Show S n i rM t 6 r t a R E t tI tr r I- I American I 1 American army array trucks on the road between Coblenz and Bonn on ou the the left bank of the Rhine 2 2 Vanguard 2 of the American army of occupation n crossing the Rhine at Coblenz one of the gateways to Germany 3 3 Gar Gar den house of the governors governor's mansion at Archangel Russia used by the A American Red Cross a IU part of Its head hend quarters NEWS SEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS EVENS Russian Factions Are Invited to Confer With Comm Commission From the Allies f ON 0 SEA SEA OF MARMORA ISLAND M Must st First C Cease ase Military Operations Majority M Majority Socialists Victors In InGerman InGerman German er nan Elections British Plan for League of Nations Presented Presented-I Presented Irish Irish ParlIament Parlament Par Par- lament Meets By EDWARD W. W PICKARD Realizing that they cann cannot t establish peace In the world while Russia is at war with herself and her neighbors the supreme council of the thy peace pence congress con eon gress press has Invited all nn Russian factions II to send representatives to the Princes' Princes Islands In the sea of Marmora that they may there confer with v fives oC oj the associated powers with a avIew aview aview view to bringing about an understanding understand understand- ing by which Russia may work out her own purposes In peaceful ways ays It was iwas stipulated that the Russian I factions must first cease all nIl military I action and the Invitation made plain c r that the allied powers had no Intention or desire of Interfering with the right i of the Russians to settle their dIfferences differences differences differ dIffer- In their own way February 15 was set as the date of the ope opening of the conference This solution of the nus Russian lan problem problem lem was presented to the supreme council by President Vilson Wilson and in the main maInIs Is on the lines of ot the action proposed proposed pro pro- posed by Premier Lloyd George At first the French who admittedly are afraid of ot the spread of ot bolshevIsm bolshevIsm- In r their own country were opposed opposed to treating In any way with the tie Russian I r bolshevIsts but they yielded to the opinion n of the It was vas wast believed be- be lle ed that the he contending factious s. s t would accept the Invitation since their resources are nearl nearly neaily exhausted The H bolshevik we were e severely defeated very yen r recently Jn in northern Russia RussI and there are numerous and extensive peasant risings against their rule In the territory terri terri- tory they have ha controlled It Is understood stood that the allied commissioners com com- mIs missioners who will meet the Russians 1 will state these four conditions as beV benS be be- V lag Ing nS Indispensable In bringing about an 1 adjustment i First Peace First Peace at all points Second Removal of all economic r barrIers which restrain the free circulation circulation lation or exchange of fo food d and com- com w modifies between the factional nal zones r t and the outside world i Third General Third General elections on on-a on a i basis f- f Fourth Some Fourth Some adequate arran arrangement arrange arrange- gement ge- ge ment for the payment of debts of ot the council I The Thew pins supreme r was very very badly received lid the antl- antl I bolshevik lc R Russian leaders now In In b i Paris Parts There Their comments were bitter Jn n the extreme and Sergi Sergius us representative rep rep- of ot the governments of and rind declared he her r t would not sit In n conference with the traitors wh who had bad betrayed his country t Decision Decision L was ens reached by the supreme supreme su SUe preme I council ou last week on n another t r very troublesome matter the matter the Polish k question It It wile was determined to send end at nt once rice to study study this problem a mission mis mission mis- mis sion slon composed of a a military and a civil ciril delegate fro United States Great Britain France France and Italy Probably If the Russian I m bol l remain recalcitrant recalcitrant recalcitrant recal recal- the Polish state will be setup set setup setup up as a a strong b barrier between them and we western e n Europe la Sa laThe The Temps of ot Purls Paris said last week that the pel peace congress Is likely to create two commissions one one on the league of f nations and nd one one on the compensation com coln- Germany must pay It added that the he American delegates also proposed commissions on on n territorial terri term questions on overseas territories lea ies and on responsibilities It Is said said In Sn Paris that the American delegates are not yet satisfied 1 as to the responsibility of ot the the former kaiser and his chiefs chiefs for the war In this matter they are el elt t w is clad fiad th ves res opposed I 1 t 1 to the firm even passionate opinIon of the British French and Italians to say nothing of the B Belgians and Serbians a Pa- Pa PrIn Prince whose record entitles en- en en entitles n- n titles him to respectful hearing