San Francisco Call Bulletin

February 3, 1919. This article is reprinted below.


Greece's Claims Debated

(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb.3 - Robert Lansing, the American Secretary of State, was unanimously elected president of the Committee on Responsibility for the War, which held its first meeting today at the foreign office.

By Fred S. Ferguson
(United Press Staff Correspondent)

PARIS, Feb. 3. - President Wilson today began his drive consummation of the league of nations program before the end of the week.

Refreshed by a day of complete rest, the President, following his address on the subject of the league before the chamber of deputies this afternoon, was to confer with a special committee which is working on the details of the league's outline. In this meeting, to be held at the Hotel Crillon, work was to be taken up on the definite constitution of the league upon which several tentative agreements have already been reached.

The President is working on the closest unanimity with Lord Cecil and General Smuts on the draft of the constitution, which provides for a permanent organization to meet regularly, and to have machinery for arbitration and economic punishments. Complete agreement on the framework is generally anticipated before Premier Lloyd George leaves for London at the end of the week.

VENIZELOS SPEAKS

President Wilson met with the peace bureau this morning. The Balkan situation was discussed, with particular reference to Greece's political and territorial claims. Premier Venizelos was the principal speaker.

The President has under consideration plans for reporting progress of the peace conference regularly to Congress in the future. Reports from the United States indicate there is a need for explaining the details of various problems being worked out, as an understanding is obvious. The tone of congressional debate is liable to result in misapprehension by the other delegates here.

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