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THE 3rORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919. SPUAN PQWER N GAPJTAL IS WING Reds in' Berlin Begin to Feel Government Hand. AGITATORS ARE RETIRING Judication Are That Kevolutlonarj Klrment RralUcs Gravity or Situation It Cirsoid. VF.ni.lS. Sunday. Jan. IS. 1JI3 P. t- I By th Associated rr- The de termination of th revolutionary force to maintain their tenure of the Bor veois newspaper offices came to nrlnrloua nri SaturdT nlCht. Tht Scartacana and Independent Soclallata, ho were occupying tb plant where the Volche ZHtuns. the Vorg-enpoit nd other Journals are printed, began it mrik nar over the roof-tops wn as darkness felL- The soldiers. when they advanced upon the building. fotirtH If utifWCUDlfd. The rarriion of the Taceblatt office Twrlcyed for a while with the arovem. m.ni fnrrra and was finally permitted t withdraw with Its weapons. Later the men were disarmed and Imprisoned 1V troops which were cleaning up the Inner city or BolsheiK snipers. Saipera eata I aeovere. Several nests of snipers were uncov ered br covernment forces, not ibly In me section around the Anhalt station a n" of the.e nefs contained a ma- rhme sun with a crew of six men. The runners were wiped out because they .Vmnlrd resistance. Short work was made by the soldiers if looters, while civilians found carry- nr wranons without Pfrmisjion al?0 were stod up airainst a wall. T!i arn Indications that the Fpar tacans have besun to realise the rrav 1: of the situation for them. Their n.iiiarT Ir.iders are restcned and Po lice fhief p;ichhorn is reported to have moved bis hradiuarters from ponce hradtuarfrs to the Boetxow brewery. where he is strongly entrenched. Mebkaeckt I rare Realataaee. t'r. I.lebknecht. traveling In an au tomobile and protected by a group of V.eavtlv armed i-'partacans with a m- .h-rie gun. vtnitcd the newspaper of fices while they were still in posses sion f his followers. He made short re.-hs cncouracinjr the men not to weaken, but to shoot all the Kbert-t-che idemann supporter. tion of the American delegation to wrge that the league of nations should be one of the first questions considered by the supreme Council and also to In sist that it have first place on the programme submitted for the approval of the inter-allied conference. It therefore is probable that' the sug gestion that the league of nations question be dealt with by a special commission will not appeal to the American delegation unless It is clearly shown that there Is no danger of the subject being sidetracked. Rivalry Derate Seeeadary. Territorial ambitions, local quarrels and rivalry for economic advantages among the European delegates are secondary in the minds of the Ameri cans. Reports thst the American delegatio has agreed on a working plan for league of nations and that it will be one of the first things to be laid before the Congress have been current In Paris. All outward evidences point In the other direction. It is known tha late as President Wilson's return from Italy he was not prepared to lay lown a working plan and that he pre ferred to hare other plana originating among the entente delegates oiierea first. Mr. Wilson has selected five men con nected with the American mission to draw up a tentative plan which he could compare with his own ideas. Out of the whole, it was hoped to frame ome concrete proposition representing the best Ideas of the American delega tion. These men have not finished their work. PEACE PROBLEMS B G FOB FATE OF EUROPE Main Questions Before ference Reviewed. Con rnpENHAOKX. Germany. Jan. 13. Khartum adherents In IWIIn have wacuated the printing plants of Masse where the Taceblatt Is published) ana V;l?tein and the building occupied by the Wolff Bureau. f r.ERM.V. Fundav. Jan. 15. S P. M. By the Associated Press.) The Si ian railway station, which was the l.vst important Spartacan rtronelu-ld in Greater P'rlin. nw Is In possession of . ' . trie government forces. x The Sp.irtacan defenders lost couraae when the troops began preparing to at tack the station and fled without at tempting a defense. Scattered Snartaran groups are still f'ghtlng in different points near the Itiatlon, but are being dispersed rapidly. UON'PON'. Jan. 1J. Karl rtadek. one ft the Russian Poleherlk emissaries 1 Verlln. has been arrested, according Berlin advices to the Exchange Tele xraph Company through t'oper.hagen. The dispatch alio reports the rapture of the Boetsow brewery by governmen lore's. RERUN". Sunday Jan. II. 1S.I P. M. Rosa Luxemburg, associated with L'r. Karl Ijebknecht In the leadership the rebellious hpartaran forces In Ber !:n. has been arrests by governmen roldlrs. according to a report In th Teeglische Rundschau. The arrest raid to have been made when the troops were cleaning out the central office the prtacan la.'t night, when Tr. Uebknecht s son also is reported to Jut, been taken. The capture of the Ppartacan offic. was effected by the free use of hand grenades. The soldiers nurned In the street an immense quantity of Bolshe f literature. NEW HUN TERMS ARE FIXED f"tnu.