Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04

URGES WILSON
HOLD AN EARLY
SESSION IN u. S.
Clemenceau Writes Col.
House Telling Need for
World Farley.

Paris, Friday, Oct 3.-Premi
Clemenceau has written Colonel
NJ. House, a member of the Anne
lc@n peace delegation, urging thi
meeting of the League Of Natior
be held in Washington under II
craftsmanship of President Wilsc
early in November. The premier
letter, which outlines his reason
FOR the calling of such a meetin
was officially published today.
was written Sept 4, 1919. and 70
lows:
my Dear Friend: I hope
soon to have the pleasure of
seeing you in Paris before your
return to America but our
friend, Captain Andre Tardiue
says that this is not certain
and therefore it seems we'll to
communicate to you reflections
suggested by decisions to be
taken concerning the society
of nations.
Need for Early Meeting.
''In the first place it seems to
me that the first meeting of the
society in Washington under
the presidency of Mr.. Wilson
should be urgently called at
the earliest possible moment.
Owing to the hopes of this so
ciety has caused to be born
and to facilitate the solution
of international problems fac
ing all nations.
Finally, do you not think it
would be a great advantage for
the ex-omciO members of the
society of nations TO be enabled
to exchange views on the gen.
eral direction of the line to be
pursued?
No Man Better Qualified.
mo man is better qualified
than the president to remind
the peoples at the opening of
the first assembly that the So
ciety of nations will have pres
tige and affiuence in times of
peace only if it succeeds in
maintaining and developing
the feeling Of international SOL
idarity from which it was born
during the war at the call OF
Mr.. Wilson. 1 myself shall be
happy to second him in this
task.
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU."
P. ST have written a SIM
liar letter to Premier Lloyd
George"
Would Disarm Germany.
Deputy Andre LeFevre's motto
Lsking the government to open ne
rotations to have a rider to tn
Versailles treaty which would reI
Ter the disarmament of German
was discussed in tn
:hamber of deputies today. NJ. Le
Eevre in the course of his argU
nent, cited the case of Genera
-on Der Goltz, the German CON
nander, whose men are yet unde
md making trouble in the Bal
ic provinces and expressed his re
ret that Germany was not dis
.rmed at the moment Of the al
M. Franklin Bouillon interrupt
d him by saying:
"I have not heard it from Gen
raj Bliss himself, but I have Ger
ain information that this genera
Who represented America at VeT
allies proposed on Oct. 2S. 1915
hat the German army should b
lisarmed before it entered Ger
many. Why was not this propo
ition accepted? Why was tn
Ierman army allowed to retur
lome with flags f1ying?"
Motion Adopted.
NJ. LeFevre finally withdrew hi
notion in favor of one "invitin
he government to reach an under
landing with the allied and asso
lated powers with a view to tn
xecution of measures renderin
he disarmament of Germany an
Ier allies effective by the interdic
ion of certain manufacturers O
var and other necessary meas
res" This was adopted unani
nously.
M. RenaudeI and Albert Thoma
moved an amendment, whicl
7ould insert after the word POW
rs" in the foregoing resolution
he words:
I'm agreement with Presiden
who should convoke
difference under the provisions o
he covenant of the League of Ma
ions"
Price of Ratification.
Premier Clemenceau remarks
hat this was merely a modifica
ion in form, as President Wilson
hould convoke a meeting of tn
league of Nations even if the Unit
d States did not ratify the treaty
I'VE wish to show our American
riends," said NJ Renaudel, "wha
rice we attach to their ratiica
Ion."
Exactly So" the premier re
lied.
The amendment was accepted