The sun., 1919-01-21
Peace Treaty's Action on
World Workers May Af-
feet American Congress.
COMES AFTER LEAGUE
Sim Feiners to Seek Rec
OgnitiOn of Independence
Through Wilson.
HE MAY BE MEDIATOR
HE MAY BE MEDIATOR
Ambassador NOulens Tells Al
lied Council That BolSheviki
Are Enemies of Entente.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
StGf Correspondent Of THE SuS.

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| Copyright. 1919: all rights rcscrrcd.
| PARIS. Jan. 20.-President Wilson
attended meeting of the allied coun.
Gil this morning and held long con.
ference with Leon Bourgeois, author
of the French plan for a league CT
nations, this afternoon.
The plan for the next session Of
the Peace Conference has not Yet
been announced. The allied council
will hold an all day session to-mor-
row, showing that the conference
must await settlement by the leaders
of tremendous questions before the
sessions can proceed.
These questions are assumed to be
of greater rather than less complex
| ity, resulting in much slower prog
ress. There is much concern on the
part of the Presidents friends and
pen when he is represented only By
proxy If a definite settlement Is not
reached by the time ne leaves fur
home.
Nenrly All Affect League Plans.
Nearly all the vexng problems are
related in some way Ia the league Of
nations plan. which is still nebulous.
and the probable details of which are
most discussed in diplomatic circles.
1t was learned to-day that the Brit.
ish plan for Il league of natous
drafting Of which had been intrusted
to Lord Robert Cecil, had been com.
pleted.
! Allied action regarding Russ.a
which appears to be hanging fire, ap
parently now will take some form Uf
inquiry, with the possibility of relief
Changes in the functioning of the
! supreme command by which the eco
nomic side will have equal right with
the purely military side in detcrmiu-
/ ing the future allied policy respecting
! the armistice conditions have been
brought up by American suggestions
. for modifying the blockade, the proba.
bility being that civilian will be
i appointed 10 represent allied ec"
homie Interests as Marshal Foch rep.
J rescnts military interests. thus bring
! Ing about an important change in the
war status Of unified command.
! Slim E'efn
| There is some question as to what
attitude President Wilson will as.
sumo toward the nine representatives
, chosen at recent independence meet
ing Of Sim Feincrs, and who are
now on their way here to formally
demand self determination for ire
/ land. The President II, uiled meeting
! the Sim Feiners at Manchester, and
there is much speculation as to what
will happen here.
! Failing to win recognition of their
I independence. it Is believed the Sim
! Feincrs will ask him to act as ms.
diator in the Irish dispute.
The consensus to-day in all dipo.
matte circles was that the Peace Con.
| ference bad opened most auspiciously.
! the speeches of President Wilson
and PremierS Clemenceau and Lloyd
George attracting favorable com,
ment.
! While the opening remarks we're
expected 10 be felicitous, yet the
whole atmosphere OF the gathering
was that of Il new era, IN which the
! forces of world democracy were be
/ ing recognized as never before. There
was also reflected plainly spirit Of
! compromise which must yet unlerG'
severe tests. Still IL is significant
that in view of the great porteut u
the discussions now taking placa
anon. the slatcSmen the waters re-
main fairly calm
Wilson Presses Labor Question.
President Wilson has pressed for
early consideration Of the labor qucs.
ton, which is recognized by all as Of
first importance because of the ron.
ditionS in Europe.
International labor protection has
been hg question since 1876. epuc
phase "r il having appeared ia an
treaties drawn up since then. ], is
now. proposed To incorporate this
question in tho world peace treaty,