Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-28
SHAKE UP IS BADLY NEEDED TO
HASTEN PEACE, IS BELIEF IN PARIS
PUBLIC IS LOSING FAITH IN ABILITY
OF CONFERENCE TO GET RESULTS,IS
ADMISSION OF PROMINENT PERSONS

the German government requesting
meeting this week in Cologne, at
which final approval will be given to
a list of Germany's exports and the
prices at which they are to be deliv-
cred to the allies, which are guaran-
teed priority in sales.
At that time Germany will be
lacked up sharply for her failure to
make good her undertaking to trans
nit 100, 100000 marks in gold zap
proximately $2S,0O0,000) to Rotter
dam for first payments on food pur-
chases.
1t must not be thought that Ger
many has been the sole victim of the
confusion arising from the irresolute
policy of the associated governments.
On the contrary she has been keen to
take advantage of every opening un-
der the cover of seeming mistakes in
policy on the par. of her former
enemies. one offense she has been
guilty of has just come to light
whereby she is shown to have been
a consistent exporter of securities
Which have been liquidated in neutral
markets, although in signing the orig
inal armistice she had bound herself
solemnly to send out no securities.
Hers was the first offense, while the
allies erred in giving her a basis for
charges of bad faith, thus tending to
justify further breaches on her part.
Teh immediate economic situation
is not healthy, and will take much
nursing to restore it to normal. A
favorable sign was found in the move
ment of the Germaa merchant ships,
which will act at once to break the
famine that threatens Germany and
which invites Bolshevism.
Into the league of nations there
may introduced some specific refer
ence to the Monroe doctrine according
to the program of the last few days
but, while everybody talks about it,
nobody seems seriously to expect 1t.
The meaning of the amendment drawn
by President Wilson differs in no es-
sential from the original draft of the
covenant.
Little Change Probable.
In fact, those who should know, in
cline strongly to the belief that the
final document to be submitted to the
plenary session will not be essentially
different from the original draft, al
though there may be much guns and
bluff made about the fact that the
amendments ag.are bcirG confirmed
The document as drawn represented
the best thought of a large group and
while 1t would he unfair to say they
are affected by the pride of author
ship, nevertheless they feel that they
should be shown" before any changes
are made.
In general the peace conference isl
losing public confidence over here. ItI
is useless to deny this. but that the
loss is justified is another story. The
hardest pull always comes as the peak
of the bill is approached, and it may
very likely b9 true that the present
seeming inaction covers vast opera
tions, in that the conference has in
vited the public suspicion now being
visited upon it from all sides by delib-
crate methods of secrecy and violation
of the pledge to publicity. "Open COW
enants, openly arrived at" is less ana
less the accepted formula as the play!
of interest grows sharper with the
end coming nearer.
The council of ten talked Poland
yesterday and are still talking
without definitely approving the newI
boundaries, though the correspond
ents were informed that approval had
been given to the subcommittee re i
port giving Danzig and a corridor be-
tween the Polish frontier and DanZigl
to the new Polish nation.
Yesterday the league of nationsI
committee discussed the constitution
of the league, with President Wilsonl
presiding. The first seven clausesl
were gone over and suggestion wasi
made as to new terminology but mol
point of Importance An amendment
by the swiss regarding the preserva-
ton of sovereignties was discussed att
length, as well as several alternative
drafts on this point.