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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 192, 9 May 1919, Page 8

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Marquis Saionji. The Marquis Saionji, the head of the Jiilianeso Delegation, is a member of the proudest nobility of Kyoto, but one ot the strongest advocates of reform in Japan. He studied law in Paris, as a voun" man, and then became acquainted with°M. Clemenccau and the .younger. Radicals of the Third Republic. The Markquis was the closest friend of the late Prince Ito, whom he succeeded as leader of his party. He has been. Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria-Hungary and Germany, President of the House of Peers and of the Privy Council, Minister of Education, and twice Prune Minister (1906-08 and 1911-12). He is one of ■tlw three oldest statesmen of Japan, the other two being Prince Yaniagata and Marquis Matsukata. . . Baron Makino. ■ Baron Makino, son of the famous Ckubo Toshimichi was born in 1861. He was appointed Minister to the Quinnal in 1899, and made his mark as Minister in Vienna during the' Eusso-Japanese 1 War. Hβ has since held the portfolios of Education' (1906-08), Commerce (1911-12), and Foreign Affairs (1913-14). In 1916 he became a member of. the Diplomatic Advisory Council. Viscount Chinda. Visco'int Chinda, the Japanese Ambassador in London, first became prominent as Vice-Minister '.'or foreign Affairs rider Marquis Komura in the • period covering the Bussia-Japanese War. Durin" a long diplomatic career he has been Minister to Brazil, to the Netherlands, at Petro"rad, and" Ambassador at Berlin (1908-11), Washington (1911-16), and London (since 1916). Mr. Matsui. Mr. Matsui, Japanese Ambassador in Paris since 1915, entered the diplomatic service in 1890. He served in the Washington, London, and Peking Legations, and was Vice-Minister for Foreign Aifairs (1012). . Mr. ljuin. Mr. ljuin entered the diplomatic service in 1890, and served at London, Vienna, and Peking. Ho was appointed Minister to Chum in 1908 and Ambassador in Rome in 1916. Mr. Henry White. Henry White is a diplomatist do carriere. His. first-hand knowledge of Europe dates back to the Second Empire. He entered the American Diplomatic Service in 1883, and served as Secretary of ilmbaesy in Vienna, and then in London, where later, from 189" to 1905, he .acted as First Secretary, and frequently as Charge d'Affaires. In 1905 he was appointed Ambassador in Romp and, was Promoted to be Ambassador m Pans in 1907. In 1909 he rotired. General Bliss. General Tasker H. Bliss, as America's j representative, at the Supreme War Council, has become a familiar figure to the 'statesmen and soldiers of the Allies during the past year. Before he came to i Europe General Bliss had siicces- ; sively Assistant-Chief and Chief of tho American General Staff in .Washington. He is, of course, a professional soldier. But, as his colleagues at Versailles have discovered, he is an experienced diplom- | atist and administrator as well. After the Spanish War ho took a leading part in the reconstruction of Cuba under tho American military authorities. BELGIUM M. Hymans; Paul Hymans, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, was previously Belgian Minister in London. Before tho war he was a ieader of the Belgian Liberal Party and the Belgian Bar. He is a man of great intellectual vigour and of wide political experience. M. Vandervelde. Emile Vandervelde. Minister of Justice, is « loader of the Belgian Socialist Patty,

who, like other prominent Belgian Sft* cialiste, supported the Government in August, ISU, arid went into exile wita it when the Germans overran the country. He took office in the De Broquevillβ Cabinet as Minister of State without portfolio, but accepted the portfolio of Justice in the present Administration. M. Van Den Heuvel. M.. Van den Heuvel, one of the most distinguished members of the Belgian diplomatic service, was until recently Minister to the Vatican. He has constantly defended the Belgian cause at the Holy See against the intrigues of Germany and the pressure of the German Catholic hierarchy. BRAZIL Benhor de Maghalaes, Brazilian Minister in Paris, has during a diplomatic career of over 20 years established a reputation aa an unusually progressive and far-sighted statesman, and lie was particularly well fitted to collaborate in the echeme for a League \>f Nations. Hh first great success was in the negotiations with Bolivia over the "Bolivian Syndicate," ■ to which Bolivia had granted concessions in territory claimed I by Brazil. He succeeded in establishing ! the justice of hie country's demands, and i thanks to his efforts Brazil Eubseguently J obtained adequate compensation, lie ' followed up this achievement by promoting, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a rapprochement between Brazil and Argentina, and brought about an exchange j of visits between the Presidents of the I two Republics, an event without prece- ; dent. He further strengthened Brazil» j position by obtaining the signature of'a : treaty or general, arbitration with Chile. , ! Chaiiks ,to Senhor do Mnghalaes's far- | sighted and conciliatory policy, a foundation has been laid in South America for the establishment of an international "jitente.

Senhor Pessoa was the head of the Delegation sent from Brazil for the Peace Conference. He is perhaps most <li«tinguished as an expert in jurisprudence.. Ho is a member of the Supreme Court of Justice. , Senhor Calogeras is ouo of the greatest (minorities on economic questions in Brazil. He has held portfolios of •Agriculture and Finance, and in both offices ha* given proof of high technical accomplish•ueut and first-class intellectual powers. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Dr. Kramarzh, Prime Minister of the Czeoho-Slovak Government, was long leader ot the Young Czech Party in the Austrian Reicherat. He was prominent in assuring the return of the Czech Deputies to active participation in Austrian politics after their long abstention as a protest against the late-Emperor Francis Joseph's failure to fulfil his promise to lie crowned King of Bohemia" at Prague in 1870. He opposed the Austro-German Alliance and the Triple Alliance as fatal to the interests of the Hapsburga, and was regarded by Austrian Germans as their most redoubtable political antagonist. A strong' Hussopb.il. he was one of the initiators of the movement. Ho was arrested early in the war and randeinned to death by an Austrian Court, but was subsequently reprieved and liberated. His whole public life has been devoted to the cause of Bohemian liberty. ■ Dr. Benesh, Foreign Minister of the Czechoslovak Republic, escaped .from Bohemia early in the war. Hβ joined Masaryk, founded with him and General Stefanik the Czecho-Slovak National Council, and was. instrumental in raising the Czecho-Slovak Army and in seouring recognition from the Allies for th* Czecho-Slovak Provisional Government.

♦• . GREECE ~ Mi Venizelos, Greek Prime Minister, first acquired fame as leader in the Cretan insurrection of 1597. He showed Croat ability in negotiations with, 'the European Powers, and became undisputed leader of the Cretans before consenting to enter Greek political life. Although a convinced Republican, ho saved the dynasty and the country during the crisis of 1909, carried through a revision of the Constitution, and prepared the Balkan Alliance of 1912. He co-operated loyally with the late King George of, Greece, but - was exposed to the- various intrigues of his son, King , Constantine, who took umbrage (it 'his popularity. ■From the outset of the .war-lie was conyinced that Greece must Join the Allies, and, although a first offer of military assistance had been rejected, he prepared steadily for intervention. Thwarted by tho intrigues of King Constantino and ' of German 'agents, he broke with the / King and set up a provisional Revolutionary Government at Salonika, Ultif"ately he returned, triumphantly to Athens as head of tho National Government after the abdication of King Constantine and the accession of King Alexander. He contributed notably to the success of the Salonika Army by the reorganisation of tho Hellenic forces. His present aim is the -union of all GreeKS is. one State, and especially the liberation of Greek Asia Minor and of the Aegean Islands from alien rule.