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fun agreement, will prevail In the

full agreement, viii prevail In the
main.
Americas delegates to the peace
conference. IL Is declared, have agreed
to recommend the destruction of the
surrendered enemy wnrShlps. In or
der TO avoid any disputes rs to
their distribution. In this they are
supported 10y the British who,
through Sir Eric Gcddcs, first lord ct
the admiralty. already had acqnlc,ced
in the plan. The smaller nations prob
ably will protest against this plan, for
they had counted on building mp their
nayles with some of the Hun vessels.
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That vague proposition, the free
dom Of the seas Is becoming n triile
less vague, and the chances that II
will cause any serious dispute between
the Americans and the British at the
conference table are growing daily
more remote. 1t Is understood that
Mr.. Wilson has assured, or will assure
Premier Lloyd George that he has no
intention of suggesting that the Brit
ish navy he reduced TO n point that
would ~endanger the safety Of the EN-
pire. In this, as In all else, the presi-
dents frequent conferences with the
statesmen of Europe are having de-
cided effect and the possibility OF
clashes between the American dele
gates and those of the other nations Is
fading away rapidly.
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy and
the prince OF Piedmont, heir to the
throne, arrived I'm Paris Thursday and
met President Wilson, formally invlt-
ing him to visit Italy. Over In Eng
land there was much confusion owing
to, Mr.. Wilson's sudden change Of
plans regarding his visit to London.
He determined to be there on Deem
Der 20, instead OF waiting until later,
the reason given being the possibility
that he might find It necessary to re-
turn to the United States earlier than
had been expected.
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For the time being, at least, the boil
sheviki Of Germany are beaten. The
national convention OF delegates Of
the soldiers and workmen's councils
opened in Berlin and At once declared
In favor of the calling OF n national
assembly To elect n president of Ger
many and the government set Deem
her 20 ms the date. The Independent
Socialists lined up in the convention
with the Social Democrats, the party
which Is now in control and which Is
led by Ebert, Scheldemann and other
of the peoples commissioners. Lieb,
knecht and his Spartacides vainly
fought the plan for n national assem-.
bly,, and the fiery Karl was barred
from the meeting. Ebert continues tC
urge the orderly formation of q re
public that shall be strongly social
istic, but the belief that he really
would foster n counter revolution per
sists in some quarters. II was violent
~ voiced in the Berlin meeting by
GeorG L%edehour, n radical leader oi
the Independent Socialists, but he wa
hOwlcd down.
~ A'fl''lATN Va ~ W INV
attack was the adoption Of n resolu,
ton transferring legislative and eNecu
tive power to the Ebert government
until some other arrangement Is made
by the national assembly.
In many parts OF Germany great dis
order prevails, At Dan2ig, for In
stance, all the prisons We're opened
and the inmates set Mt liberty. an,
street fighting is general.
Ea-
Meanwhile the b%Olshevik menace |
moving westward In Russia. The fol
lowers of Lenine and Trotsky have or
ganized n formidable army and ar
steadily attacking the people of tn
Baltic provinces. The arrival OF allie,
naval forces at several ports has no
sufliced 10 stop this movement, and tn
provisional government of Esthoni
has placed that republic" under tn
common protection of the entente pow
ers pending the decision of the peac
conference" Llvonia, Courland an
much Of Lithuania are in much tn
same plight as Esthonia, and the retll
Ing German troops are adding TO tn
distress Of the people.
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There have been recently insisten
demands for the withdrawal OF Births
forces from Russia. To these Viscoun
Miner, secretary of war, replies wit
a statement explaining the contlnuanc
OF the allied operations In Russia an
justifylng them, not only as the carr,
ing out of an obligation Of honor I
protect the Russians and Czecho-Sl,
vaks from bolshevik outrages, but ais