The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-23

Paris, Jan. III 10 pIelllIlIAdiJ
peace will be signed early in June at
the --latest, according to the most
trustworthy information, says Marcel
Hutin in the Echo de Paris today.
All Time TO League.
(By the Associated Press)
Paris, Jan 23.-Having disposed of
the Russian question for the moment
the supreme council of the peace con-
gress turned today to the principal OBJ
ject of it's work, the establishment OF
2 league of nations. The question
promises to command virtually the
undivided attention of the delegates
until their action regarding Russia
shows results one way or another.
AS the Russia delegates are not ex-
pected at Princes Islands until Feb
ruary Is, this means that nearly the
whole attention of the congress Will
be turned to the league of nations un-
til President Wilson's departure for
America Out of the Russian negotla-
tions it is hoped that some unanimous
agreement will be reached that Will
bring representatives of that country
into further sessions at Paris. Dele
gates of all the associated governments
have expressed the opinion that Sc
cure peace can hardly be considered
to have been made while Russia re-
mains on fire.
Use England's Plan?
1t is regarded as quite significant
in circles surrounding the peace con-
gress that it should be announced that
the first plan for a league of nations
to be considered comes from Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain. This
is quite in consonance with what has
been known in a very small circle
close to the American delegates that
President Wilson plans to have Euro
pean ideas come before the congress
in advance of his own. American Of
ficials explain that Mr.. wilson's pur-
pose is not only out of Difference TO
European nations which have sacri-
ficed so much in the war or out of
Difference to the views of European
statesmen but that there is technical
advantage in reservinS American plans
until all others have been fully dis
cusSed, when they may be brought
forward probably to form bridge by
which Engagements that may have
developed may be dispelled.
Wilson Has One, Too.
Mr. Wilson has told his colleagues
that he has no personal pride of au-
thorship in the plan for the league and
is quite ready to place himself in a
position of supporting some other ma
TONS plan rather than proposing one
of his own, if he feels that procedure
will best serve the common purpose.
If discussion goes on according to this
plan. it appears likely that both the
British and French plans will be dis
Cussed before the president brings out
his own, which is now entirely COM
pleted and ready for presentation at
any time.
Mr.. Wilson will so ahead with his
announced purpose of devoting all
his energies to the reducing of various
views on the league of nations to a
basis of agreement, while awaiting re-
suits from the effort to compose the
differences between Russian factions
He intends to adhere to his determina-
tion to hold all other plans secondary
including his visit to Brussels and his
trip to the battlefields and devastated
regions
1T is now definitely settled that 3
large number Of American troops will
20 to America with President Wilson
on the liner George Washington. Mr.
Wilson has personally given order:
that every available bit of space on the
liner be given over to troops and thai
the personnel of his party be reduced
to the minimum