The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-03-17
lLl- BATTlEF0R
LEAGUE IN TREATY
lie Matin Writes President Union
is Only Safeguard.
|aRITISH TO GIVE WAY
Mr.. Wilson to Tour States in Direct
Appeal to Psa.:ie For Covenant
When Work in France is Ended.

Paris, March l7.--1he newspaper
lie Matin sent the following letter 10
President Wilson, referring to the ne
cessity of embodying the league of
nations covenant in the final peace
treaty:
"The peoples right TO If. defends
upon league of nations. Germany
must be forced Ia make :. nl"a ion
| for her crimes. The League. % ma
tons is the, only safeguard aga INST
repetition of the devastation w. cked
upon the world by the Germans
President Wilson's intention to in
cluGe the league Of nations i'll the
peace treaty with Germany is known
! to he infieXible Those who know de-
clare that Germany is known 70 be
clare that there is no reason 20 believe
that the peace conference will present
| any serious obstacle to the Inclusion.
!nasmuch as the only real OPPOSE
| tion to the league of nations has de-
yeloped in the United States, President
Wilson will tour the states OF the re-
calcitrant senators, if necessary, EN-
phas:x;ng the necessity OF RAJ hca-
ton and bringing the fight to the peO-
| pie.
The president will point out the
United States should become a mem
her of the league if fer no other pur-
pose than TO diminish the possibility
of another European upheaval similar
| to the recent world war, with its in
evitable consequences to the United
| States.
| The Rhine problem is receiving
careful consideration by the president,
and. Ccsnitp the French attitude. it
is known that the president regards
| the left bank as distinctly German
and sees no reason for its ultimate
separation from the fatherand.
The resolution of the league of ma
fjOns adopted at thai time by the con-
ference was as follows:
"First-It is essential to the main
tenance Of the world settlement, which
the associated matt. i'S are met to es-
tablish. that Il lI;i-"e of nations be
created to promote international CO.
operation, TO insure the fnl!illment OF
accepted international obligations and
to provide safeguards against war
"SecOntl-ThiS league should be
treated as an integral part of the gem
eral treaty of peace, and should be
open to every civilized nation which
can be relied upon to promote its OBJ
jects
,hf,.S # 10 alO ~
should periodically meet In interna-
tional conference and should have
permanent organization and Secretari-
at to carry on the business of the
league in the intervals between the
conferences"
An official statement dealing with
the latest session of the financial COM
mission of the peace conference, says:
'"rhe financial commission met at
tho ministry of finance, with Edwin
Samuel Montague presiding.
"The commission commenced the eX-
animation of the new financial ques-
tions which have been submitted to it
by the council of ten, and will meet
again on Monday, March IT,"
If President Wilson insists that the
league of nations be Incorporated In
the preliminary peace treaty, the Brit
ish. it is understood, will cOncede the
point, although they Still believe that
the preliminary pact is Ect the proper
place for the Inauguration of the
league which, they declare, should be
included in the final peace pact.
The Polish frontiers of Germany was
the next subject on the program, but
the British prime minister was not
prepared to proceed, so this also was
deferred. Mr.. Lloyd George left the
council room soon after learning that
President Wilson would not attend,
and proceeded to the "White House"
Cor a conference on the situation.