New Britain herald., 1919-02-04
Europe Anxious to Have Definite Settlement Perfected Quickly
WILSON'S PLANS PRAISED
Socialists in French Chamber of Dcpu- ties Cheer His Society of Nations Suggestions-War Questions Being Considered.

Paris, Feb. 3.-President Wilson was given as unusual reception by socialist members at the chamber ot deputies this afternoon. They trieu to drown the applause rom the center and the right in an ap- parent attempt to show Mir. Wilson that his ideas were their own. ne" Captain MantouX, the Otticlal lhCei preter who translated President NH- sons address, reached that part ol the speech in which MT Wilson spoke of the society of nations the socialist rose. shouting, long live the society of nations," some Of them adding "down with war"
 Paul Deschanel who opened the sitting, said of the plan for the society of nations:
 Hun Opponents As Nucleus.
 Across the chaSm of blood and darkness we see the light of the fu- ture. We believe that i the Entente. instead of being formed slowly under the pressure Of peril and under the necessities of the moment in the shock of battles, could have been ln- stituted long before at The Hague, Germany would never have dared to declare war upon us. We believe that the 30 states which broke relations with Germany must be the nucleus of a society of nations. We ShaI con- tInue with all our strength and all our heart to prevent a return to bar bar.sm and to maintain our dear and illustrious friendship which shall be no less fruitful in peace than it has been in War. ...
 Anxious For Final Peace.
 There is d growing feeling here that the treaty of peace should be speedily perfected, now that the princlple of the society of nations and many of the details Of its construction have been agreed upon. Arthur J. Balfour, the r.tisih foreign secretary, is en- gagged upon a proposition to fix the territorial bouudarles of the defeated nations at once and promptly con clude peace with the enemy as so constituted. The program would then be to go on with the settlement Of > the other questions remaining to be solved under the rules of the society of nations.
 May Eli.llillG-o Many Questions.
 With such an agreement on gen eral principles as has bees reached,
 
 may be no need to treat spec lically such subjects as the freedom of the seas, the use Of submarines in war fare, the creation of buffer stateS or even the delimitation of national boundaries with reference to their de. fensive possibilities. The idea is that there would be no necessity to con- slider the question of defense against joh hnh ho assured.
 Immediate Settlement Demanded.
 Some subjects, however, do require immediate consideration, it seems generally agreed. These include as sessment of the damages caused by the war; responsibility for the war, regulation of the use of international waterways and railways, difficulties presented by the present state of chaos in the treaty relations between the nations as one result of the war and treatment of the labor question by international accord.
 Estimate on War Damages.
 Some of these problems would re- Quire a long time to settle. notably the determining of the actual damage inflicted by the enemy, although it has been suggested that adjustment of this question might be facilitated by the adoption of an estimate of tho gross sum, based on the preliminary examinations which already have been made by army officers.
 One way of solving these problems. which may be adopted, would be through creation of various con1nis- siOns to work after the final adjourn ment of the peace conference, with full powers to enforce the execution of their decrees