Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-22
Council Determines Upon
Course Of Action Toward
Bolshevism.
FACTS WITHHELD
FROM PUBLICATION
Policy Of Building Wall Around eo'-
shevism Believed to Have Been the
Course Aeesptsd-prssidsnt Wilson
Undecided Regarding Return to Eu-
rope - Depends Upon Status OF
League Of Nations Hobby.
IBy the Associated Press.l


Paris, Jan. 22.-with the hope OF
formulating definite form Of action
on the Russian question. the supreme
council Of the peace congress continued
today to devote most Of its attention
TO the subject.
Discussions were taken up where
they were left off yesterday and some
announcement OF fully matured
policy IL expected to be made during
todays session.
When the council met this morning
there were present, in addition to all
the members of the council. Marshal
Foch, the allied commander in chief:
waysend, his chief Of staff. and Rear
Admiral Hope, deputy first sea loro
OF the British admiralty board.
Tho council continued the formula
ton of It's concrete proposal on the
Russian situation.
Plans Kept Secret.
Principles of action have been de-
cided upon in the main and virtually
all that remains is to reduce the agree
ment to writing and get final assert TO
It by the delegates. There was no in
dication at the opening OF today 8
meeting - to which one Of three pro-
posals already considered had been
accepted or whether an entirely new
plan had been worked out.
The policy Of building wall around
boishevism by encouraging lawful gov
ernment Is being spoken Of as beina
foremost among the possibilities. Con-
sideration of the Polish problem may
have added an element which may
have changed the line Of action from
its originally contemplated form.
Wilson May Name Proxy.
While the peace congress Is getting
into action, the question OF President
Wilson naming fifth delegate to act
on the American mission when he him
self departs for home has again arisen
and the names Of William Howard
Taft and E,lihu Root have been men
toned. Mr.. Wilson's decision as to
the appointment Of another delegate
depends wholly upon whether he will
consider it necessary to return to Eu-
rope after the adjournment of the
American congress in March. There is
absolutely no question that he feels
time to sign bills that have been
passed at Washington. He has no
thought Of signing them on the theory
that the embassy is American terri
tory.
Undecided a. to Return.
go far the president has not been
able to determine whether to return to
the peace congress. because sufficient
headway has not been made to indicate
what may be hoped for in tho aproxi-
mately twenty days before his ship
sails. He has expressed the hope that
1t would not be necessary for him, to
make another voyage across the At
lantic. At the same time, however. he
has told his colleagues that az he con-
slders the business Of the peace con-
gress most important as concerns his
country he would not hesitate to re-
turn II his presence is necessary to the
success of his plan for league of
nations. Until he has decided whether
OF not he will return, there is no way
OF forecasting the appointment Of an
other American delegate. II one should
be named. Secretary Of War Baker or
possibly Admiral w. S. Benson might
be named.
Mission to Poland.
The supreme council Of the peace
conference this morning considered the
Polish question and decided to send a
mission to Poland. This announcement
was made In the official statement of
the proceedings Of the conference.
A proposal from President Wilson
regarding the Russian question will be
diAcusSed this afternoon, the statement
added.
The possibility Of Admiral Benson
being made . delegate depends upon
whether or not 1t Is decided that the
American navy should be represented
To Bring Troops Home.
It - quite probable that President
Wilson Will take back with him al
many American soldiers as his ship
the George Washington. can accom-
modate. On one Of her voyages she
carried $500 men. Fully realizing the
desire OF American troops to be speed
i;y4 zreturTI returned ned 70 their homes anu aisu
the shortage of tonnage to transport
them, 1t Ii said the president wants
every available bit Of space used 70,
returning troops and is considering q
plan to take q large number with him
OF course the general scheme Of re-
turning the troops to America was
bound up with the. work Of the peace
congress and the progress 1t make.
toward restoring Europe to post wal
basis, but meanwhile under the presi-
dents direction p. N. Hurley, chair
man OF the shipping board. is con-
stantly at work on plans to enlarge
transport facilities. With the coming
:, warm weather it may be expected that
plans will be carried out which will
utilize All available ships to their full
est capacity.
Ii Accord with Lloyd. George.
President Wilson and David Lloyd.