The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
WILSON MAYBRING
LEAGUE PLAN DRAFT
Hope Expressed commission
Will Decide Principles Be-
fore He Leaves for L. S.
MORE PUBLICITY NEEDED
London "Times" Says Present
System Is Inadequate to
Form World Opinion.
Special Bireiess Despofch 10 The seN from Mt
Jondo, Times EsyricS.

LondOn IUHts ferEHS.
Copyright. 1919: oil rights reserved.
PARIS. Feb. THE League OF Nations
Commission seems to be making fair
progress and the hope IL not dwtndlins
that President Wilson will have some
sort Of oficial enunclation OF principles
to take to the United states next week.
The procedure OF the commission is to
take up one by one the clauses OF the
draft before II. the general terms OF
which are understood to approximate
sketches of plans for the league ALREADY
published. Sometimes q clause is put
over for further discussion. especially
respecting those nations whose pubic
opinions are less familiar with the con-
ception OF the league than those OF the
British Empire and the United States
The scheme which Is being worked on
is a good deal wagner than the people
seem to imagine. its sponsors haVins
wisely decided that the thing OF most
pressing Importance is an agreement
upon broad points. ....
But II the committee Is progressing
well behind closed doors II cannot be
said it is approaching with equal sue
cess an important part in It's WORK.
which Ia preparation of the opinion OF
the world to receive the scheme favor
ably, In Paris the idea OF league has
| stimulated many imaginations and
gained many apostles. 1t may be doubted
whether it has made equal progress IN
the world at large.
There are large sections OF opinion IN
France and other European countries
which still remain to be convinced there
IL any league susceptible OF formation
whose authority can confidently De ac'
| cepted as a substitute for strategic iron
| tiers as recognised safeguards against
| sudden aggression. Across the Atlantic
| there still seems to be considerable scep'
| ticism whether league can corner o.
humanity benefits sufficiently solid &c
! Justify the United States In the assump'
| ton of extra American responeioiiiue
and the definite abandonment or her Ole
| policy Of clustered isolation.
The only way to clear up such douota
is publicity. Most OF them are heinz
aired and answered In the omm,,.ee
but not a word OF the highly educadv'
discussion Is allowed TO reach the pub
lie
The system Of publicity adopted by
the conference remains inadequate. Tit
concession the conference made to III
| early agitation against secrecy o!
promising to throw the plenary sessions
OF the conference open TO the press har'
been rendered nugatory by the simple
device Of holding no plenaTy session.
or by doing little that is important II
those held.
| II Is not enough that the lead'nI
, delegates should. as the British ant
Americans do. hold meetings with repre-
sentatives Of the press. Such meeting
arc nearly useless with the inevitable
series OF perfunctory questions and color
less answers. II is not too much to sa,
the whole future Of civilization depend
TO large extent upon WHISTLER IN
sense Of responsibility of tho democra
cies. especially the United States an
Britain can be thought 10 feel regar'
for. the, we'll being OF the world Tina
sense o. responsibility can only be 60
by int .lli4 nj publicity.