Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
WOIND RE|NWTE
RUSS To PARLEY
Churchill Proposes Peace
Conference Omit Some Un-
acceptable Conditions!
DISCUSS MATTER TODAY

mittee of the supreme council
charged with the examination of
Rumania's territorial claims met
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The subcommittee OF the peace
conference comm ission on respon-
sibiIity for the war met at 1880
O'Clock and the finance commission
is to meet at 3 o'clock this after
noon.
PARIS, February 17.-Attention of
the delegates to the peace conference
wills focus on Russia today, the supreme
council having decided that. as the
time allowed for acceptance of the in
vitation t. the Prinkipo conference
has expired, something else must be
done.
Winston Spencer Churchill of Great
Britain has proposed that the invitation
be renewed and that some of the con-
ditions that made the first invitation
unacceptable 10 most of the different
Russian factions be omitted. II the
supreme council accepts this position, as
seems possible, it probably will not in'
sist that the conference be helo at
Prinkipo Island. 1t is possible tpat M
stead of a general meeting of the repre-
sentatives of Russian factions direct
negotiations may be Initiated, or com
missions will be appointed to get into
touch with the opposing elements there
Committee Reports Soon.
1t is scarcely expected that special
commissions of the peace conference
which are studying questions confided
to them viii be able to submit re-
ports to the full conference this week.
but it is hoped that some of these
reports will be ready for revision by
the supreme council, which is still
acting as a medium between the com
missions and the conference.
The committee of the lnterallied
women's suffrage congress, which has
been interviewing statesmen in
search of support for President VIII
sons plan to give women representa-
ton in the conference and in the
league of nations. has gained sue
Satisfactory assurances have beeh
given by President Poincare and
Jules Cambon, one of the French
delegates to the peace conference, and
by Foreign Minister HymanS OF Bel
GUM Premier Clemenceau, in addi.
giving women the right of municipal
rs now pending in the
French chamber OF deputies.
Borden Criticisss Delay.
Premier Borden's speech here last
night, in which he criticised the de-
lay in concentrating peace while the
troops are anxious TO return TO their
homes has made an undoubted i'm
preston here.
The same view is said to be taken
by some Americans. while the Brit
ish are not Indifferent to the demands
of their territorial contigents, which
are supported by the labor element
of England
Stephen Pichon said there were
many reasons why the treaty could
not be signed at once, even though
the league of nations project was
out of the way. Many issues that VIII
form the basis of peace, he said, were
being carefully studied. Among them
is the disposition of many OF the
fragments into which the former
Austrian empire has been divided, ana
another is the treatment to be ac-
corded Bulgaria.
SAYS No Time Wasted.
He agreed with Premier Borden that
there should be no unnecessary delay.
but did not snare MS opinion tHdt litae
had been wasted at the conference.
A fun discussion of all questions
must be permitted, so that settle
ment which might be decided upon
would be unanimous.
M. Pichon said that there was no
obstacle to recognition being extend
ed the new German government, but
added the Germans must be made to
realize they have been beaten--a fact.
he said, of which great numbers of
them do not seem to be aware /.
Expect President Back March Is.
PARIS. Sunday. February Is (by
the Associated Press).-The Temps
today gives the date on which Pres
ident Wilson is expected to arrive
in France after his visit to the United
States 1t is March 13. the newspaper
says.