The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-10-01
BALFOUR SUPPORTS
WILSON'S IDEAS ON
NATIONS LEAGUE
Declares the Wrongs of All
Subordinated Peoples
Must Be Righted.

LONDON. Monday, Sept. so.--The
wrongs OF subordinated peoples must
be righted and territories occupied by
Germany since the beginning OF the
war must have complete freedom be-
fore a league o: nations can be pos
sible and peace secured to the world.
said Arthur J. Bslfour. British For
eign Secretary, at the Guild Hall to-
day. He explained President wilson's
recent speech IN Nov York and gave
his support to the ldeas outlined In It.
-Let me deal with a point OF future
security" said Mr.. BaHou-. The
full magnitude OF all the issues before
mankind is thoroughly realized.
Americans came into the war fully
conscious OF what those issues were
and wisely named Its great financial
effort after the cause which II had
at heart. for that cause wes liberty
for the world.
There is yet another cause not en-
bodied In a namo. but present TO the
hearts and consciences OF Americans
as to the hearts and conSciences OF
British. French and Italians s-namely.
that II We failed in this crisis not
merely 70 win the war but to see
that such wars do not rccu:. our task
would be but half accomplished
''1 am confident YOU all have read
President Wilson's speech. II had all
those characteristics which make his
public utterances unique In state
documents. II had eloauence. direct
ness and maSnlt!cence c. style 20
which he has accustomed us. Weari-
some formalltics were absent. His
main theme was this. that II tho
world would mako sure 1t Is going to
have peace, IL must come TO some ar
rangement by which malefactors or
would-be malefnctors are TO be kept
In order by a league Of nations. The
second proposition was that II you
are TO carry out this great ideal the
moment when peace itself Is being
forged by the labors OF the victorious
powers.
Personally ! am very much of the
Presidents mind. that to allow this
occasion 10 sink into tho past would
be to lose one OF the great oppor-
tunities given mankind permanently
TO put international relations upon q
sound. lasting and moral footing. and
II tho word for your new interna-
Sonal machinery for obtaining peaoe
Is not to be greater than 1t can per-
form. you must so arrange the map
OF Europe and the world that great
occasions for wars will not over
whelm you.
III you are going 70 render perTna-
nent German domination over Rus
STA, especially Western Russia, and
the small peoples along tho Baltic
Of Poland: IL the subordinated pco-
pies In the Austrian Empire are TO
be let, under the heel of the German
and Magyar minorities: II the BSi-
kans again are TO be the scene NJ
bloody wars and the occasion of hos
Titles among their neighbors; II
the Turk is to be allowed to resume
his bloody sway over the territories
torn from him: II Italy II not &c
have restored TO her and added TO
her those populations which really
make her indeed an Italy redeemed
II Greece Is TO be threatened. as In
the past. by the domination OF the
Central Powers; II Serbia Is not e
be restored after all her appalling
sacrifices and glorious sacrifices and
glorious gallantry: II France is not
to resume her full place in Western
Europe and II Belgium ia not to be
restored In full measure. II all those
evils are not potentially to recur,
| then you must do something more
than merely establish q league OF ma
| tionR
"You must put these wrongs right
before a league OF nations can set 70
work. You must give II a clean slate
TO work upon. Then and there only
will your league of nations work."
| "Therefore, In order to make q
league of nations possible, complete
victory is absolutely necessary"