Show PREMIER clemenceau IS MADL PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF conference president wilson it poincare Poin and david lloyd george declare determination of nations to come to an amicable understanding paris the peace congress wis formally opened on january 18 in the great fe ille le la pair the s opened with a speech bi president of france president ullmon stood him as he spoke alie proceedings ce which were confined to the election of georges clemenceau the brench premier as permanent chaliman of the conference an address of welcome by alie president of the french republic claymond and speeches by president premier alloi d george and baron sonnino were characterized by expressions of lasting friendship and the apparent determination of the representatives of the various nations to come to an am lcoble understanding with respect to the problems to be decided by the con ference ahen president spoke the entire assemble stood and the fact eliat according to custom no applause greeted ills utterance gave greater eol to the scene clemenceau accepts chairmanship M of the presidency of the congress was both a feeling expression of personal gratl tilde and a definite outline of the great questions immediately ahead three of luger subjects le defined as responsibility for the war responsibility for crimes during the war and international labor legislation I 1 he league of nations lie declared was at the licad of alie program for the nett full session atef erring to the authors of the war he said he hid consulted two eminent jurists on the penal of the former german emperor and each delegate would receive a copy of that report in all seventy two scabs scats were pro elded for the opening session of alie peace conference on the outer side of lie great horses lwe were arranged the japanese the british and colomal delegates and the seat ot alie fifth british delegate A chair tor alie fifth american delegate also was reserved immediately to the right of the table of honor many nations seated the italian belgian brazilian cu ban haitian peruvian portuguese serbian czecho a llan and uruguayan delegates sat in the order named across at alie left wing of the table sat the siamese rumanian polish Lt berlan guatemalan and bolivian delegations As the ed they met bi fanfares fan fares of trumpets and accorded military 1 honors by the troops president arrival was the signal for a demonstration from the crowds the president passed into alie antechamber where M alchon the french foreign minister awaited and conducted him to the council room president allson proposed air clem enchau for chairman of the peace con gross being warmly seconded by premier llod geprge of england |