Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
AMERICA SCORES 4 4 /
| COMPLETE VICTORY. Y.
AT PEACE PARLEYS'' s
Russian Factions Are Called
to Meet in Sea of ~ gs,
MarmOra. ,a
.iiss H
CONSIDERED SHREWDEsT sl!.s'
POLITICAL. COUP OF WAR
President Lives Up to Promise
Made Over Year :
Ago. 4I
EVACUATION IS INSISTED UBON
I..'s 'sss
Great Britain Backs Plan to Prove
the Friendship OF the Al I'D
lied Nations. Ehs
CONSIDERED SHREWDEST $' sl!.s'
POLITICAL. COUP OF WAR
EVACUATION IS INSISTED UP0N
Great Britain Backs Plan to Prove
the Friendship OF the Al
lied Nations. tz

PARIS, January sa.- Speeding
through the air tonight across the
European continents Is an official IN j
to the Bolshevik government Of Rug
sia to talk things over ThyyII
Briefly, that is the sum and strbS.
stance Of to-day's nomentous decf.
sion of the peace conference in adopts
ing President Wilson's proposal, yjthe
Keynote of which s. In effect. .:1tS
We wantNto help. not to cxploit6f
use Russia"
The Same sort OF invitation Is bar
ing flashed by wireless to tho heads
of all the other warning Russian fac
tions. The President wants these rag
tions to send representatives-not more
than thSoe-to Princes Island, in the
Sea OF Marmora, and set forth their
I'ne thing OF transcendents import
ance Is that by this the obviously
the Russian Reds-Lenlne and rrotxky
themselves will be49 forced ITO go Aon
record before, an attentive world and
Wilson Is addressing 10 them the query
he. orioe. used in q different controversy
an and s1,i s1a,icesastuliy saM
AMERICA WINS FIRST assS
CONFERENCE VICTORY
America won. her first big victory-a at
the peace conference to-day So,
sia, the plan which calls for the treat
ment of that country as friend and
patient, rather than a foe and outlaw,
President Wilson himself had dratt-
ed It,. and he read II in person att,this
mornings session. AT The AFTERNOON
bate and when the delegates adjourned
al were In accord that the American
pan ,,, was the most feasible. the most
practical. and the most humanitarian.
Tho plenipotentiaries OF the United
States, Great Britain. France, Italy and
Japan officially sanctioned the Wilson
SEEKS TO UNITE ALL ~
THE WAltRlNG FACTIONS
The first step towards it's execution
VIII be an invitation by the assoc
tions to meet Representatives OF these
powers on Princes Island. in the Sea Of
Marmora, February l6. The Invitation
involves a truce between the warrinE
russian factions. 5gtii"V
The plan. OF course, is for tho press
one with regard to Russia M thaess I'm
capable, and. indeed. promising OF suas
ses;s. cess. Its underlying basis. as de-
Is the principal that peace in Europs
and In the world cannot be reaIlaod
"r The pGIee piae comes ans IN RpSsta" 1W;,s s.s
ence upon 1t. shows beyond all dosbI
that he has not receded one iota ffams
nea, nfs Original agn i attitude s, as eSpresseaaa
enunciated before Congress. SsESS
MADE A YEAR AGO
~, a year year ago-January 8. 1s1s-When
most terrific war OF all history, and
no nc. mortal could foretell the outcome,
Sno SWoodrow Wilson; In c; speech before
OF just and lasting peace. Number
have since como to Be s reeognizsd s'ss sg
and peace, was acted upon by the peAcs
conference Mt Paris Wednesday,. This
principle reads: fs.{. 1i5rF
The evacuation of all Russian ter
ritory and such settlement of. Ell
questions affecting Russia as Will se-
cure the best and freest CO. operation
obtaining for her an unhampered and
9nembarrassed opportunity for the iin-
E,,,n aeP,endent discrimination OF her own
political development and national
policy and assure her. OF a sincere mtsfA
come into the. society OF free nations
under institntions Of her own choos-
ance also of every kind that she may
need ed and may herself desire.
The treatment accorded Russia by
come viii be tho acid test OF ,their good
VIII; OF their oomprehension of her
interests and Of their Intelligent and
unselfish sympathy" -,
GREAT BRTrAIN BACKS rsS
UP WILs0NIAN PLAN
The Presidents chief support for the
proposal came from Great Britain.
Lloyd George holds Virtually the same
view as the President, and is UNDER
ally. Chief opposition Is believedAtS
have come from France, which jhas
been the champion OF blood and
iron" plan toward Russia. Hut tho
Wilson plan won out. The President
is believed to have convinced France
OF its practicability and fairness. ~ ys
His arguments are Understood! Stf
have been unansweSatle. II he fares
ns we'll with the rest OF his program,
the closing day OF the peace conference
will indeed be q proud day for .kmcrfcx.
A definite plan toward Poland Also
was adopted by the conference.9 This
was ione In the morning session. Tho
author and pilot of the plan Is Mar
shall Foch. It was decided to sendsA (
commission OF eight to Poland. s1ls&
military and one civilian Represented
tive to be selected by America, Brt,
tain. France and italy. These arSssa
make a thorough survey of the poI}eH
situation and report back to the conk4sr
ence, with recommendations. Bpon.ata 2
fndtnKs will depend the future proce@ 4
dure as REGARDS the resurrscted Posish
nation. japan. Represented at the cunp,s
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