The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-23
WORLD LEAGUE.
BROUGHT UP
AT MEETING
OF CONGRESS
European Views First-Rus-
sian Delegates to Be Adj
mitted to Deliberations Of
Peace Council.
.LAT|N-AMERICAN CASE
(By Associated Pressl

PARIS, Jan. 23-Having disposed
of the Russian question for the mo-
ment, the supreme council of the
peace congress turned today to the
principal object of its work. the es-
tablishment of a league of nations.
This question promises to command
virtually the undivided attention of
the delegates until their action re-
garding Russia shows results one way
or another. AS the Russian delegates
are not expected at Princes Island
until Feb. Is this means that nearly
the whole attention of the congress
will be turned to the league of ma
tions until President Wilson's depar-
ture for America.
Out of the Russian negotiations it
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 considered to
have been made while Russia remains
on fire.
First Plan From England.
It is regarded as quite significant
in circles surrounding the peace con-
gress that it should be announced that
the first plan for a league of nations
to be considered comes from Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain. This
= o--e-~ - o~-~nna-ce with what has
been known in a very small circle
AlI.e3 a ue4es a eS, tnar
President Wilson plans 10 have Eur
opean ideas come before the congress
in advance of his own. American Of
ficials explain that Mr.. Wilson's pur-
pose is not oEly out of Difference to
European nations which have sacrific-
ed SO much in the war or out of de-
ference to views of European states
men, but that there is technical
advantage in reserving American
plans until all others have been fully
discussed. when they may be brought
forward. probably to form a bridge by
which disagreements that may have
developed may be dispelled.
Mr.. Wilson has told his colleagues
that he has no personal pride CT au-
thorship in the plan for the league,
and is quite ready to place himself in
position of supporting some other
nations plan rather than proposing
one of his own. if he feels that proceed
ure will best serve the common pur-
pose. If discussion goes on according
to his plan, it appears likely that both
the British and French plans will be
discussed before the President brings
out his own, which is now entirely
completed and ready for presentation
at any time.
Other Plans Secondary.
Mr.. Wilson will go ahead with his
announced purpose of devoting all his
energies to the reducing of various
views on the league of nations to a
basis of agreement while awaiting re-
suits from the effort to compose the
differences between Russian factions.
He intends to adhere to his determina-
,ion to hold all other plans secondary,
including his visit to Brussels and his
trip to the battlefields and devastated
regions.
1t is now definitely settled that
large number of American troops will
go 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 trops, and
that the personnel of his party be re-
duced to the minimum.
Latin-American Question.
1t will probably be several weeks
before any Latin-American questions
will be considered by the peace con-
gress, because of the more pressing
nature Of the European problem. The
Tanco-Araca dispute between Chile,
Peru anad Bolivia is the only acute
situation in Latin-America, but 1t
seems that even this is not likely to
command attention before the league
of nations is formed. The league is
expected to be especially qualified to
deal with boundary questions in a
scientific manner.
The United States has manay ex-
perts in Paris with full information
about all South and Central Amer
ican questions which are likely to be
brought to the attention of the dele.
gates. The boundary dispute between
Guartamala and Honduras, in which
Secretary of State Lansing was named
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