Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-23
20 W { R s
WILSON'S
S CH { M {
Recognize SIav Revolution
and Seek Conference; De-
eide to Dispatch Mis-
sion to Poland.
Rv the Associated Press.

Paris, Jan. 22.-Led by President
Wilson, the supreme council of the
the great powers today moved to
unite the factions of distracted Rus
sia and bring them into the peace
congress.
They unanimously adopted
proposition brought forward by
President Wilson. asking all the
Russian factions, including the boil
shevists, to meet the allied and as
sociated governments at Princes
Islands in the sea of Marmora on
February is. the contending fac
tions meantime declaring truce
and suspending all military opera
tions.
The joint commission of the
associated governments will be an
nounced as soon as the Russian
factions accept the proposal which
was communicated to them by wire
less tonight.
Gen. Pershing Summoned.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, the Ameri-
can commander-in-chief, has been
called to Paris, and it is expected
that he will be the American mill
tary member of the joint commits
sion.
Aside from the importance of the
conclusions reached, it was especial
" notable as being the first time
that the voice of the United States
had taken the direction in the COM
cert of European powers on the
most serious European question
now presented. There was added
significance in the fact that the.
American president in person had
taken leadership in the council made
up chiefly of European statesmen
and had pointed to a way which
they had unanimously adopted.
The final result came after three
days continuous discussion of Rus
sia which did not crystallize until the
final hours, when President Wilson
presented in writing the plan he
had elaborated
There was little opposition and
this was based mainly on doubts
whether the proposition would be
accepted:
In reply It was pointed out that
the contending factions were well
nigh at the end of their resources
and that their needs likely would
lead them at lastSto a combined ape
peal to the associated powers.'
-Four Conditions Stipulated.
Besides the definite proposal as
given in the communique, the Joint
commission of the associated powers
will lay down four eonditions:- First,
peace at all points; second, removal
of all economic barriers which re-
strain the free circulation or ex-
change of food and eorpsnodities be-
tween the factional zones and the
outside world; third, general cleo
tions on a representative basis and,
fourth, some adequate arrangements
for the payment of debts.
Even if the proposal is not accept
ed, members of the council express
ed the view that their proposition
was before the world and that It
would pave the way for such other
measures as their own action had
brought about
The Princes Islands were chosen
for the eventful meeting because
they are outside the zone of any OF
the contending factions.
Send Mission to Poland.
Besides the decisive action taken
with regard to Russia the council
today also provided a joint commits
sion of two each from the United
States, Great Britain, France and
Italy to proceed Immediately to
Danzig and Warsaw for considera-
ton Of the entire military, economic
and political situation of Poland
A plenary meeting Of the full con-
ference was announced for next Sat
urcay when the plans of President
Wilson and David Lloyd George, the
British prime minister, dealing with
a league of nations will be the hrst
order of business.
Today's action on Russia and
Poland, however, goes Unto effect
w;thout presentation to the full con-
ference and is taken as the action
Of the great powers.
Official Communication.
The official Communication issued
By the supreme council this alter
noon reads:
aThe president Of the United
States. the prime ministers and the
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