▁the ▁words ▁" Le ▁Roy ▁G ouver ne ▁par ▁lui ▁m eme " ▁( F rench : ▁" The ▁King ▁gover ns ▁alone "). ▁It ▁measures ▁. ▁ ▁Or pen ▁grew ▁to ▁dis like ▁the ▁polit icians ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁and ▁considered ▁them ▁vain ▁and ▁gre edy . ▁In ▁his ▁painting , ▁they ▁are ▁d war f ed ▁by ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁the ▁palace . ▁ ▁Sub ject s ▁The ▁people ▁dep icted ▁are : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁front ▁row : ▁ ▁Johannes ▁Bell , ▁German ▁Centre ▁Party ▁politician , ▁Reich sk ol onial minister ▁( Min ister ▁of ▁Col onial ▁Affairs ) ▁and ▁Reichs verkehr s minister ▁( Min ister ▁of ▁Transport ), ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁chair , ▁signing ▁the ▁treat y ▁ ▁Hermann ▁Müller , ▁German ▁SP D ▁politician ▁and ▁Reichs au ßen minister ▁( Foreign ▁Minister ), ▁stands ▁beside ▁him , ▁lean ing ▁over ▁ ▁Se ated ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁row , ▁from ▁left ▁to ▁right : ▁ ▁General ▁Task er ▁H . ▁Bl iss , ▁US ▁Army ▁officer ▁and ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁in ▁army ▁uniform ▁ ▁Edward ▁M . ▁House , ▁US ▁advis er ▁to ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁ ▁Henry ▁White , ▁US ▁diplom at ▁and ▁former ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Italy ▁and ▁to ▁France ▁ ▁Robert ▁L ans ing , ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁holding ▁papers ▁ ▁Georges ▁C lem ence au , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁David ▁Lloyd