Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-24
YESTERDAYS UTOPIA
 T0MORROWS REALITY
Paris Matin Outlines Plans for League of Nations. Published Yesterday After Being Censored.

Paris, Dec. 23-The Matin today was authorized to rint the article which was censored yesterday. The article, the first headline of which read: "Yesterday's utopia tomorrow's reality" sets fort the manner of pro- ceedure of the "promotels of a league of nations acting in agreement with i the allied governments
 ] The formation of league of na- lions, the article says, will be in three stages. The allied governments will decide the principles of such an organization, which will include com- pulsory arbitration and limitation of armaments. Germany and her form CT allies will then be told that they must accept these principles. after which the treaty of peace will be for mulated. Later. conference will be held to discuss the formation of league. Neutrals will be admitted. the article continues, but Germany would not have an equal standing until she has expiated her misdeeds and before she can do so an international organ iztion will be working.
 There will be three stages the Matin says.
 "First the allied governments will settle among themselves the prainci pies of league. As fundamental rule they will set down the right of peoples to decide their own destines. As practical consequence it follows that there will be limitation of arma- ments and compulsory arbitration among the nations. It seems indis- pensable that at this point the entente countries bind themselves to put these clauses in the preliminaries of peace 1 It has appeared absolutely neces- sary to the promoters that the regime Of the future world should be fixed in it's main outlines before there are any questions of indemnities and ter 1itories that for the first time in his. tory the deliberations of the plenipo- tentiaries should be dominated by higher ideals than mere individual 1 interest.
 "The' second act will consist in mo- tifying the enemy powers of the fun 6amental principles laid down in the preliminaries and requiring from them their adhesion to these views As to other conditions of peace pre- liminaries. as in the case of stipula- tions of territorial. financial and economic character no discussion will be admitted. The entente delegates will say to Germany and her allies:7
 Compulsory arbitration and limi- tation of armaments are integral parts of our conditions. You must subscribe to them at once. You will know later how these principles will be applied.
 "The preliminaries once signed, de- tail of the peace treaty will be dis cussed among the belligerents and only after the signing of this treaty of peace proper will the third stage be reached.
 This will be universal sconf ference to settle the new relations to be cre- ated between the peoples.
 "To this conference neutrals may be admitted. No nation. however will be admitted to full membership in the league of nations if it does not offer sufficient guarantees. Germany, hav- ling started the war, will have been condemned by the peace conference to make restitution and reparation. She cannot be regarded as being on an enuel fnotino with other nations un- til she has paid her debt. Germany has committed crime and she must atone for it before she can be adm'it- ted to the ranks of honest and civil ized peoples.
 Meanwhile the other countries will be united bv formal agreements. a world pcacc will have been created land sanctions of all kinds will have