The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-17
RUSSIA GIVES
PEACE ENJOYS
BIG PROBLEM
Question Continues to Be Most
important One Before Su-
preme Council Of Allies in
Session at Paris.

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE question Of Rus
sia continues TO be one Of the most I'M
portant before the supreme council OF
the peace conferences The problem az
when she shall be represented. The
pooling OF the information In possession
OF the various powers ts expected 70
lead to the clearing OF the situation 10
some extent and substantial progress
Is hoped for from the discussions which
may be continued saturday,
The position OF the council regarding
publicity Is considered today as likely
to he modified and II was believed with
the assembling Of the council today the
press would he admitted Saturday to
hear President Polncare's speech before
the fun assemhage, In such case,
however, the newspaper men would
withdraw when roal business Is taken
up,
The publicity question continues to
occupy the French press. The Matin
tntruStS the expression Of Its views to
It's cartoonist, He depicts In the fore
ground a long line of people extending
from the horizon to n door upon which
isN inscribed Secret Conference Tn
derncath Is printed the question, what
Is that Crowd?" and the AnSwer-"All
those people are arriving for the peace
conference II opens tomorrow, but
don't tell anybody"
At the instance Of President Wilson
the supreme council has decided to hold
In allegiance the proposed rule for vir-
tual secrecy regarding Its deliberations
beyond information given In official
statements, II also was decided to re-
quest repreSe entatives OF the British.
American and Italian press to present
some plan for reporting the meeting,
1t was said in American circles here
that the stir caused by Wednesdays
action was not at all unwelcome to
the British and American officials who
were willing to work for broader
rule, which would omen the proceed
ings to the public view, British cor
respondents held meeting and adopt
cd resolution asking that one British
press Representatives be admitted to
the sitting OF the congress American
correspondents also adopted resolutions
declaring they would he satisfied with
| nothing less than access to all debera-
| tiOna,
These resolutions we're brought be-
fore meeting at which were present
| representatives OF the nress from all
the nations associated In the war
against Germany, 4 committee was
appointed % report tolnoTow a plan
o. ,,l,,, reporting p ne deliberations, which
gates tomorrow. The proposition to
make details OF the meeting OF corre-
spondents secret was rejected
| The question or making public tho
| proceedings Of the peace congress con-
| tinues to be subject OF discussion by
| the French press,
The Temps remarked last night
ut was said last night that tho CEN
sor would henceforth watch with espe-
| cial attention what Is written regard
| ing the congress and would pitilessly
| cut out everything that goes beyond
| the official statements In fact, yes
terdays decision (the decision OF the
| peace delegates as 10 secrecy Ia per-
haps neither absolute nor final Ii
seems. indeed that the question be-
| considered that II would necessarily
apply to the British and American press
lhe same rules as are laid down for
| French papers"
| THIS comment brought out a reminder
| IN American official circles that before
President Wilson's departure for Eu-
| rope II was announced officially at
Washington that at the president
personal request both the British and
French governments had raised all cen
Sorship restrictions in news dispatches
TO America concerning the peace CON
gress,
| Virtually all yesterday mornings Sos
sion or the supreme council was taken
up by a discussion of whether the peace
| congress VIII he open or closed After
| ward MIR. Wilson worked I'm his study
ana late in the day went for drive
lie went to the Champs ElysAe theater
with American officials last hight and
enjoyed Il production entitled Annex
Revue, 1915" given by the Argonne
players, most OF whom were soldiers
with htstrionic talent