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WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and colder to-da- y; fair with rising temperature. IT SHINES FOP, ALL Highest temperature yesterday, 431 lowest, ao. D.talUd weather reports on editorial pi... . VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 147. 4tt NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919 Copyright. 1919, bU the Sun Prlnfitir; and ruHkM.it, Association. PRICE TWO CENTS. $750,000,000 MORE IS ASKED TO RUN ROADS Money for Improvements, Which Will Be Repaid, Glass Says. LOSS OF $196,000,000 Deficit Laid to Cost of War -$- GR1,445,418 Is Already Tied Up. 1919 MAY BREAK EVEN Total Appropriation Called For Is $1,250,000,000 Loans Outlined. Special DtipateA to Tn flcs Washington. Jnn. 24. An approprl-ttlo- n of J75O.O0O.0OO to continues the financing of Government operation of the railroads wa asked of Congress . .... 1 nlnu(AJ!anaca1 TTInrn In ,n rHmat forwarded throUEh Secre- - i tiry of tho Treasury Glass. A state-ne- nt accompanying the estimate ex- plains that much of the sum Is to be used In advances to the roads In financing betterments and Improve- ments and In carrying working capital md will be reimbursable to the United It is proposed, however, to charge' off 'ram tho appropriation, as chargenble 'o the cost of winning the war, a loss f $196,000,000, which Is the difference ieteen tho rental guarantee and the art Income of the roads for 1918. Tho estimate Is made as necessary whether tho roads are held for twenty-.- m months or turned back at an earlier date. It provides for a total ap- propriation ot $1,250,000,000 for Gov- ernment control and operation of the railroads, but tho statement of sub- mittal points out that, much of this sum is reimbursable to tho United States and will be collected at the end of Government control. Need for Fnndi. Two distinct purpose, by the Railroad Administration are Involved In the 'for andiltlonal J76O.000.00O, It ' Etated by Director-Gener- al Illnes. The tiret U to furnish the,, necessary runds . .or financing, which are reimbursable, end the second .to meet the 1918 loss. Apparently no loss is comempiaiou i 1919. Director-Gener- Hlnca previously has Mated if the volume of traffic Is the ame the Ilailroad Administration will be able to meet the rental that is. It will break oven. Many well Informed men in public and prlvute life feel, how-tt- r, traltlc will not be as heavy under n en the best conditions, with the huge iar traffic counted out. f Summarized the financial statement presented by the Director-Gener- for Congress is as follows: 3A-F- OR THD YEAR 1913. Adlition and betterments hereto- fore financed by the Government 9,91S.:w Cun on hand now employed a orkinr cap.tal ttT.100.COO 0.hr working- - capital In the shape ot aienls' and conductors' ba- ling,, loan made to companies nth materials and supplies aj re' Ies outilandint: cur- rent liabilities tl.SM.lt. uoan to New York, Jew Haven and Hartford .. H.tW.OOO Advances to inland waterwaja (all but about Jfc.J0.onj repreaentinr Ir.Tcitmenta in boat, and other phraical propcrtj) 4,SH,IM Total l6S5.fM.SM IB-F- OR THE TEAR 1S19. The part of capital expenditure. hich It n estimate.! will hate lo t financed by the Govern-ne- nt for the tlmo beinr tocerry ot tho Tlxton and Maine re- - orranirallon and for lurther de- - Ttloyment ot Inland waterwaya. Hi,Hl,W Total for whlcb the GoTtrnment t,ii receive relmburaement... ,,1.05t.0X00 Items for which the Government will no- - receive reimbursements: !.? in operation for the year 1911. the difference be- - t the itandard return to t rajlroad nmpanie and the net rz imy operatlnr Income, which niy he fitrly counted aa one of he cpet of tlie aucceaaful con- - Inn f the war .'LS-JJ- Tal of item 1 and Item : l.).000.000 ! original appropriation under V jet of Matvh Jl. 1MI Sot recommended w.ooojw Plan for expenditure. t li proposed that the 730,000.000 fund \'ed for be 'added to and made a part if 'he original revolving fund of JG0O,-ft- \ ono provided by Congress, so that \till bo expended In the samu man-i- r and for the same purposes. Director Oncral Hlnes first Intended to ask a aera.-;i- c fund of 1500,000,000 or more, \M of which advance could bo made to '\.e railroads tomeet capital requlre-rrent- a, and all of which was to be repaid tlth Interest. A change was made In fnrr. it la stwted, to prevent tho neces- - of amendment of the railroad act n tt- - prceent circumstances and the '.da mental legislation It entailed. ! transmitting his reauest Director Oerai Hlnes nald ' \he necefjlty for this appropriation out of the following facta: wnen Ra.lrond Administration shall have e ',p ) its accounts for the year 19 1 S the lt will be substantially as follows : inc rtallroad Administration had -- an on hand at the end of calendar nr tOlS, 217,l00,000. U'.irkliiB Oa.h Capital. \This represents approximately the \\rklrr cash capital partly In the cen- -' treasury nt Washington, but princl-- in the hand, of the Federal treas- - of the rtallroad Administration n .ghont the country. This represents iJ leea than one month's operating x. s and approximately this amount 't r ftarv to enable the Railroad Ad- - \\.\atlon and the varlou. railroads uaue, ts control to meet without delay Continued on ElffnfA Pace, CROMWELL SISTERS, TWINS, END LIVES BY LEAPING FROM SHIP, IS REPORT BaTBBBBBBStB&kV BBBBBBBHBBBHEJIIBBbI BB.BBBBBBBBHk3'9 BBBBBBBBBbVHBBBKjBBhBBBi BBSiilBBBBBBBBal' BBBBBBBHHbBH9bBBBB BBBBBBBBlBBBBBBBK IBBBrBBBBBBBlBBBBBBBaJ International Xllrn Service Co. Dorothea and Note Left. in( La Lorraine Stateroom Said They \Were. \Worn Out.\ IN WAR WORK FOR YEAR Despatch From France Telling of Suicides Is Doubted by Brother. A despatch from Bordeaux, received yesterday In this city announced tho death? by suicide of Miss Gladys and jgs Dorothea Cromwell, stating that they hftd )eapcd frora tne ,jcci 0f the j,,,,, whla th8 vescli whlch wae bound for New York, lay In tho Garonne rtlver. The despatch added that they had left a note In their stateroom aaaresseu to the captain of the vessel, declaring that they had concluded to 'end It all, anajtilat no mnn bo discharged from the that their bodies had not been recov- - ann. nBanEt ,,, deRlro ... h . ereio. it was siatea aiso imi m:.v imu complained to fellow passengers of be ing worn out mentally and physically as a result pf their year's work with a Ited Croca unit near the fighting front. The report of their deaths came as a great shock to their friends in this city, but until he can obtain confirmation of it It is wholly discredited by their brother. Seymouf L. Cromwell of the banking Arm of Strong, Sturgis & Co. ot 36 Broad street. n as he receiveu tho report he put htmself Into communi- cation with friends In Washington and in France, but up to late last night had been unable to nnd out whether the re- port was true or not. The Misses Dorothea nnd Gladys Cromwell went to France a year ago to emrago In lied Cross canteen work. They wero twins, 29 years old, and the daugh- ters of the lata Frederick Cromwell, for many jears treasurer of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. After his death they made their home In an apartment at 535 1'ark avenue, which they closed when they went, abroad. Mr. Cromwell 1 certain that the re- port of tho deaths of his sisters Is a mistake, basing his belief on a cable- gram which he received from them on Wednesday, 'fn which they said: \Missed steamer. Sailing on Espagne.\ He says thut there could have been no possible for ...,, had written that they had found great happiness in their work in France and were looking forward eagerly to their re- - turn to New York. The Lorralno sailed last Sunday and tho Eapagno will not leave Bordeaux until The Misses Cromwell had not said In any message received here whether they had Intended to sail by the Lorraine, but their brother believes since the Lorraine and Espugne aro both owned by the same line that the Lor- raine Ib the vessel which, to .Judge by their cablegram, they must have missed. He sal last night that he was sure of their must have that tho report been due to their not being found aboard the Ijrralne after she left her pier, al- though their names must have been on list and their baggage the passenger probably on Also the cablegram which he had from them was sent from France the day the Lorraine sailed, which makes him think It unlikely that they could have been on board. A despatch from a Bed Cross official received lam night, stated In France, that tho Cromwell sisters left Paris the day before the Lorraine and. that they wero then cheerful and apparently happy, They have been In active service In duty ulnco Febru- ary France, on Bed Cross of last year, and in letters from immediate superior have been de- - bribed as devoted workers. Most of ner Od Of Service wa ct.o..v ..I Chalons sur Marne. where they were In .iMn work until their canteen closed hortiy after the signing of the armls- - . Tne ia.t two months they have \ . . an evacuation hospital, bcn \ . . .,.. ,,, ,.. The canteen \\.J under Ion range . tloned ha. .HUGH ..- - raids. i Gladys Cromwell. ARMY RELEASE WAITS ON JOBS K. ' ii- inn,n.lmnn( in Keep Soldiers Till Assured of Employment. i BENEFITS MARRIED MEN Allotment to Families Will Continue Until They Hove Entered Civil Positions. Washington, Jan. 24. To solve the pruniem oi unemployed discharged sol- - d!er.i the War Department has ordered as he can obtain employment in civil life. It was intimin.l tr,-l- !,,. -. ders hart been teie.-rr,h.- .i ,r. in ' ment and dlviplon commanders at Secre tnry Baker's direction. Tho order fol- lows i All commanding o:Ticern will take steps to iniuro that every enlisted man In their command understand thoroughly that the War Department does not desire to discharge nny sol- dier who cannot procure civil em- ployment. It will be mads clear to every .soldier that where he normally would be discharged under orders for demobilization he may remain tem- porarily in tho military service at his own written request until such tlmo as he can obtain employment. The fact that he requests to remain In the army temporarily does not In any way operate to compel h!m to re- main in the urtny for a long peilud of time aua!nt his will. Any man who normally would have been discharged If he had not expressed his desire In writing to remain In the service there- after may bo discharged from tho ser- vice nt his own request whenever ho thinks he may procure employment. All such men as aro retained tempo- rarily under the above authority will be attached to the moot convenlrnt unit and where their services will bo moat useful. suiciae, \\'T.. \ V\ motive th. If J deaths board. sailed, , , ! I : J..mKl.l1l.nlHH .1.. . II II action to prevent a large proportion of these men, from facing unemployment taken not only to protect the fcoldler Individually but because of Its effect upon employment conditions throughout the country- - Another aspect of the new noliev la that the families of married soldiers will continue to draw their allotments from the Government during this temporary service. For the time being nt least tho Department will ample work to keep the men busy In handling de- mobilization of other troops, in storing war material and in similar tasks. NEW PLANE ATTAINS 160 MILES AN HOUR Italian Machine Said to Have Smashed Records. Special CadU Ptipatch to Tub Srs from M London Timit Service. Copvrloht, 1910; all rljil$ reeerrrd. Jan. 24. A new the Marchcttl Vlckers Ternl. piloted by Sergeant Klia Lint, has attained under official trials an average certified speed ot 1C0 miles an hour. The trials conducted at a height of nearly n hundred feet from the ground, so tho controls were flattened In flight, and the flights were made both and against tho wind. exceeds by sixteen miles tho record under 1'roteaU Federal M'lre) Control. Montit.mem, Vt, Jan. 21. The House of Representatives y adopted a reso. lutlon protesting against the \usurpa- tion of Vermont's rights\ In tho con- tinued Federal control of railroads, nnd telephone nystems. The reso- lution went the Senate for action. $100,000,000 TO FEED EUROPE-I- S VOTEDTO 18 Senators Attack Wisdom of Wilson's Cure for Bol- shevism in Debate. FIGHT IS STUBBORN Statement Is Made That Only 5 Per Cent, of the Senate Favors Bill. IS SENT TO CONFERENCE Knox Perplexed, Borah Uncon- vinced and La Follcttc Sees Boms of Trusts. SpecfaJ Dftpatc to Tni SrK. Washington, Jan. 24. The Senate passed y by a vote of D3 to 18 the bill appropriating $100,000,000 for the relief of starving Kurope, following one of tho most protracted debates of re- cent months and one characterized by tho most stubborn opposition, consld-- I erlng the apparently small number of , votes cast against tho measure at Its final passage. There was grae doubt In the Senate, cvrn among the fifty-thre- e Senators jrho voted aye, as to the good sense and Justification for this enactment. Despite the evident need for outside assistance by the nations lately at war and some of tho neutral countries of Europe which havo lain in tho fringes of battle and suffered wellnlgh as keenly as those engaged In tho fight- ing, there was a serious Question in tho minds of Senators as tho wisdom of the cource which President Wilson mil sn urgently recommended. Such views wero held and clearly ex pressed by Senator Knox (Pa.), a mem bcr of tho Foreign Uelations Committee. i Senator Knox suggested that our first I 'duty was to our own country, adding: In all my legislative experience 1 have never been quite o perplexed or found It quite so difficult to make up my mind as to what my duty In tho cir cumstanccs was.\ n .New York Senators Divide. There, wero other Senators who voted for the bill, but who entertain almost identical views to those given volco by the Pennsylvania Senator. Senator Wadsworth (N. Y.) voted for the bill, although he did not for It. Sena tor Calder, the Junior Senator New York, spoke nnd voted ngalnst tho ap- propriation. 'I think,\ wild Senator Borah with gravity, \that this bill presents tho most extraordinary sttUHtlou which has eer been presented to Senate, it Is an open secret that not D pr cent, of tho Senate arc In favor or this bill. I mean uiai me nuum nui u.i.c iiuimicu any sucn movement, l nave nearu oojy two epeak on the floor In fa- - vor of the bill who did not apologize for tho ot. which they were colnir to cast. Senators here out of moral dread ana tear oi aoing nomeimng mey ougm not to do are yielding their Judgment on this measure,\ Senator La Follette (Wis.), who pre- ceded Senator Borah, charged that the bill was a measure to help out the com- binations of capital whose chief interest is food production, conversion and dls. trlbutton. \This bill I covered with a mantle of charity, but through that mantlo If you scan it closely you can see tho horns of tho beef trust,\ said Senator La Fol- lette. \I am not casting aspersions upon the President, but as the late Sen- - jator Dol!lor said, 'ho Is surrounded by gooa men woo Know exactly wnat tney want.' \ Detailed Vote on Measure. On the final roll call tho showing was: For the measure : Democrats Sen- ators Ashurst. Hankhead, Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Hen- derson, Uttchcock, Hollls, Johnson (S. D. ), Klrby, Martin (Ky.), Martin (Va.), Nugent. Ove-ma- n, Phalen. Plttman, Pol- lock, Pomerene. Bnnsdell, Saulsbury, Shafroth. Sheppard, Simmons, Smith , . . . . i lfl f I T\ V. .\. roi, curtls. Frellneh.rvn ) Hale, Jones (Wash), Kellogg, Knox, Lenrnot, Lodge. McLean, New, Page Smith (Mich.). Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren and Weeks 53. Against Democrats. Goro, Hardwlck, Myers 3. Republicans, Borah, Calder, Fernald, France, Harding, Johnson (Cal.), Kenyon, La Follette, McNary. Moses, Penrose, Polndexter, Sherman, Townscnd and Watson 15. Senators Thomas (Col.) and Varda-ma- n (Miss.), Democrats, and Cummins (la.). Republican, wero paired against the bill. Senator Reed, (Dem., Mo.) was absent, but also paired against the appropriation. - Jt will not be necessary for the meas- ure to go conference, where amend- ments made by the Senate must be straightened out. U. S. TROOPS GROW RESTLESS IN FRANCE War Department Urged to Schedule Departures. tty RAYMOND G. OARROU, Special Cable Despatch to Tui Sen and the Public J.edoer. Copvrlaht, 1819; oil rlghte reeenei. IV us. Jan. 24. Our soldiers in France aro becoming restless. Reports from army camps snow tins, nnd the un certainty of knowledge as to when they A suggestion from a high official In- - terested In their welfare Is that the War Department Immediately arrange a schedule showing tho approximate time of departure of each division nnd au- thorize the dissemination of the Infor mation among the soldiers of all Then our boys can wilte home r.nd arrange for new Jobs, for It Is always worry, mused by uncertainty, that breaks the spirit of mankind. In connection with this policy, adopted (Ariz.), Smith lUa., Swanson, Thomp-nft- er orders were Issued Inst week for son. Trammell. I'nderwood, Walsh. Will- - their was War have Rome. Italian biplane, were with from this Jn\ mT:a\ ' 'I r:mr!. home I. beginning to \\ .T. \\\\\affect the r morale, previous similar conditions, to to speak enators to ranks. FRANCO-SL- A VS OPPOSE WILSON IDEA; MAY APPEAL TO AMERICAN SENATE; BRITISH PLAN FOR LEAGUE OUTLINED REDS' LEADER SEIZED AS SPY Ensign Krylenko Caught Try- ing to Enter Lines of Anti- - In- - Bolshevik Army. TAKE TROTZKY PRISONER Lithuanians Defeat Enemy and Advoncc'on Yilna Pct-rogr- ad Criminals Loose. Iondon, Jan. 24. Ensign Krylenko, former commander of the Russian Bol- shevik \army has .been nrrestcd, ac- cording to reports received hero from Copenhagen through Finland. Ho was caught when he attempted to enter the lk army of Gen. Krasnoff for espionage purposes. Leon Troliky, the Bolshevist Minis- ter of War and Marine, did not escape from Narva after tho defeat of the Bolshevists by the Esthonlans, but was taken prisoner, according to despatches received here from Basel via LIbau. Advices from the same source stato that owing to tho intervention of Fin- nish troops in northern Esthonla nnd Livonia the country has been cleared of Bolshevist forces. An Ksthonlan official report on the capture of Narva by Esthonlan and Fin- nish troops announced that Trotzky, who had been present at Narva during tho flghtlnir, had escaped from the city after the liolshevlk defeat. Despatches of January 23 from Copenhagen avpeared to confirm' this, announcing that Trotzky was transferring his headquarters as Minister of War to Nizhni-Novgoro- Communications between Llbau and Narva do not appear to be particularly good at present. The places are nearly 300 miles apart and Bolshevik forces have recently been reported In the ter- - rltory between them. Lithuanian troops have Inflicted a de- feat upon the Bolshevikl near Kosze-dar- y, about midway between Kovno and Vllna, according to rejiorta from Kovno via Paris received The casual- - tfla nf thA llnlnhevlkl were heavy\HT)0 they are reported to havo lost 8.T0O men In prisoners. The Lithuanians are said to bo advancing toward Vllna Hklsinc-fors- . Finland. Jan. 21. Petro grad Ir being left to the mercy of gangs of robbers formud ot escaped crinuiiaif, who are dividing the town into districts for looting purposes according to too newspaper Riiaaltv Listok. It reiterates the report that the Bolshevikl are maki Ing hurried preparations for tho evacua- tion of Petrograd, with the Intention ot moving either to Moscow or Nizhni-Novgoro- d. The greater proportion of tho persons now interned In Petrograd will be It is nredlcted. and their women ! and children left to shift for thcmselvee. All the valuables In private houses. bank vaults and museums win no from the city. GERMANS FIGHT WAY THROUGH BOLSHEVIKI Troops Returning From the Ukraine Have Encounters. fir the Aeeociatei Prtte. Coblenz, Jan. 21. After being three weeks on n train fighting their way through bands of Bolshevikl In Russia several German soldiers arrived here vcrterdav from the Ukraine, rOUrhUn- - drs.1 members or tne liavarinn neavy Cavalry left Kharkov on December 23 after manning and arming a speclil train with ono pounders, machine guns and rifles. A officer of the Ger- man First Corpn, with headquartem at Kharkov, was among the arrivals .t Coblenz. He estimates that there aro 30.000 German soldiers remaining in the fkralr.e. Between Kharkov and Kclv the German train had frequent encount- ers with bands of Bolshevikl numbering from 200 to 2,000. In one of these en- counters the Germans suffered Elxty cas- ualties. The\ officers said tho train was stopped frequently by Bolshevikl nnd it was nec- essary for the Germans to fight their way day after day. Sometimes the Ger- mans bribed the Bolshevikl tonllowthe-- to pass, but In most cases they fought their way through, using machine guns from the trnln windows. The itinerary of tho Germans included Poltava and Krementchug, the train making peveral detours because of destroyed bridges. The Bolshevikl had ofllcerw. but they maintained little order nnd tho Bolshe- vikl foupht as disorganized units. A large proportion of them appeared to he former Russian prisoners. Many wore Russian uniforms, while somo had uni- forms stolen from German soldiers. The officer said that food was plentiful In the Ukraine, but expen- sive In his opinion all the Ukraine will Bolshevikl within a be overrun by the month or two. SWEDENORDERS RED LEGATION TO LEAVE Ultimatum Demands Depart- ure To-da- y, Says Report. Stockholm, Jan. 24. The Swedish Government has sent an ultimatum to the Bolshevik Legation here demanding Its departure from Sweden by Jnnuary 25 at the latest, nccordlng to the Poll-flfce- Early In December Sweden recalled her diplomatic and consular representa-- 1 lives In Rusfla, virtually breaking off i relations with the Soviet, nnd Informed the Bolshevik representative at Stock- holm, M. Vorovsky, that ho would not be further allowed to enjoy the dlplo- - matlo courier privilege. The despatch . announcing this added that the Govern- ment presumed M. Vorovsky and other members of the Soviet Legation would leave Sweden, but evidently they havo not yet done so. FORCE AVOIDED IN ENGLISH IDEA Would Bo Employed Only if Completely Severed Re-lotio- ns Failed. ARMAMENT A PROBLEM Difficulties of Limitation Cited, but Removal of Con- scription Favored. fiv the Aeeoctatei Prtit. Paris, Jan.\?4. The much discussed British plan for a league of nations, which now has been completed, 'can be outlined in concrete form to the people of the United States for the first time. The following details, though unoffi- cial nnd subject to nltcratlon, represent in substance the plan that will be laid before tho Peace Conference. The main feature of tho league pro- vided for in the plan will be tho estab-- . llshment of Imachlnery for handling International disputes. This will be based on nn agreement among the members of the league not to interfere with the territorial integrity of states or to permit others to Interfere with them. The rendering of assistance nnd guid- ance to new and undeveloped States to maintain freedom of transit and Just commercial relations between the mem- bers of the league are some of tho prin- cipal aims to be supervised by tho league. A committeo to rule on the question of trade In ammunition and arms, and before which would also come up for study international problems re- lating to 'economics and sanitation, will be appointed. A like central body for handling International labor questions is provided for in thg plan. Capital to De Created. In this connection it Is held that all Mnternatlonnl bodies now existing and any which may be created mUit be brought togethor In some central place, which will be the capital of tho league, and work In close cooperation with the leaguo if the effort to promote Interna- tional cooperation Is to be successful. The British plan provides for a general conference of the delegates of nil nations members of the league and for a smaller International oxecutlve council for the transaction of ordinary business A permanent becretarlat for the league would be presided over by a man of au- thority and experience In European af- fairs, sitting at the capital of the league, with all necessary diplomatic immuni- ties. Periodic meetings of the league's delegates are provided for, but It H pointed out that it probably would be convenient for states to appoint per- manent representatives to the capital who would act for their countries until more authoritative delegates arrived. The plan excludes some states llko Germany from the leaguo for the pres- ent on the ground of untrustworthlness, but it holds that this exclusion should not be prolonge1 unnecessarily. U\very civilized state with a settled' government will be invited to Join the league. Pro- visions for separate representation for India and the' British dominions is pro- vided for. Permanent Court Provided. Disputes for settlement nro divldd Into two clashes Justiciable and non- justiciable and each state will bo the final Judge as to whether a dltputo Is 1,.ettnlfila . nnt TV... talillDhmnt r, f n nermnnent court of International Justice for the set tlement of Justiciable disputes Is pro- posed, and until It Is created a court of arbitration Is suggested. Either a council or a conference .of the league Is thought to bo the proper organ for tho consideration of quarrels. The plan maintains that in cither case all that ought to be attempted at present Is to see that there shall be a deliberate public discussion and that International publlo opinion nnd not formal coercive machinery shall be appealed to. It Is held that the world Is not yet ready for such machinery. There are two cases only In which It Is planned that the league should apply coercion to sovereign States. Tim first case would be where ono disputant had compiled with tho unan- imous report of the conference or council of the league or with the award of tho Court of Arbitration, while tho other disputant refused to accept this as final. Tho league would have to assist the complying State If the other should of- fer violence. The second cas would be that of an aggressive Power which Insisted on going to war without allow- ing tho league time to discuss tho caa properly. The league's members would be bound in both cases to sever diplomatic, com- mercial and economic relations with the offending State. Tho military or naval Continued on Second Page. Cards From Coblenz Tell Tobacco Needs J. LELAND BASS of lilt! field artillery in tho Arniy of Occupation, writing to THE SUN from Coblenz, says: \Tho cigarettes sent by your wonderful fund arrived just when they were most needed. A thousand thanks from all our men for your most generous Bift.