Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-21
REPORT U, S.
As SOPPOSING
ARMED move
Three Courses in Hand
ling Situation Being
Considered.

Paris, Jan. 21.-The Russian
question was again taken up by
the supreme council OF the
peace conference when il met
for tOday's session at 1O:30
o'clock. There was a full at
tendance Of the members Of the
council for this meeting, VII
tOriO Orlando. the Italian pre-
mier, being present for the first
time since his recent trip 10
Rome.
Harold Scavenius, Danish minis
ter to Russia, who had been asked
to give his views on the Russian
situation before the council today,
arrived at the foreign Office as the
members assembled and immedi-
ately went into the conference
chamber. The minister Tecited his
experiences in Petrograd, where he
took charge of the French interests
upon the withdrawal OF NJ. Noulens,
the French ambassador
1t is understood that NJ. Scaven-
ius contended more emphatically
than did AMBASSADOR kOulens yes
terday, that Intervention in Russia
is necessary to check the regime Of
terrorism there.
League Plan Up.
The peace conference now has
the Russian situation under active
and continued examination, while
the plans for the league Of nations
were expected TO be taken under
general consideration for the first
time today. President Wilson had
in hand the memoranda on the sub
iect prepared by the American
mission.
NJ. Sasanoff. former secretary Of
the Russian duma, has been in con-
ference with some members OF the
American delegation, urging the
admission to the conference Of dele
gates from the Omsk government
in Russia, which he represents
here. After the conference has
heard such reports as is available
from men who are well informed
on Russian conditions and has con-
sidered the memoranda from the
various governments, it Will at
tempt to reach some decision as TO
what unified action may be taken
to deal with the situation.
1hFee courses open.
In the general informal discus
sion which is taking place outside
the secrecy of the peace conference,
which may be assumed to reflect
the views being expressed within
that body, the two considerations
given first place are believed TO
be whether to attempt 10 build a
wall or establish a quarantine
around BolsheviH Russia through
giving assistance in the setting up
of governments in the independent
states surrounding the Maximilist
territory, or whether 10 attempt TO
relieve conditions in European
Russia, which relief, many states
men believe, would remove the
cause of Bolshevism.
The third consideration is tho
question of extending armed aid TO
the forces within Russia which are
openly fighting Bolshevism in the
field.
L. s. Against Armed Action.
or all the courses suggested jt
would appear that the last men
toned is the least favored, Ger
tainly by the United States, and it
seems also that the first named is
attracting much support.
The recent agreement of the fac
tions in Poland is looked upon by
some observers as a step in this
the assumption being thar
it was taken in the belief by Poland
that the associated governments
might consider the sending of some
armed forces in the plan for build
ing a wall around Russian Boil
shevism so as to cut it OF from
western Europe.