Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-23

Paris Dec. 23-The Matin today was
! authorized to print the article which
was censored yesterday. The article,
the first headline of which read:
Yesterdays Eutop!a Tomorrow's
Reality"
1t sets forth the manner Of proceed
ure of the promoters Of n league of
nations acting in agreement with the
allied governments"
The formation Of a league OF ma
tions, the article>says, will be in three
stages. The allied governments will
decide the principles of such an or
ganization. which will include compul-
sorry arbitration and limitation Of arm
aments. Germany and her former al
lies then will be told that they must
accept these principles after which the
treaty of peace will be formulated.
Later a conference will be held to
discuss the formation of league
Neutrals will be admitted but Germany
would not have an equal standing un-
til she had expiated her misdeeds.
. Three Stages Of Formation.
There will be three stages" the Ma
tin says First, the allied govern
ments will settle among themselves the
principles of a league. AS a funda-
mental rule they will set down the
right Of peoples to decide their own
destinies. As a practical consequence
it follows that there will be a limita-
tion Of armament and compulsory ar
|bitration. The entente countries bind
themselves to these clauses to be put
into the terms Of peace.
+ The region Of the future world
should be fixed in it's main outlines be-
fore there are any questions of IN
IDENTITIES and territories; SO that for
the first time in history the delibera-
tions Of the plenipotentiaries viii be
Of higher ideals than mere individul
interest. .s
Conditions For Enemy Nations.
",rhe second act will consist in noti-
fying-th the enemy powers Of the fnnda-
mental principles laid down in the pre-
lminaries and requiring their .dhes-
ion to these principles. AS in other
conditions Of peace no discussion will,
be admitted, The entente delegates
will say to Germany and her allies:
I" Compulsory arbitration and lirni-
tation of armament are integral parts
of our conditions. You will know tat
er how these principles will be ap
Piled" -t
= THE preliminaries once signed tho
peace terms will be considered and
only until after the signing of the
treaty proper will the third stage be
reached This will be conference to
decide the definite principles of lea
que Of nations.
''' Germany Must First Atone.
Germany must make restitution and
re reparation. She can not be regarded
as being on an equal footing with 9TH
er nations until she has paid her
debt. Germany has committed
crime and she must atone for 1t before
she can be admitted to the ranks Of
civilized people.
.Meanwhile the other countries will
be united by formal agreements and
world police force created. An inter-
national tribunal will BID working and
the Spectre Ol " al, Ioi ''S
possible, will be banished from the
path of civilization"
Conference Beginning Of League.
London. Dec. 23.-Viscount Gray, for
mer secretary for foreign affairs has
written at the request of the research
committee OF the league OF nations
conference an Introductory note to
pamphlet entitled "The Peace Confer
ence and After" .
After urging the opportunity for TAX
ing practical step in the direction OF
creating a league Of nations, Viscount
Gray says:
'It is not necessary for the peace
conference to create league Of ma
lions. The conference will In itself be
vital beginning Of such a.Aeague. All
that Is absolutely necessary Is that it
shall not commit suicide but keep itself
alive by adjonrning and leaving a per-
manent organization.
'.This is not all that is desirable but
Il Is all that is essential. \ beginning
that has in it vitality and power OF
growth is better than more complete
and more attractive creation that has
no life. One, is a living thing while
Cnc OIneT rs ~ pItSe
Dependant, on United States.
\. n would commend the possibility OF
applying the principle OF trusteeship to
those vast tracts, especially Africa.
where no government OF the native in
habitants can be formed. and the part
TO be taken by the United States help
ing to give effect to this principle OF
trusteeship and in the council Of the
world. Without the United states any
council for league Of nations will soon
be little better than the old concert OF
Europe which spit into opposing
groups. &s
" y the united effort nj
the allies and tho United States to win
the war Of right AGAINST wrong and to-
make rFSce. It will .aeed thu united