The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

Before there can be any hope for
stable peace Lloyd George had said,
This great breach OF the public law OF
Europe must be repudiated and SO far
as possible repaired
THE eighth commandment. runs, AN
French nrrttcry should pc freed and tho
wrong dore in 1871 In the matter of
Alsace-Lorraine should be rishted, in
order that the peace may once more he
AIDE secure. Lloyd George had said,
We mean to stand by the French democ-
racy in the demand they make for a re-
consideration OF the great wrong OF 1871.
This sore has poisoned the peace OF Eu-
rope for half a century. and until It is
cured healthy conditions will not have
been restored The labor conference
reafflrmed its reprobat!on OF THE crime
against the peace of the world in 1871.
and demanded its undoing.
"The ninth commandment calls for a
'readtustment os the frontiers OF Italy
along clearly recognizabl ole lines OF ma
t!onality.' Lloyd George had regarded
as vital. the satisfaction Of the legiti-
mate claims OF the Italians for union
with thoss Of their own race and tongue.
The labor conference declared its warm
est sympathy with the people OF Italian
n ood aud speech who have been left out
side OF the boundaries assigned 10 the
kingdom Of Italy and its support OF
their claim TO be united with those Of
their own race and tongue"
The tenth commandment runs: THE
peoples OF Austria Hungary. whose place
among the nations We wish 10 see safo-
guarded and assured, should Re accorded
the frSest opportunity of Autonomous
developments Mr.. Lloyd George has
said Though a breakup OF Austria
Hungary Is no part of our wa aims.
we feel that unless genuine selt-Sovern-
ment Is graz tsd - those Aust-o- Hunxa-
rian nationai'ties who have long desired
Il II Ia impossible to hope For a removal
OF those causes OF unrest in that part
OF Europe which have so long threatened
the general PEOPLE. The last COM
mandmeAt declares that.> general. as
Eociation OF nations must he formed
under specific covenants for the purpose
OF aifording mutual guarantees Of polit-
icsl independence and territorial intec-
rity TO great and small States alike.
Later commentators interpret this as a
League OF Nations to replace the old
alliances and balance OF power, for
| the preservation OF worlds peace, and
| there has been perhaps more contro-
| versy over II and tho Presidents peri
patetic propaganda. has been more
directed 10 the promotion OF II than
all the other commandments put TO-
gether.
well. Mr.. Lloyd George certainly
did not deny. defy ard forever exclude
the notion OF some such league when
he said, We ara confident that great
attempt must be made 10 establish, by
some International organization, an al
tentative to war as n means OF settling
| international disputes
Here then We have the fons ct origo
! OF the fourteen commandments, a dis
closure which must on the whole be re-
garded as reassuring and gratifying ae
well as highly explanatory 1t IL ex-
planatory obviously OF the Presidents
otherwise strange unwillingness. or nj
| least his failure to elucdate TO his on n
countrymen the more precise meaning
OF such Of the commandments as seemed
| to the man in the street a trihe cryptic