Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-02
League Formation Still in Ne
bulous Shape and Opinions
Differ as to Changes That
May Yet Be Made.
BRITAIN -FRANCE-U. S.
ALLIANCE PROPOSED
Proposal Being Taken Serious
ly by Many Persons as Most
Effective Means of Prevent
ina German Come Back.
BY Herbert Bayard Swopc.
Copyright, 1919, 10y the Press Publish
ing Co.

(The New York World.)
Especial Wireless Dispatch.)
Paris, April 1.-THE withdrawal
from Russia of the allied and Ameri-
can forces now operating on the north
ern front is very likely to be the next
step in the peace conference program
of effecting an understanding with
the BolsheVists The subject was un-
der discussion recently at the war Of
flee, where President Wilson and Pre-
miers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and
Orlando met with Marshal Foch and
Gems. Bliss, Wilson and Diaz, who
form the military advisers to the su-
preme war council.
This statement of the probable in
tenton to withdraw the forces from
Russia is not based upon direct au-
thority, for in these days just as little
as possible is put out in that way, put
II rests uDon the opinions of those
who are conversant with the mental
attitude of the men who are trying
to mould the destinies OF the World.
There is every indication to show that
the withdrawal of the troops Is being
favored as part of policy which has
ms its objective working agreement
with the l3olshcvists, for. as each day
passes that course becomes more and
more clearly the sole resort left to the
Paris debaters.
Signs of Rcstiveness.
THAT thew are beginniIss Ut=,1es ro'St-
i've under the outright attacks of va
rious bodies of public opinion, and
that they feel the distinct loss of pop
itlar confidence, has become more
marked as the delays have become
,it, xxTlg
manifested in the statement issued
by President Wilson personally in
which he took the defensive, and
denied that the league of nations had
in any way contributed to lack of prog
resa.
League matters are still in n nebu
lous share, and the opinions of those
working on the project differ as to
the extent of the change that are
being drafted Some insist that the
alterations are merely in terminolosy
while others assert that the amend
mpnts are of a substantial nature.
The new constitution is becoming
all things to all men, and In it, ac-
cording to the fathers of the under
taking, is to be found everything that
republicans desire and nothing to
offend democrats everything that
Great Britain wishes and clauses that
apneaI to the French. In short. II is
being handled on a basis of satisfac-
tjon so far as preliminary assurances
GO
Alliance Is Favored
There has appeared above the sur
face one of the reasons that animated
portions of French. British and
American public opinion in antaso-
nism to he league. 1t takes the form
of n nlan whereby embracing cov<s
r-rts are to be ignored in favor OF an
alliances among the three nations
named. That such a thought is being
seriously held admits of no doubt, but
that such a plan Is enactabie Is an
other matter. Those who favor TINS
uolicy do so in the belief that 1t Is
the most feasible manner of prevent
ing Germany from returning to power
Int to any student of public opinion
in America It is hope baseless in pos
siblity.
In the matter of reparation the part
cf tJoyd George and the French gov
ernment was today irrevent'y, but
more or less truthfully described AS
being like that of the man VINO
thought he was a poached egg and
kept looking for a piece of toast to
lie on.
The British and French have MADE
exaggerated promises to their people
as to the amounts to he squeezed
from Germany, and as the probable
totals become increasingly smaller
due to the economic and territorial
measures to he IMPOSED. the govern
ments of these two nations are seek
inr cushions to break their falls.
The british government has begun
a systematic campaign of e5ucalof
on the subject which is being har-
assod and hiraered hy embarrassing
uuestions in the house of commons
and France is undergoing the same
exrerience.
Reparation was talked again to-