Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17
BY FRED s. FERGUSON.

ParlS, Feb. 1.-THE Russian situa-
tion was again the foremost question
before the peace conference today The
tentative date for the joint meeting
at Prinkipos expired Saturday with
out anything definite having been ac-
complished. The supreme war coun-
ell had the matter up and was ex-
pected to give it full consideration at
this afternoons meeting.
Winston Churchill who holds the
war portfolio in the new British min
istry, has come forward with a new
plan for solving the Russian problem
Nothing has been given out officially
regarding this plan, but it is under
stood to include hands Off policy
toward the Bolsheviki while giving
every economic assistance to the other
Russian governments 1t is known
that no agreement was reached on
ChurchilPs scheme at the meeting
Saturday and it is expected that Rus
sia will occupy the greater part of the
supreme war councils time for several
days.
SOME ENJOYS PEERED.
While the ukranians, Lithuanians,
Esthonians and Let's have accepted
the proposal for a joint conference as
well as the Bolsheviki, it is understood
that a large number of peace dele
gates are dissatisfied with the tone of
the BolshevilSis attitude and that they
are disposed to discuss the situation
further before going through with the
conference.
The committee on reparation was
also to continue its hearings today
Considerable progress is said to have
been made toward solution of the in
IDENTITIES question The principal
point of difference in the committees
members views seems to be that some
contend that Germany should pay the
cost Of the war of little nations while
others hold to the American idea that
the associated powers should not go
beyond the IA points. with the amend
ment contained in the original armis-
tice terms.
LABOR AND WOMEN.
Two other subjects. heretofore un-
represented in international affairs
are assuming an increasingly impor-
tant place in the peace work. These
are labor and women. Inter-allied suf-
frage advocates, having gained Presi-
dent wilson's approval of a plan for
the commissions dealing with mat
ters affecting women to confer with
women advisers, are now endeavor-
ing to put the leaders of other coun-
tries similarly on record.
They already have won the backing
OF President Poncare, Jules Cambon
and Paul Hymans of Belgium. Cam
bon pointed out that a woman's COM
mission would be very valuable in
presenting the conference with de-
tails regarding deportation of women
from France Belgium. Serbia, Greece,
Poland and Armenia. He said that re-
ports of Serbian women being sold at
public auction in Constantinople and
Greek girls being advertised at "rea-
sonable prices" in Asia Minor, called
for investigation and prompt steps to
rescue them.
WAIT GoMPER's ARRIVAL.
President Wilson's statement that
the conference represents 1900, 900, 600
people and his emphasis that the low
est workers in the most isolated Geo
tions of the world have figuratively
been brought to the peace table. has
established labor as one of the strong
est elements to be considered in the
peace settlement The work of the
special committee on labor legisIa-
tion has been held in allegiance un-
tiI Samuel Gompers and other mem
hsrs return from Belgium