New-York tribune., 1919-01-23
Cessation of HostiIities
Demanded as PreIimi-
nary to Conference on
Island Near Constanti-
nople
MuscOvites Must
Agree TO Pay Debts
Perslling Called to Paris
and Probably Will Be
Delegate; Mission Will
Learn Needs of Poland

Learn Needs of Poland
PARIS, Jan. % (By The Associated
Press).-Led by President Wilson. the
supreme council OF the great powers
to-day moved to unite the factions oe
distracted Russia and bring them into
the peace congress.
They unanimously adopted a PROPOSE
tlon brought forward by President Will
son asking all the Russian factions. in
Guiding the Bolshevists, to meet the
Allied and associated governments at
Princes Islands, in the Sea of Mar
mora, near Conssantinople, on Feb
ruary Is, the contending factions
meantime declaring a truce and sus-
pending all military operations.
The joint commission of the asso-
clated governments will be announced
as soon as the Russian factions accent
the proposal, which was communicated
to them by wireless tonight. The
Russian commission will proceed to the
meeting place. probably on warship.
by way of the Black Sea and the Bos-
porus.
General John j. Pershing, the Ameri-
can commander in chief, has been
called to Paris, and it is expected that
he will be the military member of the
American representation of the Joint
commission.
Official Farley Bulletin
An official bulletin issued by the
press bureau this evening regarding
the afternoon session of the council
said:
"The President of the United
States, the Prime Ministers and the
Foreign Ministers of the Allied and
associated powers, and the japanese
representatives, met in the Quai
d'Orsay between and $50 O'Clock
this afternoon, and approved the pro-
posal of President Wilson, which
reads as follows:
The single object the represent
atives of the associated powers
have had in mind in their dis
cussions of the course thew
should pursue with regard to Russia
has been to help the Russian people,
not to hinder them or to interfere in
any manner with their right to settle
their own affairs in their own way
Russia's Best Friends
"'They regard the Russian people
as their friends, not their enemies,
and are willing to help them in any
way they are willing to be helped
1t is clear to them that the troubles
and distrust of the Russian people
will steadily increase, hunger and
privation of every kind become more
and more acute, more and more wide
spread and more and more impossible
to relieve unless order is restored and
normal conditions of labor trade and
transportation once more created
and they are seeking some way in
which to assist the Russian people TO
establish order
"'They recognize the absolute right
of the Russian people to direct their
own affairs without dictatioa or tiirec-
tion of any kind from outside. They
do not wish to exploit or make use
of Russia in any way.
Only Aim Is to Assist
They recognize the revolution
without reservation and will IN no
wav and in M ci
give countenance to any attempt at
counter revolution
1T Is not their wish or purpose
to favor or assist any one of the or
ganized groups now contendng for
the leadership and guidance of Rus
sia as against the others. Their sole
and sincere purpose is to do what
they can to bring Russia peace and
an opportunity to find her way out
of her present troubles.
1.-The associated powers are now
engaged in the solemn and responei.
bic work of establishing the peace of
Europe and the world, and they are
keenly alive to the fact that Euroue
and the world cannot be at peace IL
Russia IS not. They recognize and
accept it as duty to serve Russia
as generously, as unselfishly, as
thoughtfully, as ungrudgngly, as they
would serve any other friendly ally,
and they are ready to render this
service in the way that is most ae-
ceptable to the Russian people.
"'In this spirit and with this pur-
pose they have eshen the following
action:
"'They invite every orgsnixea