Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
CONGRESS OF PARIS
TURNS ITS EYES ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
With Russian Question Out of the Wa,
Supreme Council of Peace Devotes
Attention to World Bar to War
WILSON WAVES PERSONAL PRIDE
ASIDE IN PRESENTING FORMULA

Paris. Jan. 25.-IlaVing dis
posed of the Russian question
for the moment, the Supreme
Council of the peace congress
turned to-day to the establish
ment of a league of nations.
This question promises to COM
mand virtually the undivided at
tention of the delegates until their
action regarding Russia shows re-
suits. AS the Russian delegates are
not expected at Princes Island until
February Is, this means that nearly
the whole attention of the congress
will be turned to the League of
Nations until President Wilson's
departure for America.
Hope For Unanimous Finding
Out of the Russian negotiations 1t
! is hoped that some unanimous agree
ment will be reached that will bring
representatives of that country into
further sessions at Paris. Delegates
of all the associated governments
have expressed the opinion that a
secure peace can. hardly be consid-
cred to have been made while Rus
| sia remains on fire.
| Announcement that the first plan
| for u league of nations to be consid-
cred comes from Premier Lloyd
George, of Great Britain, is quite in
consonance with what has been
known in circles close to the Ameri-
can delegates-that President VII
, son plans to have European ideas
come before the congress in advance
of his own.
Wilson Eschews Personal Pride
Mr.. Wilson has told his colleagues
] that he has no personal pride of au-
| thorship in the plan for the league
and is quite ready to support some
other nations plan, If he feels that
procedure will best serve the COM
mon purpose. Both the British and
French plans probably will be dis
cussed before the President brings
! out his own, which is now entirely
| completed.
1t is definitely settled that a large
number of American troops will so
to America with President Wilson
on the liner George Washington.
Mr.. Wilson has personally given
orders that every available bit of
space on the liner be given over to
troops and that the personnel of his
party be reduced to the minimum.
Delegation Visits Wilson
! A delegation representing the
League of the Rights of Men called
on President Wilson yesterday af-
| ternoon. In a short address to the
| delegation, Mr.. Wilson said that it
was with genuine satisfaction that
the United States came to the help
of France" and that he believed
that it was true that "the coming of
the Americans prevented cataspro-
phe that might have overwhelmed
the world"
Secretary of State Robert Lam
sing gave a dinner in honor of John
| w. Davis. American ambassador to
Great Britain, this evening. Presi-
dent Wilson and all officials attach
! ed to the American peace mission
were present.
London. Jan. 23.-Lord Robert
Cecil who yesterday announced at
Paris that he had submitted to the
| peace congress q draft of the British
view of the subject of the league of
nations, believes the world has not
yet reached a stage at which an abb
solutely rigid system for the preser-
vation of international peace can be
set up, according to a Reuters dis
patch from the French capital.
In discussing his idea of the form
the league should take, Lord Rob-
ert says he thinks an international
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