Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-22
No BolsheviSt or Other Leader
From Soviet Government to
Be Allowed at the Peace
Conference.
INVESTIGATION WILL BE
UNDERTAKEN BY ALLIES
Lenine and Trotsky Have Not
More Than 10000 Armed
Men to Sustain Control of
SIav People.


Paris, Jan. II (by the Associated
Press.) The supreme council OF the
great powers hopes to formulate a
concrete proposal on Russia at tomor-
rows meeting
This was the definite official an
nouncement of the communique issued
tonight, after the council had been
considering the Russian situation con-
tinuously for the last two days.
II can be added that while this con-
crete proposal was not finally decided
ana reduced to writing its main fea-
lures We're agreed on in principle. The
members came from the session, how
ever, feeling that there was no SOW
erefgn remedy assuring a certain cure
for the difficult and dangerous sit
uation, and that 1t would be desirable
to embody several lines of action in
the proposal,
Bolsheviks Barred.
The first effect of this proposal will
be that neither Sergus Sazonoff, the
Russian minister of foreign affairs be-
fore the revolution, nor any soviet
agent will come to Paris as exponents
of Russian affairs, but that some form
of inquiry or investigation of politi-
cal conditions in Russia will be made
Paris of the adherents of either side of
the question at issue. This determi-
nation is largely the result of strong
sentiment in some quarters against
having any direct dealings with the
Bolsheviki.
Early indications were that Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges proposal to NJ.
Pichon, the French foreign minister,
would again take form in having So
Wet agents come here, and three
names of prominent leaders were men
toned as possible emissaries But
this now is said to be definitely super
seeded by plan of inquiry or in
vcstlgation, without investigating the
presence of soviet agents.
No Intercourse Possible.
The Danish minister to Russia, Har-
old Scavenius, made a statement be-
fore the executive session of the coun-
Gil today on conditions in Russia,
also had a strong influence in deter
mining the soviet representatives shall
not come to Paris He was the last
of the ministers to leave Petrograd.
and today he emphasized the futilty
of trying to conduct any intercourse
with the soviet leaders
He read an article written by one
of the soviet chiefs. declaring that
Premier Lloyd George and President
Wilson were too conservative and re-
dictionary for the soviets to deal with.
He also gave exact data on the Boil
shevik forces, showing that they did
not exceed 10000 armed men, the re-
mainder being without arms or am
munition, clothing or shoes. He de-
clared also that the red army was
T. al, ta1 H..
peasants. who took this means to OBJ
tain food and the pay of the soviets
seemed able to give them
NJ Sasonoff, former secretary of the
Russian duma. has been in conference
with some members of the Omsk
government in Russia, which he rep
resents
In the general informal discussion
outside the peace conference which
may be assumed to reflect the views
expressed within that body. the two
considerations given first place are
believed to he whether TO attempt to
establ a quarantine around Boil
shevik Russia through giving assist
ance in the setting up of governments
in the independent states surrounding
the maximalist territory or whether
to attempt to relieve conditions in
European Russia which relief many
statesmen believe would remove the
cause of Bolshevism. The third con-
sideration is whether the question of
extending armed aid to the forces
within Russia which ere openly fight
inP RolsheVism in the field
OF all the courses suggested, |;
would appear that the last mentioned
is the least favored. certainly by the.
rnited States and it seems also that
the first named is attraeting much
support Tho recent agreement of the
factions in Poand is looked upon by
some observers as a step in this direc-
tion, the assumption that it was taken
in tn" belief by Poland that the assoc
ciated governments might consider
the sending &c sNs',a armed forces in
the plan FOR building a wall around
Russian Rolshevsnl so as to cut 1t off
from western Europe.