The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-07

- - - Affirmative All
knVe o1thor klAtly rejected the
1870 "a the ground that they
10y - II u The same council table
I'M ~ reds" or have not answered
Whas o4 Tho Truce
S uG what about the truce? That j.
- ~ueGktOn predominant In me
ESNanAS of MI observers tonight For
411a pe1nce's Island conference is pre-
- 6aG1ened. to all appearances, upon
agreed upon ~ all the
M mr1nn armed factions. The Boil
Gv4kt agree to It. The anti boishe-
- IAcstons that have thus far recor-
- thetr sentiment win not make q
q exuce With the Reds.
Apart from all other aspects of the
4 xll1atioa. however. one step forward
lxAA bcen made an q result OF tho VII
aeniAn proposition. The Beisheviki
havs for the first time since their
aassaacsa to my = nssssa.s 5 sesEsass,
WnetA they understood that such
{neclnrution was the key 10 concilfa-
tn. particularly on the part OF
4 UxAAcs. Russia's principal creator. or
whether they were actually inform
- 70 this effect through semi-oip-
1omattc chan nels is subject to guess
work Fact |. that they have. no
nabar 1t least, made the greatest con-
OoGukon since they assumed the reins
~ the isrEest pat OF the Russian
ruAlm
tNOTE-The United States asvane-
"a 70 Russia S1s5. 7s2,75o upon de-
mand certificates OF Indebtedness
s1gpea BY the authorized representa-
E1vuf VI Russia and which bear In"
tar0st equivalent 10 s percent per
naaum upon the entire amount ad-
vanced-)
N spite OF the uncertainty OF a
Russian truce. IT seems certain TO-
Mie1t that the allied and associated
will take up the Bcishe-
.VtoG acceptance and make speedy ar
fanKensents for conference on the
Marmora Sea Island. The date orig
fnAIly set was February is. 1t ts
, likely 70 be put off dill the end OF the
Y month. But conference seems
CERTAIN,
Pnr4A Feb. s-The following Of
j G1c1fa ecfnmuniaue was issued by the
peace con terence tonight;
The President OF the United
0tateA the premiers and foreign min
1atefs OF the allied and associated
sewers. and the Japanese representa-
stve on February heard Prince Eel
sAl. who presented the cose of the
Arabs.
'-The commission on interna tional
I. OSCILLATION. under the charm anship
NJ M. GGompers also met.
The commission commenced a de-
tailed examination OF the draft of a
convention which provides for the
. G1ea83on OF a general organization
with 4 view to securing the progress
- A~tx .yAt
Several states. which are members
~ the league OF nations would neces
tar1ly b members OF this orga MIA
,.Stoo. Tho two first articles of the
dsAft were adopted"
ATLANTIC CONGRESS
SUPPORTS PRESIDENT
INV York. Feb. e--Support OF
President Wilson In his efforts for a
world ieAge Of nations was voiced to-
ntgAt II the closing sessions of the
Afinn91e Congress for d league of ma
D. Henry Van Dyke. chairman Of
H. resolutions committee. and former
On1t6d States minister at The Hague,
.at'aAds the following platform. which
W1o adopted and ordered cabied TO
President Wilson:
The purposes of the war can be
tEected and the objects OF the treaty
~ peace about to be drawn can be
nchieved only by the creation OF a
league Of free nations to safeguard
Ehe peace now won by he allies and
The United States and to maintain the
bSttlement OF international differences
md disputes by reason, justice and
eonctliation rather than by war, and
thereby to promote the free. orderly,
peaceful development OF the world.
l. = = "a
The united force Of those rations
The league to enforce peace stands
~ and upholds the president in his
Efforts to secure an agreement be-
tween TIE powers, covering details of
the organization. the definition OF
functions and the formulation of joint
obligations which the great nations
would assume for maintaining the
authority Of such league and carry
ing out tts purposes,
I'VE are convinced that the public
opinion of the United States is In ia
cor Of Il league % maintain the peace
Of the world and will sustain and Jus
tity the president and his colleagues
ut the peace conference In approving
IN terms consonant with the constitu-
ton Of the United States and the
Spirit Of tho American people. the
assumption of this country of its pro.
he other great nations for maintain.
Ing the authority of such a league"
James Rogers. OF Ringhamton, N
Y, moved that n copy OF the platform
be sent TO the United States senate
N x1YnArkfng that the president need
conviction less than some people a
horne"
HOUSE COMMITTEE
IN FAVOR OF IREIAANT
Warrington. Feb. s.--The hous4
foreign affairs committee today re
NJ ported out q resolution asking tn
poace conference at Paris to conside
4 1Awvgably the claims OF Ireland to tn
k4ght Of sek-detarmtna ton. Tn
resolution fctowY:
Resol1ed by the houre OF repre-
auentivaS fthe senate concurrinE )
a. Il is the earnest hope OF the con
1RD of the United States Of Americ'
;E nt tbs peace conference now sittin
/. ~ r1x1a. In paxtng upon the right
- vari0as peoples. will favorably con
1. n1R the claims OF Ireland to tn
senEAt OF SELF REORGANIZATION"
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