The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-13
LEAGUE NATIONS
|OVERB0ARD?|
Allies Said to Consider Re-
turning to Old System Of
Balance of Power.
SEEK U. S. ATTITU DE
(BY FLOYD MAGRiFF.)

London, Dec. 80. N. S)-The
first indication that tho allies are Sc
riousIy considering throwing the
league Of nations overheard and re-
turning to tho old system of "bal-
anoe of power" grow out OF the final
conferences between Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau here
today.
Z Information was scured from re-
liable source that John w. Davis, the
United States ambassador to Eng
land, was asked to sound Washing
ton upon its attitude towards the
new plan. Mr.. Davis, 1t was also I'M
derstood, was asked to query the
United States government upon the
possibility of the ratification of the
peace treaty IL it is stripped of the
league of nations covenant.
One alternative for the league of
nations that has been suggested is a
which would not only give England
and France the balance of power
upon the continent, but might mean
a balance of power throughout the
entire world. 'l
British and French statesmen are
anxious to ascertain the opinion of
official Washington upon such a sug-
gcstion and to find out whether 1t
could be ratified
IL such plan should not be ac-
ceptable, to the United States con-
gress, the European allies want to
ascertain what sort of substitute
would be agreeable to American
statesmen
The Pail Mall Gazette, which is
very close to Premier Lloyd George,
said today that the United States had
temporarily thwarted the league OF
nations" and pleads for "a greater
entente"
The Westminster Gazette, which is
supporting the followers of former
Premier Asquith, voices suspicious OF
French motives.
In addition to the triple pact the
| conference also considered the Fiume
| controversy. Recess was taken al
| 1880 o'clock until 8 o'clock. Vittoric
| Scialoia, the Italian foreign minister
who came here to take part in the
conference, left for Rome today.
| M. Clemenceau is said to favor an
other conference later, in Paris, to
consider the Russian situation and
the future government of Russia. !.
Sir Gordon Hewart, attorney -geni
eral OF England, who is preparing
| Great Britain against the former
kaiser, attended today's conference
for twenty minutes. His presence in.
dicated that the premiers were tax.
ing UP the question of the trying o.
the ex-kaiser at the earliest possible
moment after peace is effective.
As a result of the conference being
held at London by Premiers LIoye
George and CIemeneeau, the Amer
lean government will be notified tha
in order to facilitate compromise be
tween adverse parties in the Amer
Jean senate, the allies are willing Il
accept to as great an extent as pos
sible, some of the reservations to tn,
Versailles treaty made by the for
eign relations committee, accordin!
to the Matin, Of Paris.
1t is said the allies will do every.
thing in order that America ma.
participate in future conferences.
Important problems, the newspape
says, will henceforth be settled by
council Of the premiers of France
England and Italy. This council will
meet sometimes in Paris, and some
times in London, and will eXamin
principally Russian and Turkisl
problems.
In the presence of John w. Davis
United States ambassador to Grea
Britain, 1T is said, Premiers Clemen
ceau and Lloyd George assured Wit
torio Scialoia, Italian foreign minis
ter, there was a necessity for al
early settlement of the Fiume prob
| IL, t,1I Il
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Italy. Sgnor Scialoia will leave TO
Rome today to lay the matter befor
the government. The spirit whic1
prevails at the London conference
the Matin says, is good and the ne
cessity for close cooperation by tn
allies is recognized.
The French premier is said to b
willing to recognize any governmer
in Russia in which the bolshevik ele
ment is not supreme.
Great Britain is understood to dc
sire an agreement which will cor
tinue to recognize her dominancy
the Caucasus She does not desire
final and definite settlement of tf
Turkish situation at present, 1t
learned. The suggestion is being pl
forward that a conference be hel
here next year to settle Turkish a.
fairs. Such action, it is felt, wou1
: strengthen British prestige in II
: Moslem world The French ma
: agree to this, as they are anxious
have the British use their influent
to have the Arabs agree to FrenC
5 rule in Syria.
Great Britain is vitality interestt
(. in the Turkish problem, as this cour
! try is paying out $12,O00,00O evei
t week to maintain the British fore,
, which are stationed there for the az
ministration of the government.
1 the economic discussion it is sa
ID that NJ. Clemenceau proposed th
< I Great Britain increase her coal SUI
y | plies to E'rance. taking. in nnrrnnI