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NO INTERNATIONAL
ARMY IS PLANNED
Story that Great Britain and u.
S. Have Conceded that Point
to France is Denied by Lord
Robert Cecil
PROBABLY ENEMY REPORT
Text of League Of Nations Project VIII
he Ready SOOn-Paris Temps Says
TINT Conception of League ns super
State Has Been Discarded

Paris, Feb. H. (By the Associated
Press. Lord Robert Cecil, the British
representative on the league of nations
commission emphatcally denied tonight
the report spread in Paris to-day that
the league of nations commission had
approved the creation of an international
army and that the United States and
Great Britain had conceded point to
France.
Lord Robert said that in his opinion
the commission would decline moreover.
to approve any such plan. He added that
such a report must have originated from
an enemy of the peace conference.
Paris, Feb. l2-The league of nations
commission. says the Temps, probably
will be able to submit to the council of
the powers the definite text of its prof.
ect before President Wilson'S departure.
"In it's present form" continues the
paper, the project involves the nations.
members Of the league. making definite
engagement to take up arms for the
maintenance of their territories and the
safeguarding of international treaties. 1t
would seem that the conception has been
discarded whereby the league becomes
a super-state in favor of insistence on
the necessity of close mutual obligations
furnishing guarantees for the independ-
ence of each nation more efficient than
the old systems of alliances"
Paris. Feb. 12.--The seventh meeting
of the commission on international labor
Legislation took place this morning.
Article " of the British draft was
carried, providing that at the proposed
international labor conference the rep
resentatives of the governments, the en-
poyers and work people should be en-
titled to speak and vote Independently
without regard to the views expressed
by the other representatives % their ma
| ton. with power to draw up conven-
| tions binding on the states represented.
Paris, Feb. 12-Although no official
| communique was issued after the meeting
| of the supreme war council this morning,
| the Havas Agency understands that the
| council decided first to place Germany
| in a military situation where 1t would
| be impossible to recommence hosti'it'es.
! 1t is pointed out that the enemy coun-
| tries preserving war material per
| mittng them to equip very rapidly an
army of at least 100000 men.
|
ing to Havas. ito make Germany realize
that we are the conquerors and that il
Is not a white peace that we are seek
| ing to impose on her
In case Germany submits with good
| grace. continues Havas, ii is possible
! that the entente would facilitate the re.
sumption of the entente's works of peace
for the benefit of Germany. The counci
also had to examine the demand by the
Poles that clause be introduced into
| the armistice that the agricultural ma
chinery stolen by the enemy should bt
! restored
The councils program also contained
questions of cffectives and the raising
of the blockade concerning Turkey anC
| Bulgaria.
Hitherto the delegates present at sucf
a conference have represented the gov
ernmnts only, and the voting had al
ways been by nations 1t was felt, how
ever. that in dealing with labor Legislation
the employers and the workers must b'
given the fullest opportunity of givnt
free expression to their views and tina
they could not do this if the delegates o
each nation were bound to speak and vot'
as unit.
Article V was also carried, providing
that the international labor conference
shall meet at the capital of the league o
nations, unless it decided by two third
majority to meet elsewhere
THE commission then proceeded to dis
cuss the article dealing with the establish
ment of the permanent internationa
; labor office and the governing body whicl
! will direct its work. 1t was agreed tina
the Office should be established at the cap
, tai of the league of nations as part of tn
organization of the league and should b
under the control of a director.
) THE commission at the presidents sug
gestion rose I'm honor of the birth O
| Abraham Lincoln"