Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-04
SOCIALISTS CHEER
PRESIDENT TALK
j Deputies Show Mr.. Wilson
+ That His League Ideas
Are Their Own.
AWAIT MANDATORY VIEW

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Monday, February 3.-Pres'
fdent Wilson was given an unusual re-
ception by socialist members at the
chamber of deputies this afternoon
They tried to drown tlse,applause from
the center and the right in an appar'
emit attempt to show Mr.. Wilson thai
his ideas were their own When Capt
Mantoux, the official Interpreter. WHIT
translated President Wilson'S address
reached that part Of the speech II
which Mr.. Wilson spoke of the society
of nations the socialists rose, shouting
Long live the society of nations
some of them adding. Down with
war"
Pan, Deschanel, who opened the sit
ting, said of the plan for the society
of nations:
across the chasm of blood and
darkness we see the light OF the ~
ture. We believe that If the entente.
sosteaa of being formed slowly under
me pressure of peril and under the
necessities of the moment in the snoc \
Of battles, could have been instituted
long before at The Hague germany
would never have dared to declare
war upon us. We believe tnat the
thirty states which broke re,a.ion ~
with Germany must be the nucleus OF
. soeiety of nations. We shall con-
tinue with all our strength ana All our
hea TT to prevent a return to Daroarisn
Ana tn maintain our dear and ihus-
frious friendship which shall pc no
less fruitful in peace than 1t mas oeen
in war;"
q. 8. Men silent on Mandatory.
No answer has been returned by the
American delegates to the peace con-
ference to what Is said TO De an az
most unanimous desire of the otner
movers that the United States UNDER
take to act as mandatory for armenia
And the other severed provinces OF
turkey, Such of the American Dele
Gates as will discuss the situation say
they are disposed to resist this devel-
opment of the plan for mandator1es'
hoTdIue that it is the business OF EN-
rope to look after the Europeans anu
he people OF the near east
The Argument used by the otner
POWERS in support of their desire that
the Omitted States assume some OF tne
obffeations 10 care for the welfare OF
Ssrlsvard -peopies affected by the
ySeace settlement and assist in their
advancement to a higher state OF cav,
iffxzticn is based upon the unlimited
confidence Of other governments anu
because It is known that the United
States has no territorial aspirations.
Fufthxrmore, 1t Is argued that the con-
fidence Of the Armenians and the other
peop1es OF the provinces affected.
through the lofig-exerted influence OF
Robert College Of Constantinople, Is q
strong reason for the participation OF
America as the mandatory power.
Await o. S. Sentiment.
me American delegates feel that
they should await the development or
sentiment in America as to what dn-
1ies Inay devolye, upon the United
Is the welfare Of dependent peoples.
It seems TO be the view in Amer
fcnn circles that the powers granted
the mandatory nations viii have q
consfdefAble influence in shaping the
attitude of the American delegation
on this question. II the mandatory is
limited to the employment of native
eonsfabulafy to enforce its mandates
there might, 1t appears, be less OBJ
Jec<foQ to accepting such . RESPONSE
Df1ff1 than II It were contemplated
that the manufactures use military
fofces Of their own, this latter idea
be1uG obnoxious to the Americans.
In any event before the American
attitude can be determined upon 1t
81 held to be necessary to wait the
development Of the project to Its
completion by the commission OF the
peace conference which meets today
to merge the various plans for the
creation of the society of nations.
David r. Francis, American am
bassaAor to Russia, arrived here to-
day from London The anbassa-
dor has completely recovered from
hfa rAcenf oueratiou.