| Show I PEACE CONGRESS NOW NOVI IN SESSION PREMIER CLEMENCEAU IS MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF CONFERENCE President Wilson President Poincare and David oyd George Declare Determination of Nations to Come Cometo Cometo to an Amicable Understanding Paris The The peace congress was formally for for- mally opened on January 18 In the great grent Salle de do la Ia Pali Paix The congress opened with a speech by President Poincare of oZ France President Wilson stood beside him as he lie spoke The proceedings pro pro- which were confined to the tile theS S election eJection of Georges the FreI French ch premier as permanent chairman chairman chair chair- man of f the conference an address of welcome by the president of the French republic Raymond PoIncare and speeches by President Wilson Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Lloyd ord George and Baron Daron SonnIno were characterized by expressions o of lasting friendship and the apparent determination o of the representatives of the various nations to come to an amicable am iun- cable understanding with respect to the problems to be decided by the con con- con con- ference ferenee 5 When President Poincare spoke the entire assemble stood and the fact that according to custom no applause ise i greeted his utterance gave greater great r solemnIty solemnity sol aol to the scene CJ Clemenceau Accepts Accepts' Chairmanship M. M Clemenceau's acceptance e of the tile presidency o of the congress was both bOUl botha bOUla a feeling expression of personal gratitude gratitude gratitude tude and a definite outline of the tha great questions immediately ahead Three of these larger general subjects he defined de do- tined lined as responsibility for the war responsibility re reo ro- ro for crimes during the war and International labor legislation The league of nations h he declared was at atthe atthe atthe the head o of the program for the next nest full fuU session Referring to the authors of the war he ha said he had consulted two eminent jurists on the penal penal responsibility of the former German emperor and each delegate would receive a copy of that report In all all seventy two seventy two seats were provided provided provIded pro pro- vided for the opening session of the peace conference On the outer sl side e of the great horseshoe were arranged the Japanese t the le BrItish British and colonial delegates and the seat of the fifth British delegate A chair for the fifth American delegate also was reserved Immediately to the right of the table o of honor bonor Many Nations Seated The Italian Belgian Brazilian Cu Cuban Cuban ban Haitian Peruvian Portuguese ese Serbian Czecho Slovakian and Uruguayan Uru- Uru guayan delegates sat In the order named Across at the left wing vIng of the table sat the Siamese Rumanian Polish Po Po- Io lish lish Liberian Guatemalan E Chinese and Bolivian delegations dele dele- As the delegations arrived they were met by fanfares of trumpets trumpet and accorded accorded ac ac- nc- nc corded military honors by the troops President Wilsons Wilson's arrival was the signal for a demonstration from the crowds The president passed Into the antechamber where M. M PIchon the French French foreign minister awaited and conducted hIm to the council room |
