Arizona republican., 1919-02-16
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PARIS. Feb. 15-George Nicoli Barnes, labor member of the British delegation to the peace conference, spoke as follows at the plenary session yesterday afternoon, after the league of nations covenant had been read by President Wilson:
 Mir. President: As representing es- pecially the workinp people of Great Britain, I just want to make very few observations I know I know the mind of the British people on this question of league of nations. and can assure you that it is one of eager expectancy
 'The people of Great Britain have shouldared their burden during the war, but through all its struggles and sacrifices, they have looked eagerly forward to the day when aggressive war shall be no more. That day ls oawning. and believe has been hastened by the work of the last month.
 ITO my mind. Mir. President. there are three outstanding principles in this document which I believe will stand out cOnspicuously as landmarks in the history of mankind.
 First of all. the substitution of an altruistic principle for imperialism and violence in the adjustment of interna = tional affairs. Nations which have suffered and sacrificed in the acquisi tion of territory have agreed to the overseership of the league of nations in the administration of that territory They have further agreed to the prin- ciples that the welfare and assent of the peoples shall be the determinin. consideration in it's administration There is in this agreement, Mir. Presi dent, 10 my mind. a great advance ir the application of the principle ol moral idealism. and can only say that believe that will strike the imagina. tion of the world.
 Would Have no Guns Second. they have agreed in princi. pie on the reduction of armaments |, a point of national safety, as prr scribed by the league of nations. This believe to be the essential feature o the condition of permanent peace. I there be an excess of guns there vii always be a chance of them bein; tlred off. l am therefore, glad that il this document provision is made fo the reduction of arnaments. thereby
 believe. lessening the risk of war an, easing the economic burden upon tn people.
 "The third is a principle to which
 wish to call the attention of the sig
 natories to this document. They hay , agreed to a recognition of the evils c i private profit in the manufacture c
 armaments, although for my part, should like to have seen a more robus ! declaration in favor of the abolition C
 private arms making. Abolition, he I lieve, is a step which will ultimatel . be found necessary, and further hop o that the executive council may be ab . to devise ways and means by whic b private profit may be eliminated an
 l am perfectly sure that nothing woul a be more welcome to the minds of tt
 working folk.
 I, There are just one or two thing
 MT. President, which to my min |. might have been more explicit ar 7 which, believe, will have to be grafte r on to a league of nations as the idt 5 of world unity becomes more wide = accepted. Let me mention one. a
 afraid that when the time comes f,
 the enforcement of decrees, if ever
 does come, which God forbid,-the may be delay and confusion on u
 part of the league.
 E Does Away With Tariff ~ What I am afraid of is that an al v gressive nation might again try U :, break through and win its way to i :, object before the forces of mankii i can be mobilized against it. Ther L. fore, l should have been glad to ha'
 seen some provision for the nucleus
 an international force which would le (Continued on Page Two) , |