The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-23
Later The Newspaper Was
Permitted To Print Tt
In Full
LEAGUE WILL BE
IN THREE STAGES
Limitation of Ar1naments
And Compulsory Arbi-
tration Planned
az Assoclated Presr. !

Paris, Dec. 23.-The Matin today
was authorized to print an article
which was censored yesterday. The
article. the first headline of which
read:
Yesterdays Utopia tomorrows
Reality" sets forth the manner of
procedure of the promoters of a.
league OF nations acting ia agree
ment with the allied governments
The formation OF a league of ma
tions, the article says, viii be ilI
three stages. The allied govern
ments, will decide the principles oi
such an organization which win In
clude compulsory arbitration AMI
limitation of armaments. Germany
and her former allies will then be
told that they must accept these
these principles after the treaty OF
peace will be formulated. Later. a
conference will be held to discuss
the formation OF a league. Neutrals
viii be admitted, the article con
dnues, but Germany would not have
an equal standing until she had ex-
plated her misdeeds and before she
can do SO an international organiza-
ton will be working.
In Three Stages.
There viii be three stages" Tho
Matin says, First the allied govern
ments viii settle among themselves
the principles of a league. As Il
Fundamental rule they viii set down
the right of peoples to decide their
own destinies. AS practical con
sesuence it follows that there VIII
be limitation of ornaments and COM
pulsory arbitration among the ma
tions. It seems indispensable that
at this point the entente countries
bind themselves to put the clauses
ins the pre- ssmtnaries of peace.
se has appeared abSuiutely secs
essary to the promoters that the re-
gime Of. the future world should be
fixed in its main outlines before there
are any questions of indemnities and
territories, SO that for the first time
in history the deliberations Of the
plenipotentiaries should be dominaf
ed by higher ideals than mere III,
dividual interest.
'- rrz The Second Act.
THE second act will consist ii
notifying the enemy powers OF the
fundamental principles laid down in
the preliminaries and requiring from
them their adhesion to, these prin
ciples. AS to other conditions OF
peace .preiiminaries, as in the case of
stipulations of territorial, fInan-
cial and economic character, no dis
cussion will be admitted. The en-
tente delegates viii say to Germany
and her allies:
4" Compulsory arbitration and linn
itation of armaments are integral
parts of our conditions. You must
subscribe TO them at once. You will
know later how these principles VIII
be applied
"The preliminarles once signed,
details of the peace treaty win be
discussed among the beligerents and
only after teh signing of this treaty
Of peace proper will the third gtaee
be reached This will be universal
conference to settle the new rela-
tions to be created between tlie
peoples.
ITO this conference neutrals may
be admitted. No nation. however,
will be admitted to full membership
in the league of nations if 1t does
not offer sufficient guarantee. Ger
many having started the war VIII
have been condemned by the peace
conference to make restatution and
reparation. She cannot be regarded
as being on an equal footing with
other nations until she has paid
her debt. Germany has committed
a. crime and she must atone for II
before she can be admitted to the
ranks of honest and civilized peo-
pies.
Meanwhile the other countries
will be united by formal agreements.
a world police viii have been created
and sanctions of all kinds viii have
been instituted An international
tribunal will be working @nd the
sceptre of war. as far az Is humane
ly possible, will be banished from the
path OF civilization"