New-York tribune., 1919-09-13

their sympathizers held prisoners in
the Allied countries.
.. All Allied troops to be withdrawn
from Russia. Soviet and anti-sov;et
governments to begin reducing their
armies simultaneously.
Z. All governments set up in Russia
shall recognize their responsibility for
the financial obligations of the forme r
RUSSIAN Empire to foreign states
parties to this agreement and to the ma :
tlonais OF such states The gold
se'Ieo oy the Czecho-Sloyaks at Kazan
to be regarded as partial payment Of
these obligations.
The minutes Of the peace conference
IN It's discussion of the Russian situa-
ton were of particular interest to the
rorelgn Relations Committee. In the
first discussion, which took place on
January 16, Lloyd George said:
The British proposal was to invite
all the different governments now at
war within what used to be the Rus
sian Empire to truce Of God, to stop
reprlsals and outraees and to send
men here to give, so to speak, an ac-
count OF themselves. The great
powers would then try to find way
to bring some order out of chaos
President Wilson took up the dis
cussion: His statements in which he
touched upon the labor situation in the
United States and throughout the world
were given in the memorandum as fol-
lows:
pres dent Wilson stated that he did
not see how it was possible to contro-
vert the statement of Mr.. Lloyd George
ne thought that there was a force be-
nlnd his discussion which was no doubt
IN his mind, but which it might be de-
! n ~
nltely. He did not believe that there
would be sympathy anywhere with tho
brutal aspect of Bolshevism if it were
not for the fact the domination Of
large vested interests in the political
and economic world While it might
be true that this was in process of dis.
cussion and slow reform, it must be
admitted that the general body of men
nave grown impatient at the failure to
bring about necessary reform.
Pre- sident Wilson pointed out tina,
the whole world was disturbed by this
question before the Bolsheviki came
into power. Seeds need soil, and the
Bolshcvik seeds found the soil al
ready prepared for them.
"President Wilson stated that he
would not be surprised to find that the
reason why British and United States
troops would not be ready to en-
ter Russia to fight the Bolsheviki was
explained by the fact that the troops
we're not at all sure that if they put
down Bolshevism they would not bring
about reestablishment of the ancient
order.
Wanted Russia Given Chance
For example, in making a speech re-
Gently to a well-dressed audience in
New York City. who were not expected
to show such feeling, Mr.. Wilson had
referred casually to Russia, stating
that the United States would do it's
Utmost to aid her suppressed people.
Inc audience exhibited the greatest en-
lhuslasm, and this had remained in the
the sympathies of the new world are"
Submits Ceci1's Plan
Lord Robert Cecil's plan for league
of nations, which Mr.. Bullitt also sub
mtted to the committee, provided for
an annual meeting Of the Premiers or
Foreign Secretaries of Britain, the
United States, France, Italy and Japan.
"and any other states recognized bv
them as great powers" and for meet,
ing every four years of all member
states.
Each member would bind itself not
ITO make war until it had submitted
the matter or matters in dispute
to an international conference or
arbitral court and obtaining its de-
cision. Each nation would bind itself
not to fight any nation complying with
this decision, and would undertake to
consider itself at war, ipso facto, with
any nation acting contrary to these
two covenants. "and to take Jointly and
severally appropriate military. eco
nomic and other measures against the
recalcitrant state"