Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
CLENENCEAU ASKS
LEAGUE MEETING
Urges AssembIage in Washing
ton in November Under Chair
manship of Wilson
WRITES TO COLONEL HOUSE
Ry the Associated Press

BN tne ASSOCIatPU ITeSs
Paris. Oct. 4.-Prrmicr Clcmcnceau
has written Colonel T.. NJ House. a
member Of the American peace dclcga
ton. urging that n meeting of the leagu'
of nations he held in Washington under
the chairmanship of President Wilson
carly in November. The prcmicr's let e.
tor, which outlines his reasons for the
calling of such n meeting, was official
ly published today. IT was written
September I, 1919, and follows:
"My dear friend hope soon to
have the pleasure of seeing you in Paris
before your return to America, but our
friend, Captain Andre 1ardicu, says
that this is not certain and therefore
it seems well to communicate to you
reflections suggested by decisions to be
taken concerning the society of ma :
tions,
I'm the first place it seems to me
that the first meeting of the society in
Washington under the presidency of
Mr. Wilson should be urgently called
at the earliest possible moment. Owing
to the hopes this society has caused
to be- born and to facilitate the solu-
ton of international problems facing all
nations, would suggest the meeting
be held the first week of the coming
November and would propose the in
vitation of the greatest possible num-
bcr Of statesmen whose names were
associated with the creation of the So
cicty of nations.
. Undoubtedly there would be only a
small amount of current business to
transact. but the program would have
this capital advantage: 1t would put
in action the society which still exists
only on paper.
FINALLY. don't you think it would
be great advantage for the ex off =
clio members of the, society of nations to
be enabled to exchange views on the
general direction of the line to be pur
sued? No man is better qualified than
President Wilson to remind the peo
pies at the opening of the first assem-
bly, that the society of nations will have
prestige and influence in times of peace
only if it succeeds in maintaining and
developing the feeling of international
solidarity from which it was born
during the war at the call of Mr.. Will
son, myself shall be happy to sec
ond him in this task.
"P. S.-I have written similar
letter to Premier Lloyd George"
Want Germany Disarmed
| In the Chamber OF Deputies yestcr
day Deputy Andre Lefevre's motion
asking the government to open negOtia
| tions to have rider added to the Yer
sailes treaty which would render the
! disarmament of Germany effective was
discussed. NJ. Lefevre expressed regret
| that Germany was not disarmed at tho
moment of the armistice.
NJ. Franklin Bouillon interrupted
saying:
II have not heard it from General
| Bliss himself, but I have certain infor
nation that this general, who repre-
sented America at Versailles, proposed
on October 2S, 1918, that the German
army should be disarmed before it en-
tered Germany
NJ. Lefevre finally withdrew his mo-
! ton in favor of one inviting the gov
crnmrnt to reach an understanding
with the allied and associated powers
with a view to the execution of meas
ures rendering the disarmament of Ger
many and her allies effective by thu
! interdiction of certain manufactures OF
war and other necessary measures. This
was adopted unanimously.
I'm Agreement With Wilson"
NJ. Renaudel and Albert Thomas
moved an amendment which would in
sert after the word ''powers" in tn,
! foregoing resolution the words, ''ir
agreement with President Wilson, who
| should convoke conference under the
provisions Of the covenant OF the league
of nations" Premier Clemenceau re-
marked that this was merely moditi
cation in form, as President Wilson
could convoke meeting of the league
of nations even if the United State'
did not ratify the treaty.
1--WE wish to show our American
friends" said NJ, Renaudel, "wha
price we attach to their ratification.
Exactly so, the premier replied.
The amendment was accepted.
Discussion of the treaty of peac
with Germany will begin in the Senat
next Thursday and probably will las
two or three days. The belief is ex
pressed that the pact will be rattle
late in the week.
Washington, Oct. 4.-(By A. P.)-
Administration officials said today thei
was no probability of a meeting of II
league of nations in Washington unit
after the peace treaty had been rattle
by the Senate. None would hazard
guess as to when this might be, but RI
publican Senate leaders said they el
pected final vote by November 1.
Even if ratification of the treaty we
completed during November, it is N
expected that the league would be call
to meet here until early next year.
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