New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
His Only Guarantee for
Peace in Future, He
Tells Lords
He Says Germany
Should Be Included
Under International Rule,
He Adds, Militarism
Would Fall

LONDON, March 19.-In the house
of Lords to-day Lord Parmoor moved
resolution approving the principle OF
the League of Nations and the consti-
tuition of a tribunal, whose orders
should be enforcible by adequate sane
ton.
In speaking on this subject Lord
Lansdowne said that two essentials
we're requisite for a league of nations.
The first was, in his view, that it must
be open to all and comprise all the i'm
portant powers, while the second was
that it should be armed with eXecu-
tive powers sufficient to secure un-
questionable obedience to its decisions.
Lord Lansdowne said he believed
that if the league was able to apply
pressure in different shapes it could
guarantee peace in the civilized world,
or at least secure a delay for discus
sion and Cancellation which would, in
many cases, effectively avoid the threat
ened dangers.
Made Possible by U. S.
He believed the omens were entirely.
Favorable to the formation of such a
league, one of the most hopeful omens
being the interest taken in 1T In the
United States, without whose adhesion
the consummation of the idea would
be beyond reach.
Considering Americas great world
trade, he said, there was no country
which could use the economic weapon
so effectually.
Expressing agreement with President
Wilson's idea that it might be neces-
sary to exclude Germany from free eco
nomic intercourse if she continues to
disturb the peace, Lord Lansdowne dis
cussed the admission of the Central
Powers to the league. Regarding the
suggested impossibility of admitting
Germany because she could not be
trusted, he said nobody proposed to
rely upon the German pledge or the
German SIGNATURE The essence Of the
proposal was that the powers admitted
to partnership would to some extent
part with their sovereign rights and
enter into a compact to conform to
whatever code of international aw was
laid down by the league itself.
A Real Guarantee of Peace
If the league, he argued, was able to
pronounce sentence Of international
outlawry there would be material
guarantee of the maintenance of peace
unlike anything the world hitherto hal
been able to conceive.
Lord Lansdowne believed that had "A
league of nations existed in 1914 there
would have been far greater opportuni-
ties for peacemakers. He desired to
see the Central Powers included, be-
cause Germany always had been the
GREAT anarchist of Europe, always had
playcd for her own ends, and always
had taken short cuts and louted the
idea of peaceful discussion.
If Germany could be yoked in the
harness of an organization OF this KIND,
he contendcd, more would be done to
get rid of Prussian militarism than by
anv other conceivable means. Quite
there must be a settlement of the out
standing difficulties before the war was
brought to an end.
Must Settle War First
"I would not consent to league Of
nations as a substitute for salts
factory territorial settlement" said
essary as a preliminary to the creation
of league Of nations.
| "a settlement would not be complete
without an arrangement of territorial
! claims and the machinery to maintain
future peace"
Admitting the enormous difficulties
Of the problem, Lord Lansdowne said it
would be a mistake, for instance, to
| link the question of disarmament too
closely. with the question of a league
Of nations. At the same time, he added,
the league would have an important re-
action on the armament question be-
cause the dcmocracics rof the world
were sick of the burden of heavy anna
ment. Therefore, he believed, disarma-
ment would follow almost automati-
cally.
Only Way to Permanent Peace
Pleading earnestly for league Of
nations as means for saving future
| generations from recurrence of the
present trouble, Lord Lansdowne main
! tanned that TO crushing of the enemy
could be regarded as final crushing;
that success in the field would be no
guarantee CT securing world peace.
From the present ills there was orly
one way, he said, to attain this, namely.
by league of nations, which was an
outline of the real promised land and
which he hoped would be attained.
The debate was adjourned, but it is
expected to be resumed tomorrow bv
Earl Curzon, Of Kedleston, government
leader CT the House of lords.