Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-24
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
TURMOIL IN RUSSIA
WITHOUT DECISION
Proposal to Deal With Boil
sheviki Meets Strong
Opposition.
FULL ALLIED CONFERENCE
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
Labor, Transportation, Indemnity
and War Responsibility 50
Will Be Discussed.
PRESIDENT ENTERTAINs GUESTS
Confers With Chief Executive of
Switzerland and With Prince
Feisal OF Hcdjaz.
PRESIDENT ENTERTAINs GUESTS

PARIS. January 23-The question
of tranquliiziag RUSSIAN factions and
the strained relations between the
Czecho- -Slovaks were the important
matters before the peace plenipo-
tentiarics tonight. Whether the ef-
fort Of the great powers TO pacify
Russia was to succeed or fail is still
in tho balance. No reply has come
from the Bolsheviki or from anyssef
the other factions, and as the wire
less message embodying the proposal
OF the associated powers was not sent
until O'Clock this morning some
days may intervene before anything
definite is known. 81,
In the meantime, prominent acst-
Bolshev;k leaders In Paris are not
clear on their course. and the first
reports that they were favorable TO
the plan have been followed by
statement by such leaders as Sergius
Sazonoff that they would not Sit at
the table with assasslns. :
,bai ahe he hsemiotileial i,,1s Temps also asserts
permits traitors who withdrew Rus
sia from the war and turned the en-
as the faithful"
The American and British delegates
feel. however. that the proposal was
the only course open.
ALLIES NOT PREPARED TO
FIGHT NEW BOLSHEvIK VAR
aenter ahn, tSs reaching the allies
powerful army In which discipline ia
BEING enforced: In View OF this In
| ed out to-day that the Bolshevikf
nSumber r. "a Of. T. allied troops, wRleh weais stFs
| whereas none3 OF the goVernr,,enfsss5
! Gouid ASK people already wenried by
war war TO undertake another large milf
| 1he council Of the great powers to-
day definitely set forth four main sub
jects to be presented at the full con-
ference on Saturday-tirst, interna.
tl0nal labor. leGisIatton: second, ;fe-
sponsibility and punishment for ,the
war; third. indemnities; fourth. inter-
naturalization of ports, waterways
and railways. .
MATTERS WILL. DE
REFERRED TO CoHiMITTEEs
These subjects are not to be dis
! Gussed In detail. but will be 'immedate-
and report. The American members
OF these committees were selected at
an extended conference between Pres
iaeht wilson and the American dele
gates this afternoon. ws'
lhe American plans on the first
topic are already we'll advanced. While
there is no definite Information on the
second point, relative to respons;bilify
and punishments for the war. the sen.
timent in American quarters inclines
to negative attitude with some sug-
Eestions that those responsible who
have fled from Germany should bc,'rel
turned for Germany to deal with t'S
The third subject. indemnities. viii
not be presented In the conference
srnn,n %,,n .ne amounts @ claimed by each gov
eminent but committee will be
charged with the task of assembling
those amounts and also of determine
ING the probable maximum the enemy
-
ALLIED MILITARY COMMANDERS
WILL BE PRESENT
The meeting tomorrow VIII have
added Importance In bringing together
the supreme war council. with Presl-
dent Wilson, the Premiers and For
eIgn Minister'S, re-enforced by Mar
shall Foch. Field Marshal FIalg. Cen
eral Pershing and General Diaz and
the full membership of the war couns
Gil of Versailles.
Russia or Poland, as was supposed
but the status of the present military
council desires information fromxfthes
mii!ta.y leaders In some allied quar-
tsrs srs IT. II had been suggested that tho
regions should be re- atively isrrer
man that OF the other forces. as the,
nee serves. HaHs This sGns yIe@ 'hronsh Is nai
shared In American quarters. where
!. i =, is s,od maintained n, ] that the relative
requirements. W e
PRESENCE OF MILITARY LEADERs
WILL LEAD TO UNDERSTAyDING
The presence of the military leaders
10 ttoIImorr0w Is expected to bring a fairly
The Minister of Foreign Affairs os
M;on,tenegro MOI, has made public the fo;s
Of Of the tragic Incidents now desolatins
shedding Of blood and has e asidfessss DAP sss
"To ""Te no my ms neIosegg Ipsegle as follows:
to remain quietly In your homes and
possession OF the government. OF en-.
have received the hirhas,
ances from the high representa,,vss
me ailled countries that very soon
Mon 9ppoTI,nnity VIII he ofSorded the
~ on the politIcaI form OF the!- rit,Ire
soVernment: For my part. tcI, .iha,,,
mat ,v;it, ! shall adhere to that aecisfssn isfs
The message was approved hv ,,,es
Peace conference yesterday. which aw
thorized that II be sent TO Montenerrnnt
FRINGE FEIsAI. OF HEDJAZ
SoNFERS WITH PRESIDENT
of Hedjaz .mis teisin eaiIsa son on Of King tHssein
this afternoon after the .Presiden, i,ad
re.9rned TO the Murat mansion from
American rss hogrs Ssncs conference with the
The President and Mrs Wise, rava
al a teS this evening for all the Histin-
cards and signed the visitors. book,
mmi0n ma,nr. - rapidly being flied with sig
President Wilson to-day also r..
enS es,fea ahhs hhhsorgss LscomP;s president,
ieterre. vice pres,dents os shs sosss,ys ss,
OF Men cf Lottero, presidcnt VSisas,