Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
IAGUE FAVORED
berlin PAPER
! ESteblatt Scouts Hertling's
car Of Attempt to
Throttle Germany
CITES WILSON'S PLEDGE
j foposition Declared to Have
Made Progress Since Wis
count Crey's Pamphlet
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The Hague. July 81.
F General Montgelas again takes mp the
Quootion of league of nations in the
Tageblatt of Berlin. pointing out that
since viscount Grey's pamphlet on the
oubject the question has made consider
able progress General Montgelas says:
Hertling spoke about It in the Reich
otag, expressing the fear that such
league might throttle Germany eco
nomically This idea is not justified. ac-
cording to the utterances of responsible
politicians of the enemy countries.
America especially, without whose CO.
operation any economical war would be
Z blunt weapon. has officially disavowed
any such intention.
president Wilson's well-known four
teen points of January ., demanded the
removal Of all economical limitations
and the re-establishment of equal COM
mercial relations for all and for the
maintenance and security of the peace
Of the nations. point three). Further,
unlimited freedom of shipping outside
territorial waters, and not only in peace,
- up to the present but also In war
time, except when, after international
action, blockade is declared. (Polnt
two). In a war legitimatey decided
upon, after International investigation,
the sea could no longer be closed unless.
Il and after demand had been made by
the other side, the whole military ana
economical power of the league on land
and at sea should come into action
against the breach Of the peace.
Repeats Austrian View
"A few days before the German Chan
ceilcr spoke the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs declared to the Nennese
workmen's council thst the Dual Mon
4rchy desired that the establishment of
$elations between nations should be
worked for which would make the lin
itation OF armaments possible and de-
crease the danger of future wars. This
ID. however. a very tmid attitude; II
not for league of nations, at least for
an organization which is similar. Fears
Of an economical nature were not ex-
pressed by Buran.
Lord Curzon, on the opposing side,
took the attitude in the House of Lords
that discussion of the league could well
Be begun during the war.
He considered admittance of Ger
many to the League might meet with OBJ
etAcles, especially in the matter of regu-
latfng certain territorial questions. His
speech contained conclusions which. un-
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