Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-11-22
To SPEED Up THE
PEACE CONGRESS
President Wilson Likely to At
tend Opening Session.
TO DEFEAT BOLSHEVISM
A. Earliest Date-To Save Germany
And Neighboring States From
Anarchy And y
Famine

rope, not only in the military way, Dut
in the field of international politics
md the tendency of the revolutionary
spirit manifested by the demorallzeo
civilian population of the Central En-
pires to spread to neighboring states
have Influenced the Allied and Amer
lean governments to arrange tor the
meeting at an early date OF the great
Deace congress.
The Atlantic cables are burdenea
with government business believed 10
he made up for the most part OF
exchanges between Washington anc
pa~is. where the lnterallied Council Is
an9aayoring to reach an agreement as
10 the time and place for holding the
conference, the conditions under which
II shall be held and the nations that
all be admitted to participation.
Gems: Iteration of this last question
p.o5ably will occupy much time for
almost every day witnesses the plrth
uf a new state.
There has been a disposition to de-
iay the holding of the peace confer
ence until the political situation IL
7.urope had somewhat crystallzed, put
il is understood that other conslders-
items finally led to a decision Dy the
associated governments to proceed 10
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
Versailles. which seems most ukel!
10 be selected as the place of the
meeting.
One reason suggested for the change
Of decision is the necessity or restor-
ing tho channels of trade and industry
IN the late enemy states so as to al
ford employment to labor and thereby
relieve the threat Of Bolshevism ana
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, 1t being
,acognized that this. relief work can
.sst be carried on after formal peace
reaties have been negotiated.
There also has been apprehension
hat delay in the consummatlon OF
nee would have an injurious effect
mon industries in America and the
Ai*ed countries.
With the assurance of an early as
aembly of the peace conference at
antion turned to the composition OF
he American commission. The De-
AZ is growing that President Wilson
riI attend, but probably not in the
,c,Dacity of a delegate or commission
-. It is known that Secretary Lans-
rg will head the American commits
on and Colonel E. NJ. House, Justice
mis- Branfaiis and Flihu Root, for
1er Secretary Of State, are mentioned
others likely of selection. Besides
he delegates a number Of army ana
,avy officers must be named to assist
he commission. In that connection
iames of General Tasker H. Bliss, for
rer chief of star and now American
commemorative on the Supreme War
Council: Major General Enoch Crow
Ter, Judge Advocate General ano
,royost Marshal, a veteran OF The
4asue conference, and Brigadier Gen
,.al Samuel Ansell, acting judge aa-
.ocate general, and Vice Admiral VIII
lam S. Sims, and Captain Ridley NC
lean, formerly judge advocate OF the
Navy.
James Brown Scott, formerly So
lic;tor of the Department of State ana
at present secretary Of the Carnegie
Endowment for Universal Peace ana
also participant in the last confer
ence at The Hague, is believed to be
under consideration as secretary for
the American commission.