Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-16
BOURGEOIS GIVES
FRENCH VIEWS ON
PEACE COVENANT
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"If the would-be aggressor knows
that resistance is fully prepared
against any action such as he contem-
plated, then he will be restrained.
Where, on the other hand, he knows
that no such preparation EXISTS and
that sudden action on his part would
Thought out resistance, perhaps he
would not be restrained, and it would
be extremely dangerous.
eff you do not wish to see the ter
rible ordeal through which the world
has passed renewed in the future, we
ought to have a permanent organiza-5
ton to prepare the military and naval
means of execution and make them
ready in case of emergency.
"This has been objected to by some
of the members of the committee, be-
cause it involved some difficulty con-
stitutional problems. This is why we
have agreed to the text without that
amendment, but we think he prin-
|clple fthat proposed amendment
ought to be put before public opinion
at the same time as the scheme to
which we have agreed.
II hope that no one, either here or
anywhere in the world, will be mis-
taken about my intention. I will not
say, and have not said word that
could weaken the feeling of our conn
plete and hearty unanimity. We have
acted with one heart Off the triumph
of the cause which is that Of our con-
ference, the cause of right against
violence, the cause of right against
might. We believe that this scheme
that is now before us in an excellent
one. We believe in it's virtues and it's
possibilities. The observation we
have made on some points will. we
hope, be of some value in the fur
ther discussion, since we are at the
beginning of the examination of the
whole plan.
Gratitude For Wilson.
"Now, we must, at the end, ex-
press our deep gratitude toward our
colleague and our deep gratitude to-
ward President Wilson. who presided
over our labors in such competent
way with such high spirit, and we
wish still more to express the sincere
wish of France to see that the great
pact becomes, possibly with some i'm
provements on the two points l have
mentioned, the law Of nations"
Adoption Unanimous.
I'VE have been unanimous in pro-
claiming these principles, and we have
felt the, force of these principles so
much that we have no doubt that
strong light will penetrate even into
the darkest parts, that the light
radiating from those principles will
find its way into lands that seem. to
be the least to it.
But it is not enough to proclaim
such great principles. We must or
ganize system of guarantee and a
system Of action, boths judicial and
practical. The plan laid down is a
clear and simple one.
There is council, where all the
states are represented equally, each
having only one vote, and there Is
an executive committee which is con-
stituted on different principle. But
even in this case, where it has been
found necessary for purposes of ac-
ton to give five votes to the larger
powers, the principle of equality has
been secured by giving as much as
four votes to the smaller states. Re.
spect for the decision given by that
body will be assured by definite rules.
the violation of which shall be con-
sldered as an act of war against all
the contracting states. If one state
it may be the smallest and most re-
mote of all he states-is attacked with
out justification. then. the whole of
the League of nations is being at
tackled, and will resist
10 Link Armament.
But we must go further In order
| to secure the execution of interna-
tional sentences. there must be IL
imitation of ornaments. This has been
the wishes of the world for a great
great many years. What was former
ly so difficult today has become pos
slble. Our victory has made it pos.
| slble, because it has enabled us to
disarm the barbarous force that was
IN the way of such an improvement.
THAT limitation must be such that
no state can be capable of prevailing
against the will lof the law of ma
tons, but at the same time each state
should be strong enough to contri-
| butte to the force that will enable the
league of nations to impose it's will.
There has been unanimity on all these
points.
"There are on or two points upon
which l wish particularly to insist.
because they are connected with dan.
gers that may be of special moment
to some of us, dangers that may arise
not equal 70 rail-
There are special dangers for
countries like France. Belgium. Ser
| bia and the New states that are in the
stage of formation in Central Europe
1t is necessary to give them special
guarantees and this has been recog-
nized by the committee when it saates
that special account should be taken
OF the geographical situation Of and
the mode of application to, each
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