The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07
u. s. PLAN IS
CHECK TO WAR
British Minister Declares 1t
the Most Important Issue
For Peace Conference.
REAL FARLEY IN JANUARY
Allies Will Agree on Terms
Before Giving Them to En-
emies for Ratification.
REAL FARLEY IN JANUARY
B, the Associated Press.

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fairs, in outlining his views on the
! peace conference, to-day told the As
sociated Press that he thought the
meeting in Paris this month would
be merely informal and preliminary
! to the conference of the associated
Governments AT the first Of the year,
portant terms Of peace agreements.
! This conference. he added, would be
the most important and the longest
Of the series When il rs finished the
enemy countries will be called in to
ratify the conclusions reached.
Mr.. Balfour said the British Gov
ernment had not yet made any fixed
arrangements for President Wilson
to visit England. az it would be pre-
mature to do so until more was known
regarding the Presidents own plans.
Great Britain would be guided solely
by his wishes.
The Foreign Secretary said he be-
lieved the question OF a league OF
nations was the most important work
imposed on the conference. The
prominence Mr.. Wilson has given the
subject is a valuable contribution to
civilization" he declared.
L. 81 TO Bear Large share.
II think" continued Mr. Balfour,
"a league OF nations n vital necessity
II this war liz to produce all the good
we expect to come out OF it. The
United States would have to hear n
| large share IN the work II inyolves
II should he soma,hipg more ,ban n
mere instrument m nrevort u..r Tba
world is more complicated than we
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Some critics say the changes that
are being made In eastern Europe will
Balkanize Europe. but look forward
to something different. Il would be in
! tolerabie II Europe and America made
no provision against turning Europe
| INTO cockpit tor further wars
ha rao,,;red ~ s,,ror,rte,,d a,,,1 oo,,,rn,
n5t onlv the criminal anh,t,ons ~,
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! n league of nations the greatest work
Of the conference"
! Asked IL Russia would he repre.
sentcd at the peace conference Mr.
Balfour replied.
"It is hard To define what Russia Is
now. We have no relations with the
/ Rolshevist Government which Is tho
I.uronaap Russin I,,,t tbara o,,a many
other de facto governments.
Il think Russia's status Will bf
| settled at the peace conference.