-t "rom First Vac. settled down to a diplomatic discussion of the diplomatic questions In volved in the conference programme, the firs subject taken up being the represents' tion of tbe nations at the peace con ference. The session of the war council closed about (.54 o'clock and 31. Clcmenceau was the first to leave the council room. Ie was followed in order by Secretary 1-ansmtr. President Wilson and the other delegates. President Wilson stopped for an Instant at the exit while a flashlight was taken. I . 9. t'lrsa tmr I.easve. It appeara from the developments of the supreme council session yesterday that no statement from any represent ative of the various governments par tctpatinr has altered the determine tnnot Hide IF too thin. J oar dress maker or tailor can op ply the deficiencies, but the overfat . carry a bordea tbey caa not cooceaL There Is bat em alternative. reduce! Te d so It is as tenter uii i tmn ta re la foe starratioa, crwtiag aad eihanstlee eserctsinc There Is new a sent ears. eear. plmutwar. Just take eae little bareness Uarsaola Prescript! so Tablet after each sseal asd at bad PM aad red 'II literally see rear fat vaatsb. Eacb tablet can tatas aa exact dose ef tbe saae aaraikns lagredieaU that Bade tbe ertctoal (Sarasota areecrtptiea caoabsa eat reducing toe exertkt hod at toe raw of twe. three, er hw panads a week wltbaMt tbe sligbteat Ul effecta. Ask rear dnarrut fat ataraMia rrearrlpriea Taoiarta, or send ta the Uarawla Cav. as Car&cUl ktaildiBg. Detroit atkrb. aad re will receive r Uc a roll case raaxisb te atart Tea wM ea raatf way U aapat lam Try It. Plata Stateaaeat Wanted. American International lawyers are convinced that the great battle of wita will come In the discussion of whatever machinery Is proposed to lessen the probability of war. Their principal concern Is that the structure of the agreement, whether it is called a league- of nationa or something else, shall not be framed, like The Hague conven tions. in qualifying phrases which would undermine the whole structure. President Wilson and his commis sioners are working on the theory that Great Britain. France. Italy and the rest of the world want some new chlnery which will prevent war. X'pon such a determination, they are funda mentally agreed. The business of con versations which began today Is to find common ground upon which all can unite for such a purpose. t.eaeral Agreement Only Expected It was reported some time ago that the most that was hope-1 for before Mr. Wilson's return to the United States is a general agreement on broad principles. There is no reason now to change that forecast. i ne supreme council or tne peace congress at yesterday s session took up the question of the procedure for the coming congress sessions. The discussion dwelt largely upon the num ber of delegates to represent each power. The proposal in the French programme fixing the numbers var iously at five, three, two and one rep resentatives, according to the part Played by the nation In tho war, brought forth certain objections and the council adjourned without ratify ing it. The proceedings yesterday were for the most part in English, which is spoken by Tremier Clcmenceau, ofi France, Premier Orlando, of Italy, and Stephen I'ichon, the French Foreign Minister. Arthur H. Frazicr. secretary of the American Embassy, acted as in terpreter for President Wilson, trans lating the speeches that were made in French. (rmaaa Are Mere. One of the matters considered yester day was a report by Marshal Koch on the degree to which the fScrmans had fulfilled the conlitions of the armis tice. It is unofficially stated that under the conditions of the armistice. Ger many had up to January 13 repatriated tM.ooo French prisoners, leaving 28.000 remaining in Germany; that there are reveral hundred pieces of heavy artil lery j et to be delivered -as well as 300 mine throwers, that 19S7 locomotives out of the Snoo stipulated have been turned over, l.fii0 railroad cars out of l&o.OdO and 23 motor trucks out S00. The 1700 airplanes called for by the armistice conditions hare been de llvered. President Wilson went to the head quarters of the American mission at o'clock last evening and remained 1 conference with the American peace delegates for nearly two hours rKACE TALK NOT YET BtUl'X BOLSHEVIK MENACE FIRST British and Americans Recognize Necessity for Quick and Decisive Handling. War Council Ilscu-os Armistice Term Only so Far. BT HERBERT BATARD SWOPE. (Copyrlrht. lntfl. br tne New Tork World. Published by Arrangement.) PARIS. Jan. 11. (Special Cable.) It is Inaccurate to say that the peace pre liminarles are actually under way, for today's meeting of the Supreme Wa Council was given over to the discus sion of war conditions with reference to armistice terms as was yesterday's. The original intention was to con aider the question of organization o the peace council and the representa tion of the different nations, but the sudden necessity of amending the Ger man armistice terms caused a shift of the programme. I". .. net Heche Ships. Bernard Baruch and Herbert C Hoover accompanied President Wilson nd Secretary Lansing to the morn Ing special meeting, at which the lift ing of the blockade or Germany was discussed. The British are not so con vinced as the Americans that this ac tion is Immediately