Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-27
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
BEFORE PEACE PACT
Americans Want Ideals Taken Up
First by Delegates TO Versailles
Conference.

Paris. Nov. -. 4 League of Nations
Is likely 10 figure before the Peace Con
ference AZ very early stage OF the pro
ccedineS instead of being rclegatcd to the
close. after the territorial aspirations OF
the various powers are settled
Two distinct viewpoints have developed
on this subject The American view IS
that the coming congress Will not be like
the Vienna Congress which devoted itScii
prnclpallV to arrdngl what cAfh power
>houl,i rr,cIyca> a result OF the Napolconlc
upheava according 10 the .Nmcrl'an
view. the present war was based ON GER
tam high Ideals and was not Strug lc tor
territorial gains
IDEALS SHOULD COME FIRST
Therefore. il Is maintained ideals should
come before territorial aspirations III the
deliberations OF the congress and these
icaS having been first defined, should
thereafter be the main guide IN national
aspirations.
ouc of the chief of these ideals. il is
pointed out vas t. prevent future war
.arr. and a League Of nations has been
generally ;nd officially accepted rs the
most practical organization for accom-
plI~h!ng that ideal Il is therefore held
hat tins should he enc Of the first sub
Ie,.t~ considered and should set a standard
oi ideals fot other subjects following
/; can l., stated that this american
view vi procedure has warm supporters III
nclani and France, though there iS also
smother viewpoint which rhnge 10 the OLD
llrocc,Grt under the Nlcnna Congress,
uhcr hv individual aspirations for ter
ritory should have first considerations
WANT qr1eK rEAct
Iho.,. urrIuc that territorial questions
Should come first SAY that II Is highly dc
s1ai,ic 10 9trn a peace treaty cmhodyng
the essential details st the earliest possible
moment. - ~ - terminate the official
wa- period under which troops are hello for
tie duration ~ the war. and railroads
telcgraph> and other public utllitlc, are
similarly affected until peace Is declared
According In tins VI'W. IN carly peace
agreement on essentials would release the
armtc>. including tie Nmcncan trpops,
holding the occupied regions
Having secured an early agreement on
territorial and other practical details. u y
~u1gc>' .d the larger general questions
hk, 4 League u Nations could come UP
later in rNeu,lcn discussion either III the
peace conference II 4 cparatc inter
national congress to iormul tc tho work
m1 details q; The league FMS view 4
ehirhy habl Is, tho~t f"yoIng thu old
Nlruna CengicS~ procedure u individual
.4n,~ tIf9t
QUESTION = ri ~nTTH ,NaRlcA
Thr appointments II tn Brazilian
delegates. N'Ia rer4nna tho foreign
minister. ..nd kuv Rlr,oea ambassador
t1 Argcutlis i leading tu i discussion Is
L, v list extent tie south American com
fIIc~ Wlil support 4 League ot Nations and
tie riieci 81 The lcag'le ou The Monroe
Doctrine L Is the general understand
ng that the South AMERICAN republics
hay, the same favorable attitude toward
8 league Il the Allies
" neither 4 League of Nations. IN which
Europe would hc largely represented.
would extend lts authority 'o the West
ern lIelnl~l lhcre, including South Cen
ir:ti and North America. i not clear. hut
the lrcy4Iisae view i that its authority
v,,rhl IT, universal
II j. sad taat this would nnf ID sub
~ltluan ii th ieacgo~ authority tor the
Monroe Da.ariue iii South American A.
ar> blf rsthtr an extension ot tho
Manrot DocfIIur whereby iolnt nterua-
,lonal actlon vaIld supplement and rom
Iorre the Noure, Doctrine
ALI ~ RFapINFS~
When the american delegates anl
Their stats q, specialists arrive in Paris
for the peac, Cangrf>~ thcv VIII find
complete ct4arrol,orv org4nized Tor them
his !, tpclng arranged Gader he direction