The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-31
WANT RUSSIA TO
join PEACE MEET
PEACE DELEGATES ATTEMPT TO
UNITE CONFLICTING RUS
SIAN GROUPS
HANDS OFF POLICY ADOPTED
Truce of Arms Is Urged and Repre-.
sentatives of Both Sides Urged to
Meet With ENJOYS Of Asso-
ciated Nations

| PARIS, Jan. 23.ALed by President
Wilson, the supreme council of the
great powers yesterday moved td~dnite
| the factions of distracted Russia and
bring them into the peace congress.
| They unanimously adopted propo-
sition brought forward by President
| Wilson, asking all the Russian fac
tions, including the Bolshevists, to
ments at Princess islands in the Sea
of Marmora on February To- the con-
tending factions meantime declaring
truce and suspending military opera
lions.
The joint commission of the assoc
ciated governments will be announced
as soon as the Russian factions ac-
cept the proposal which was commune
Gated to them by wireless last night.
The Russian commission will proceed
to the meeting place, probably on
warship, by way of the Black sea and
the Bosphorus.
Pershing is Called.
General John q. Pershing, the Ameri-
can commander in chief, has been
called to Paris. 1t is expected he will
be the American military member of
the joint commission.
Aside from the Importance of the
conclusions reached it was especially
notable as being the first time the
voice of the United States had taken
the direction in the concert of Euro
pean powers on the most serious Euro
pean question now presented. There
was added significance in the fact that
an American president In person had
taken leadership in the council made
up chiefly of European statesmen.
The final result came after three |
days of continuous discussion of Rus
STA, which did not crystalize until the
final hours, when President Wilson
in writing the plan he had /
There was little opposition and this
the proposition would be ac-
cepted.
In reply it was pointed out that the
factions were well nigh at
the end of their. resources, and that
heir needs likely would lead them at
asst to combined appeal to the asso-
:iated powers.
Besides the definite proposal as
given in the communicate, the joint
of the ASSOCIATED powers
will lay down four conditions indis-
in bringing about an adjust
nent: First, peace at all points; sec
nd removal of all economic barriers
which restrain the free circulation or
of food and commodities be-
ween the fractional zones and the out
ide world; third, general elections on
representative basis; and fourth,
ONE adequate arrangement for the
ayment of debts.
Even if eventually the proposal is
ot accepted, members of the council
the view That their propo-
ition was before the world and that
. would pave the way for such other
leasures as their own action had !.
Fought about. .
Besides the decisive action taken
18th regard TO Russia, the council yes
srday also provided joint commits =
on of two each from the United d
tates, Great Britain and France and :.
ally to proceed Immediately to Danzig :,
nd Warsaw for consideration of the =
ltire military, economic and political =
tuation of Poland. =
A plenary meeting of the full confer :, J,
ice was announced for next Saturday :, :,
hen the plans of President Wilson y
Id David Lloyd George, the British J"
line minister, dealing with league Il
nations will be the first order of
lsiness.
Yesterdays action on Russia and Po- a.
nd, however, goes into effect without =
to the full conference and =. "a
taken as the action Of the great =, =,
'wers.