The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-15
Europe May Not
Use Uncle Sans
Soldier Boys
Formal" Conversation.
Today to Deal with the
Question of Rights in
Conference of Smaller
Nations While Russia
and RuInania May BE
Referred To.

Paris, Jan. f4.-America Enes
into the pcacc conference detcs1n-
inei neither tn depart In tho
slightest degree from the MonTuc
Doctrine nor to pc rmit Anaert~
can soldiers tn be used for S655S
purpose by any European p0NeN
This was made clear In the first
really frank statement given nv
the American commission. (NM.
WINGED that secrecy has scrvcsi
no useful purpose, the commits
sion today revised its policy md
became gratifyingiy conimumi.
cative.
It announced. among otIlcr
things. that tho representation tn
the conference will be ave men
each for America, Britain. France.
Italy, and Japan. three for Brasil.
two for China. Belgium, Serbia.
Rnnania and the other small
powers In the alliance. The cx-
tent Of the representation for the
British colonies and ion,inions Ii
as yet undecided.
II Is also prolss HE, as FORECAST
In these dispatches. that all auess-
tions In dispute must he decided
unanimously before n general
pcacr treaty can be signed.
II Is plain from the attitude ~ 9
81 tho American commission no.
day that somc high influence has
counseIlcd strongly ngAtnst
furs her attempts at underground
tIlMosT cHATTr.
Secretary Of State Lansing was Az
mos: .'chatty' in his conversation
with the newsnapcrmcn. apparently
anxious that the people at horte
should knot what is going forward
II is possible that the publication by
French papers of all sorts at cock
and hnil stories concerning the de-
bate in the inter-allied war council
caused the light to break in ON the
With 8.sss s3s
1t can be said authofttativcay that
America has taken no Definite stand
ing regarding Russia and win lake
none until the information now being
sought as to the conditions there Ia
obtained.
Before acting on the suggestion OF
Great Britain as To Russian Represents
tation. the American commission
wants to know whether Boishevism u
or merely through propaganda.
Plans for the proceedings Of tho
conference now scheduled for Satur-,
day are well under way. They Will
be completed by the opening date.
There was no session of the supreme
war council today. Nh
Premier Orlando Is still In Rome
and Premier Clemenccau was pre-
vented from attending hv the HaeetiHE
az the French cabinet in the morn
ing and of the chamber of deputies
in the afternoon.
Meanwhile the extension Of the -
;uti al vrsn q f& "a \ -
ranged by the allied military M
thorities with the Germans at TreveS.
PRESIDENT BUSY.
President Wilson spent the dass
working on plan for the League ce
Nations
President Wilson il the sponsor Tor
the idea and he will be looked u tn
submit plan which the othat eosm-
missioners are leaving to him. More
than thirty-seven such plans. SONS az
them involving 4 deep entAnx1ernGA4
OF America with the Eurcpean p0S1-
ers. already have been sugUtsAeds
It may be stated ~ certain that ~
plan which does not leave Amer3en I'M
absolutely FREQ hand will - A6opeo4-
Both America ana Hn13AM4 49,
pressing for speed In getting -
iinlinaries over The pEesfdeu4ae tl11n
here is short. a. he hopes 70 ~ horns
for the closing Of congress-
Local affairs In Britain and t1ia
interoceanic congress are moving ~
British delegates to haste.
Now that m open policy haq Aeen
adopted, ie ~ certain tA4t A1aoE
will coma ont OF the conferences W1th
wholly satisfactory results: pK0v11411
only that certain mf1chiefmake&Wx3t1
tho United States can ~ mnx11Sa a1
the allies can be shown that - 1pou
pie Of America intend 70 bAck WITH
to the utmost. u
The president this aftsrneoa $50
with Premier LLOYD 0eorgo axSM
Bonar Law on the situation. IN All
. saw Rabbi Stephen Wise NAd
Weisman, OF New. York. Tho lqt1GK T.
deeply interested In the xionise 49,
mcnt. 5.ss f8 ri
There was conferences ~
Mr.. Wilson and the AmeTice1 ~
missioners later. The prod
been accomplished n The AE1
Of Ms overseaa stay, Ia wlstc1 u
cleared away many di0cele
made way tor spoedy. W0fk
!, peace conference n IN HoGnleus sSS -
The president y In Am4 E.
condition ana he n w0rktno e.
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