Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-27
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 The strength of the league would rest on the friendship of America. Great Britain. France, Italy and Japan, the president said. and he expressed the opinion the serious trouble be- tween these five nations was ''un- thinkable" Should one of these withdraw from the league or in any way fail to support it. impotence of the league might result
 Accounts Of both democratic and republican members of the committees who discussed the conference varied only in very minor details.
 The president felt that if the league is not ratified said Chairman Hitchcock, there would be despair throughout the world because of fail ure in the effort tos secure permanent peace Serious complications the presi- dent felt, might result at an early date from failure or the league. The league is already in suse, the president stated, through the reference of the questions on various subjects which have been referred to international committees"
 Onsthe question of possible interfer- ence by the league with international domestic questions, such as immigrS> ton, the president told the senators he did not regard such questions as being within the purSiew or jurisdie- tiOn- of the league Success or the league, the president was said to feel, rests on the good will and good faith of the nations and not upon their pO- tential power
 Depends On Neral Force
 Upon the moral force of the world the decTees Of the league would de pend, the president explained He expressed the opinion that if Germany hal considered 9 week. or fl she nae Known England would enter the war, the great conflict would not have Oe- cured.
 In.the discussion Ot the composition O. the IeIsda and executive cCClc-- tie Mexican and Japanese problems WIsh which che Uulted States lS con cerned were reported to have been freely used as illustrations. In this connection it was sald that the presi- dent rejected the argument that Amer ican immigration would be question determinable by the league
 Questions regarding Great Britain s five votes in the league and the pos sibility of the British empire acquiring more than one vote in the executive council elicited the statement from the president that such possibility was very remote as the four votes in the ! league outside of the five great pow CTS were demanded by the smaller na tions and that election would be made b. tRe 40 or 50 nations composing the league.
 The president was said to have given no indication as to his opinion regarding when the peace treaty could be concluded, nor did he discuss his pans for the return trip to France ether than to reiterate that he would leave Washington immediately after congress adjourned,
 The dinner and discussion follow ing in the east room were said to have been marked by the greatest cordlallty and frankness. The president ire Quentiy was interrupted at his own | request by questions. At the outset he said too much importance had been attached to his suggestion to defer debate in congress and declared his in tention was merely to explain fully questions of construction to those who wished to hear them. He then gave a description of the intricate methods, of bringing together , the representatives of all nations for the formation of a league, and de cIared he had found practically a uni versal demand in Europe for ieague of nations. He said the people there had suffered so tremendously from the war that they were determined the old system must cease and some con cert of nations formed to end war, Will Not Stop War
 According to one of the democrats Senator Brandegee said to the presi- dent:
 MT. President, this league of na tiOns will not prevent war
 Tt will not" said the president nothing will prevent war. but it will bring about a disoussiOn before the beginning of war. If there had been ! one weeks discussion before the be i ginning of the European war it would not have occurred.T