The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-26
Hears favorable Report
From Japan About
Aid for Russia.
WILL ACT SOON
New Demand for I'M
mediate War Declara-
ton Against Bulgaria
and Turkey.

Washington. July 25.--Premide n 4
WtIson dropped HIS work at the white
House today long enough TO go 10 the
state department and give personai d.
reetion TO n conference over important
international developments. The top
les of the official discussion werei
/. A commun ication from Ambasma-
dor Roland II. Morris, at Toxic, giving
Japan's official views on the suxgem-
tionx from the United states for aid
to Russia. The contents of the diplo-
matte message are understood to have
h~en highly satisfactory. A complete
agreement between the entente pow {.
er. all points In the Russian situa-
;ion whereby that nation will again
he made o serious fsctor In the asrug-
gle against Germany is now said to
have been reached. Announcements of
the plan has been left to President
Wilson and may be expected at any
time. IL in believed.
2. A new demand from the senate for
an i'm mediate declaration of war ON
bulgaria and Turkey, nlifea of Ger
many and Austria. The King re@olu-
ton now before the foreign relations
committee win be reported out as soon
NJ the president indicates his wishes
In the matter. In urging prompt ac-
ton senator kfnE saidt
"tAH IWAAilNy OF 0mF RYEAeMN RRttGy
toward these countries has been DEM
enstrsted. The time has come - nc,
sEainst all allies of our eneries.-
II the president and his conf~reres
reached . deciAian Ia rraa nnf diaeIoA~d
,. Information that the recent Ger
| man peace ofer granting concessions
In the west while demanding free
hand I'm the east will be presented Of
hefafiy within the next few days. This
announcement was made by senator
James Hamilton Lewis, democratic
whip of the senate, who frequently 81
called upon to act a. the nd min IL ira
tion mouthPtece. while the state de.
partment conference was stfii In pro
gress. ways and means of counter.
acting propaganda IL Understood "a
| have been devtsed.
Secretary of War Baker participated
in the conference as all military meas.
urea connected with the plan to re
store Russia must come under his i'm
mediate direction. Anything purport,
ing to represent these plans will h,
preaident chooses to make his an
nouncemenf.
| In big Official quarters It was made
| clear that the administration II NOT al
| disturbed by the predicted German
peace drive. hut proposes 10 prevent
| the movement gaining Roadway eth
| In the United states or among the n
| Hes. According to Senator Lewis tn,
! peace terms will declare for a fret
| Relwfum. return Of Alsnce Lorraine q
| France. concessions to Serbia and Z
| limited self-determiuation for nations
In addition Senator Levvis saidi
''rhc German peace offer apparent,
| will grant all the things for which thu
United states and the allies originally
| went to war. II will be followed by Z
vast propaganda in this country
France and England. There will he
| strenuous effort to show that the nj
lies are now hxhtinK useiesaly and tina
they are wasting men.
.The propaganda i'm this ccuntr,
| will aeek to awaken revolt in tn,
hearts Of the mothers and fathers o.
the boys in France by claiming tina
Germany 10 willing to yield every
| thing except territory gained Will,
making n defense axainst Russia. L
will he charged that We are at last re
vealcd In our true light and that ",
are lighting for territory"