Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-15
United States Weuld Still
Be Free to Protect 8
All Americas.
LORD ROBERT CECIL
VPHOLDS PROPOSAL
:, Diplswat Declares lsaewe q
= ions viii Pesvids for limled1iea
nd Decrease ef oevsraWsot Arms.
msnts-osrmany 70 d Admitted
After Showing Coed Intentions end
Ability to Preserve Order.

farlS, Jan. 1S.-LOf0 hoUo1t C0c1Is
who discussed with An Amerscan Jour-
nalist tonight his views ~ to the work
OF league Of nations. had little to ssy
relative to the limitation OF armA-
ments. He expressed the opinion. how
ever. that the league OF nations Ger.
tainly would provide for the tmitA-
tion and decrease Of present arrna.
ments." ~
He said that the league. II formed.
would do away with all treaties iAcon-
sistent with its tsnents. includiag con-
pacts providing for 4 balance Of power.
Asked whA effect the formation Of
league Of nations would have upon
the Monroe doctrine Lord Rebert as-
serted he could see no conflict vita the
doctrine.
Hypothetical questions Wero raised
AS to what would happen In eAss Asx-
leo or a South American country did
some thing that caused trouble With the
league.
Then think an arrangement could
pe Ihdde py Which A"0ElCA COOt0 oGy
in behalf Of the league"
May Admit Germany.
The central powers and their allies,
Lord Robert said. should be admitted
il they showed an inclination to do The
right thing. Regarding Germany he
said:
we must await events. II she turaa
o,,1 Hai> <.~
the damage she has done there 10 no
reason why she should not join. The
league is for the good Of Aumaaity and
not for any select group. 1t viii beee.
Mt her II she comes In" a
Austria. because OF her Internal oon-
dition. is not yet ready for the loaGlnA
Lord Robert said. Dealing with a.
other specific instance. he declarOa Il
would be an injustice to, exclud0 06-
hemia. saying:
She was not to blame for the war
and is progressive"
Now o. Never.
Lord Robert said that the league
might in some cases take over admin
istrative control Of certain territories
of great international interest. He
said that Palestine and Constantinople
might be in this class. He states thar
he accepted President wilson's view
that the league must be constituted by
the present peace congress. adding:
otherwise it will become an impcssi-
bility."
Lord Robert felt that the peace con-
gress should get some approval OF
principles at the beginning OF the
meeting.
Would Have Avsrtsd World Was.
Questioned a. to the attitude Of the
allies as whole toward the league
Lord Roberts said that every one pf
them favored league OF some sort
and llia; they were not separated by
any vital point. As to the scope Of
the league, he said there were stiil
many purely legal disputes betWcen
nations which he thought ought to he
settled by an arbitrary tribunal outside
the league. In discussing the probable
efficacy OF the plan to force the ma
tions to bring their disputes before the
tribunal OF the league, Lord Robert
declared:
III we had had conference on tho
reply of Serbia to Austria and had
not allowed them to fight for . oes
period, there would have been NO WoA
II the situation had been known - te0l
world, no nation could have foFosd ~
people to fight"