Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-14
PEACE PACT FIRST,
DELEGATES DECIDE,
WILSON W|NSPO|NT
Conference 70 Set IL Day Til
Union Of Notions IS
Perfected
GUARD PARLEY REPORTS

Nv tssocia,ed prcss - Every Eyenlaq
Paris, Jan II Ruasia moy bo rep
resented together wifh al thc other
nations tha' 'rerc engaged ~ the war
ngainat Germany. AZ tho frs formal
meeting of the pcare conference. Whether
Russia vill have present - thc 'irnc
delegation ~ prominent Russlans. n
respective of party pr other spckosrnrn
If any probably sill bc dcrided - ihr
ncYf meeting preliminary ~ the un-
0rcss This will bc held tomorrow because
pf Il hc opening pf be session a thc French
parliament fodny
LrsCr.E Or NATIONS cfyFS rFErFpENcr
The frs question II ronr gr before
tho acttil peace conference Wil bo ihot
of iho proposed League II Nations. md
Il was made known today fhaf i bad beer
Dlqpncd for he oOnfcrerS ~ dcvot" IL
hours laly ~ this work necessary
untl Il i on the way - completion
Marshal loch. tho Allied commander
IN chief. todat i on Inc wy - ms head
quarters At 1reges ~ meet ihe fIernan
Delegates and las down terms for the
extension of the arnistice b. terms
provide tor The turning over nf The Cor
man commercial leet 10 transport troops.
IN exchange FOR food, for the restitution
of material taken from France and
Belgium and for fnii compliance with
the terms of the origIna armlstIce.
xEws rIANs FoR CONFERENCE.
A start has been made on the machinery
through which the American public will
learn of the doings Of the peace con-
ference. It mas been decided 10 issue 3
ioint c0rnmunique prepared nv CON-
mittec representing all the nations MS
20 be the sole official tlItgvlng. Presl-
dent Wilson mas also decided To cOrnmun,-
cate with I he representatives of the .Aneri-
ran newspapers ii which there are more
than 100 in Paris through p publicity
agent
Raw Stannard Baker. former magazine
writer has been setected ~ the agent.
The plan IS announced today Is for
President Wilson Or some member of
the American mission 10 communicate
10 Mr. Baker such details u the pro-
ceeding as were not embraced in the
communiques and which the President
desires to make public. Mr.. Baker will
convey the information 10 the CORES
pondents. who viii not have original
contact with the source Of information.
ARMIsTICE DISCUSSION N FRENCH.
An interesting feature OF Yesterday ;
meeting. A. also OF Sundays. was that
more shan fy.o hours Of the discussion
was conducted IN French. OF which
neither President Wilson nor Secretary
of State Lansing had Il conversational
knowledge and which David Lloyd
George, the British Premier. understands
10 only Il limited extent ill the con
vcrsations concerning the renewal of the
,Irr..4ss3
WILSON WISs DECISION
The French press today gives President
Wilson credit Tor the decision hy Shlch
Brazil secures he three delegates 10 thc
peace congress. and for 'uaJ placing h,
.Gmbcl Of committees ~ tlve instead 0i
n 20, as the French plan proposed.
The Figaro SAYS that when the question
OF the publicity NJ treaties and secret
diplomacy was discussed President VII
SON while supporting the majority in
favor oj secrecy, expressed the opinion
that treaties should be public, although
the negotiations leading up 70 them called
for the exercise OF n certain discretion.
Brazil owes his special treatment 10 her
historic position a. former empire and
her population OF more thsn 2O00U.O O00
which worked against placing her ~econ-
Diary 20 nation, much less peoplrd
SLAMS EEpRE9!.N rNrION UNDECIDED.
The representation 20 hc gwen lug1-
Slav.a was not lccided tpon bur Il Is
considered probable hat The Croat~ and
Slocvenes will be represented similarly 20
the Serblans Nothing was done about
Montenegro in view Of the political
situation created hv he refusal II King
Nicholas 10 recognize the desire OF his
people to unite with Jugo->lavIa.
The question Of representation settled,
the council began the discussion Of pro-
ccdurc I proposal BY President Wilson
+ concerning the sending Of problems 10
technical committees for examination was
adopted
President Polncare viii open the pienarv
session Of the peace congress on Saturday
with IN address, after which officers viii
be elected