The sun., 1919-01-25
OPPOSE POLICY OF
WILSON ON RUSSIA
London Papers Criticise Invi-
tatiOn to BOlsheviki to
Join Conference.
FRENCH AGAINST PLAN
Contrary View Says Sea Of
MarmOra May Rank With
Sea of Galilce.
FRENCH AGAINST PLAN
Special wireless Despatch to THn suS.

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LONDON, Jan. 24.--Comment In the
British press Is not favorable to the
Lloyd George Wilson plan for the settle
ment of the Russian troubles. Practi-
cally all the morning newspapers OF
London express doubt as to the wisdom
Of what they call the ''wiison dIplo-
macy" "
Tho Daily Telegraph describes 1t as
politically hazardous and ethically
wrong. The Morning Post remarks that
the moral distinction between inviting
shadowy person to your house and meet
ing him at the seaside always has been
recognized in the civilized West, while
the Daily Despair says IN regard to
what It describes as Wilson's Russian
policy:
I'VE have failed to discover any
Rrton or ally who owned TO feeling
OF admiration or confidence In the Curl
ously irresolute resolution adopted on
President Wilson's accommodation IN
regard TO Russia. Weak. hopelessly
weak, was the general opinion OF this
purely academic policy. while the diplo-
mats. according to whether their coun-
tries were near to or remote from the
Bolsheviks. either we're angry or scorn-
full and the Russian stalwarts were sui
lenly Respondent.
Sees Need of an Explanation.
"They who did 80 much for us regard
our refusal to help them as betrayal
and their implied treatment on the same
level as the Red Guard OF the Russians
az an outrage It is difficult to under
sta nd the allied councils final vote face
as due to the effect produced upon IT by
recent evidence.
ut is an unquestioned fact that the
French, Italians and Japanese all favor
at any rate some form OF intervention.
Why the majority should have yielded
to the minority would seem to require
some explanation"
THE decision naturally Is due TO the
Anglo Saxon element in the conference.
says the Ere,,in0 Standard. and reflects
the curious innocence which goes with
the supposed British hardheartedness,
We are never tired OF talking OF the
f!ght.ness OF the Latin. but the fact Is
he is hard to deceive and sees things as
they are We are prone to see them as
We think they ought to be.
Thus in the nature OF things Presl-
dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd George
are inclined to regard the Bolshevists
az still capable of repentance and con-
version to Western ideaso OF civilization.
while the French look upon them as un-
compromising enemies. to be treated as
such"
Allies VIII Leave Their Cards.
The lfroring Post hopes the Bo!She-
Wiki will be duly grateful TO TIE Peace
Conference and adds: 1T is true they
have not been invited TO Paris. that
would have been too much but they
have been invited 10 Marmora. where
the Allies propose to leave their cards
for them"
The Morning Post hopes the Bolshe-
visits murdered their Czsr; therefore,
We suppose 1t IS wrong TO admit them
to conference with the French, who
once murdered their King. and with the
British. who cut of the head OF King
Charles President Wilson Is right to
confer with the Boishevists and 10 cx-
erc!se what seems more than Christian
meekness. Such forgiveness may cause
the Sea OF Marmora TO rank with the
Sea OF Gal!lee."