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ARCHIVES "NATIONAL RECORDS AND RADIO PRESS SERVICE" January 27, 1919. and THE QUESTION OF AR RESPONSIBILITY AT THE SOCIALIST CONFERENCE AT BERNE. Tho intorost of the SOCLLIST conforonco which was hold at Dorno lies in the doclaration concorning the brigin of the war which will be the first thing askod from the Gormon dologatos. According to tho "Fronkfurtor Zoitung" this doclaration is roady and has mo t with the approbation of the It is alroady knowm owing to gathored information, thet the Gormen dologatos will admit that the plan of invasion through dolgium had boen propired lone bofore the war by Ludondorf who bolioved thus to win a victory ovor Franco in six wooks by consequence. Tho Gormen dologatos will a cknowlodjo that Prussian Militarism is rosponsible for the war. Roorosentativosz of Gormon statos bogon conforonce yosterday to propare constitution of strucclo botwoon Bavarin and Prussin for leadorship of now ropubl ic sharponing cyariam ministors clroady concluded proliminary discussion of roconstitution with Dadon, and Hesso roprosontativos aro uplining conlition against Prussia which is in difficultics of movoment, and holt othor Dutchios domad of Ex-Prussio. Borlin is bocoming roconcilated and holding nsscmbly of Wimor, the foolings Growing in Borlin's chencos of Ropublic of first Copitol. Tho Dolshoviki continue spocial procnutions in DERLIN ogainst tho up- risinG, at Liebochts funorol Sunday Hamburg sailors rofuso to allow a singlo sailing until corking conlitions are improvod. Tho king of Sorvic is scriously ill. A tologram stotos that the King of Sorbio's comdition has bocomo vorso during the lost fow days; ho has had a socond ottack. Tho Prince Rogont hn gone to see his fother. Commissioner ottording the poaco conferonce strongly disaprovês of the now immigration bill and is certain of its failuro in this session Ho soes groat dangor in it to Amorion and foars if it is passed it vill bocame pormmont. Ho succests if nocossary an appointmont of a commission to immigration at tomporary intorvals according to changing conditions. Ho cloims the movoment is based upon mistokon foars and vronc oconomic concoptions. Ho askod me to supply a fair immigration schomo which ho will submit to the conferonco for the loaguo of nations . Major Gonorol Kormon, Profossor R. H. Lord, Amoricon Polish Commissionrs, hovo 2 satisfactory solution to the smoll nation problom apporontly roachod todey, Giving Bolgium a placo in all committoos and Sorhia threo, boing curcoable to those powors, othors waiving furthor protests to theso sottlod quostions. A now quostion hes como up rogarding tho rolation tho noutrols sholl boar to the con- forence in the leaçuo discussion. Tho Swiss Prosidont, in an intorviow with Houso, is omphotic thet tho noutrols should participate in soiro way ot tho discussion of the pointing out that thoy will not havo tho opportunity now accordod. to littlo Dowors of holping to shapo the loaguo. Tho Scondinovi ns inform.lly moko the somo roprosentations Tho noutrals fool that they should not bo askod in moroly to givo adhoronce to a trosty of thiskind The Prosidont is sympathotic ontiroly on this viowpoint and will urgo immodiatcly thit noutrol roprosentatives sholl bo allowod to prrticipoto informolly in the discussions. Uhitovor action tho conforonco takos in this mattor its intention now is to hivo Prosidont Houso invito neutral's ropresentativos to oxchango viows with than on the loaguo fooling thet the noutrol's contribution is voluclo this timo bocouse of thoir poculiar status during the ware The Swiss Prosidont is woll satisfiod ot receiving these assurences from Houso moonwhile en agroement on tho plan by the big povers is statod to be noaror than ovor. Coloninl cloims aro again discussod. Amorico's position boint, howovor, in this motor of the loc_uo and likoly to sucgest a propor timo that the colonies be placed in chorgo of cortain nations os trustoos to roport rojulcrly to the leaguo and the cdministration. 7ilson oppoars ple inly in not fevoring the iving of lergor colonics outri_ht to the nations socking thom, bolioving difficult solf detorminction in the quostion involvo. vill only bo solvod by plocing thom undor the loaguc. Tilson clso boliovos the Russion con- foronde to bo a foiluro and is considoring the next stop.