El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15
WAR DAMAGES
WILL Be HUGE
Germany May Have Moth
ing Left With Which To
Pay Indemnities.

D
Pay Indemnities.
CONTINUED from page L.
be admitted. "if they showed an nell
| nation to do the right thing"
Lord Robert said that the league
I might, In some cases, take over ad-
I ministrative control OF certain terri
I tories of great international interest
I he said that Palestine and Constantine
/ ople might be in this class He stated
/ that he accepted president Wilson's
I view that the league must be con-
l situted by the present peace con-
! gress, adding;
"Otherwise, it will become an i'm
/ possibility"
All Allies Favor League.
/ Lord Robert said all the allies IA
vored league OF some sort and that
/ they were not separated on any tech
+ meal point In discussing the prob
I able efficiency OF the plan to force the
I nations to bring their disputes before
/ the tribunal Of the league. lord
Robert declared;
II We had had a conference on the
| reply OF Servia to Austria, and had not
/ allowed them to fight for a set Pc
/ Rod, there would have been no war.
/ II the situation had been known to
/ the world, no nation could have forced
/ its people to fight"
] Two RllmAs same Unlecr
With the resumption today Of the
/ meetings preliminary to the peace
/ conference. it is apparent that the
I movement to create a league OF ma
/ tons is being carried on by two
! forces. having the same object. but
| differing as TO the means for making
It effective. One Of these represents
the league must be backed by its COM
| bined physical forces. while the other
represents the view that Its findings
can be enforced without the aid OF q
common world police force
Diplomats seem Impressed with
= common ground which. for ex-
ample, might provide that the ma
lions could reserve for each In
dividuaI case their decision.
whether they would utilize armed
force, or avail themselves Of
other means.
There is reason to believe that such
an arrangement would meet with the
support Of some OF the European
statesmen and there is nothing TO in
dicate that Il would be rejected by
the American representatives
The plans are being rapidly put into
shape by Informal conferences and are
working toward a position where
they can be discussed thoroughly
ana then probably name a committee
from among its membership to pro-
duce the framework in writing, with
the assistance Of the technical ad-
visers.
Consider Representation
The work before today's session OF
the supreme council comprised com
pletion Of the allotment OF represen-
tation Of the various nations and a
further delving into the question OF
whether Russia should have delegates
in the larger body. In a large sense,
the work today may be compared to
that Of a credentials committee. pre-
ceding the sittings OF an American
national convention. The preliminary
sessions will continue work on the
question continuously, with the ex-
ception OF having it entirely disposed |
Of by Saturday. when the first formal |
sitting OF the peace congress will be /
held.
The program commonly agreed
upon calls for primary consider
alton OF the forming Of n league
OF nations and the congress viii
work on this TO the exclusion of
all other subjects
Those European statesmen who now
lppear- friendly to the purpose OF put
ing the league OF nations question
% the fore have repeatedly expressed
he view that the formation OF the
eague and the making Of peace are
oint problems, which cannot be dis
Isolated. The efforts thus seem to
BEND all energies to the laying OF the
Of the league, so that the
may proceed to the actual
making Of the peace treaty in the
,arly spring. even, indeed, If II be
)nly q preliminary one which viii
dispose Of the pressing question Of
and the return OF the
Farring countries as nearly as posi-
bic to the economic conditions Of
leace- This is recognized by all the
itatesmen at the conference as OF the
Utmost necessity
Would BrOaden Functions.
The sponsors for the league OF na-
ions plans contemplate the broaden
ng out Of the functions OF the pro-
,Osed league as the preliminary dis
.ussions proceed, their assumption be-
ng that these will range far into
he subjects Of raw material and
nance. proceeding on the theory that
he financial or economic domination
Il smaller nations by the larger is
10 less a danger than armed DONNA
ion.
eaEue, as viewed in these quarters,
viii be to consider whether the league
tself should lend its aid financially
nd economically to small independ-
mt states. which are rising out OF the
water.
while the apportiOnment OF
delegates 10 the peace congress
has not yet been officially made
known, the list published after
Mondays session Of the supreme
council has caused m unfnvorabIe
Impression among some OF the
missions, according to the French
press.
The Servians and Belgians are no
ably dissatisfied with the giving Of I
hree delegates to Brazil, while they
re only permitted two each
Greece has laid before the peace
difference a memorandum, signed by
remier Venizelos. setting forth the
lain OF Greece in the settlement Of /
he war. The memo says the Hellenic
atoms consist Of 2.S56. 900 persons, Of
hon SIS percent live in the kingdom
Z Greece and the remainder outside
8 limits.
Would Unite Greek Peoples.
Wishing to unite the Greek popu-
ltion in the Balkans, Asia Minor and
he islands adjacent to the kingdom,
reece asks first. northern Epirus.
-hich contains 10000 Greeks, against
(, 1000 Albanians- Asa second demand,
reece asks for Thrace. without Con-
-antinople- Thraces according to the
Iemo. is peopled largely by Greeks
Since Constantinople. according to !
he 18th point OF president Wilson's !
rogram. cannot remain under Turk
h rule" the memorandum declares,
he natural solution would be TO
ward Constntinople TO Greece and 10
5tablish international guarantees for !
be freedom Of the straits.
But II q society OF nations Is es-
ablished Immediately" the memo
lndum continues, "Constantinople 1 /
light, in consequence Of great inter-
ational interests connected with the !
ossession Of the straits. be formed
8 a separate entity by the society Of
\