Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-08
PLANS FOR LEAGUE
MAKING PROGRESS
FOR CONFERENCE
Tentative Proposals Considered But
Definite Statements Are Lacking;
Balance OF Power Opposed
Will SON Is VERY HOPEFUL

Pans Jan $ The return to Paris Of
Prcsld cnt Wilson 'hc arrival 81 ord
Robert Cccil. IA, special dcl'eat - Tie
British Government, Who will tN9nine
the proIcct II the l.eaguc II Nations
and IN, prrsrnc, htrc ol Icon lourg, ulS.
the French rcpr, sentative for the same
burmese marks the Opening ~ exchanges IS
on the definite terms ~ which tie league
- To IL constituted
Already crusidcra K ptneI' - Las c,n
mad. on tht various tvutatN, proposals
nut forward. hut IA the rrc,ut i strr,
ut the President these have not t,krn
dchmtr form, aS Il Is r,ougri1,d that u
personally vii have leading part III 10,
hnal formulation oi thc plan. Ncanwl ilc
however. thu various Government chtpth
interested M presenting outlh,> ~ rtt,r
,chnlte torm
Two Rutish pIars i this tcrt.tyt
MT Il hav, hcon presented. ~, -
lorj Robcrt CccIl. thr uth,r ll,ut
Gcu J ~muts = the VT tailt,t
II lh, rruch pau - formulated ~
l}nurgcols ht, aI~a boca ST t.rtt These
m bong ,ompgt,i Is III, Nm,tt.1
spc,i illsts who ars prrptrirr NJ, ercrrd-
worl tor l'rsidcut Wilson
,ru ut, liAour rL.N.
Lord Rol,rt Cccll'~ plan outlmcs .road
and comprcbcusIN, ,rganlatlan q it'
l,aluc at Nations lui thus laf y - ~
general terms and hiss NOT Nel t,cur,du',i
Ill .ehnii, terms 81 enactu,rt i WOULD
aple9r u ttcaN
General ~mu's plan IS long siu1lnr
1n,e huf mUr, roncrnl .na malnlN
th,-I, - fl .dNautarc~ ol such Il caguc
ii \9tIar- C,u,ral ~nut~ Nho IVES
forIu,rl, Nll,',r,t Deter, ,f ~, mon
t q p.
Premier Ila,d C,corGc
Roth ol tt,., r.at, ary Receiving carciul
study hy tt, tucu,an authorities. aud II
Is !, ported ttaJ 10th arc regarded ln i
most favorable light although II ,tll ~
mains - reduce the general prln,l tu
concrete t,rms.
TTATrRl or rHT poJRsIols ~ 81.
VI Rourreoi~ plan. cmlpd,ing the
tr,nch poiut ~ view. Whlls general t.~u
embraces uumlcr 81 ~peclfc d,tah-.
including compulsory arluuiiun. r,-
strlctnu 20 c>c, ,>iNe armament FL ut,r.
national tribunal snd series IL s..u,lIaI.~
~ paualth9 TON enforcing III SLY tU,, 81
the League decisions hesc sar,u,l
include NtrIou- diplomatic, wlr.li ard
economic measures. whereby tle Uut,d
nation. maN ,uforc, thcr u,,r,,~
lhe Np,ucau p4m = ,rv
nov b.luE umulf,i !, I'll, r,ebIsts
socks 81 roach au te,,rt ar tlIa n.,f'tI
or Whlrh all ACre 4rd rr. scr thou u
simple working iu'u 0nc - t.e cfati
~ these fundamentals = tho tnr atlsn
oi q league Which Viii ,n.i racc ail th,
nations Il the world hut 1T one vhich
will establish amy balance of power aWonc
The group +, utrlafs
NlSo. c,r, h,Hg faAcn 'haf fht
au,uUe ~ tut yJrpus iafusI~ s.. thc
.eaguc shall +. u a,r.rl.n. wth tl,l
-i7c and Importance 81 tha' III. rfrt-
power~ and 'br ~mal. vii lavt Ngo,-
according ,'f,r ~tanii.r
rEr~rtt-nl FnR snail >,Tin>~
inoth,r feature ,>pea., c5rc,rl-
ms smal' urd,yelHr"d rsf.n t' =,
established according IL t, Nm.rsat
pIu system a hirrnat 'r c-
,hp whereby 'hc Nu0s> uatals
having dtNrlrp,a Hua ta. etaI.1t-
tion piil ltf a~ tru~t,,. t.f E. ~e.ctH
+ Nation Ia In~ttfru e, Hraer .ud
JtyrInpu ,rt 50 na,N ,.uu, + ..tau.a,.I-.,-
II j, recognized ha' fl l.ag.u 81
Nation, VII haye - has, som, ,-t.i-
n>hrd and permanent sea' tnr it~ ~
frn~lve International Welk .nd tte
gradual r9t,ttuu 'Arl fem
~. s,.t Wli D., Nsr-4iIl,- ih, d,t-I#r
le fb fli~ however lI8H.~f ttf f.t I ttt
oQtgruWth et The pcac, tt1l,rcrr,
Report tha' The Wors.nI ,re f.at.as
may l., oca'cg Is H9I .nd cl i, ,rIn
r. sald H. - incorrect i. II r..ufes
o'I' that Tho rrtsctl. ar v,ft - T. ~p..,
Tho Hague ceu1,ttlur., a., 80 f.e.e.
orgamlatIofs Ell It il0ar llr ta
other place
NIl-~AIII POI III to1i ,tHI1 Sd
versatile, on ia, eortrar 4. t,it .I
cmbodA the ~nrr u III present mus,
nen' far III, restoration s. p,are au
cndurlup ha.l. audtt, reati.r.tl as.
" Nations aud al-o fa l. ul.r
..dvanf9Ct~ WINCH - lt.>uIIe
large capital rt,,
TIE present informal exchange. pl
~, ,,gresslvelA dcVcisf ufa RS. iotI
eaf fhcrnc 81 the lr1crllltsl tait, r,i..
MI that ln turn ~ "a, Pea, tnlgf,e
! which Z number q committees n.
x ree Wth fh 44r.tH