Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-27
HOLD BOLSHEV|K|
AS HOSTILE BAND
Wireless Message From Foreign
Minister Convinces Allies
of That Fact.
PRESIDENT TALKS TO WOMEN
Lauds Work Of Those of France
and Expresses American
Sympathy.
PRESIDENT TALKS TO WOMEN
IBy Associated press.1


eign Affairs. OF the Soviet government
in Russia. is the only direct expression
provoked thus far by the peace confer
ence's wireless invitation to the Rus
sian factions, and that this fact must
DC taken as indicating that tho final
attitude of the Bolshevik government
Is Is; hostile to meeting under the con-
II is regarded possiblc inst :, ,noro
tormal reply will he received iron, tho
Bolsheyiki. hut the. dissatisfaction cx-
pressed by the Soviet COMMISSIONER of
Foreign Affairs is considercd as
amounting ;inn to Il rejection of the Invita-
an interview to-day. that it rests with
Ines, cne supreme council to decide upon the
Princes Island meeting is abandoned.
roLicY IN RUSSIA
:, IL Is declared that the supreme coun-
ing anywhere where the BoIsheyiiii
VII have an opportunity to Indulge in
sp,seches spec, calculated TO spread their dee
trlne among the peoples OF the entente
countries and the United States. Such
opinions i,i T,!,n1t as could be gathered to-day
70 be pursued We're to the effect that
the supreme council will adopt "A wait
ing policy.
II was considered certain by those
who gave opinions on the situation
that the powers cannot be brought To
in Russia in force now, if at ali. Each
eant oa inc s,,,t; Srcat powers has declined to
the American position in opposition TO
an expedition is declared to be even
more pronounced than that of any
intimations that the entente powers
looked to the United States to under
take this operation.in view of the fact
losses as a result of the war.
WILL WORK OUT THE
DETAILS Or RESOLUTION
1t was stated to-day in authoritative
quarters that though II was desirable
that the Russian problem should be
success Of the princpai oSjeeI S seIuf of the the
faaeeoffe eaKae of t9 terfanlzS
work out the. details OF the l,reject rs
outlined In the resolution adopted by
the conference yesterday as rapidly as
possible.
II is considered doubtful, in view of
commission having the matter in hand
whether the plan can be worked ont in
has set for the CONNIE encement Of his
plan of the league finally is adopted
OF Russia will be similar technically to
that OF neutral states which have not
will be held open for her TO enter as
soon as she has made herself ready 10
pass the tests for admission imposed
on neu;rals and even enemy countries
like Germany.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson,
accompanied by RearAdpiral Grayson
and a small party of American and
French generals. left Paris ut s o'clock
this morning by automobile for visit
TO the Chateau-Thierry and Rheims
regions.
the same time that President Wilson
began his trip to the battle area this
morning. The storm covered the en-
tire devastated region.
THE belief is expressed in French
official circles that the preliminaries
for peace Will be finished and ready
for submission TO the French Chamber
Mail.
The speed with which the conference
is shaping It's organization has brought
forth comment from various sources.
PEACE DELEGATES ARE
SPEEDING UP WORK
They are going very fast" says the
Figaro. dealing with Saturdays ses-
sion. Speed seems to have character
peace conference"
With much OF the final machinery in
motion and with NJ. Clemenceau. the
permanent chairman. insisting on busi-
ness by the conference. observers Of
the situation express the belief that
on the whole the peace conference is
nouncement of the personnel Of the
various commissions has added con-
siderably to the belief in the working
power of the conference.
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES
WORKING WOMEN
The text of President Wilson'S ad-
dress to a delegation representing the
working women OF France. who called
on him to-day at the Murat mansion
to urge that the neacc conference in
clude woman suffrage among the
points to be settled by the conference.
follows:
Mile Thompson and ladies.-You
have not only done me n great honor
but you have touched me very much I,
by this unexpected tribute; and may
add that you have frightened me, !
because, realizing the great confidence |
you place in me. ] am led to the qucs-
ton of my own ability to justify that |
+, You have not placed your conf
dence wrongly in my hopes and pur-
poses, bat perhaps not all of those |
in the great matter that you have so |
much at heart--the right OF women TO !.
take their full share in the political
life of the nations to which they be- T,
long. That is necessarily a domestic |
question for the several. nations. a |
conference of peace settling the rela |
;ions Of nations with each other would !
side it's province If 1t undertook to
dictate to the several states what their
internal policy should be.
CONSIDERATIONS APPLY
TO CONDITIONS OF LABOR |
at the same time these considcra-
tions apply also to the conditions of |
labor; and II does not seem to be un- !
likely that the conference will take /
some action by way Of expressing It's |
sentiments. at any rate with regard to
the International aspects at least Of /
labor. and should hope that some oc- |
cason might be offered for the case |
not only OF tho women of France. but
OF their sisters all over the world. TO
he presented to the consideration OF
the conference. n-.
"The conference is turning out to be
a rather unwieldy body, very large
body representing a great many ma
tions. large and small. old Fand new;
and the method OF organizing its work
successfully. am afraid, VIII have to
be worked out stage by stage. There
fore. have no confident prediction to
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