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notes of conversation held in M.
Pichon's room at the Quai d'Orsai
on Tuesday, January 81, 1912" he
fhrows more light upon Mr.. Will
sons support of Mr.. Lloyd Georges
proposal and M. Clemenceau's op-
position to the same.
Invite Bolshevists to Meet.
Mr.. Wilson said that in order to
have something definite to discuss
he wished to take advantage of the,
suggestion made by Mr.. Lloyd
George and to propose modifica-
ton of the British proposal. He
wished to suggest that the various
organized groups in Russia should
be asked to send representatives,
not to Paris, but to some other
place such as Salonika, covenient of
approach, there to meet such rep
resentatives as might be appointed
by the allies, in order to see if they
could draw up program upon
which agreements could be reached.
Would Not Hear Sazonoff.
| M. Sonnino said that some of the
Representatives of the various Rus
sian factions were already in Paris,
for example NJ. Sazonoff. He asked
why he should not be heard. Presi-
dent Wilson expressed the view that
the various parties should not be
heard separately. 1t would be very
desirable to get all of these repre-
sentatives in one place and still bet
ter, all in one room, in order to OBJ
tain close comparison on views.
Mr.. Balfour said that further
objection to Mr.. Sonnino's plan was
that if M. Sazonoff was heard in
Paris, it would be difficult to re-
fuse to hear the other in Paris also,
and M. Clemenceau objected strong
ly to having these representatives
in Paris.
Wilson Drafted Invite.
According to Mr.. Bullitt, M.
Clemerceau said that in principle,
he did not favor conversation with
the bolshevikiy not because they
were primals, but because we would
be raising them to our level, by say
ing they were worthy of entering
into conversation with u.s."
As a result of this conversation it
was agreed that President Wilson
should draft proclamation for con-
sideration at the next meeting invit-
ing all organized parties in Russia,
to attend a meeting to be held at
some selected place such as Saloni-
XII, or Lemons, in order to discuss
with the representatives of the al
lied and associated great powers
the means of restoring order and
peace V Russia.
Clemenceau the Boss"
The president then wrote the
Prinkipos proposition. Then the
Prinkpos proposal was ended by
the shooting of M. Clemenceau by
an anarchist. Clemenceau had OPP
posed the proposal and on the day
after the French premier was shot,
according to Mr.. Bullitt, Mr.. Lloyd
George telephoned over from Lon
don to say that "as long as. Clemen-
ceau was wounded and was i'll, he
was the boss of the roost, and that
anything he desired to veto would
be Immediately wiped out, and
therefore it was no use for him and
| Colonel House to after to re-
new the Prinkipo propo IS Gle
menceau would simply ha, to hold
up a finger and the whole thing
would drop to the ground"
Bullitt Goes to Russia.
1t was then decided that Mr.. Bull
lit should 60 at once to Russia to
obtain fsom the Soviet government
an exact statement of the terms on
which they were ready to stop
fighting. He was ordered, if posi-
bic, to obtain that statement and
have it back in Paris before the
president returned from Paris to
the United States.
Orders From House.
Mr.. Bullitt's orders to 20 to Rus
STA came from Colonel House, but
he also discussed his mission with
Secretary Lansing.
Before he left for Russia he re-
ceived letter from Mr.. T. H. Kerr,
Mr.. Lloyd-George's confidential Sec
rotary, in which Mr.. Kerr set forth
in detail the sort of proposal he
thought ought to be made to Russia.
| While he. was away on his mis-
sion, Mr.. Bullitt sent kilograms to
Colonel House from Helsingfors,
requesting him to show them to Mr..
Phillip Kerr, Mr.. Lloyd
secretary, so that Mr.. Lloyd
George might be at once informed
in regard to the. situation, inasmuch
las he has known I was going, and
| inasmuch as the BritishIhad been
so courteous as to send me across
on a cruiser"
| Bullitt Reports Result.
| When Mr.. 8ullitt returned from
Russia to Paris he made an extend
ed report on his mission, to which
he attached the proposal made by
the soviet government Mr.. Bull
tlitts story to the foreign relations
committee of the reception of this
report by the American commission
and the British commission is as
follows:
Immediately on my return l was
asked to appear before the Amer.
lean commission first. The night
got back l had couple of hours
with Colonel House. in which
went over the whole matter. Col
ohel House was entirely and quite
decidedly in favor of making peace,
if possible, on the basis of this pro-
posal.
| SHUTS Urged Acceptance.
THE next morning l had break
; fast with Mr.. Lloyd George at his
apartments. General SHUTS and Sir
| Maurice Hankey and Mr.. Philip
Kerr were also present, and we dis
cussed the matter at considerable
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