Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-24
Believes Doctrine of Dividing
West From East by Water
Tight Barrier Dangerous to
Peace of World,
JAPANESE QUESTION
NOT INTERNATIONAL
Great Britain Realizes United
States and All Other Coun-
tries Have Right to Restrict
Entry Of Immigrants,
by James NJ. Tuohy.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
VThe New YOfk WorId1.
Especial Wireless Despatch)


Paris, March 23.-All of the OBJ
stacles in the way of the incorpora-
ton of the league of nations cove
nant in the preliminary peace terms
have been removed and the improved
situation in that respect was ex-
planned by Lord Robert Cecil in an
interview with the British and Amer
ican correspondents.
THE peace terms have been de-
vised with the view of accomplish
ing the pacification of the world, on
broad principles Lord Robert said,
''and we are convinced that the In
corporation of the league covenant
is essential in any such scheme"
He said there are many problems
ahead of the conference which can
be settled only by reference to the
league, and he doubted seriously IL II
would be possible to proceed with me-
gotiations unless all concerned know
the broad plan on which the league
Ia to become operative
Decisions Depend on League.
The problem of the German coll
enies furnishes q. case In point fer
the supreme council fias assigned
mnndatories for the colonies, under
the league thus presuppos ng the
existence of the league in further
ance of that program.
That beng So" he continued "the
sooner we get at work the better. I
would look with fear upon any at
tempt to defer the adoption of the
league covenant and do not regard
such attempt as likely. SO when | am
asked II delays are pr ,bahle. | should
say they were not; and my Convc-
tion of the urgent need of peace. so
q a world n
conditions is as strong as any ones.
Recalling that the league commits
sion had presented to the CGuncil of
Ten definite. concrete scheme, ne
said such a scheme could not be per-
feet, for the reason that no document
purport'ng to bring into agreement
the minds of people with different
points of view could fail to avoid am
biguitles.
Long Considered by British.
The plan, as reported, he said. was
not one of hurried consideration, for
In 1915 a league scheme was before
the British cabinet, and had then
been referred to a committee of tech
nical experts.
Apart from a small and diminish
ing class who do not want a league"
he said. "and those who advocate the
creation of super-state, which Is
quite impractible, criticisms have
been exceedingly few, and there
seems to be no reason why the COW
enant should not be adopted in It's
present form and incorporated in the
preliminary peace treaty, whenever
that document may he ready. This
is not my view alone, but 1t il thar
of the entire British delegation"
Turning to the alleged encroach-
ment of the covenant on the Monroe
Doctrine he said:
1.-THE Monroe Doctrine is strength
ened by the league of nations COW
enant. because International action
will be carried out by the organs ot
the league The United States will
be represented on each body. and
since these bodies are international.
no action can be taken without the
consent of all. No action can be TAX
en- by the league which is opposed by
the United States governmerf un-
less such action should he against the
United States itself, and that would
not affect the Monroe Doctrine.
Isolation Menace.
eff, on the other hand the View ~
that there ought tn be complete and
water tight division between the
American continent and the, rest of
lfie WDTii, lHtH, NO ubuDl, dtN dCll''ft
in which America takes part would
he an infringement OF the Monroe
Doctrine. For my pait, | should re-
gard any such doctrine a menace TO
the future peace of the world. The
war left the United States in posi-.
ton Of enormous power. in some re-.
spects greater than the power OF
Great Rrita n. With that gigantic
mower goes great respon sibilitv to the
world at large and to herself. The
peace of the world Is not only a Eu-
ropean brt an American interest.
America cannot afford to say that she
has not interest in what goes on in
Europe. If she did she would be
false to the world at large and to
hel self
Referring To the complaint of
| over-rep presentation of Great Britain.
| tn oueh her dcminions, he said such
objection would have more farce than
now If questions were ~ be settled nv
maiorities. hut now tho only advan-
tage tho dominions have over smaller
countries lies in the opnertnnity of
| the dominions tn present their point
of view concerning thc lea pase in the
current proceedings OF the confer
ence.
Article X. wh'ch s"arantees the
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