The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
III. S. AND BRITISH
LEAGUE ARE GONE
tcontinued From First Page,


added, no people were more ready to
accept the league Of nations in its en-
tirety and the principles as laid down
by President Wilson III ms speech to-
day han the Italian people"
Leon Bourgeois, the representative OF
France, IN a lofty view, similarly an
nounced the view Of France, the ter
rible experience of the last four and
a half years should never be renewed. -
China, Poland, Brazil, Belgium and Ser
bia, Rumania and the rest, like so
many billiards. of the new era OF the
worlds program arose through their
representatives to support creation OF
the league Of nations. The large and
small nations OF the world pronounced
their Judgments and presented their
views. Throughout all avs a common
tone of idealism perhaps unparalleled
In the history of the world for It's sin
cerity, attested by the recognition OF
the respective nations that war hau
become so intense as to be universally
dangerous aud disastrous,
Shows Advance.
The best concrete evidence, however,
Of the advance which a been made
in Paris through common counsel and
interchange Of views was the admirable
speech Of Premier ~Clemenceau, en-
dcavOring to settle a little tempest
which arose in the meeting when the
small nations asked representation from
the various commissions, but a lull
opportunity was given to each to be
heard on its respective claims. Premier
Clemenceau struck a high note IN the
conference, saying: las for myself, l
have come here ready to sacrifice many
Of my opinions in order to conciliate,
In order to reach conclusions, which
all wish for, and | have already sacri-
| Ti,.I a,I hu1,a dana a. with inv for
the great common cause which unltes
us here. l hope we will all be inspired
by the sam spirit"
One couldn't help comparing TINS
passage with President wilson's speech
In New York last September. wherein
he said every nation must come to the
| peace table ready to pay the price. But
uttered by ClemenCeau amidst the dis
Cussion of the league Of nations, 1t can
be interpreted as meaning that ms
point Of view In the speech ne recently
made in the French chamber OF depu-
ties regarding special alliances, has un-
| dergone modification and the enthuslas-
tic speech Of Leon Bourgeois favoring
Wilson'S views was absolutely support
| ed by the French premier, .
Thus, it can be said the five great
powers, together with the small ma
| tons, have taken the most forward
step since the armistice to bring about
an era OF genuine peace. The discussion
| to how the small nations may be rep
resented on the committee drafting the
nlan for the league OF nations is in
teresting insofar as it has revealed the
difficult problem of the necessity of dis
covering some "a to consider the re-
| spective interest in n manner satisfac-
| tory to their peoples. .
Premier Clemenceau whimsically, yet
bluntly pleasing in told the
| delegates the ideal way would be to
| give every small nation representation
| on the committees. This seemed to
| suuelch argument, pointing out that
| each small nation would have an OPP
| %portunity to attend the session OF com .
| mittee and to express it's point of
view. Nevertheless, the French premier,
| desiring to be fair to all, proposed that
| conference should meet again yester-
day to give the small nations a chance