\ Next Friday evening there will be nnother party for THK SUN smoke futid. Head about It on page 8. WARNING! THE SUN O FUND has no connection with any other fund, organiza-tion-o- r publication. It employs no agents or solicitors. Britain Ready to Leave Accessions to League LONDON, Jnn- - 24. Reuters' . Paris correspondent says ho has been riven to understand that Great Britain is willing to relegate such problems as Meso- potamia, Palestine and the Ger- man colonies to a league of na- tions, as soon as that body is formed, to avoid wasting the time of tho Peaco Conference. Thus, says tho correspondent, it is apparent that Great Britain is not desirous of making nny de- mands for territory incom- patible with tho principles of a league of nationB. FRENCH LOAN UP TO BOLSHEVIKI If Reds Oo to Princes Islands Tarlcy Trc-W- ar Dobt Will Ro First Subject. MUST GIVE GUARANTEES reacc Council Still Waits for Replies From Rival Fac- tions in Russia. Bv the Aefocfated Preee. Paris, Jan. II. Recognition of Rus- sia's pre-w- nntlonal debt to France by the Lenlne-Trotzk- y Government will be ono of the first subjects dis cussed at Princes Islands Bhould the Bolshevik lenders accept the Invitation of tho Pence Conference to meet there. While Russia it a debtor to all of the Allies exrept Italy there Is a feel- ing In France's official circles that the French debt should receive priority, as It was contracted much earlier during tho tlmo of peace while the British and American claims only date back to the war period. Russian bonds aro widely scattered throughout Franco and there are more than 2,000,000 hold- ers, among them many worklngmen, small proprietors and tradesmen, whose savings of a whole lifetime are In- vested. It seems doubtful whether replies to tho Inquiries addressed by the Supreme ' Council to tho various Russian factions will be received in time for Saturday's session of the full Peace Conference. Difutit A bunt Status of Envoy. In fact It develops that tho Russians now In Paris assorting they represent the uiay not to compe- tent to pass upon the question them- selves. They have credentials con ey- ing powers unknown to tho Peace Con- ference. The Council Is disposed to ac- cept these credentials ns sufficient in event the Russians now here participate in the meeting on the Princes Islands; otherwise, It Ih said, it will be necessary to await the decisions of the home Gov- ernments of the various factions In Russia. This determination. It is held, becomes Important in view of the expressed dis- inclination of the Russians now In Paris to meet their enemies at a council table. It has been learned that tho animating purpose of the council on tho Princes Island Is not to enforce upon the gath- ering nny particular line of policy, but simply to encourage tho participants to get together themselves on any basis that may promise the restoration of In- ternal order and proper relations with the world. Uneitlnn of Debt neooanttlon. This meets with the euggostlon from certain quarters y that the allied and American delegates to that confer- ence should be charged not to insist upon Russia's recognition of her foreign debt, .ttu r.nnHlntpH hv tho ll.ilitlievlttl I or to nlaco anv obligation unon the Rus sians that would threaten to negative efforts to obtain harmony and peace. While some of tho allied Powers, would like to impose recognition of various ob- ligations upon the Russians, It is mudo clear that fo far as tho American and British views aro concerned such Is not the Cttkf. President Wilson's plan for dealing with the Russian problem Includes tho \unconditional recognition of the revo- lution\ by the repretentatlves of the Powers, according to the PefK Portlier!, which declares Its Information comes from \an especially authorized source.\ Of this recognition Its Infor- mant says : \This must be construed as Implying recognition of all the consequences of the Russian revolution as far as the for- mer Government of the Czar Is con- cerned, but In no wise as approval of the Bolahovlk policies.