The sun., 1919-01-24
TEAM WORK SEEN IN
ACTION ON RUSSIA
Washington Says Wilson and
Lloyd George Are Closely
in Accord on Plans.
FORCE TO BE LAST RESORT
Bolshcviki Regarded as Out
laws, but Will Be Treated
as Human Beings First.
Special Despatch 10 THE sus.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--The decision
by the Supreme Council of the Peace
Conference to nsk ell Russian factions
TO confer with representatives OF the
Allies and the United States at Princes
Islands in the sea of Marmora on Feb
ruary Is is regarded here as hopeful
indication OF how big questions are 60
ing to be handled at the conference.
Whether the plan turns out happily or
otherwise Il shows that the leading
Powers are able at least to get definite
action regardless Of differences Of views.
The plan adopted is Identical with that
which Premier Lloyd George OF Great
Britain conceived early this month and
which he communicated to the Powers,
except that in the original plan the Rus
sian representatives were to go to Paris.
II was this British proposal which the
British Charge d'Affaires here comn1u-
nicated TO Acting Secretary OF State
Polk on January 8, and which the latter
did not send to Paris because It was
assumed generally that its contents were
known to the American delegation.
Victory for Lloyd George.
Il turned out, however. that President
Wilson and the Americans did not know
OF II at tho time. The fact that this
British suggestion did not meet with
favor from the French and was not en-
| Enthusiastically received by any OF the
delegations makes the victory OF Lloyd
George all the greater now.
From the way things have developed
It appears now that President wilson
has been won over to support OF this
! Lloyd George programme. The PTesi-
dent was asked to write out the proposal
| submitted to tho Supreme Council. and
In one sense the rlnn Is already being
| called the Wilson plan" which Is re-
garded here as delicate compliment
| from Its author.
The team work OF the debt and
Lloyd George in this matt, OF Russia is
regarded as strikingiy In evidence. When
! the President left for Europe there were
some who predicted that he and Lloyd
| George never could agree. Diplomats
here say the two men together consu-
tute a driving force which Is certain To
| he an enormous factor at the confer
| ences.
BoIsheviki Called Outlaws.
The Clemenceau plan. supported by
Japan, favored no quarter to the Boi-
shevikl and assumed that the best way
!
employment of military force. Many
i support this plan even now and are con-
WINGED that anything else Is waste OF
time. The Bolsheviki are looked on as
1 outlaws, and the United States In re-
cent note 20 the Powers by Secretary OF
| State Lansing asked that they be re-
garded as outlaws by all
| But Lloyd George has been able to
show, II was pointed out to-day. that his
method rad certain advantages over the
French plan and that it did not prevent
| Ciemenceau's idea from being adopted
later II necessary. In other words. the
! Supreme Council Is FIRST trying the ex-
pedient OF dealing with the Bolshevih as
human beings. perhaps by way OF eX-
pertinent II this does not succeed there
will yet be time for the application OF
force.
| Some Of the Russian representatives
here are sceptical about the policy OF
suasion applied to the Bolsheviki and be-
lieve that It may result in strengthen
ing OF Bolshev.k power in Russia. 1t is
not probable that American or allied
troops will be withdrawn from Russia
| until 1t Is seen how things are going 10
develop under the new policy.