Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-05
REPINGT0N URGES
ENTENTE CONTROL.
OF RIVER RHINE
Situation of Western Front is
Like That Faced By Romans
in Third Century, But VIC
tory is Near

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Especial Gable Dispatch TO The
Worldl
London, Noy. 4.-Representatives Of
America and her allies are now i'm
conference in Paris and from their
deliberations will cmer"e first politi-
cal discussions concerning the terms
of peace and second, an agreement
representing the guarantees to be de-
handed from Germany.
There IS no reason Whatsoever to
suppose that am serious differences
will arise on these matters during the
conference of the associated movers,
but the public must recognize that in
affairs of such importance. such COM
plcxity and such range rapid de-
clsions are improbable. We would be
sanguine to expect any further de-
velopments for week and even if
this term he exceeded as well it NAV
be- there will be no reason to at
tribute the cause to a lack of una
nmity.
Front Like fiomc's Bounds.
| propose today to expand the ar
gument uuon Which I have already
touched briefly-namely the argu-
ment that the lnilitary frontier is
practically identical to that Of the
Roman empire in the olden days and
corresponds broadly with the Alps
and the Rhine.
Like Rome. we have the northern
barbarians to control and a possible
Germanic uprising to contend against.
These strategic problems Rome solved
for long time by her defensive or
ganiZation in the AIDS and along the
Rhine. 1t was an error IN the from
tier defense in the middle third CEN
tury, and il was its unhappy conduct
that brought about the collapse of
Rome
| have seen no signs that President
Wilson'S expressed determination TO
stand by Russia involves any inter
ference with Russia's internal affairs,
except for the strictly limited object
or saving the Czech forces. and | do
not therefore. see any present or
even Instantly future hone of Russia
weighing in the European balance of
power or of aiding us in the restora-
ton of stable conditions.
Must Resist "Barbarians."
And little will Austria Hungary
weigh when her Poles. Czechs Croats
ana Jugo-SlaVs are separated from
her. The German-Austrians and the
Magyars will be attached to the
Germanic bloc and form the spear
head of Germany's future eastern
enterprises.
Until some counter weight ap
pears to balance the German bloc our
business is to establish Italy France
and Belgium. not forgetting SwitZer-
land and the Netherlands, and so
solidify the Alps and the Rhine that
they will be able to defend them
selves and the advance guard of civil
lization against the northern barbar-
ians.
Therefore l conceive it to be a pri-
mary military duty of the allies TO
regard the defense of Italy. France
and Belgium as a business of the
associated powers. and to give their
Joint approval to all reasonable meas.
ures that the Italian. French and
Belgian staffs may indicate as the
minimum for their security. Their
cause is ours. | believe we can agree
to all the conditions that Italy will
suggest
The Rhine is more difficult, but it
seems to me that. as Germany in 1870
and in 1914 used her territories on the
left bank of the Rhine as a jumping
Off ground for aggressive military ac-
uon, 1t becomes the right and duty of
the associated powers to insist there
be no German military establishments
OF any kind. and not any defense to-
facilitate hostile concentrations on the
left bank of the Rhine,