The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-23
DECLARES PEACE
WILL Be SIGNED
BY JUNE SURELY
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in a position of supporting some other
nations plan rather than proposing n
OF his own if he feels that this pro-
cedure will best serve the common pur-
pose. If discussion goes on according
to this plan 1t appears likely that both
the British and French plans will be
discussed before the president brings
out his own, which Is now entirely
completed and ready for presentation
at any time.
Will Work on Plan.
Mr., Wilson will go 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 determine
ton to hold all other plans secondary,
including his visit to Brussels and his
trip to the battlefields and devastated
regions.
large number of American troops will
go to America with President Wilson
on the liner George Washington. Mr..
Wilson has personally given orders that
eI cry available bit of space on the
liner be given over to troops and that
the personnel of his party be reduced
W luC hllilliliulll'
Led by President Wilson, the supreme
council yesterday moved to unite the
factions Of distracted Russia and bring
them into the peace congress. They
unanimously adopted a proposition
brought forward by President Wilson
asking all the Russian factions, includ-
ing the Bolshevists. to meet the allied
and associated governments at Princes
islands in the, Marmora sea by Feb.
Is, the contending factions meantime
declaring a truce and s%uSpending all
military operations.
The joint commission Of the asso-
ciated governments will be announced
as soon as the Russian factions accept
the proposal which was communicated
to them by wireless last night. This
Russian commission will proceed to the
meeting place, probably on a warship,
by way of the Black sea and the Bos-
porus.
Pershing Called.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, the American
} commander-in-Chief, has been called to
Paris, and it is expected that he will
be the military member Of the Ameri-
can representation on the joint COM
mission. Aside from the importance of
the conclusions reached, 1t was espe-
cially notable as being the first time
that the voice of the United States
had taken the direction in the concert
Of European powers on the most seri-
Gus European question now presented.
There was added significance in the
fact that an American president in
person had taken leadership in the
council made up chiefly of European
statesmen and had pointed a way
which they had unanimously adopted.
The final result came after three
days of continuous discussion of Rus
STA, which did not crystalline until the
final hours. when President Wilson pre-
scented in writing the plan he had elab-
GRATED,
Beside the action taken with regard
to Russia, the council yesterday pro-
vided a joint commission of two each
from the United States, Great Britain,
France and Italy to proceed immedi-
ately to Danzig and Warsaw for con-
sideration Of the entire military, eco
monte and political situation of Poland.
A plenary meeting Of the full con
ference was announced for Saturday,
when the plans of President Wilson
and David Lloyd George, British prime
minister, dealing with a league OF ma
tons, will be the first order Of bust
ness.
Yesterdays action on Russia and Po-
land, however, goes into effect without
presentation to the full conference and
is taken as the action of the great
powers.
A delegation representing the League
of the Rights of Man called on Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday afternoon. In
a short address to the delegation Mr..
Wilson said it was with genuine sat-
isfaction that the United States came
to the help of France" and that he
believed it was true that the coming
of the Americans prevented a catas-
trophe that might have overwhelmed
the world"
Secretary Lansing gave a dinner in
honor of John W. Davis, American am
baSsador to Great Britain last eve
ming, President Wilson and all officials
attached TO the American peace mis-
sion were present.