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WILSON RETURN DUE
TO FOREIGN CRISES
Continued from First Pogo.

patton of American forces In the Flume
region.
Senator williams's resolution is re-
garded as evidence that the Admins
tration has some understandings with
the European Governments as to the
part the United States will assume IN
Armenia. There has been mitch discus
sion of an American mandate for Ar
menia and considerable propaganda
has been started in this country to bring
pressure on the Senate in favor OF ac-
cepting such a mandate.
One day last week two bishops Of an
important Protestant denomination wrote
the Senator fiom their State urging him
to support the proposal of an Ameri-
can mandate for Armenia.
II have no doubt that I viii have
more Of the same kind within a day or
two" said the Senator II develops that
the same kind OF influence is being or
ganized widely for the same end.
on Capitol Hill It Is freely accepted
that President Wilson has given some
form OF assurance as to what he will
90 IN Armenia, and the English news
papers constantly reflect the belief on
the other side that II the treaty were
ratified this country presently would as
sumo the Armenian burden that Great
Britain 10 anxious entirely to lay down.
SO long as the treaty's ratification Is
uncertain II would be the worst of poll
Icy to permit the country definite
knowledge OF any promises of this kind
that have been made on behalf OF this
Government, for the idea of European or
Asiatic mandates Is proving highly un-
popular. Yet the fact Is constantly OBJ
served that the European diplomats
seem to understand that the United
states Is going to take a larger part
In the troubled regions and that matters
VIII be made clear as soon as the rati-
fcation of the treaty gives Mr.. Wilson
free hand.
situation in Northern Russia.
In Northern Russia there is a stu.
alton that recently has aroused great
| interest here. The British naval forces
In the Baltic have defeated the Russian
Bolshevik naval forces there. An Els.
thonian. army. well equipped with the
assistance OF the Entente Powers IL
reported amply capable of advancinp
and taking Petrograd before winter. The
Western Powers are anxious this should
be done, but recently the Esthonians an.
parently have lost interest In the enter.
prise and London reports that Esthonia
insists on recognition of its independ.
ence by the Allied and Associated
| Powers before It will order its army to
move.
The western European Powers have
been slow about recognising Esthonia
Sef-determination is not so popular a
doctrine as 1t was some months ago
Esthonia fears It will not get the recog.
| milton IL wants unless II insists now
| President Wilson. It appears, is regarded
| as hardly a less important factor In
| determination OF Esthonia's future thar
| he has been In regard to Fiume. In
| short there are limitations that the
whole Esthonian and north Russia sit.
uation is waiting for agreement by the
President and the Governments OF
Britain, France and Italy.
But II is Armenia that most keenly
interests Washington at this time. The
nation wide propaganda for American
| intercession in that quarter is exactly
| In line with the introduction of the
Williams resolution. Mr.. Williams per.
haps Is closer personally to the Presi-
| dent and more devoted to the Wilson
fortunes than any other man in Con.
| gress. 1t Is regarded as perfectly
natural that he should have been Sc.
! lected for the management Of the Ar.
! menian resolution.
1t has been sent to a subcommittee
Of the Foreign Relations Committee
which Is almost certain not to favor IL
Senators Harding (Ohio), New In.
diana) and Williams constitute thi.
committee. II has held some hearing.
and will hold more. The real interest
however. is to know why the resolution
was introduced. Apparently the Presi
dent has promised to do something lr
that quarter and wants to be sure Of
mis- power to act.
Warming of n Diplomat.
Apropos all this Armenian discussion
a former American ambassador, thar
whom few have had wider dlplomati,
experience. has addressed to a member
of the Foreign Relations Committee 8
letter on the Armenian situation which
is expected to have a good deal OF