The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-11
GEN. SHUTS DEFINES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Would Give All States Equal
Representation in the Pro-
posed Parliament.
CONTROL BY ) POWERS
Proposes Russia, Austria and
Turkey, With No Loss OF
Territories.
CONTROL BY ) POWERS

N, d
ushed to,day, entitled "a League of Ma
tons; a Programme for the Peace Con-
ference" Gen, Jan Christian SHUTS for
,nerly A member of the British war
cabinet says It Is necessary to view
league Of nations not only as possible
means to prevent future wars. but as
,rest organ for the orderly and peaceful
lie Of civilization and as the foundation
Il a new international system.
Regarding future prevention OF war,
gfter expressing himself strongly against
,onscription, Gen. SHUTS ipakes the iol-
lowing definite proposal:
THE peace treaty shall provide that
MEMBERS OF the league bind themselves
lot to go to war with one another, fTst.
without previously submitting the mat
Ter in dispute TO the council or the
league: second, until there has been an
ward by the council and. third. not
even then against a member which COM
niles with the award or recommehda-
'lon made by the council.
would Make 1t ReversiOnary.
The war, he writes. has brought
fundamental change on the political map
o., Europe The Russian. Austrian ana
Turkish empires already have dlsap-
,esred. while Germany even II she sur.
Wives the storms of the coming days Will
lose her subject races OF non German
blood
The only statesmanlike course, cen.
S-nuts continues. "is to make the league
OF nations reversionary. in the broader
>epse of the three empires. Russia, AUS
tria and Turkey, whose people now are
deficient in government. The peace
difference therefore should look upon
The formation of a league of nations
upon itself as the first meeting OF the
league
Regarding the settlement of affairs
IN Russia. Austria and Turkey there
should be no annexation of any OF these
territories and in the future the princi.
lie of government with the consent oil
the governed should be followed. Fin
land, Poland, Czecho- Slovakia and Jugo-
Slavia will probably be capable of state
uood and should be recognized az indie
r,endent States from the beginning.
The tranScauCasian or transcaSplan
rroyinces os Russia probably VIII re-
.,i!re some external authority TO steady
- heir admin stratiou, Probably this Will
be the case also with upper and lower
Nesopotamia. Lebanon and syria. whiis
other cases. such as Palestine and the
Armenian Nilayete, would require ad'
ulinistration to very large extent b.
external authority
Gen. SHUTS proposes that al. ne"
states shall conform to the new order
= IDEAS and should agree to raise nc
military forces and collect no armaments
neyond what the league declares to bt
reasonable The conference must lay
down. he continues. the general princi
les OF peace settlement and leave
ne details to the league of nations. thus
narking continuity between the con
tarence and the league.
Describing the working of the league
Gen SHUTS says that all the European
,u-r.r-- Will disappear and that Ger
mary Viii become "A truly federal demo
cratic state. New sovereign states, sucf
ts Finland. Poland and Bohemia, viii
arise under the league and large num-
Der OF autonomous states will arise anc
VIII be befrieHded by the great states. 4
smaller number of areas will be admin
stored directly by some or other of th'
Towers. over all would be the league
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