The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-23
ADOPTS WILSON
PLAN ON RUSSIA
Peacs Council Wants People
fo Direct Own Affairs
AGAINST OUTSIDE DICIAl|ON
Will Meet Delegates From C.oeria
and European Russia if There is a
Truce of Arms-WiIaon Receives
University Men.

Paris, Jan 23-An official bulletin
issued by the press bureau says:
"1'he proposals of President Wilson
were approved, including recognition
by the associated powers of the right
of the Russian people to direct their
own affairs Without dictation from the
outside The powers do not wish to
EXPLOIT Russia
''The powers recognize the revOiu-
/ tiGn and in no way countenance
counter revolution. They wish to
serve Russia unselfshly and invite
all organized Gror.ps in Siberia or
|Switlin the bOunil lies of European
Russia as it stood before the war
Ito send representatives to Princes Is
Hands to meet representatives of the
associated powers, provided there is
truce of arms meanwhile.
s'Such representatives will be ex-
pected at the place appointed by Feb
rnary i.
plenary session of the confer
ence Saturday will discuss Mr. Lloyd
EGeorge's proposals for league of
nations"
The supreme council of the peace
conference took up the Polish ques-
/ tIon when it assembled. Marshal
Foch, the allied COMMUNICATIVE chief,
was present and was consulted on the
subject The Japanese delegates also
were present.
discussion resulted in a decis-
I9n by the council to send at once TO
@PBfand mission comprising eight
de1egates. one military and one civil
from each the United States. Great
FBritain, France and Italy.
The subject thus disposed of, the
:c0lnciI took up again the Russian
k4fnation President Wilson took
prominent part in this, reading pro-
zpoSal on the subject to the council,
Fhieh arranged to discuss It at the
s8ternoon session.
kfter the morning session Of the
6&hcil, President Wilson went to the
6fdquarterS of the American peace
Z65Ssion for conference with the
&gates.
III the evening the president receiv-
Professors and students and yari-
Inemhers of the French Academy
Eenfesanfing the Sorbonne and other
French educational institutions.
In considering the Russian situa-
ition the council began discussions
where they left off, with the hope that
some announcement Of policy could
be made
Principles of action had been de-
cided upon in the main and virtually
all that remained was to reduce the
agreement to writing and get the final
assent TO it by the delegates. There
was no indication at the opening of
the meeting as TO which one of three
proposals already considered had been
accepted, or whether an entirely new
plan had been worked out. The policy
of building wall around Bolshevism
by encouraging lawful governments
was spoken of rs being foremost
among the possibilities.
President Wilson and David Lloyd
George, the British premier, are in
complete agreement as regards the
Russian situation, according TO the
Paris edition of the London Daily
Mail. They regard settlement of
the Russian question as absolutely
necessary preliminary to the forma-
tion of a league of nations, the news
paper declares, and they are anxious
to obtain the evidence of accredited
Bolshevik representatives as TO the
status of Russian affairs.