The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-21
RUSSIAN
SITUATION
CONSIDERED
One Slav Faction Urging Place
at the General Peace
r Conference
SEVERAL PLANS DISCUSSED
President Wilson Is Convinced
That People Liberated
Must BE Fed
SEVERAL PLANS DISCUSSED

Paris, Jan. 2l.-The peace confer.
'ence now mas the Russian situation
under examination, while the plans
for the league of nations are being
fast brought into shape and were OK
pected to be taken under general con-
sideration for the first time when the
supreme council assembled today.
--latest information available was
that all the associated governments
were prepared for the presentation Of
their memoranda on the Russian sit.
uatiOn. President Wilson had in
hand this morning the memoranda on
the subject prepared by the Russian
nilsson. M. Sassanoff, former secre-
tary Of the Russian duma. has been
in conference with members of the
American delegation, urging admis-
sion of delegates from the Omtsk con-
ference in Russia, which he repre-.
sents. After the conference has con.
sidered such reports as arc available
from men who have first hand inform
alton on Russian situations and has
considered the memoranda from vari-
Gus governments it will attempt to
reach some decision as to what unified
action will be taken
Informal Discussions.
In informal discussions which are
taking place outside the peace con-
ference the two considerations given
first place are believed to be whether
to attempt to build a wall or estab-
lish quarantine about Bolshevik
Russia, through giving assistance in
setting up independent governments
in the states surrounding Maximilist
Russia, or to undertake to relieve con-
ditions in European Russia, which
many statesmen believe would re-
move the cause of Bolshevism. The
third consideration is to give aid to
the forces within Russia which are
openly fighting JBolshevikism in the
field. The last consideration is the
least favored by the United States.
which inclines toward the first prop
osition, the assumption being that If
taken in the relief of Poland the as
sociated governments might consider
the sending of armed forces to build
a wall around BOlsheyikisnl., so as to
shut it off from western Europe.
AS President Wilson is convinced
that the people of all the recently lib.
Grated countries must be fed If they
are not to be in danger of lapsing in
to Bolshevikism, the provisioning
problem continues to occupy prom
inent place in the discussions now 60
ing on. The plans for league Of ma
tions are continuing to develop, and
the conference may have its first full
discussion of that subject by the end
Of the week.
The Russian question was again
taken up by the supreme council OF
the peace conference when it met to-
day. There was full attendance.
Harold Scavenius, Danish minister
to Russia. who had been asked to
give his views on the Russian situa-
ton. recited his experiences in Petro-
tgad where he took charge Of the
French affairs.
It is understood that NJ. Scavenius
contended more emphatically than
did Ambassador Newlands yesterday
that Intervention was necessary to
check the regime of terror there.
Study Blockade.
Owing to pressure of more urgent
problems before delegates to the peace
congress, various economic delega-
tions are. studying the blockade prob
lem.
The American viewpoint cOntem-
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