Show I PEACE CONGRESS NO J IN 11 SESSION PREMIER CLEMENCEAU IS MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF CONFERENCE President Wilson President Poincare and David Lloyd George Declare Determination of Nations to Come Cometo to an Amicable Understanding Paris The The pence peace congress was formally formally for for- mall mally opened on January 18 In the great Salle Salic de e la Pals Pala The congress opened with a n speech by President ent of France President Wilson stood beside him as ns he spoke The proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- which were confined to the time election of Georges Clemenceau the thel l French rench premier as ns permanent chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the conference an nn address of welcome lJ by the president of the French republic Ua Raymond mond Poincare and speeches h by President Wilson Premier Prenier Pre Pre- nier mier Llo Lloyd d George and Baron Baroll Sonnino were characterized b by expressions of lasting asting friendship and the apparent determination of the representatives of he the various various' nations to come to an amIcable am am- cable understanding with respect to the he problems to be decided b by the con- con ference When President Poincare spoke the entire a assemble stood stool and the fact that according to custom no applause greeted his utterance gave greater solemnity solemnity sol sol- to the scene Clemenceau Accepts Chairmanship M. M Clemenceau's acceptance of the time presidency of the congress was both hoth botha hotha a feeling expression of personal gratitude graU- graU tude and a definite outline of the great gleat questions immediately ahead Three of these lar larger er general subjects he defined de de- fined fin d as ns responsibility for the war var responsibility responsibility re re- for crimes during the war wm and international labor legislation The league eague of nations he declared was at nt atthe atthe the head of the program for the next full session Referring to the authors of the th war he ic said he lie had consulted two eminent jurists on the venal penal responsibility of the former German emperor erOl and each delegate would receive a copy of that report In all al sey two seventy seats scats were e e PI pro prod vided for the opening session of the peace conference On the outer side of the great grent horseshoe were arranged the Japanese the British and colonial delegates ates and the seat of the fifth British delegate A chair for the fifth American delegate dele ate also was reserved immediately to the right of the table of honor Many Nations Seated Cuban Cuban Cu Cu- ban Haitian Peruvian Portuguese se Serbian Slovakian Czecho-Slovakian lan and Uruguayan Uruguayan Uruguayan Uru Uru- guayan delegates sat in the order named unwed Across at the left wing of the table sat the Siamese Rumanian Posh Po- Po sh Liberian Guatemalan Chinese and Bolivian delegations dele dele- As the delegations arrived they were met h by fanfares of trumpets and accorded accorded ac nc- ac- ac corded military honors b by the tile troops President President- Wilsons Wilson's arrival was the signal for ii it demonstration from flom the crowds The president passed Into the antechamber where M. M I. I PIchon the French foreign minister awaited awaited- and conducted him Lim to the council room President Wilson proposed Mr Clemenceau Clemenceau Clem Clem- for chairman of the peace congress congress congress con con- gress being warmly seconded b by Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Lloyd d George of England |