary for
me eataelishment OF a league o: ma
lions. In some quarters here the aues-.
tion was raised tonight as to whether
or not be means sacrifices OF somo,
degree of national sovereignty on the
racngue. * ,.it,,s.S -, 4 q y 'Nf-xu 'Nf-xs
DO NOT RELIEVE LEAGUE
WOULD ABRoGATE POWERS
However, in the past the view OF the
american commission has been that
the, formation OF society OF nationa
powers Of Congress
On the other hand. II has been sug-
sested that the peace conference may
nations of ultimate stability such az
has been heretofore in,possible
The appearance OF the President, ac-
Geornpanied by Mrs. Wilson, in the
Imposing spectacle. Besides the Pres
ideat sat Premier Cicmenceau. The yal-
lcr!es were packed by thousands OF
spectators.
stepped. straight toward the rostrum
from which no foreigner or stranger
had spoken since lStS.
The presence of grenadiers' guards
il their radiant uniforms and the gilt
terinS cuirassiers gave the scene a
Of the greeting. extended to the Pres
ident was an indication that France
has not tired OF her close up view
that the French people appreciate tho
tremendous responsibilities vested in
him at the peace conference.
LEAGUE Of NATIONS
BEING CALLED "SoCIETY,
Mr.. Wilson's adoption OF the term
society OF nations in place of league"
of nations, In his speech in the cham
sed for the rS time BY him
former term % Of saa eng fRa The renaS Fl eS
word society" for the pss reason That 'ne it
is not open to tho Interpretation OF
aggression.
ne SoElfnittcc on the society or ma
tionS held its first meeting to-day ut
the Crillon in the chamb bcrs OF Colonel
House. who attended 1t together with
President Wilson and the two other
delegates. The committee will meet
again tomorrow.
John l.. Caldwell. American minister
70 Persia, arrived in Paris to-day from
his post at Teheran. He reports con-
dltions throughout the Caucasus arc
generally quiet. The minister had a
long conference with Henry White OF
the American pence delegation. con-
corning conditions in the Near East.
COUNTRIES ARE SENDING
FOR MORE ASSISTANTS
The work Of the peace conference
has assumed such large proportions
that several OF the national delega-
tions have found it necessary to send
for assistance. The Japanese delega-
ton has telegraphed to Minister Hon
da. at Brussels. and Minister Adachi, |
a. Bern, TO come TO Paris at once
& The Italian delegation has called for
additional expert assistance to handle
socialistic and labor problems, and in
reply. has been informed OF tho depar-
turc from Rome FOR Paris OF Baron
Mayor des Planchcs.
\ commission of control will be sent
Immediately to Teschen, Austrian S:lo-
sia, 10 prevent conflict between the
Czcchs and the Poles in tho region OF
Teschen. and @iso to inquire into the