1 DECEMBER 1917, Page 14

The Allied Conference met in Paris on Wednesday. The repro.

eentativea of the British, French, and other Allied Governments were joined for the first tine by American representatives, headed. by Colonel House. Side by side with the Conference, the Allied War Council has met at Versailles. It is stated that the attitude of the Allies towards Russia will be defined)by theConfarence. The Allies obviously cannot continue to pour supplies of intuitions into Russia without some guarantee that they will not be wasted or given by wild Anarchists to the enemy. France, which was exposed to an unprovoked invasion in 1014 bemuse she was the faithful ally of Russia, must feel embittered by Russia's apparent desertion of her. Yet the Allies will do well to exercise patience. Neither in Russia nor anywhere else can anarchy long endure.