Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-21
Peace Delegates Will Relax
Stringent Blockade
Regulations.
MORE FAVORS FOR
AUSTRIA THAN HUNS
trperts Of Miilins Machinery and Raw
Materials Needed in Manufacture OF
Foods 70 Ds Included in New Rssu'
,atjens-plan Contsmplatss Enabling
Former Ensmy Nations 10 IN Time
Feed Their Own Peoples.
fBy the Associated Press.l

IBy the Associated Press.1
Paris, Jan. Glowing to pressure OF
more urgent problems for the dele
yates to the peace conventions, various
problems are to be studied each Tor
itself, including the blockade and kim
dred problems. 1t is probable they viii
inaugurate Joint discussions during the
coming week.
The American viewpoint contem-
plates q certain relaxation Of the ear
lier ''watertight blockade" which
would allow the entry Of food stuffs.
lubricants and other materials into
enemy countries. This. 1t Is held,
would permit the restoration of dis
tributing systems. flour mills and
other agencies involved in the prepar-
alton of food supplies. The blockade,
however. would otherwise be as rig
idly enforced as ever because OF its
value as a weapon to force the enemy
TO accept the peace terms that will be
presented.
Food for Austria.
The relaxation Of the blockade A.
regards foodstaufs IL already perfected
in a portion Of the former Hapsburs
domains.
well AZ into CELEBRATED regions" and
will be supplied to/Germany under the
terma 0HNhe armistice extension aSrec-
meats md eA Friday
Ekp1ets A sid III bslisve that bab-
bit (taI g bsnsirsa tubrican nts. n q
miils and other articles fall In the
same category an food sstufta -Stnoe 1t
IS obvious the enemy countries have
no adequate facilities for milling flour
and distributing food after it is i'm
ported.
May Relax on Raw Materials.
Some American economic experts ad-
vocate for enemy countries. at least
Austria Hungary and possibly Ger
many, q further relaxation OF the
blockade to permit the importation OF
limited quantities Of raw materials.
These imports. however. would not be
enough to permit the central powers
10 resume international commerce COM
petition. while the allied countries are
sun IdDOTluB uuueT oA tho
devastation Of their chief industrial re-
gions. the spoliation :, Of industrial
plants. the Transformation Of the great
bulk OF their remaining factories into
war plants and the absence OF indus
trial laborers who are still under arms.
Would Check Dolshsvisnr.
The manufactures Of textiles, for
example, Is urgently required to meet
the needs of enemy populations and
the production of other materials is
held to be absolutely indispensable.
This would, 1t is said, facilitate relief
measures and alleviate conditions Of
unemployment upon which bolshevism
thrives. particularly in Hungary
While proper safeguards will be
needed to bar any possibility OF sport,
ing goods at the enormous prices now
paid for clothing and articles Of house
hold consumption, 1t is felt that the
pressure Of public opinion in enemy
countries will be sufficient to keep
goods at home for many months. ~.
The problem Of trade restrictions on
neutrals as a part of the enemy block
adc, is also under considerat ton. There
Is q disposition in American quarters
to permit expectation Of most raw ma
terials used in industries in such guam
titles as are required to meet the de-
mands OF home consumption. This de-
mand will, it is said, largely prevent
serious exports from 'neutrals to ad-
jacent enemy countries.
Russian Question to Fore.
1he, peace conference now has the
Russian question under active and con-
tinued examination. while the plans
y for the leaI que of nations were expected
TO be taken under general considera-
tion for the dirst time when the supreme
council OF the conference reassembled
today.
President Wilson had in hand this
morning the memoranda Of the. sub
jects preplred by the American mis-
sion. e
The council was ready to hear when
ii was assembled today the statement
on the Russian situation which Harold
- 5-sss:caveIiius, Danish minister 10 Russia,
was prepared to make.
NJ. SasonoR. former secretary Of the
Russian duma, has been in conference
4 with some members OF the American
II DELEGATION urging the admission to the
conference Of delegates from the Omsk
government In Russia, which he repre-
sents here.
After the conference has heard such
reports az are avilable from men who
have had first hand information on
Russian conditions and have considered
the memorandlms from the various
governments, 1t will attempt to reach
some decision as to what unified action
4 may be taken to deal with the situa-
ton. Y
Several Plans Considered.
n the general informal discussions
which are taking place outside the
q @eccrecy Of the peace conference which
Y may be assumed to reject the views
4 bstng expressed within that body. the