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AGREEMENT ON
RUSSIA NEAR
Great Progress Made by the
Peace Council.
NATION LEAGUE IS NEXT
The Former Danish Minister at Pet
roqrad Gives All lnfor'..~.-.on at HIS
DisposaI on the Situation.

Paris. Jan. 22-rhe Russian uueS-
ton was again taken up ny the SUI
preme council of the peace confer
ence.
There was Il full attendance of the
members. Viilor:o Orlando, the ltal-
ian premier. being present for the
first lime since his recent trip 10
Rome.
The following official communicate
was issued at the conclusion Of the
peace conference:
"The president of The United States,
the prime ministers asd foreign Hi:ii-
listers of the allied powers. assisted
by the Japanese representatives. met
at the DUAL dOrsay. In the morning
NJ. de Scaventus, Dani>l. minister t"
Russia. gave all information a. h.
DISPOSAL on the situation of the Varl-
Gus parties in Russia. In the after
noon the discussion of this question
was continued Very great progress
toward an agreement was mad" and
it is hoped to formulate a concrete
proposal on this subject. TIL" Hues-
ton of the procedure % The confer
ence was then discussed
The conference now has The Rus
sian situation under active and con-
tinued examination. Plans for the
league of nations also are being fast
brought into shape.
NJ. Sazoznoff. former Russian for
eign minister, has been in conference
with some members of the American
delegation, urging the admission TO
the conference of delegates from the
Omsk government in Russia. which
he represents.
After the conference has heard
such reports are are available from
men who have first hand information
on Russian conditions, and has con-
sidered memoranda from the various
governments, it will attempt to reach
a decision as to what unified action
may be taken.
In general informal discussion out
side the secrecy of the peace confer
ence. which may be assumed to reflect
views expressed within that body. the
two considerations given first place
are believed to be whether to attempt
TO build a wall or establish a qual'an-
tine around BolShevik Russia. through
giving assistance in the setting up of
governments in the Independent states
surrounding the Soviet territory. or
whether to attempt to relieve condi-
tons in European Russia.
Such relief, many statesmen believe
would remove the cause Of BolShe-
visln. A third consideration is the
question of extending armed aid to
the forces within Russia which are
openly fighting Bolshevism in the
field
Of all courses suggested it would
appear the last mentioned is the least
favored, certainly by the United
States. 1t seems also that the first
named is attracting much support.
The recent agreement of the fac
lions in Poland is looked upon by some
the assumption being it was taken in
the belief by Poland that the associ
ated governments might consider the
sending of armed forces in the plan
TO build a wall around Russian Boil
SheviSm so as to cut it off from west
ern Europe.
The food situation in Germany is
being kept under close scrutiny in thi.
connection. The latest reports from
agents who have just returned from
the Rhineland support the view of
Herbert c. Hoover that in this terri
tory there are food reserves sufficient
to last the people until March, but
supplies in other parts of the coun
Try are smaller.
AS President Wilson is convinced
IT,: people of ali the recently liberat
e.; countries must be fed if they are
n TO be in danger of lapsing into
1 SheviSm, and has asked congress
t. advance money for feeding them
1t s considered evident the provis-
i0l: ng problem continues to occupy
prominent place in the discussions.