The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-22
HOPE ID REACH CONCRETE PLANS .REGARDING RUSS
 SITUATION TODAY
Investigation of Conditions in Russia to Be Made With out Considering Pres
 ence of Adherents of
 Factions in Paris
By Associated Preu

Paris, January 2.-1he SUI preme council of the great pow CTS hopes to formulate a con crete proposal on Russia at to- morrow's meeting.
 This was the definite official announcement of the com munique issued tonight after considering the Russian sltua- ton continuously for the last two days.
 It can be added that while this con crete proposal was not finally decided and reduced to writing, it's main features were agreed on in principle. The mem- bers came from the session. however, feeling that there was no sovereign reme- dy,insuring a certain cure for the diHicult and dangerous situation, and that 1t would be desirable to embody several lines of action in the proposal.
 The first effect of this proposal will be that neither Sergius Sazonoff, the Rus sian minister of foreign affairs before the revolution. nor any soviet agents will come to- Paris as exponents of Russian affairs, but that some form of lnquiry or investigation Of political conditions Tn Russia will be made without considering the nresence in Paris of the adherents Of either side of the question at issue IhS determination is largely the result or strong sentiment in some quarters against having any direct dealings With the bolsheviki.
 Earlv indications were that Premier Lloyd Georges proposal to M. Uichon. the French foreign minister, would again take form in having soviet agents come here. and three names of prominent leao- CTS were mentioned as possible ministers. But this is now said 10 be definltety su- perseded by a plan of inquiry or lnvestl- ration without involving the presence Of soviet agents.
 GIVES SOVIET DATA
 The Danish minister to Russia liar old Scavenius, made statement be- fa-. tha executive session of the coun- iii today on conditions in Russia, which also had a strong. influence in determining that soviet representatives, should not come to Paris. He was the last of the ministers to leave retro grad and today he emphasized the Iu7
  course with the soviet leaders NHe read an article written by one or the soviet chiefs declaring that Pre- mier Lloyd George and President Wii- son were too conservative ana reac- tionary for the soviets to deal with. He also gave exact data on the poisne. yik forces, showing that they dlo not exceed s0,0OO armed men, the remain der heinz without arms or ammunf- tions clothing or shoes. He declared also that the red army was largely re- cruited from the famished peasants, who took this means to obtain Iooo and the pay the soviets seemed able to give them.
 The Polish question will come up at tomorrow's session as we'll as the matter of Russia It is understood in this con- nection that President Wilson has re- ceived information concerning the spread of the bolshevik movement In Poiand, where the bolshevik, army is nearing warsaw It is expected that proposals will be renewed for the allied armies to help the Polish army with war material but this has not yet been decided.
 PROCEDURE AGAIN DISCUSSED
 The official communique tonight also announces that the question of procedure of inc conference was again discussed The nature of this discussion was in de- termining the appointment of two com mittees, the firsto to deal with repara- tion for the damages of the war. the sec ond to deal with the subject of the society of nations.
 Another full session of the peace con ference will likely be held next Friday or Saturday for the purpose of the pre- sentation of a memorial on the league or nations by President Wilson. The English and French memorials on the league of nations will probably be presented at the same time and the committee proposed today will then work out the details. while the full conference may enunciate some general expression of principle on the plan.