Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-13
PEACE DELEGATES
BEC|I WORK To
MAKE WORL D SAFE
Americas Representatives CornpiI
ing Draft for League Of Nations;
Subject Up Early.
BRYAN'S YEARS TIME
TO DISCUSS WAR. TO FOPp
Wilson Sees Need Of New Machin-
cry 10 Prevent Conflicts
IN the Future.
By Associated Prrss % Evrry Evsning

By Associste6 Press - Every Evening
Paris. Jan. l3.--Thc first business
before the Supreme War Council
when y rcasscmblcd this afternoon
WIS the settlement of the question ~
representation in the first session ~
the lntcr-allied conference. IL is ETH
unsettled what nations will be repro
sentcd or bow many delegates viii b.
allot'ed 70 each. u has developed
however, thai China will not nr
represented by Japan, hp. wiIl hav
her own delegation.
Efforts of the French press ~ bring
n the fore tho question ~ the sfat8.
~ entente and American iroops ir
Russia and thc advisahilifv a yrndnc
such troops into Poland n cheek ~
Bolshcylk advance u Is understood
nave boon without 4ucrcss 20 far
ihr rlfcd States, y II said Will NJ
consent n accept in principle or -
military poliry the task Of uslnc
lmprcan forces in Poland AZ aH n
q Russia IN larger numbers than III
roafy are employed
II ~ noihciallv stated that ;rdcl
tbe conditions of the arrnisticc Gei
many had up to january ~ rpTaf
rated iI~ 900 French prisoners lrsv-
inU - 0fD remaining ln Germany
that there Gre several hundred piece.
~ heavv artillery vet ~ be delivered
a. veil ls three hundred mine throw
crs that 967 locomotives out Of thc
300 stipulated have boon turned
over, 81 80 railroad cars out 0f 80
000, and 422 motor trucks ont n
300
The 700 airplanes called for bv TIE
arrnistice conditions nave al bern
delivered
Paris. Jan. I3.-The first actual sesslo
Of the peace congress IS beIng held todal
although II is officially designated as On
0t the series 81 conversations for lawn
the groundwork for the structure whic
will later be presented 70 the formal 81
sembiy Of the delegates OF al the nstoni
Today's meeting probably will de'
with the important question Of IN
organization lIy which the peace cor
gress win function. 1T is also expected ;
make a start toward a declsfon on N
question Of whether the sessions. will
opeu or secret.
DRAFTING TENTATIVE LEAGUE PLAN
Reports that the american deieQatio
has agreed on q working plan Tor
League OF Nations, ana that Il will ~ OF
OF the FIRST things 70 he laid before n
congress, have been current IN Pan
All outward evidences IN official quarteI
point ID the other direction. As late
President Wilson 8 return from Italy !
was not prepared TO lay down a ygorkiT
plan. desiring 10 have other plans orr;
mating among the entente deieCat'
offered first.
Atthe same time Mr.. Wilson has select
I'VE men connected with the Amerc-
mission recognized experts IN Nation
law. 10 draw MP a tentative plan whIC
he could compare with hls own idea
out Of the whole. i was hoped 10 iran
some concrete proposition representing u
best ideas OF tho American delegation. 7 he
men have not finished their work
RRrAN's PEACE PROPOSALS Ur.
When the present pcacc congress u
under ii probably VIII be found h
much of the structure ii the seaOU
Hague conference viii lie utilized ,r
that with this viii be coupled the plan
William J Bryan calling Tor veal
investigation of disputes before de
laration Of war This latter feature
one OF the definite things that Mr.. WI-.
IS undprstaood 10 have in mind
American international lawyers a
convinced that the great battle 81 IS.
will come in the discussion Of whaiey
machinery IS proposed 70 lessen the prUO
bility OF war. Not al OF them believe q
results Of this peace congress will ma
war impossible. but they are saugui
that If will makc armed conflicts no
difficult. Their principal concern IS th
the structure Of the agreement. vheth
il IS called 4 league Of nations OF Somcthu
else shall not De framed, ike be Hag
conventions. in qualifying phrases Win
would undermine the whole stuctll
WANTS new ANTl-wAR MAcHiNEal.
President Wilson and bis commiSSiunc