Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-30

IDENTIFY made by Sir Edward Carson.
You all know that detailed informa-
ton regarding the French plans of
conquest. approved by Great Britain
and Russia, has been circulated for
weeks past in the neutral press and
that it has not been denied up to the
present.
Enemies Solely TO Blame.
ut would be of the greatest i'm
portance for the enlightment of the
whole world regarding the true rea-
sons for the continuation of the san
culinary massacre of nations for IL to
be known that written proofs of our
enemies greed for conquest have
since fallen into our hands. / refer
to reports of the secret debate on
June 2 in the French chamber of
deputies.
II ask the French government this i
question; Does 1t deny that EXPIRE !
mier BRAND and Premier Ribot in the I
course of that secret sitting at which
were present Deputies Moutet and
Cochin, who had just returned from
Petrograd, were forced to admit that
France shortly before the Russian
revolution had come to an agreement
having in view vain plans of conquest
with government which Premier
Lloyd George described In his last
speech as a corrupt and narrow au-
tocracy?"
Asks France to Answer.
IT ask If 1t Is true that the French
ambassador at Petrograd, in response
to a request sent by him to Paris, re.
ceived instructions to sign treaty
prepared in advance by NJ. Doumergue
(ex-premier and foreign ministeri
after negotiations with the Russian
emperor?
us it true or not that the French
premier at the instance of General
Berthelot, head of the French mill
tary mission to Rumania, formally en-
trusted him with the mandate that
NJ. BRAND afterward sanctions this
step?
This treaty assured to France her
frontiers, but amended on lines OF
previous wars the conquest of 1870 to
include besides Alsace-Lorraine,
Saarbruecken and vast territorial
modfications on the left bank Of the
Rhine.
Says Russia Protested.
"As described by France when M.
Tereschenko (the Russian foreign
minister) took office, the Russian
government protested against the
French aim of conquest, which also
included that of Syria, and declared
that new Russia no longer would be
willing to take part in the struggle IL
it learned of these French war aims.
Wasn't it the principal object Of
Albert Thomas (premier of the
French war counciD on his journey to
Russia to overcome this remorse of
NJ. Tereschenko? The French gov
ernment will not be able to deny all
this and it will be obliged to confess.
although it may do so only tacitly.
that M. BRAND was the object OF
stormy attacks during the secret ses-
sion; that Premier Ribot was obliged
to produce the secret treaty In re-
sponse to the demand of M. Renaudel
(leader of the majority socialists in
the French chamber) and also thar
NJ. BRAND, in the course of the ex-
cited debate which ensued, declared
that revolutionary Russia was obliged
to carry out what imperial Russia
had promised and that 1t did not mat
ter to France what was said by the
lowest classes in Russia. w
What Debaters said
| 'It is characteristic that Deputy
Moutet according to his own state-
ment, replied in Russia to the ques-
ton whether Alsace-Lorraine was the
! only obstacle to peace by saying he
; could not answer the question in that