Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-27
American Idea That This I'M
portant Matter Be Settled
First Has Been Accepted By
France and England,
BOUNDARY DETAILS
WILL COME LATER
Generally Understood That
South American Republics
Stand in Favorable Attitude
Toward League as Allies,

Paris, Nov. &c (by the Associated
Press IA league of nations is likely
to figure before the peace conference
at an early stage of the proceedings,
instead of being relegated to the close,
after the territorial aspirations of the
various powers are settled,
Two distinctive viewpoints have
developed in this subject The Ameri-
can view is that the coming congress
will not be like the Vienna congress,
which devoted itself principally to ar
ranging what each power should re-
ceive as a result of the Napoleonic up
heaval According to the American
view, the present war was based on
certain high ideals and was not a
struggle for territorial gains.
Therefore it is maintained, ideals
should come before territorial aspira-
tions in the deliberations of the con-
gress, and these ideals having been
first defined, should thereafter be the
main guide in national aspirations.
One Of the chief of these ideals, y
is pointed out was 10 prevent futurt
warfare, and a league of nations has
been generally and officially accepted
as the most practical organization for
accomplishing that ideal. 1t is there
fore held that this should be one OF
the first subjects considered and
should set standard of ideals for
other subjects following.
1t can he stated this American view
of procedure has found warm support
ers in England and France, though
there is also another viewpoint which
clings to the old procedure under the
Vienna congress, whereby individual
So, e.i1T hos
first consideration.
Those urging that territorial ques-
tions should come first say it is highly
desirable to sign a peace treaty EN-
Dodying the essential details ut the
earliest possible moment so as to ter
inmate the official war period under
which troops are held for the duration
of the war, and railroads, telegraphs
and other public utilities that are sim
ilarly affected until peace is declared
According to this view an early peace
agreement on essentials would release
the armies, including the American
troops holding the occupied regions.
Having secured an early agreement
on territorial and other practical de-
tails, il Is suggested the larger gen.
eral questions, like a league of ma
tious, could come up later for extend
ed discussion either by the peace con-
gress or separate international con
gress to FORMULATE the working details
of the league This view is chiefly
held by those favoring the old Vienna
congress procedure of individual
claims first, while the American view
point is distinctly favorable to estab-
fishing ideals first as the guiding
principal of the congress.
The appointment of the Brazilian
delegates, Milo Pecanha, the foreign
minister, and Ray Barbosa. ambassa-
dor to Argentina, is leading to a dis
cussion as to what extent the South
American countries will support u
league of nations and the effect of the
league on the Monroe doctrine. 1t is
the general understanding that the
South American republics have the
same favorable attitude toward q
league as. the allies.
Whether a league of nations, in
which Europe would he largely repre-
scented, would extend its authority to
the western hemisphere, including
South, Central and North America, is
not clear, but the prevailing view Is
that its authority would be universal
1t is said this would not be substi-
tuition of the leagues authority for
the Monroe doctrine in South Ameri-
can affairs but rather an extension
of the Monroe doctrine, whereby joint
international action would supplement
and reinforce the Monroe doctrine.