necessary, but general agreement Is being reached whereby German ships will be made available for the return of American trdope amounting to 75.000 monthly. What the vessels will carry back is one of the many complexities arising to Interfere with the smooth course of the peace schedule- Probably another day win be needed to settle the open details of war mat ters, before the subjects directly re lated to peace can be reached. When the way Is cleared for the primary work tha question will arise of the basia of admission of Japan, who ia not a member of the Supreme War Council, and Belgium. Serbia and other belligerents of tbe same class. Dlapatea ta Be Considered. The Supreme War Council will act as a steering committee In arranging the early procedure, after which the peace conference will govern. The con ference is set to open January 18. Then. It ia hoped that several mat ters seemingly at issue between Amer ica and France will be adjusted. It would be belying the truth not to say t this time that there is a definite gap between what Premier Clemenceau wants and what President Wilson slanda for. The schism again was forced on public attention today when the American mission sharply denied Joining In the plan to semi1 troops into Poland. This Is the fifth point on which there hat been a divergence. The others are: 1. Premier Clenienceau's speech com mitting him to the system of balance of power instead of the league of na tons. 2. Tha French qualified acceptance of the league principle, but conditioned on the appointment of a committee to work out the details. 3. The plan for armed Intervention in Russia. 4. French opposition to treating with the Bolsheviki. as shown by the letter of Foreign Minister Plchon answering the British proposal. While the outlook Is not for smooth sailing. It does not follow that the peace conference will not reach the BY JAMES M. TUOHT. (Copyrlsht. 1919, by the Xew York World. Published by Arrangement.) PARIS, Jan. II. (Special able.) To day, for the first time, there are dis tinct signs of movement in connection with the peace conference, and the more the activity with which that movement la maintained the better it will be for the governments and the order of Europe. The British delegates are certainly anxious to get on quickly with the business, and are quite ready to tackle the problems awaiting settlement. These main problems are worth con sidering in the form in which they are likely to present themselves for dis cussion. First In urgency comes the Bolshevism menace, which every day impresses itself on the British and American governments as demanding quick and decisive handling. foreign Minister Pichon's reply to the British government. which l'Humanite published in defiance of the") trench censorship, represents only one phase of the correspondence, and. Judg ing by the heat with which the French semi-official papers are attacking their Socialist contemporary for giving pub licity to tho single document among the dispatches that have passed. It is divined that the French government does not think that this reply presents he French case in a mcst favorable aspect to the world. Bolshevism to Be Fared. But the Bolshevist question has got to be faced and at once, nnd as no entente power, much leas America, is willing to undertake armed interven Ion. it Is hoped the French govern ment will suggest some feasible and practicable alternative to the British proposal. In the Balkan settlement, contrary to tbe expectation that some difficulties were to be feared, especially in rela tion to the boundaries, it is hoped that these are in process of being liquidated by provisional agreements among the Balkan states themselves, eventually be ratified by the peace conference. One outstanding point of decided deli- acy between Serbia and Roumania re lates to the Banat. which both claim, each with ostensible rights of almost equal value. Syria Presents Problem. Then the future of Syria, both Lit toral and Hinterland, presents an awk ward problem. France admittedly h:is long had a sphere of influence in Syria and they clulm that under a treaty as late as 1IU. Great Britain plciieed herself to sus tain French claims there. Repeated references to the binding character of this treaty are found In the French semi-official press, which maintains that French rights under it aro irref ragable and are guaranteed by Great Britain. But supposing that the Arabs represented now in Paris by the son and heir of King Fcssul Opt are for the paramountey of another entente pow er, how will the doctrine of self-de termination apply? The other powers say England may not desire to undertake this responsi bility entirely apart from the question of the treaty guarantee, but if the Arabs demand self-determination, can It equitably be denied to them? Syria, therefore, will be one of the cruxes the conference will have to solve in the face of seemingly Irreconcilable claims. Military Safeguards Accessary. The question of safeguarding the Eastern bank of the Rhine, respecting which French publicists foreshadow de mands, may be easier of adjustment on the ground of common right, because those demands arc based on the neces sity for military