Show I TOPIC PIC AT PARIS PARI PREMIER D OF FRANCE PRESIDENT Of PARLEY First Formal Session Is Notable Gathering Given Give to Organization Matters l and Definition of or Aims pARIS P ARIS Jan 18 B By By tho the Assoc Associated a e Press The Thc The p peace aco congress congress con ton gress destined to 1 bo be 0 historic and md on which the eyes of tho the arc now I centered was opened this afternoon in the tho great g Salle do de la Ia Paix PaiL The Thc Th ThI I proceedings which were confined t to the election of Georges tho the French premier premier- as permanent chairman airman c of gf the conference l an an address ad 1 dress dress' of welcome by the the- President n o o. otho ot tho te French republicS republic epu Raymond Ra 1 care and speeches by br President J son SOD Premier Lloyd Llord Georga I and ana Bai j 1 jv i h W ct c n 1 irre 1 OJ T 1 d the apparent- apparent d t r ln o fth representatives of the tho various nations na oa to come to an amicable understanding understanding under tinder standing standing- with respect to the problems lems to be decided by the conference When President spoke tho the entire assemble stood and the t e fact that according to c custom no 10 applause greeted his utterance gave ga greater solemnity to the scene M M. acceptance of or the presidency of ot the congress was both botha a feeling expression of ot personal pe cratl- cratl tude and a definite outline of or the tho great questions on immediately ahead Three of ot these larger general subjects he de defined de- de tined fined as responsibility tor for the war re responsibility re- re for tor crimes during the war ar and International labor legislation The league of nations he d declared was at atthe atthe atthe the head of or tho program for tor the next full tull session Object t Noble oble One Our ambition Is a n great reat and noble roble one said ar M. r We wish to avoid old a repetition of or the catastrophe catastrophe catastrophe phe which bathed the word in blood If H the tho league of ot nations Is la to be practicable practicable practicable we must all remain united Lotus Letus' Letus Lot Let Lotus us us- carr carry out our o r program pr quickly and andin andIn andIn in an effective c manner manne Referring Referring- to tho the authors author of the war WaT he said ho hu had consulted two eminent jurists ts on the pena penal 1 r responsibility of at tho the former Cormer German emperor and en each h delegate ato would receive a copy of ot that report In all two seventy scats seats Wor were provided provided provided pro pro- vided for tho the opening se session slon of or the thep p peace aco conference On the outer side of or the tho great were arranged the tho Japanese the tho British and colonial deleba delegates es and the se seat t of or the fifth British delegate A chair for tor tho the fifth American delegate e also s was was reserved es r d Immediately to tho the right of ot the tho tallie of ot honor Many Seated Tho Italian Belgian Brazilian Cu Cu- ban Haitian Peruvian Peruvia n. n Portuguese Serbian Czecho and Uruguayan Uru Uru- guayan dele delegates ates sat gat in the order named Across at the th left wing of ot the table sat at th the th Siam Siamese se Polish Pol Pol- ish isn Ish LI er Guatemalan Ecuador Ec- Ec an Chinese and Bolivian delegations dele dele- g-a. g lions A As s the tho delegations ns arrived they were met b by fanfares fanfares' of or trumpets and aru ac accorded c- c corded military honors b by ho troops The rhe Japanese were among the earlier arrivals and wore followed l by the Siamese Siamese Sia Sla mese and East In Indians lans in in jl l turbans President Wilson's Wilsons arrival rival at at ten minutes of ot 3 was the signal gnal for tor a dem dem- demonstration from tho ho rO President Pros Pros- ident passed Into nto nto the the- Antechamber mbel whore M. M t the e French t f foreign re minister conducted him to the tho council room J oD Arc rC Greeted d Already tho the cl chamber l was crowded with delegates atc who ho greeted d President Wilson n warmly as ho he passed toward the tho table of oC honor hoj Here Herp h he was joined by Lansing Mr White WhiLo and Bliss s and greetings with the British h and man many other deleI dele dele- bates I J a J 3 o'clock a ruffle of ot drums drum I und and U 1 blare e. of or trumpets s announced the tho approach of ot M M. The rho French president nt was escorted by U tho the group Croup of or premiers to the head heat of the table while hUe hUea a hush fell upon th the tho assemblage us nS r- r Continued cd on Pago 2 I r PREMIER IER OF Ot tRANCE FAM PRESIDENT I OF Ot PARLEY Continued from Page Pago 1 1 tho moment arrived ed for tho the open opening Ins Ins- of 01 tho ho congress cons It was exact exactly three minutes past 3 o'clock when M. M began beg his ad address address ad- ad dress and time the peace ross cons camo came Into being The entire assemblage stood as the time president spoke President Wilson i stood immediately at his right and listened attentively el M. M Poincare spoke 1 In an earnest easy manner without declamatory effect and following usage there was applause no or Inter inter- mu p t I Oh t Given ien M. M t r spoke polo in French and when hen he had hall completed an interpreter read the discourse In English As At M. M I Poincare closed ho he turned to receive tho time congratulations of ot President Wilson and amid Premier Lloyd George and then iI ft withdrew retired relli-cd greeting each I I I iI ft retired relli-cd tion as ho lie i President Wilson rose roso as M. M r. r made his exit It gives gl mo me great pleasure ho lie said to Uto as propose asper per per- manent chairman orthe conference Mr 11 Clemenceau President Wilson llon spoke In conversational conversa voice olce which however howe carried throughout the chamber as ns ho he paid eloquent elo elo- quent tribute to the tho French premier Premier Lloyd George Georgo seconded the tho nomination of ot M. M Clemenceau speaking earnestly of or tho time distinguished services ser tho time French renCh premier had hat rendered In war and peace Karon Haran tho the Italian foreign minister added Italy's tribute whereupon whore where rc- rc I upon the lie election o of M. M Clemenceau aa mis presiding of officer CICCI was nas made mado unanimous In lii u It feeling address M. M acknowledged tho the honor upon lumen him Ho lie turned first to President Vil Vilson son aon ant and bowed his thanks then themi to Mr Ir Lloyd Llod George tot for the ho tribute hI ho had bad him It was ivas not alone a tribute to him Iu ho I said ald I but to France I t I We 0 have ha come together as friends lie he exclaimed We e c must leave this hall ball as S friends Referring to ta time the league of or nations M. M declared it was 8 already in the lie wn way of oC being achieved cd b by the gathering of at this conference Ho then lien turned to the program of or orthe the conference which ho said covered the following following- main subjects of at general 0 order rn en First responsibility of ot the author of oC tho war second responsibility for tor the time crimes committed durIng time the war var third legislation In regard to international labor Jabol All the pOW powers r represented would bo be Invited In to present ent memoirs on ou these three questions The powers having lu particular Interests M M. con con- would be b asked to present fur fur- timer ther memoirs upon uDon-e uDon territorial 1 and economic questions r I The league of at nations will at the head of ot tho order of on oft tl the time nc next t. t run Lull M. M r Cl CI announced rd as 15 he concluded hi hilie hU hUHe l He lie paused for or further su sugg business and amI as none was m dared clarell tho the session adjourned It was vas ICO 0 o'clock and anti the session had lasted lastell one hour anXo an all Xo No o exact timo was fixed Ix cd for tor of or the thc full session of t ferenee as that thal awaits the theca r-a r a supreme council of ot time the rife erg era which will probably JU mt alt 3 morning morning- |