Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-22

ton by the experts. n tho resohu.
ton proposed by Mr.. LLOYD Gsorrs
Ices not receive acceptance. shall
ieel myself compelled % nght tho
question merely on the views er-
pressed by tho American experts.
but | should prefer that these con
clusions be corrected by the view.
OF the French. British and italian
experts"
He also laid down at this time his
general policy regarding the nae Of
the scientists. He said:
Ever since the United etsts~ os
America had entered the war he had
had body Of scholars continuously
studying such questions " fact az
racial aspects, historical snfsoedsnts
and economic and commercial .i.-
ments: the two latter being OF very
great Importance in many Of IN.
questions under disputs as had bsan
realized in the cass Of the Bsnst.
Furthermore, II must be reroern-
bered that however complete. thsir
confidence might be in the delegates
OF Rumania. Serbia and other coun-
tries. who should present claims
these delegates were merely ssvo-
Gates. and they made Opposite claim.
as - the right infereno.s 70 bs
dra"n from facts. They dif not
represent their facts IN the sans
way, and there would always b.
something that was not quite clear,
As the United States Of Arnerics
were not bound by any OF the fs--
cret) treaties In question, they wer.
quite ready TO approve a rsttlern.ns
on the basis Of facts But the claim
ants did not always restrict them
selves even 70 the limits 80, by
treaties and their claims frequently
exceeded what was justified by III.
treaties
Recognition 81 ~. Expert,
Tbs resolutions adopted AZ This
meeting OF the conference regarding
the use Of experts ar. SO Important
as model for later resolution. ~
reference that they are here repro
duced.
II wss agreed that IN. question,
raised IN W Bratiano's statement ~,
ne Rumanian territorial interests in
tho peace settlement should be rs-
ferred for examination IN the fys,
instance by an expert cornnnit,..
composed Of two Representation.
each NJ the United tates Of America
tho British EmpIr,. Franc. and
italy
II shall be the duty of thi. COM
mittee 70 reduce the question. 20,
decision within the narrowest po~s,-
DC limits and 10 make recommends-
tions for just settlement.
The committee is authorized "a
consult tho representatives. OF .hs
peoples concerned.
More and more as the di.cussfors
advanced. important problems vert
assigned 70 the experts for fov,~,f.
CATION and recommendation: ana 81
soon became the practice. where tns
experts Of all the nations were +,
agreement. for tho -Four or tn. Five
to accept their findings without fur.
tner comment. Probably thrsa-
! quarters, perhaps a larger propo--
! ton. of the treaty provisions w.rs
settled in this way. So Important
was the work OF these experts that
one thought Of them sometime. a,
knd Of imprOmptu or informal par
lament studying problems and
working out solutions 70 submit &c
the heads OF the states <or their an
prOval or veto.
There were no S.wer than rttv-
eight Of these technical commits.
sions. upon which sat the specialist,
OF the four or Eve great nations "a
consider every kind of territorial
economic, ethnographic and strategic
problem. and these hardworked com.
missions held .816 meetings. Also
in spite OF the objections TO tho nro-
posals when first made. there wer,
tWenty-six Investigations rnade by
commissions on the spot, consultins
the wishes OF the people concerned.
A number % commissions. like thai
on Syria, were sent out bv the
Americans alone. though vigorously
opposed by the French, in order 2,
fortify their own knowledge oe IN.
situation under discussion.
The decisions OF the experts vsr.
not always followed. The passions
of the war were still too sharp tn,
political and military desires OF
necessities % The powers too snsi..
tent. 70 accept always a cool scian-
tific Judgment. Sometimes the OK.
perts disagreed sharply amons
themselves and in some cases .r-
perts became so partisan and a.
politically-minded as any diplomat
and in some the experts assigned
were not really experts at all. but
political advocates OF tho interest.
Of the nation concerned.
But the conference got Surhw
away from mere dictatorial methods
u control and nearer to the method,
Of scientific and dispassionat. IN
quiry upon which the settlements o,
the future-if they. are to be last
ing-must rest. than any former
conference.
Thus while the control OF N.
Peace Conference rested IN tbs
hands OF the four or Ave Ereat
powers. yet the use OF that control
according 20 the needs and interest,
OF the old diplomacy was pro-
foundly changed and tempered from
within by President Wilson. whs
fought stubbornly against heavy
odds. throughout the conference. for
his vision Of nex use OF national
or world power. He believed as
much in the reality OF the power of
great states as Clemsnceau. "Wher.