safeguards against future German aggression. One solu tion talked about In French circles Is for a separate Rhenish republic to be established under French influence as a bridgehead beyond the French fron tier and a bulwark against Germany. But with the entente pledged to no annexations and determined hostility to creating anything like a new Alsace Lorraine problem, the peace conference' may be expected to proceed very warily on this subject. There has all along been considerable doubt as to the practicability of self determination in dealing with tbe Ger man African colonies, as the African natives have hardly reached such a condition of political experience as to understand how to exercise this right intelligently, but Great Britain is now disposed to bcMeve that President Wil son also foresaw thla difficulty and Is prepared with an alternative method In such cases. In fact, no serious diver gence of view Is anticipated between Great Britain and America in settling the future of the former German colo nies, as It Is believed that their return to Germany Is considered out of. the question. There is, of course, the Adriatic prob. lem, and Italy's contention that her naval command of the sea is vital to her safety. The latest suggestion by way of settling this question is the neutralization of the Dalmatian coast, giving free access to the sea to all the Balkan states. Jugo-Slavia Is unfavor able to such a solution. Here again the doctrine of self-determination comes into play, and the Jugo-Slavs contend that in any plebiscite of the whole area affected they would have an overwhelming majority. In Foreign Minister Sonnlno, Italy has a champion of her fullest claims who is credited with an iron will, in tense National ambitioa and diplomatic talents of a high order, as well as long experience, eo the Dalmatian question may prove one of the most serious ob stacles encountered by the conference. FRENCH GIVE LEAGUE PJLAX Effort to Agree With Other Nations Will Be Made. PARIS. Jan. 1J. (Havas.) Leon Bourgeois, former Premier and the French authority on a league of na tions, said today It had been agreed upon with the French government that the French Association for a League of Nations would endeavor to reach an agreement as to procedure with similar associations in Great Britain and the United States. The Premier outlined the following plan: First The issuance before the oe ginning of nea.ee negotiations of a sol emn declaration by the alwes .fixing the fundamental rules of the organiza tion and a league of nations with the assurance of the Immediate observance of the rules among themselves. Second The peace treaty shall con tain the obligation of compulsory arbi tration and limitation of armaments. Third Immediately after the slgn- ng of peace a universal conference shall be called to fix the details of a league of nations. The conference would look Into the rights of each na- ion and would consider what should be done to a state resisting the decisions of the league. It also would take measures concerning any state not be longing to the league and which caused rouble by violence. The project rore- ees. in order to compel the submission of such a state or states, the constitu tion of an armed force exercising in ternational control, and the establish ment of diplomatic. Juridical and eco nomic measures tending to isolate the rebellious state and compelling it to depend upon its own resources." Germany, M. Bourgeois added, would have to undergo enot only a political revolution, but also a moral one. "Her very soul has to be changed," he said. In addition, Germany must give guar antees of a military character, make reparations and punish those who had violated all laws of humanity. Until that is accomplished, Germany must be compelled to observe all tho rules of international control to which other nations will have agreed voluntarily. LOXG NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY London Times Says I'eacc Questions Will Require Much Study. LONDON". Jan. 13. (British Wire less Service.) The Times, in an edito rial today on the peace conference, says tho magnitude, number and char acter of the questions to bo deter mined made a hasty solution imprac ticable. 'The next stage after the allied con ference hasNagreed upon the terms of a preliminary peace." says tho Times, "will he to present them to the enemy for acceptance. Germany may bo ex pected to protest and haggle over them, but it will not be to her inter est to waste much time in a vain show of struggling against tho inevitable. "When Germany has agreed to nd ratified the preliminaries, tho allies will have to consider and discuss a definite peace, and this again will have to bo accepted and ratified by her. A long time. It Is plain, must elapse be fore all these steps can be taken and a detinue Plan tinaiiy conciuuea "The procedure regarding a leagu of nations has tho obvious merit furthering the dispatch of business. This particular question fills so jarge a place in the hopes ot aemocracies that it must almost certainly come u for consideration at once. UpOn th broad principles all the allies and th Americans are agreed." 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