Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-22
May Name New Delegate.

Willie IHe peace congress lS &etI1nA
into action the question Of President
Wilson naming fifth delegate to act
on the American mission when he de-
parts for home, has arisen and the
names of William H. Taft and Elihu
Root have been mentioned. Mr.. Will
sons decision as to the appointment
OF another delegate depends on
whether he will consider it necessary
for him to return to Europe after the
adjournment of the American con.
gress in March,
SO far the president has not been
able to determine whether to return
to the peace congress because suf-
ficient headway has not been made to
indicate what may be hoped for in
the approximately twenty days before
his ship sails. He has told his COL
leagues that as he considers the busi-
ness of the peace congress most i'm
portant as concerns his country and
the world, he would not hesitate to
return if his presence is necessary to
the success of his plan for a league OF
nations.
If another American delexate
should be named, Secretary of War
Baker. or possibly Admiral w. s.
Benson. might be appointed. It is
suggested the possibility Of Admiral
Benson being made delegate de-
pends upon whether or not it ts de-
cided that the American navy should
be represented.
1t is quite probable that President
Wilson will take back with him as
! many American soldiers as his ship.
the George Washington, can accom-
modate. On one Of her voyages she
carried 1900 men.
Settlement Necessary.
Paris, Jan. 22.-Prestdent wilson
and David Lloyd George are in com,
plete agreement as regards the Rus
sian situation, according to the Paris
edition of the London Daily Mail.
They regard a settlement of the Rus
preliminary to the formation of q
league of nations, the newspaper de-
clares and they are anxious to se-
cure the evidence of accredited Boil
shevik representatives as to the status
of Russian affairs,
French opinion" continues the
newspaper. sis not at present in favor
of even this admission Of the Boil
shevik regime, but the English pro-
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invited to send representatives to give
evidence Of what territorial powers
they claim. II thereby an agreement
can be reached as to territorial de-
! limitations, the different Russian gov
/ ernments can be defined and re-
quested to contine their claims and
ambitions to such territories and cease
attempting to extend them by armed
force. an
Unless this is done. Mr.. Lloyd
George fears, parallel with the
French revolution, when an attempt
at interference by external powers led
to the creation OF q great national
army. Such an event might occur in
Russia If Allied armed intervention
were pursued.
| French opinion, on the other hand.
seems inclined to support the Poles,
who state that they are prepared to
raise an army and to limit, IL not
crush Bolshevism, IL assisted with
munitions and officers.
The Bolshevik attitude, as far as It
can be understood at present, is this:
They do not desire to become a great
industrial nation and are anxious that
Russia remain purely a9rarian and
self supporting. 5y3 &
This view II understood to have
been put forward yesterday by Harold
/ ScAvenius, the Danish y minister 70
Russia. The English fear that unlcss
i great care be taken. Bo1shevtk Russia
may be forced to depend commercially
entirely upon Russia.