New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
psace Said To Be the Main
Object of London
Conference.
rpENCH AIMS TOLD
BY GUSTAVE HERVE
GAYS Party Is Strong Against
Yielding Till Germany
Is Beaten.
p, vwE. JEAN ALCIDE PICARD.

paris. Feb. ia conference of the
s..;,lj,, parties Of the allied countries
n take place in London tomorrow.
:, france the Socialist party proper
"A the General Confederation OF
,.A,r which were generally at odds,
Ice been. ike many other parties,
,.,opeiled by the war. So Of ten dele
40, which each country is TO send Il
-, been agreed that four shall be
r.mbers Of the General Confederation,
,.rv interesting feature. Two Of the
! S,,eo,tes are Jules Guesde and Marcel
S,,bot. Socialist party representatives
+ /. ,be French Cabinet. As members
; .I.be Commencement de Ia Defence Ma
.:,,,io their presence will be Of the
--latest importance, for II can be rea-
..,.hIy inferred that their mission Is
..,roye6 by the whole Cabinet.
HE programme of the conference
49, boen much discussed both by the
.s.,s end public Peace is said TO be
=. main object, and an article pub
S.S.6 i'm the morning papers men
,;o,sd such problems as compulsory
,,L;trstiou. naturalization of the high
,s,s and great strategic seaways, and
N sorts Of speculauons are made so
ss 20 make some Of these points clear
Interview with Gustave Herye.
secured to-day an interview from
cps,sye Herve. who of late years has
k.roue one Of the great Socialist lead
ave In August he was one of the first
- ,sk 70 enlist, although his age al
loy.d him 70 stay behind. The govern
msnt advised him TO continue to edit
his paper, La Guerre Sociale,' con-
.5.ring that he would be in this way
of more service, and as matter OF
fart his daily articles have proved 20
IA v.ry influential on the masses and
~ sririt Of determination beyond
criticism. He spoke first of the loss
suffered BY the party by the death OF
j,,n Jsures, who was murdered by
maniac a few days before the war be-
we feel our great loss more every
6sy.nhe said. what an admirable IN
s,rument Of victory he would have
b,su were he with US! What words he
would have found 20 show the i'm
morality OF the talk Of peace as long as
a German soldier treads an inch OF
Belgian or French ground, while Ger,
rsn mjlitarism has not been eradicated
from the earth. Although his splendid
,loouence shall fail us in London, we
tbsil tolerate no whining for peace. II
v, have accepted with pleasure TO meet
n. Socialists of the Allied nations, II
/, 70 have them know, through the able
upresentatives we are sending, the
,,irit Of the French people, who are
fitting for the light and justice.
vandervelde To Be Present.
N. Vandervelde, the great Belgian
Sdslst leader and also a member OF
a, Bengian government, will be at our
gde with NJ. Guesde and Sembat.
at has been suggested" | inter
rupted, that compulsory arbitration
will be proposed, in view of general
disarmament
1--WE shall agree on nothing Of the
kind" ne said. what guarantee would
We hsvo that a new treaty would be
rupected By the nation. which consid-
srs treaties as scraps Of paper. unless
We can back II by a hand strong
enough. We want the destruction and
disappearance OF militsrism, but a
police force Is necessary where there
are unlawful elements, individuals or
nations, and no more proofs are neces-
ssry Of Germsny's unlawful spirit. In
1903, by the Treaty of Paris, Prussia
bound herself not 70 keep an army OF