\ Ad vniitnsce Seen In Porlejr, The press continues to display the keenest interest In the Russian problem. Although former Foreign Minister Sazo-no- ff nnd Prince Lvoff, the former Pre- mier, declare they aro firmly decided to have nothing whatever to do with the Bolshevikl, the Matin declares that nu- merous Russians at present In ParN. no- tably Basllo Maklakof, tho Russian at Paris, ore of the opinion that the Governments should not give up the advantage of a hearing before tho Allies, no matter how reluctant they may bo to meet tho Bol- shevikl. Most of tho newspapers continue to combnt the decision of the conference for n meeting of tho representative!! of nil the Russian Governments, characterlz- - ' lng tho policy thus decided upon af, un- -' sound Both the Peflf Journol and tho relit Continued on Uecond Page. Andre Cheradame Urges Committee to Confer With , G. 0. P. Leaders Here. NEW STATES WARNED Peace Council Tells Them Seizure of Territory Will Prejudice Cases. SESSION DERATES LABOR Also Discusses Troblems That. Have Arisen in Connection With Military Operation. ! Dy LAURENCE HILLS. Staff Correspondent of Tne SuN. Copvrlght, 1919; ail right! reterved. Pahis, Jnn. 21. Violent Issuo wm taken with some of President Wil- son's policies nt n' meeting held last evenlnc under tho presidency of Frank Bouillon, elinlrmnn of the For-- ' clgn Affairs Committeo of the Cham.\ her of Deputies. The meeting wa called by the Franco-Sla- v Society. Andre Clierndame expressed disap- proval of President Wilson's plan and urged the sending of a committeo to the United States to get In touch with the Itepubllcnn lenders of that Senate, Inasmuch as they could re- fuse ratltlenrlon of the treaty. Jl. Bouillon also attacked tho Russian decision, asserting that It paralyzed action by tho Allies In Ksthonla and elsewhere. German Colonies Considered. The caucus of the big leaders of the Peneu Congress began to show slgnH of speeding up y nnd tool: up the problem of the German colo- nics, holding n hearing on this matter to allow the Premiers of the British: Dominions to present their claims. This brought up for the first time In concrete formpolnt live of the four- teen points before the chiefs of the congress. The American position on this im- portant point, ns on others, is with- held. It Is known that .Tnnnn linn lodged an emphatic claim to tho Caroline Islands, which Australia de- terminedly l opposing. Present In- dications are that the personnel of the Polish mission will not lie an- nounced until Monday. Foreign Min- ister Pichon Is drafting the Instruc- tions to guide tho mission. Franco having mndo the original Polish pro- posals. Wiiriilnjr to I.esaer Nations. A warning was addressed this morning by the Supreme War Coun- cil to the lessor nations, particularly the newly created ones, against light- ing for and the forcible seizure of disputed territory. It reveals tlio concern caused here by the Jugo-SIa- v situation affecting' Montenegro nnd the Czechoslovak operations In Hun- gary. The full congress meets for the submission of many ques- tions, Including the leaguo of na- tions. Commissions will be appointed to take up these questions In detail after their general outlines hnva been determined by the lenders. Thl plan, It is hoped, will lead to greater expedition. The American plan for a league of nations, the final details of which were discussed yesterday nt the meet- ing of the commission with President Wilson, contains no provision for nu International force of any kind. This can be stated as a fact and 1ms grci.t significance. Siipernntlonnllaiit Avoided, While other details aro lacking, ic Is known that an executive council Is created of the larger nation, which would havu no force of Its own at its disposal, thus entirely cllminntlnr; tho Idea of superimtlonallsm, which many students of the problem InsNt must bo the basis of any effective) league that would guarantee a dur- able peace\. The nntlons compiling the leaguo merely would be requested. If such use should he necessary, to use their forces ns they were used In the present war. Tho conclusion cannot be escaped that this represents n great modifica- tion In President V llson'a original Ideas on the suhject; In his speech lu January, 1917, for example, he spoko of a force- that would guarantee tho Iermaiiencv ..f settlements and o jience mndo secure by the organized force of mankind. Members of tho President's Cabinet certainly gavo tho Impression that tho aim was on luternntiopal force to secure peace. Will Not I.lnilt Armnnieiif. It has been made certain, from what has occurred here recently, that no such league will bring any real limitation of armaments from this conference or afford. In tho opinion
