Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-20
PEACE ENJOYS
TRY TO SOLVE
RUSS RIDDLE
Supreme War Council
Takes Up Question
of BOlshevism.
SLAVS TELL OF
REAL SITUATION
Taken Up and Diseussed-Psrman.
ent Commission Named to Formulate
Definite Plans-United States May
Send Unofficial Embassy to Ger.
many.

Paris. Jan. e0.-The situation in
Russia was taken up by the supreme
council OF the peace conference at its
session today Joseph Noulens, the
French ambassador to Russia, waA
present at the meeting and addressed
it on the Russian question. This an
nouncement was made in the official
statement given out regarding the
program Of the plenipotentiaries.
The next meeting of the council will
be held tomorrow at l0;S 80 o'clock
The text Of the official communiqne
follows:
"The president Of the United States
OF America and the prime ministers
and foreign ministers OF the allied
governments. assisted by Baron Akino
and the japanese ambassador in
Paris at the Guai d Rosy this morn =
ing between 1890 and - o'clock. /
NJ. Noulens. the French ambassador
to Russia. who returned a few days
ago from Archangel. addressed the
meeting and gave particulars of the
situation in Russia.
"The next meeting will take place
on Tuesday at 80 in the morning
to hear remarks Of NJ. Schavinius. the
Danish minister in Russia, who LETT
the Russian capital very recently
Food Problem Discussed.
The supreme council adjourned its
session at Has TO give President Will
son an opportunity to attend the
luncheon given him by the French
senate.
Further consideration Of the prob
Hem OF provisioning Europe was taken
ur by tlle supreme council OF supply
and relief after its members had re-
turned from the armistice conference
at Treves late last week, according tc
the official statement issued today.
permanent committee was named b!
the council and this committee was
called together.
U, s. Embassy in Germany.
The project OF establishing an un-
official American embassy in GER
many is under consideration by the
American delegation to the peace con-
ference. The proposed mission would
OF course have no relation with the
German authorities nor be accredited
to any German government. Its func-
tions would be confined to gathering
direct and reliable information on con-
ditions and events in Berlin and the
provinces, without which it Is pointed
out. any satisfactory discussion OF
German problems Is difficult.
Lord Cecil Active.
with yittorio Orlando. the Italian
nrennier. the only absentee. the supreme
council Of the peace conference reas-
sembled at l0::30 o'clock this morn :
ing. Premier Orlando had arrived here
from Rome, however. and was ex-
nec+.d 20 attend the councils session
latter in the day.
Arthur J. Balfour, the British foreign
secretary. was accompanied to the
meeting by Lord Robert Cecil. who
has ben especially in charge OF the
subject OF league Of nations on ne
half Of Great Britain. Baron NobuKl
Maxine, chief Of the japanese mission
attended the council for the first time
representing Japan. together wit
Baron Matsui. the ambassador TO
France.
Lord Robert Cecil remained at the
foreign office, where the meeting was
held, for only few minutes and did
not enter the council chamber. where
the session today was an executive
one. II is understood that an OFFICIAL
communique will be issued at the
close of the meeting. at which 1t was
expected that the exchange OF in
formation between the governments on
the situation in Russia, forecast In one
| OF last weeks communiques would take
place.
The council as it met today COM
prised ten members. two from each OF
the FIVE great powers, President Will
son and Secretary Lansing represent
ing the United States. ...
The three additional members from
each power did not attend, as full
| meetings of the membership Of twenty
| five are assembled only when subjects
OF special Importance are under con-
sideration by the council.
President Wilson was the guest OF
| the French senate at luncheon today
He was greeted by Antonine Dubost,
| the president, who made an eulogistc
address in which he said that the sen =
ate welcomed the president and his
ideals. g
Received With Great Ceremony.
| President Wilson drove directly from
| the foreign office where he had been
| attending the meeting Of the supreme
council to the Luxemburg palace
where the luncheon took place. He
was accompanied by Premier Clemen
ceau. President Poincare was one OF
| the guests at the luncheon.
| President Wilson as he arrived a.
the ,Luxemburg PALACE was received
with great ceremony. The republican
guard in dress uniform was drawn NJ
in the court Of honor. A fan flare o.
drums and trumpets marked the presi
dents appearance. This was followed
by the playing Of the American ma
tional anthem.
Al the entrance Of the palace Presi