New-York tribune., 1919-01-28


questions which the President and
Colonel House had examined.
The labor commission also began 20
get under way. President Wilson met
Samuel Gompess. president OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor; James Dun
can, John K. Alpine and other mem
bers of the American labor delegation,
for brief exchange of greetings, and,
later, MIR. Gompers and Edward y. Hur-
lev. who arc the American members OF
the labor commission. held their first
conference on the work ahead
The military commission on demoh'-
lization also had session, while NJ.
Pichon completed ,he draft of inStruc-
,ions FOR the commission, which leaves
for Poland in q few days.
Henry White, the American delegate
on the Waterways commission. also es
,ablshed relations with his colleagues
of that body.
Real Progress Apparent
Real progress on all the main sub
jects is becoming apparent as the com
missions are beginning to formulate
detailed projects for presentation to
the conference.
A high French diplomatic authority
is quoted by the Paris edition of "Thc
London Daily Mail" as estimating that
the conference viii have the peace
terms ready for submission for rati-
fcation by the various national govern
ments between the middle and the end
of March. If this is accomplished the
German delegates will be summoned to
Paris carly in April for the conclusion
Of the peace.
The official statement on the session
reads:
The President of the United
States. the Prime Ministers and
Foreign Ministers of the Allied and
associated powers and the Japanese
representative met this mornig at
tho Quai d'Orsay from 1O:3o o'clock
to 1880 o'clock and defined pro-
cramme Of work and tho constitu
ton of new committees for eco
nomc and financial questions as we'll
as questions relating to private and
maritime laws.
"The afternoon session continued
the exchange of views on the former
German colonies in the Ncifc and
the Far East. The representatives of
the Dominions and of China were
heard The next meeting will take
place tomorrow at o'clock in the
morning"
The morning session Of the supreme
Council of the peace conference met at
1890 o'clock this morning. There was
a full attendance or the members.
A number of technical advisers on
colonial matters, including three
Americans. accompanied the various
delegations as they entered the Foreign
Office for the days session.
The Supreme Council adjourned at
1915 o'clock. President Wilson went
at once to the Hotel de Crillon. the
American headquarters. where he had
conference with Colonel House.
Labor Conference Suspended
Samuel Gompers and other labor rep
resentatives had been in conference
with the American delegation. The
discussion was immediately suspended
upon the Presidents arrival, to permit
him to have a private talk with Colonel
House.
After this conference the President
conferred with Wellington Koo, the
Chinese Minister at Washington. AMI
Lu Cheng Hsiang. the Chinese Foreign
Minister He also received dclega-
tion of French suffragettes.
Representatives of the powers with
special interests at their meeting ap-
pointed members of the missions decided
upon at the session of the peace confer
ence on Saturday.
Committee Members Named
he official statement giving the
names OF the members appointed, fol-
lows
THE representatives of the pow
ors with special interests met this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Quai
dOrsay under the presidency of Mr.
Jules Cambon, Ambassador and
French delegate at the peace confer
ence. 20 appoint members of the
missions in accordance with the de-
clsions Of the plenary session of