Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
President OF France
NamedChairmanOf
q Nation Meeting

Al-NatlOn Meetlng
Paris. July 9.-lP,-Thc pima
/ ton peace conference, convened Tor
mal!y in Luxembourg Pal;,-c more
than Il year after the end of The
Second World War in Europe. was
summoned by prCSidcn; Georges
Bidauli of Fr;,cc today 10 abolish
the plague of war.
Addressing the l.5Oa delegates of
the victuruS Allies on behalf of the
/ host nation. he pleaded:
The lCn% suffering peoples of
the world today lGuk 10 you. If we
can OF get CumplCt Peace solution, |
nope that at least VIC will get
reasonable ones"
Reference 10 L. s., Russia
In an apparent reference To the
Critcd States and Russia. Bidault
said that whatever blame could be
attached To the failure to keep the
peace after the first world war. "a
fundamental cause E! that failure
was that the two Crc;tt powers who
had taken Il decided part in the
conquest oi arms remained on the
side lines during the solution of
peace"
The hopes ~! plain men arc
/ turned toward IL today" inc said,
concluding his i.'-minutr, SLOWLY
spoken speech. Bidaui was then
named provisional chairman of the
conference ON tho motion ur u. S.
Secretary Of state James +. Byrncs.
MY foreign ministers of the four
mar Britain. France, Rt,s-
sia and the u. S.-had argued be-
lore agreeing even upon publication,
Ci the five trc1ty drafts prepared
by the four powers for submission
to the conference. |, finally was
agreed In release the five treaty.
texts, along with statements on dis
agreements at 100 Greenwich
Mean time t6 p. IN. ESD Tuesday.
Attlcc Replaces Bevin
Crited States Secretary of State
James Byrncs. who arrived here
yesterday conferred with Prime
Minister Clement Il. Attlce of Bri-
tam III an attempt to break the pub
lication deadlock. The two also dis
cussed various aspects of the Pales-
tine problem.
Attlee is here in the place Of his
foreign secretary, nest Bevin, who
is ill.
This peace conference is not sche-
dulcd to consider the future of Ger
many or Japan, or to take up such
matters as atomic energy.
The question of freedom of navi-
CATION on the Danube was Shapinr
nI tho
eastern powers favoring such free
dOm over the protest Of Russia.
Hungary Also Problem
Likewise, Hungary, gateway to
Inc Balkans, appeared Ia be looming
as me principle baitcrInG point for
american efforts Ia obtain an open
door economic policy in Russian
dominated Europe.
1t. Gen. W. Bcdcll Smith. ambass-
ador 10 Russia and crack State De
parlmuit trouble shooter. was an
pointed 10 the subcommittee Consid.
crlng the Hungarian treaty. Ii was
learned That the draft of the Hum
Sarlan treaty contains aStrong pro-
test by Russia against consideration
nl inc question of navigation on the
Danube. An informed source said the
protest was contained in a rcscrva-
ton clause, and similar clauses an
parcntly were included in treaty
draft" with Bulgaria and Romania.
Countries alto ding the Conference
arc:
English speaking: Australia. Cana
ia. Britain. New Zealand, South
Africa, United States.
Slavic: White Russia. Soviet Rus
Sla, Czccholovakia. Poland, Ukraine,
fugoSlavia.
Other European: Belgium. France,
INC Netherlands. Norway. Greece.
Asia,ic: China. India.
Other. Erayil E'hinD;,