urges a peace that will not nit grind the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans in to the dust But It is ts only disgusting dIsgusting disgusting dis dIs- gusting to read the plea of Bethmann HOIl Hollweg g who was Imperial chancellor at the outbreak of the war He begs for a peace peace of justice based on President President President dent Wilsons Wilson's program and says Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice will ill v veil n her head If the victor vIetor exploits the distressed I conditions of the conquered This would sound better better better bet bet- ter if It did not come from one ine who Is held largely to blame lame for the crime of the centuries Such men as Bethmann and Bernstorff will help their countrymen more by keeping silent PS D Despite te es ite many riotous demons demonstrations rations by the and Independent Socialists the German elections forthe for forthe forthe the constituent assembly were held and resulted In a substantial victory fo for the Ebert faction The Majority Socialists elected more representatives s than any other group The former Liberals Liberals Liberals Lib Lib- now called the tile German Demo- Demo were second and the ns and Independents were snowed under winning only in Frankfort on the on the Main and Brunswick It was as estimated the theM M Majority Socialists would hold 65 65 percent per percent percent cent of the seats The national assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly Is to meet on February G 6 in In VeImar Wei Weimar VeI mar capital l of the the grand duchy of Sax Weimar Saxe In in deference to the demand of ot the south German states which wished to have the convention con con- n as ns far as possible removed from the Influence of Prussia Kurt Eisner Elsner the Bavarian premier premier- failed of el election on to the convention The most radical elements In Ger Germany many are making capital out of th the Iuta murder of Lle Liebknecht knecht and Ro Rosa a Luxemburg the leaders and andIn andIn andin In many places general strikes were ere started In tn protest Bremen was vas reported reported reported re re- reI re- I ported to b be in the hands of the workIngmen work work- ork- ork i Ingmen who had seized the barracks barrackS the banks and nud public bu buildings building and nud disarmed dis armed the g garrison At t Remscheid all aU work work was as stopped There were serious riots In Leipsic and other cities hutin but In Berlin the disturbers were scattered scattered scat scat- t red by the firm measures adopted b by Gustav head of the government go police J toOne to- to One of the worst beatings the b bol bol- bol l- l of Russia have received was after the capture of Larva Narva by the and the victors victors' rs' rs declare It amounted to a complete rout The The- army at once moved on Petrograd taking many prisoners and guns London heard that ordered ordered ordered or or- dered the governor of Petrograd to surrender the city without a struggle le In the Archangel region the kept up a vigorous f attack on the advanced advanced ad ad- positions of the Americans ans' ans and loyal Russians and were boating boasting that In the Kadish vicinity the they would drive th the allies Into the White sea In Match March They seem to be well supplied with artillery and shells but are gaining no material advantages A AIn Sa Sain in addition to settling the dispute between the Italians and the Jugo Jugo- slavs concerning Dalmatia and Flume the peace congress has another conflict con filet of claims to adjudicate The secret treaty between the entente al allies at- at II lies s envy cave to France the tho of nf S SHo Ho and Armenia Armenta and now comes the king of ot the represented at Paris Purls by his son son Prince Feisal asking complete complete com corn Independence and autonomy forthe forthe for forthe the Arabian state of the to consist of Syria upper and lower ver I Mesopotamia l Yemen and The conference Is asked to send scud a commission commission commis commis- sion slon to the desires of the peoples Involved The k leng ng of the and his troops gave ga the British very considerable con con- aid in the conquest of ot Pales Pales- tine 1 I The British draft of ot a league of ot natIons nations nations na na- na- na was submitted to the peace delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates last w week ek by Lord Robert Hobert Cecil who said It was his opinion that an nn in in- t 1 tribunal wIth with absolutely binding powers is pot not practical at the present time The British plan follows the Ideas Ideas' of Genera General Smuts th the South African leader and contemplates a n league relying largely on public opinion opine ion on and having the power to Impose d delay la on disputants before resort resort to to arms The French plan for a league j t was the next scheduled for presenta presenta- tion It was said President Wilson would not submit his scheme until all others had been heard not only out of ot deference delE to the European nations but butIn butIn butin In the belief that when the others