The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
BRAINY RUSSIAN
HAS PLAN FOR THE
NATIONS LEAGUE
To Form Protectorate Over
Unfortunate Mother
Country
SENSIBLE METHOD
Predicts That Princes Island Confer
ence Will End In Dismal
Failure

VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 13-(Asso-
ciated Press "A Russo-allied COM
mission as an Executive organ" of
the Society of Nations with full pow
ers is a possible solution of the Rus
sian problem, according to DE-. Valda
Gira, a student of Russian affairs,
who is in the confidence of many
leaders of Russian factions. DR.. Cir
sa is member of the Czechoslav Ma
tional Council, but said that his pro-
posal was unofficial in character.
The failure of the proposed confer
ence on the Princes Islands is fore
seen by DR.. Girsa, who declares that
the lack of a concerted plant has
discounted allied efforts in Russia and
directed suspicion toward allied mo-
tives, with the result that after six
months of intervention the situation
not only shows no Improvement, but
probably is worse than at the be-
| ginning. DR.. Girsa considers COM
promise with the Bolsheviki impracti-
| cable.
can International Allied Commis-
sion should be constituted in Siberia" !"
said DR.. Girsa, with two members
from each allied nation which has
troops in Siberia Six Russians should
be appointed to the Commission
| which should be entrusted by the
Peace Conference with the direction
| of allied assistance and intervention
| in Russia. As soon as the Society of
Nations is created the Commission
should become an executive organ.
| sNo allied action should be under
taken without the previous sanction
of the commission, and all allied
troops should receive orders only
from the commission. The allied ma
tions should engage to place at the
/ disposal of the commission all forces
and supplies necessary for the ac-
complishment of the task. A final
/, settlement of accounts with each of
the allied Governments should be
made by the Russian Constituent As
sembly.
"Before beginning it's work, the
commission should publicly declare
| to the Russian people its program of
what it purposes to do somewhat on
| this line:
"First-That the principles of the
Peace Conference will be the basis
of the action of the commission.
"Second-That the commission will
not permit civil war nor any coercion
of one political party by another.
sThird-That the commission in
tends to support the provisional Rus
sian government as far as its program
accords with the resolution of the
peace conference, and as far as its
actions d not contravene that pro-
gram.
"Fourth-That the commissions
had no selfish designs, on the Rals-
sian nation, but has one final aim,
namely, to bring to the Russian peo-
pie, Constituent Assembly in such
a way that the whole nation will be
able without outside or inside pres
sure TO announce freely its will and
to create a definite form of govern
| ment
"The commission should then issue
a proclamation to the Bolshevist Gov
ernment covering these points:
.@Fmst-Supporters of the Bolshe
visit Government should renounce that
Government which has acquired pow
er Illegally against the will of the
nation by violence.
"Second-The Bolshevist Govern
ment shall disarm and discharge all
its troops.
"Third-l Internal and local admins
tration shall be surrendered tempor-
arily ito the various districts and
cities.
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