Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-31
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Russian Factions Are Invited to
Confer With Commission
From the Allies.
ON SEA OF MARMORA ISLAND
Majority Socialists Victors in
German Elections British
Plan for League of Nations
Presented--lrish Par
Lament Meets.
By EDWARD w. PlcKARD.

Realizing that they cannot establish
war with herself and her neighbors,
the supreme council of the peace con-
gresS has invited all Russian factions
to send representatives to the Princes
islands in the sea OF Marmora, that
they may there confer with representa-
tiyes of the associated powers with a
view to bringing about an understand
ing by which Russia may work out her
own purposes in peaceful ways. 1t
was stipulated that the Russian
factions must first. cease all military
action, and the invitation made plain
tllat the allied powers had no intention
or desire of interfering with the right
Of the Russians to settle their differ
ences in their own way. February Is
was set as the date of the opening Of
the conference.
This solution of the Russian prob
lem was presented to the supreme
council by President Wilson and in the
posed by Premier Lloyd George. At
first the French, who admittedly are
afraid of the spread of bolshevism in
their own country, were opposed to
treating in any way with the Russian
bolshevists, but they yielded to the
opinion of the majority. 1t was be-
| lieved that the contending factions
would accept the invitation. since their
resources are nearly exhausted. The
bolsheviki were severely defeated very
| recently in northern Russia, and there
| are numerous and extensive peasant
| risings against their rule in the terri
tory they have controlled.
1t is understood that the allied COM
missioners who will meet the Russians
will state these four conditions as be-
ing Indispensable in bringing about an
adjustment:
First-Peace at all points.
Secohd-Removal of all economic
barriers which restrain the free circu-
lation or exchange of food and COM
modities between the factional zones
| and the outside world.
Third--Genera. elections on repre-
sentative basis.
Fourth--Some adequate arrange
ment for the payment of debts.
The plan of the supreme council
was very badly received by the anti
bolshevil1 Russian leaders now in
Paris. Their comments were bitter in
the extreme and Sergius Sazanoff, rep
resentative of the governments of
Ekaterinodar and Omsk. declared he
would not sit in conference with the
-n-
Decision was reached by the su
preme council last week on another
very troublesome matter--the Polisl
question 1t was determined to senC
at once TO study this problem mis-
sion composed OF military and a civi
delegate from the United States, Grea
Britain, France and Italy. Probably
If the Russian bolsheyiki remain recall
citrant, the Polish state will be Sc
up as strong barrier between then
and western Europe.
-a-
The Temps of Paris said last weel
that the peace congress is likely t
create two commissions, one on th,
league Of nations and one on the com
penSation Germany must pay. l
added that the American delegate
also proposed commissions on terri
torial questions, on overseas territor
les and on responsibilities. 1t is salt
in Paris that the American delegate
l
sibility Of the former kaiser and hi
chiefs for the war In this matter the,
are likely to find themselves oppose,