have been discussed his plan may serve to reconcile the differences that will have developed That these differences will not be he great Is the belief bellet of ot Lord Cecil who says he found In conversations with the del delegates gates that there was inv In v very ry large measure an agreement on the principles he bEt outlined Pa PaThe Th The opening of the Sinn Fein parliament parliament par par- In Dublin with Its formal proclamation proc proc- of the independence nce of Ireland Ire Ire- land laDI was vaS perilously near to being a comedy but may well develop Into tr tragedy later Inter Only 25 members were present the others being In jail Jall They elC elected ted Charles Burgess speaker and appointed Count Plunkett Arth Arthur r Griffiths Griffiths Griffiths Grif- Grif Grif Grif- and Prof Edward De Valera a committee to pre present ent to th the peace con conference con conference ference Terence at Paris the claims of Ireland to self self- self Uon The last two rosined named are In In English prisons The proceedings of the parliament were conducted so far far- faras as possible In th the e Irish Celtic language with lapses Into English when the former mailed failed The government took absolutely n no notice of the meeting of the Dan Dall as t the l Irish call their assembly assembly as as- embly although It was was' In the Mansion Mansion Man Man- sion slon house under the very shadow o of f Dublin castle L Loyal al citizens s hung out an unusual number of union jacks an ansome and d some returned soldiers growled a n hIt bit but there was no disorder r. r The BritIsh British British Brit Brit- S ish government apparently intends to ignore the Sinn Fein republic until i It t tn undertakes s to enforce laws that are i In hi n conflict with those by th the e British then the trouble Is likely t to begin In In n the opinion of ot the loyal Irish pi press ess the purpose of pt th the parliament parlIament parliament par pari i is to attract the attention o othe of ot t i ith th the world world especially the peace confer conference once ence n e to the case of the Sinn Sian F Iners and arid the latter hitter expected and hoped th the e assembly would be suppressed by th the e police e. e In this the he British fooled foole d them not desiring to create create any more Irish martyrs than necessity compels If Count Plunkett t takes kes the Sinn Fein declaration to the peace conference i ItIs it itIs t Is likely to be quietly y pigeon pigeonholed holed 1 Pa- Pa One result of the Irish Irish matter wa was was' s the killing of two policemen o who were guarding a quantity of explosives t In InT n T TIpperary and the theft of the explosIves explosives ives Tipperary was as at once once plated place ed d under the crimes act which means it its s Inhabitants are under much the same restraint as the people in the occupied parts dC of Germany The rhe murder may maybe maybe maybe be th the beginning of a new period of oft t terrorism and assassinations let Pa- Pa While new republIcs ar are springing up up overnight In Europe Europ the reactionaries reactionaries reaction reaction- reactionaries aries of ot Portugal have broken out ut and proclaimed the restoration of the mon monarchy mon mon- archy The movement Is especially strong In the northern part of the country The revolutionists have offered offered offered of of- the throne to fo to the former king Manuel Mnnuel and though he Is absolved officially of of- officially of any connection with the uprising uprising up up- rising It Is reported he Is on a a vessel off Oporto awaiting developments Ills His lord In waiting at London said Manuel would return to his hits country If It It wished him to do so There Is a report report re re- por port that In case Manuel does not not accept accept ac nc- the Invitation of ot the royalists the they will offer the throne to Dom Dora Miguel Miguel Mig Mig- uel of Braganza who married Anita Stew act t of New Jersey r AIt A- A It may be the Yellow Peril alarmists alarm- alarm in America will be he somewhat si silenced sIlenced sh b by the statement of Viscount minister for foreign affairs atthe at atthe atthe the opening of ot the Japanese parlia parlia- ment meat lIe He declared that Japan had bad no aspiration but hut to seek the consummation matlon mation of a n free a and nil unfettered development development development devel devel- of her national life Ute alon aion r the highway of ot Justice and peace and nd that she was determined to pursue a fair and clean policy in n all international al relations He lie especially emphasized his country's friendship for China and Russia and denied that It would be Japans Japan's policy to take advantage of ot othe The he domestic troubles troubles tro of ot Russia to promote promote pro pro- mote selfish alms of ot terrI territorial or economic eco eco- aggression Tho The Japanese foreign foreign foreign for for- eign office also Issued denials of ot mis t I Ic c r reports ports ports' of Japanese J ties Ies In China par particularly In regard to the he gr granting nUng of loans I I |