The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-21
TO SPEED UP THE
PEACE CONGRESS
President Wilson Likely to Al.
tend Opening Session.
TO DEFEAT BOLSHEvISM
At Earliest Date-To Save Germany
And Neighboring States From
Anarchy And
Famine.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Eu.
rope, not only in the military way, but
In the field of international politics
and the tendency OF the revolutionary
spirit manifested by the demoralIzed
civilian population Of the Central En-.
pires to spread to neighboring states,
have influenced the Allied and Amer.
lean governments to arrange for the
meeting at an early date of the great
peace congress.
The Atlantic cables are burdened
with government business believed to
be made up for the most part OF
exchanges between Washington and
| Paris, where the lnterallied Council Is
endeavoring to reach an agreement as
to the time and place for holding thr
conference, the conditions under which
ii shall be held and the nations that
shall be admitted to participation
Consideration of this last question
probably will occupy much time for
almost every day witnesses the birth
OF new state.
There has been disposition to de.
lay the holding Of the peace confer.
ence until the political situation in
Europe had somewhat crystalized, but
1t Is understood that other considera
tions finally led to decision by the
associated governments to proceed to
assemble the conference at the earliest
date that can be set, having regard to
the difficulty of ensuring the attend
ance of commissions or delegates at
Versailles, which seems most likely
TO be selected as the place OF the
meeting.
One reason suggested for the change
OF decision Is the necessity or restOr.
ing the channels of trade and industry
in the late enemy states so as to af
ford employment to labor and thereby
relieve the threat of Bolshevism and
anarchy. Another is the general de
sire now expressed by all OF the Allied
governments to relieve the civilian
populations OF the Central Powers
from the danger OF famine, II being
recognized that this relief work can
best be carried on after formal peace
treaties have been negotiated.
There also has been apprehension
that delay in the contamination OF
peace would have an injurious effect
upon industries in America and the
Allied countries.
With the assurance OF an early as
sembly of the peace conference at
tention turned to the composition OF
the American commission. The be-
lief is growing that President Wilson
will attend, but probably not in the
capacity of delegate or commission.
er. II is known that Secretary Lans-
ing will head the American commits.
sion and Colonel Il. NJ. House, Justice
Louis Brandelis and Elihu Root, for
mer Secretary OF State, are mentioned
as others likely OF selection. Besides
the delegates a number Of army and
navy OmCeTs must De ndIneu W hhSlSN
the commission. In that connection
attention has been directed to the
names OF General Tasker H. Bliss, for
mcr CHIEF of STAFF and now American
representative on the Supreme War
Council; Major General Enoch Grow.
der Judge Advocate General and
Provost Marshal veteran OF The
Hague conference, and Brigadier Gen
eral Samuel Ansell, acting judge ad'
vocate general, and Vice Admiral VIII.
liam S. Sims, and Captain Ridley Nc
Lean, formerly judge advocate of the
Navy.
James Brown Scott, formerly So
licitor of the Department of State and
at nresent secretary of the Carnegie
Epauwment for Universal Peace and
a-J a participant in the last confer
ence at The Hague, is believed to be
under consideration as secretary FOR
the American commission.