New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
League of Nations Is Con-
sidered Dead, and Italy
May Be Invited to Join
in a Triple Entente
Prepared to Act
Without America
Lloyd George, Scialoia
and Clemenceau Take
Up the Issue To-day
r." York -~hn".

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for the peace of the word henceforth
rests upon the should ders Of England
and France. Such is the meaning of
the historic interview which will take
place tomorrow in Londo7 between
the Premiers of France and Great
Britain. Since the departure Of Amer
ica from the peace councils, the fate
of the word hangs chiefly on the de-
SONS of these two countries. tia Us
Foreign Minister, V ttorio Sc.ato a,
will take raTt in TIE discussions af-
fccting his country but, to II intents
and purposes, ENGLAND and France are
now left to settle the worlds affairs
alore.
These two countries have not al
ways seen eye TO cys .fN many Euro
pean problems pressing for settlement,
and there is much dis ppointment in
not now undertaking the task that has
devclved upon i-ngla and France.
U. S. las Left Breach
Before the Btish and French can
e'a~sS ins~s . y gn np'iosd the treaty
of peace, ma aetstanding matters re-
main to be .s.tlSd Amcrica's 8 failure
tied many inteVnationa; knots, but has
left great tears in the peace fabric, no.
taby in the Near East where the inter-
ests Of Great Britain and France
chiefly clash.
Premier Clemencoau sudden deci-
sion to visit England . taken to indi-
cate that he brings proposals. which he
believes are capable of bringing about
close AngloFrench oporation.
\
mcstic industrial purposes as we'll as
the swift dcwnwa d career Of France,
and other reasons impell the French
Premier to seek an early settlement of
the outstanding problems.
France also demands IN the absence
of America that England carry out her
pledge guaranteeing the former coun-
try against German attack. 1t is also
reported that The possibility of Italy
pledge will be considered.
In spite of the reports from Ger
many, i. is not likely that Germany
will occupy the most attention in the
AnSlo-French discussions. The Euro
pean situation, as affected by Americas 8
withdrawal from the peace councils,
will be one Of the chief topics under
discussion as we'll as the Turkish
question, toward the settlement of
which not the slightest ray of light is
yet visible. Itay and the Adriatic and
the Italian ambitions in the Near East
also are more pressing problems for
the moment than the fear of Germany's
resistance to the treaty.
PARIS, Dec. 1O-Observers here are
talking Of the possibility of an alli-
ance being formed between Great
Britain, France and Italy, with the OBJ
ject of securing the execution of the
German peace treaty and efocting
other objects on the league of ma
tions program.
1t is forecast that the step toward
the alliance will be taken at the con-
ferenccs in VIII cil ", n ~ C. ~
will participate after his arrival in
London tomorrow. The conferences
will be between NJ. Clemenceau, Premier
Lloyd George and Vittorio Scialoia, thc
italian Foreign Minister. The general
subject for discussion, it is said, will
be the measures to be taken for the
protection of the common interests of
tn three nations in case the United
States does not ratify the peace treaty,
or the league of nations does not begin
functioning shortly.
League Viewed as Dead
Premier Clemenceau, who left Paris
tonight, is accompanied by Generals
Mordacq and Berthelot and Sir Eyre
Crow, British delegate to the peace con-
ference.
In the opinion of French newspaper
writer's, notably "Pertinax." in the
echo de Paris" and ST. Brice, in the
Journal" the departure of Under
Secretary Polk and the other Ameri-
can delegates. from Paris closes one
statge of the peace conference.-the
stage of the league of nations. 1t is
declared that while "the hollow she'll
of the league perhaps may remain, the
era of alliances has returned" and NJ
Clcmenceau goes to London to tighten
up the entente cordiale.