New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Tells Associated Press Mem.
bers That International
Exchange of News Will
Help League Movement
Latin Americans Attend
Association Spreads Its Ser
vice TO Other Republics
Of Western Hemisphere


Melville L. stone, general manager
al The Associated Press, told the mem
hers of that organization at their an
map meeting at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel yesterday that the growing in
,crchange Of news between nations
"ayomisos a chance that the league of
uations may accomplish its object of
insuriug world poscc.'
Nj. Stonc returned last week from
iaris, Nhcrc he had been tor many
moa,hs ia personal touch with men
,ho axe participating in the peace con
ference.
Mr.. Stone said he doubted "if anv-
body knew whether the league project
would succeed" hut he said the repre
santatlves OF the associated powers had
addiessed themselves to the formation
81 an organization Intended, if nos
shle, To prevent a recurrence ef war,
Tells Anecdotes Of Fremiers
Mf, Stehe described seme Of the
characteristics Of premiers LLOYD
tsefge clemeheeau, Venisaies and
liughes OF temeneesu, whom he had
lAewh for forty years, he ssid
when went ever there flest in June
Went up TO see him one day. and said,
We'll, yeu speak English as we'll as YOU
lid forty years ago lie said. Il don't
sneak English. | speak American
When | was in Italy the Italian
government WAS very anxious to have
some American troops as reserves, and
they felt that it was a very serious
condition. If the Caporetto debacle
were repeated, and the Austrans got
through to Milan and Turin, Italy
would be out OF the war, and Cen
situation.
lie went UP to see Foch and Per-
shng, and they could not see their
way clear to give him any American
troops. Then he went to see Glenn
cnceau, and said: Now the situation
is very serious down there. 1t is a
great mistake to imagine that the Aus
trians arc not good soldiers. They
arc veritable lions. They have more
artillery than we have, and we are in
grave danger of their breaking
through
And the Lions Were Taken
"Clemenceau. in his sententious way,
sald That is a military question
can. answer. You will have to see
OBJ IL l. II u
he would not do it. About three weeks
after the French captured 5000 Aus
trans on the French front, and Glenn
enceau telegraphed: My Dear Diaz:
We have taken 5000 of your Austrian
lions as prisoners. What shall we do
with them? Yours arfectionately, The
Tiger
ut is a mistake TO imagine that there
has been on the part of the five great
powers represented at the conference
an angry or an unpleasant situation.
think may say-because | have known
we'll those who have participated in it
fhst they have brought to this work a
sucere, earnest desire to solve a great
problem.
Left a World of Misery
They feel that, after all, the worst
o7ense of the Germans was not the
mon, fine young men of Europe and
America, including those of Germany
and Austria itself; nor the wanton
murder Of innocent women and chill
sfcn b. airplane and submarine. At
least the dead are at peace.
he worst offence Of the Germans
was IN creating world in which it is
Almost impossible for the living to sur
we And that being the case, the con-
.erfees had 10 address themselves not
70 any solace or comfort for the dead
'0r whom they could do nothing, but to
come sort OF an organization. if possible
trat should give some guarantee that in
ire future there would be no recur-
renee OF this terrible catastrophe"
mr. stone said future conflict
Nouid well nigh mean human annihila-
-oh' bF the modern processes of in
eIco'nmunicatlon, however, the nations
we're inevitably brought closer to-
se'ner' ne said, extending mems visions
%'a giving "a little promise" that the
.s'are OF the Congress of Vienna 100
:safs ago might be followed "by some
'ning like success"
Allies Agree in Principle
me Germans hoped that the asso-
s.ated powers would differ" said Mr..
nsohe. 1T was the dream Of the Ger
mans that they could not agree In
S;.alhciple p;Ilp they have agreed. In prn-
pie' as Clemenceau, who is the tiger
- ne place. told me: we are at one
IN al this business
:, Now, do not know whether a
segue q nations will work or not.
o'aot If anybody knows.
81 nave read a good deal Of criti-
s,m IN the United states over the ac-
ION IN. France in declining to import
nmerlcan machinery and certain other
p,oaac's. They cannot do it now 1t
- ~'ula va ruin their exchanges. The cost
y, h,g7'ng would 10 up 20 high that they
esald not stand it. The only hope, the
ssay solution for the condition of
Ara Arance hes IN long time credit by
Enisrican manufacturers.
But zc.tl LII. ak.1..a. LIZ L.4 l. L.. q