The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-09

SAo - things from . caosca
&3lvo afo Ioss Inclined 20 wofIy
ssEe strata upon the oeiceac
what worries us - the dues.
aak what impression ~.
m u the other side OF me -.
" N - srardinr the happenings here
IN t~nr tha spAsnaodic peace, the
7SSi.eSs.s>.s-and "a speak frankly
ia ..@s--s,,. cnnfusion prevailing AZ
49, n.irht engender laSi J.
.Ss 80 1esred that across the Az
~ ~ 4nteeest N waning and tnat tns
n - ilrnprcss:on arising mere
fN0 AFFAIR II tremendously III.
ant wgii somehow end saus.
- 4: s s s|ss .as. ,I.,,s. {.
4 vouid ny Sladl ss'ss e.sse.:sss ~
&s -. .sTf you believe tnat .
Scfcry Anal settlement
&3 ~ navirNd. you are Sun "ore
3SkSn. The truth II that tne e.
u $fJ1f cuestions thus far nave 49,
q 01ther put OF or have ps ~, on,y a
q feneAed The truth - inas "a and
y - landmarks have been s'nN So
h rs 7lyrv -. Nv useful work has peet.
4 II - ~n,, n, IA. not seek for traces Oh
ss$s ~ She IL, c.nl communications Wv
4Rx press despetcne%
1fx3 OR THREE HOUR SEssioS'
] svEy,.. can seriously believe tnat "a
Il 60 NJ three hours session OF He
Ss.sTn,i ttee OF ten could sufnce ever
- -tartinr the discussion OF he
.s,s.rIext territorial problems Wn'ca
sK1s conference has so lar toueheo
&pon?
& ~ vcn know what happens al thesp
snsons behtnd closed doors III .Ile
Nrrt Mace. the delegates talk osef
1A1 subjects on the day P,osi 49,.
4AUes on February ., oeiere neai t .hs
4 1s.xsS~s ,,eA.are from Tchitcherin
%n~ Rosheysst foreign minfster) gav-
fxw~ths conditions on which the eo'-
u l.sviEi wc,,la accept the proposai %
-. ..i.sr,te In the Princes Island
conference
xsturaIly. the official connmunfaue
&xAs,,t make that clear, Then, tWo
- ssfleu1er are introduced VINO oik
aut from their portolios more r.
u yhr voluminous Tembrahua, -,
ss Saserates must consult maps 10 ioA~
- IN. demonstrations they are iis-
shnsur tn An interpreter translates
Il &rerxthinr that Is being said. ~n'cn
b ke.ns fha, one-half OF the CONFER
\. - 80 s4r,e Il thus consumed by repe-
N A448nAs a--
! s1xy,S.- scn,a vou expect that thus, In
aA., - naurs nv the clock, the dele
Y sv.srs could settle the fate OF mliiiohs
n u men and tens Of thodsanos W.
NJ ss5S.uare miles OF territory-and After
u aiearlnE only one side
8 rhall not go SO far as TO say tha'
& t0se members OF the conference mere-
III listen. without oerayihg Tue" ''
press1ons-
Didn't DISSEMINATE.
sytoow for example. that Pres,-
.S.nt wilson. for one, aid not dsssimi-
" 1satcf quite a start at hearing GET sA''
1. nolissf demands.
saa xsnYle thorough discussion ma
q faEen place Of any of the territoria
d nr0blems, x...a,
II must be borne in mind furthe1
u HAT the various commissions nave
IN selected not TO reach decisions
m To exc mine the problems IL i
u ouh after their work Is done Nhah
r fruit debate may ensus. .. ,,o
You will ask why waste time owe
1xnIsnations az subjects on WI
\ each- delegation possesses aeundan
lstar,nture 4" The answer Is: SmpE
q ~ rair time and save their faces
sTSain tiYner" you object len
N Yt,a conference anxious to finish In
busia Ws?"
see. .ainiy It IL, and that ~ exact
iii why 1t must save appearance =
tyrder to continue under pestef S"''
ditions its real work.
while curiosities are satisfied Q
4a.e variety and abudance OF SUB
ID 3tets. the quiet talk continues PENN
fIna scenes in an effort to solve IN
j true difficulties. You must nave no
deed the deliberate persistence
sharpening 'tickissh sup1ecls. i"
asuamittee jumps from the eoionis
ID Poland, from Bohemia 10 the OH
B ens.
Not One Word spoken
gS MAJ n single word has yet bee
81 ssaoken about The thorny question o
V the A31riatic or the German pFoo
ssss ae,rns. not a single word. fhtt ~
s which there liz any public knowieage
Yet. no doubt many wore M
sS ts.en uttered on these issues In IN
# f,fher. raore important sessions re
y Uartiing whose proceedings no ofich'
II ssnfnmuniuues are Issued. ] should D
ss FFssi1arDrised. for instance. IT these iai<
M had moi already produced some IN
III Epresting changes in the ttahah ae.'
VI fede toward Dalnatia and a protocol
al - The not less important French al
" sf4tude toward the Franco~1erHha
Dbl 1ID1andaries of the future.
III III in along THOSE lines that W
ssS4 s1ia atst look for the real progress az
ss SSsssssnrnpNshed Is ii wise to he eduaii
Ssss' III. inltstic concerning the elapora
"a 7Son of the statutes of the society
saSzza nations which forms the program G
M n faaa nightly session ut the CriiionI
Nss Tile subject !ss !udeta, Ok capi''
M NE importance.
EassT presideut Wilson is very eager
Am A.nronstrate that his dream of a
ISaF tshternatipnai federation Is feaiizaDl
ON pap,r, perhaps. In reality, IL
ssa saA say fra 1kiy. We are not yet con
E Nsnced.
VI By Saint Hrice.
Ss4@ UKRAINE QUESTION
R# is IMPORTANT ONE
A@ss Foreign Edxitor OF Le Journai.
MI Paris. Feb S--ShaIl VIC aban-