Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-01
Z NATIoNs, pnAoR 81 . CON 3 K aREss.
Total Memberstip wan be 4 100 to
100. Dslegatee Unofficial Lists.


Ing form, 80 thntG the American dele
gates express the hope, that the vari-.
GUS countries delegates will be am
nounced and the delegates arrive for
the actual commencerient I. Of the
negotiations soon after theS opening
Of the new year,
A number OF the main ID etails o.,
the composition OF the congress are
now. fairly we'll settled as a result OF
recent conferences. These Indicate
that the total membership Of the con-
gress will be between 100 and 120.
Twenty-seven countries will be repre-
sented by delegates. including those
which declared war and a number
which have come into existence as
a result of the war.
Five Representatives.
The great Powers-notably Great
Britain, France, the United states
and Italy-each have been allotted
five delegates, while the other dele
cations will vary from one to four
members, according to the size OF
the country and the interests in
volved. @#@,s.
Word has been received that the
Belgian and Portuguese delegations
soon will join. the representatives Of
the United States, who thus far are
the only members OF the peace con.
gress to arrive The non arrival Of
the others has been the subject of
considerable surprise and adverse
comment, the Americans taking the
ground that they are here ready to
proceed to business, but with the per-
sonnel OF the congress not yet an
nounced. 1t is understood that
President Wilson'S visit to ENGLAND
ie likely to result in conveying
quite definitely the yiewx.that It S%is
! htg l desirable that 2fhe1c ess
should be put into motion with the
least possible delay. m
Unofficial Lists.
While the personnel of few de,e-
cations have been announced, unoffi-
ciaf adyices indicate that most of
them will be formed substantially
as follows:
belgium-Paul Hyams, foreign
minister; Emile Vanderwelde, min
lster Of justice; Baron van Den
Henvel, minister to the Vatican.
Portugal-Senor Egas Moniz:
Foreign Minister Espirito santo
Lima, senor Friere de Andre, senor
santos V1ga and Augusta Vasconcel-
los, minister Of the colonies.
Brazil-Nilo Pecanha. fore,pn
minister; Ruy Barbosa Admiral Huet
Becellar and Gen. Thompbwsky.
Japan--Viscount Chinda, ambas-
sador to Great Britain; Baron Mat.
sui, ambassador to France, and two
other delegates now on thier way to
Paris.
serbia-Nikola P. Pachitch, prem
Ter; DIM. R. Vesnitch and DR.. Cum
hitch.
Greece-Premier Venizelos and NJ.
fol1tis, foreign minister.
Italy = Premier Orlando: Baron
sonnino, foreign minister; Leonida
Bassolati-Beramaschi, minister Of
military aid and war pensions: Gen
Dlaz, ommander-in-chief OF the
Italian army; Admiral Paolo Thaon
nl Revel, former chief of the naval
staff.
Great Britain-David Lloyd
GEORGE, prime minister; Arthur !
Balfour, foreign secretary: Andrew
honar Law, Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer, and Geo. Nicholl Barnes
labor member OF the war cabinet, and
one other delegate who has not been
announced. Lieut.. Gen. J. G. SHUTS
ana Gen. Botha, representing South
Africa, are expected to accompany
the British delegation, in which
probably also will be representatives
OF Canada, Australia and india.
France-M. Clemenceau. premier.
Stephen Pichon, foreign minister. and
three others who have not yet been
although those mention
cd rs probable members include Leon
Bourgeous. former premier; jules
Cambon, general secretary to the
ministry Of foreign affairs, and Cant.
Andre Tardieu, head of the general
commission for Franco-American war
matters, or former Premier Aristide
BRAND.
The foregoing delegations CONF
prise those Of virtually all the Euro