The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-15
ENJOYS Disagree OnPlant0
Create World Police Force
TH0 Views Represented at
Paris Conference,
BOTH SEEKING SAME AIM
Commission to Draft Find
ings Of Co0ferees,
BY The Associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. l5.-With the
resumption today OF the meet
inRs preliminary to the peace
conference it is apparent that
the movement 10 create a
league Of nations. is being
carried on by two forces hav-
ing the same object, but dit
fcring az TO the means for
making it effective. One OF
these represents the cOnten-
ton that the decisions Of the
league must be backed by its
combined physical forces.
while the other represents the
view that It's findings can be
enforced without the aid of a
common world-police force.
Diplomatists seem i'm
pressed with the view that
both ideas are moving to-
ward a common ground
which. for example, might
provide that the nations could
reserve for each individual
cause their decision whether
they would utilize armed
force or avail themselves OF
other means.
Plans Are Shaping Rapidly.
There Is reason 20 believe that such
an arrangement, would meet with the
support OF some OF the European
statesmen and there +, nothing 10 in
dca,e that !, would he rejected BY
the American representatives.
The plans are beng rapidly put into
shape IN informal conferences and
are working toward a position where
the peace conference m full session
can discuss them thoroughly and then
! probably name committee, or COM
mission, from among ITS Membership
10 produce the framework IN wiring.
with the assistance OF the technical
/ advisers
The work before today, session of
tic supreme council comprised COM
p'etion OF the allotment OF reprcscu-
tation OF the various nations and
further delving into the question of
whether Russia should have delegates
in the larger body In a large sense.
the work today may be compared 10
tina, Of 4 credentials committee pre-
cedng the Si,tlng> OF an American
national convention The preliminary
session, viii continue work on the
question continuously with the eN-
pec'ajion ot having j, entirely dis
posed OF by Saturday when the first
formal sitting OF the peace congress
will be held
League to Come First.
The program commonly agreed upon
calls for primary consideration OF the
forming Of league OF nations and
the congress will work on this to the
exclusion Of all other subjects.
Those European statesmen who now
appear friendly TO the purpose Of put
ting tho league ot nations question 10
the tore, have repeatedly expressed
the view that the formation oi the
league and the making OF peace arc
JOINT problem, which cannot be dis
associated The effort, thus seem TO
bend all energies To the laying OF
the foundation OF the league. so that
the conference may proceed 30 the
actual making ot the peace treaty in
the carly spring even. indeed, il 1t
be only preliminary one which will
dispose ot the pressing question of
Rehabilitation and the return Of the
warrlng countries as nearly as pos.
,Ihle To- the economic conditions ot
peace This is recognized BY all the
statesmen at the conference as OF the
utmost necessity. and is not view
confined TO the Europeans alone.
Functions TO Be Extended.
The sponsors for the league OF ma.
tons contemplate the broadening out
OF the functions OF the proposed
league as the preliminary discussions
proceed their assumption being that
these will range far into the subject,
OF raw material and finance, pro.
ceed,ng on the theory tina, the iinan-
Cial or economic domination ~
smaller nations by the larger is no
less danger than armed domination
The financial program OF the league,
as viewed in these quarters will be
to consider whether the league itself
should lend lis aid financially and
economically TO the small indcpend.
en-, states which are rising ou, OF the
war