The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-10
MUST |}}E:NOVE:
CAUSE. {. IF liar,
SAY TIL: FRENCH
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MUST BE DEFERRED
Until Peace Conference, by
Its Ed,cts, Clears the
Atmosphere.
Bv H wICYuaNI STEGD.

I,ondnu Times ,'ah!r. copyright. 1919.
10y Pubic Lc'!r"r '",nramyD
PARIS Jan. 9.---.N'ilh tn" arrival Of
Lord Robert cecil thu question "t CIV
iuE concrete :"rm :" ;h- l.rnEu" -: Ma
tinnS ;,lral i hrrn,niit!: prominent. Th"
att iud" .,f Trvnrh o:firIal circles to-
ward the jd"ai which h:t$ hitherto b""n
ono .: !.rr.vr!"ut Sr''r,iC.>m and r"ndI
ness i, accept IN" rrturipl" lE!S l""n
uIaiicird III practice hy th'' assumption
lhat any effective organization with
supcr-nat i"uai authority must b" DEFER
rod uu:il ;ht whole multitude "f p"nding
issues. territorial. financial and cc"n-
umlc hav- h"'.'t disguised -"!
Not Within Reach.
This view WAS rharaCt"r.Si :cally nu'
forward to-day by Alfred taruS. the
eminent acad ..:nc;aa VIII" edits lhr
Figaro Tir treats as a fundamental
error tho idea trat Il workable" i";tSu" ~
ra;ionS is already within reach anu
argues tha; before II can h" established
all m.sundcrs;andingS between nations
must hc dlsp"llrd. all causes "f war re-
moved. ard !ntcrnati"naI law universal
Is recognized. Tho league ~ nations
H. says must be Il eliminating product
of peace. bat not the crucihl" III which
elements no" uiSttttiil VII W AE'>|H
Maans Shelving.
II accepted this view would hc tanta-
mount to tn" polite shelving Of thc
whole question and this is now rrc"E'
nizyd by an increasing number OF un'
Official Frcnchmcn to II" tho cnns"'
0ucncr oc iuadcquatr perception Of pres
cnt realities An important section oi
French opinion represented hy the .ASsn-
- La
Nations, oil which Leon bourgeois is
president. recognizes that unless the
formation Of nucleus league .! ma
tons be taken In hand NJ the outset Of
tho conference there may he little chance
of dealing successfully with the long
list Of territorial financial and ccono-
mic problems which in the order named
are understood TO form the basis Of th'
French program. Bourgeois. may or
may not b. appointed us head Of th'
French league uf nations section of tho
conference, but in any case he is under
stood to be convinced that without the
sense of security which certainty the
creation Of solid !ragu" would give
the allied peoples tho iabors nt III" CON
ference may be 10 say the least. unduly
protractGd.
Another View.
Unless have been mislnformCd. tho
differences between his views and those
of most influential British and Amcri'
can supporters of the ideal are increi!
formal. and he would insist that tht
allied governments mus; begin BY th'
Organization Of q league among thcm'
selves. and their articles must then b'
imposed upon enemy and neutral pc"'
pies who will be obliged to conform u
the requirements Of the league. give
guarantees Of good faith. requirements
and obligations Of peace.
Never Ending Job.
In other words. tn" view is gaming
ground that If IN" allied peace CONFER
ence is successful il VIII never cnd
because the problems OF which the ma
solution must be outstanding when the
general principles of 1"ac': are settled
will necessarily he dralth with by a
permanent supcr-natiunal authority IT
which the successful peace conference
will ultimately resolve itself.
II becomes clearer that thr delay IN
the meeting of the conference will not
hc without its comp"HSatIonS. 1t mas
given time for distinct rryStalization ~
opinion in two directions. or the nrSt
importan"" there is tho steady growth
cS the conviction that Il lcaEu" OF ma
tions is really practicable and not mere
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