Show l I Secrecy I fO I Peace C Congress r I 7 I I 1 l I I 1 J i I rl i I i I I l I i 1 I f l j I I j I I I I I IA MAY MAYl MAYe HAVE A V VOICE IN PA lf r J Peace Conference o r nc Program Prot Pro Pro- o oI t I gram Not Yet Complete Complete Complete Com Com- U. U S. S Chooses Agent for Publicity By Associated Press PARIS PAUlS Jan 14 Russia Russia may maybe maybe maybe be represented together with all the other nations that were vere engaged in the war against Ger Germany ermany er- er many at lt the first formal meeting of the peace conference Whether Russia will have a delegation irre Irre- Irrespective irrespective of party probably will be d de decided decided de- de at the next meeting preliminary to the thc congress congress This wilt will be held to to- to morrow LEAGUE FIRST CI The first question to come up be before before before be- be fore the actual peace conference will willbe willbe be that of the proposed league of nations nations nations na na- na- na and it was made known today that it had been planned for tor the conferees conferees conferees con con- to devote twelve hours daily to this work If It necessary until It is on the way to completion The first plans pIans for the structure o of a league of ot nations nations na na- a- a probably will be somewhat composite composite composite com com- representative of ot a consensus of opinion on the part of the American British and French statesmen It is Intended to serve as a starting point for NEW ARMISTICE ARMISTICE TERMS Marshal Foch the tho allied commander In chief is on the way to his headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters at Treves to meet the German German Ger Ger- German man armistice delegates ana lay down terms for tor the extension of the armistice armi armi- stice There Thre was some disposition during yesterdays yesterday's conferences to make the terms of the extension more drastic than had at first been proposed but I this was not carried out SHIPS DEMANDED however provides for forthe the turning over of the German Gelman com commercial om- om mercial fleet to transport troops in exchange for food for the restitution of material taken from l Franco France and Belgium and for full fun compliance with the terms of the original armistice A start has been made on the machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery through which the American republic will learn of the doings of the peace conference Hitherto the French and British press had access to much more Information than the press representatives representatives representatives from the United States The British and l French rench had also been issuing issuing is issuing is- is suing their own official regarding the meetings It now has been decided to Issue a joint com com- prepared by a committee representing all aU the nations this to be bethe bethe bethe the sol solo official President Wilson has also decided to communIcate communicate communicate cate the representatives of the I American newspapers of which there thore I are aie more than in Paris through the medium of a publicity agent Ray Hay StanI Stannard Stannard Stan- Stan I nard Bal Baker er a former magazine writer has be boon been n selected as the agent INFORM CORRESPONDENTS The plan is for tor President Wilson or orsome orsome some somo member of the American mission to communicate to Mr Baker such de details details do- do tails o of t the proceedings an as were not embraced in th the and which the president desires to make Continued Continued on page pago 6 I RUSSIA MAY HAVE Continued from page 1 1 public Mr l Baker conveying tho information i matlon mation t to the correspondents The correspondents will not have original contact with the source of information I DISCUSSION IN FRENCH An interesting feature of ot yesterdays yesterday's meeting as also of ot Sundays Sunday's was that more than two hours of ot the discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon was conducted In ill French of ot which neither President Wilson nor Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary tarv of State Lansing has a conversational conversa conversa- knowledge and which David I Lloyd George the British premier understands understands understands un un- to only a limited extent The conversations concerning the renewal of ot the armistice were e conducted In French WILSONS WILSON'S VIEW PREVAILS T French eFrench press today gives President Press Press- dent den Wilson Vilson credit for the decision by bv which Brazil secures three delegates to the peace conferences and for that placing the number of committees at five Instead of at twenty as the French plan proposed The Figaro says that when the question of the publicity of peace and secret diplomacy was discussed dis- dis dis dis- cussed President Wilson expressed the opinion that while the treaties should be public the Hie negotiations leading t ut to them call for the exercise of a a. certaIn certain certain tain discretion |