The sun., 1918-11-27
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MAY Be EARLY ISSUE
Peace Conference to Have Two
Plans of Procedure to
Consider.
WANT IDEALS SETTLED
Adherents of American Plan
Would Shelve Territorial
Questions to Last.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Nov. ga League OF Ma
tons is likely to ngure before the
peace conference at an early stage Of
the proceedings instead of being rele-
gated to the close, after the territorial
aspirations Of the various Powers are
settled.
Two distinct viewpoints have now
developed on this subject. The Amer
lean 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 result Of the Napoleonic
upheaval. According to the American
view, the present war was based on
certain high ideals and was not a
struggle for territorial gains.
Therefore. II Is maintained, ideals
should come before territorial aspira-
tons 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, II
Is pointed out, was TO prevent future
warfare, and a league OF nations has
been generally and officially accepted
as the most practical organization for
the PURPOSE. 1t is therefore held that
this should be one OF the first sub
jects considered.
Has Warm Supporters.
1t can be stated that this American
view Of procedure has. found warm
supporters in England and France,
though there is also another view
point, which clings to the old pro-
cedure.
Those urging that territorial ques-
tons. should come first say that II
is highly desirable to sign a peace
treaty embodying the essential de-
tails at the earliest possible moment,
so as to terminate the official war
period under which troops are held,
and railroads. telegraphs and other
public utilities are similarly affected.
According to this view an early peace
agreement on essentials would release
the armies, including the American
troops holding the occupied regions
Having secured this agreement on
territorial and other practical details
1t Is suggested, the larger general
questions. like a league OF nations
could come up for extended discussion
either by the peace conference or a
separate international congress to
formulate the working details.
Monroe Doctrine Involved.
The appointment OF the Brazilian
delegates. Milo Pecanna, the Foreign
Minister, and Ruy Barbosa, Ambassa-
dor to Argentina, is leading to a dis
cussion as TO what extent the South
American countries will support n
league Of nations and the effect of the
league on the Monroe Doctrine. It is
the general understanding that the
South American republics have. the
same favorable attitude toward a
league as the Allies.
Whether league of nations. in
which Europe would be largely repre-
scented, would extend it's authority to
the Western Hemisphere, including
South, Cenertal and North America. is
not clear. but the prevailing view is
that its authority would be world
wide.
1t is said that this would not he a
substitution of the leagues authority
for the Monroe Doctrine in South
American affairs, but rather an ex-
tension of the Monroe Doctrine
whereby joint international action
would supplement and reinforce the
Monroe Doctrine.