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RUSS PROBLEM
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will be soon evolved. This program.
it is believed, will present the COM
mon thought of the leaders of the
United States, Great Britain and
France and therefore may furnish a
starting point from which all the
peace delegates may participate in the
work. President Wilson is personally
pressing forward this one feature. of
the work of the peace congress to the
virtual exclusion of all others.
Wilson's Time Limited.
With definite plan formed for
erecting a structure upon which all
nations can agree, there are about %
that President Wilson has allotted to
himself for work in France before
leaving for home. The question being
asked is whether he can in this com
paratively short time bring the nations
together in an agreement for So
ciety of nations. Many of the presi-
dents closest advisers are reasonably
convinced he can do so. They base
their opinion on what appears to be
spontaneous developments, on express
sions indicating adherence to the
league plan by Great Britain, France
and Italy and on the assumption that,
being virtually agreed upon in prin-
ciple. and indeed as to some details.
the remainder of the work, while pre-
senting some perplexities. does not Of
fer hopeless obstacles if approached
in spirit of accommodation and even
sacrifice, which virtually all leaders
have declared in their public address
es as being quite necessary to a salts
factory result.
Expect Steady Development.
With discussions now past the
point where it sens to be agreed there
shall be no super-sovereignty, not a
common police force and that the
question Of whether a nation shall
contribute force in carrying out the
decisions of the league will be left to
each nation individually in each in
stance, the general plan being most
talked about embodies an enlarge of
the principles contained in the treat
les negotiated by William Jennings
Bryan. These provide for delay of
a year before declaring war and in
vestigations by special commission
Of all disputes and that no declara-
ton Of war shall be made thereafter
without giving certain notice. Such
plan, current discussion in Paris
brings out, is intended by those who
favor it to virtually establish a con-
cert of power among the principal ma
ton of world peace. This would be
extended to what would be virtually
guardianship OF the smaller nations,
applying to them the principles which
govern participation in their league
by their greater sisters.
By this plan it is apparently pur
posed to internationalize the guard
ianship of small nations, with the idea
that there shall be no domination
over them by one nation, economically
or financially. 1t is proper to state at
this juncture that President Wilson,
himself has a reasonable complete
plan for the formation of the league
of nations. 1t may also be stated that
he highly regards many features of
the plan presented by General Snautz
and is working in close harmony with
NJ. Bourgeois and Lord Robert Cecil
Aside from the attention being paid
to the Russian situation, the society
Of nations question is now in an adj
vantageous position and steady de-
velopment may be expected.