El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-20
ALLIED COUNCIL
RESUMES WORK
Delegates Moving Toward
Agreement On Nations
League Issue.
(Continued from paEe II

council will be held tomorrow at 1880
The text Of the official communica-
ton making that announcement is as
''The president Of the United states
/ OF America and the prime ministers
and foreign ministers Of the allied
I governments, assisted by baron
Maxine and the Japanese ambassador
! in Paris, met at the DUAL d'OrZay this
morning between 1880 to u o'clock
NouIens Makes Address.
az. Noulens. the French minister TO
Russia. who returned a few days ago
from Archangel, addressed the meet
ing and gave particulars OF the stu
alton in Russia.
on Tuesday at 1880 o'clock in the
morning. to hear the remarks OF n
| Scavenius, the Danish minister in
Petrograd. who left the Russian cap
ital very recently"
League Must Be positive
London, Eng. Jan. 20.-CBritish
Wireless Service.)-If the league Of
nations is to be a success It must be
positive as wei as negative. accord
ing to a pamphlet issued by MAJ. Wal
dorf Aston, parliamentary secretary Of
the ministry df food today. COopera-
ton between the nations would be OF
vital importance in the period OF re-
construction. during which all bellig-
erent nations, with the possible ex-
ception Of the United states, must eX-
pect an economic crisis
aCOOperatiOn between nations
before the war was an exception"
the pamphlet states. at has
proved to be the cause of the allied
victory and must be the basis Of n
permanent peace. The league of
functions are e1erted solely
through courts or tribunals for the
settlement Of disputes after they
have arisen. It must make utmost
use Of every means Of uniting M
lions for achieving common pur-
poses and repelling common dan
gers.
All the belhgerent nations, with
the possible exception OF the United
States, now will have to face an eco
nomic crisis caused by the general
disturbance Of markets. uncertainty OF
prices and breakdown OF established
governments over a large part Of Eu-
rope. The chances for international
quarrels in the turmoil Of competitive
trade viii be greater than ever. It is
important for the league OF nations 10
be equipped win machinery to secure
the utmost cooperation between ma
tons in facing these common prob
lens.
Labor Problems Confronted.
Responsibility for repairing the
ravages OF war must fall upon the
league Of nations. International labor
problems confront the league Even
before the war labor and capital real
lied their interests were international
Il viii be OF fundamental importance
that in restarting industry the stand
ard Of living IN civilized countries
shall not be rendered unstable by
competition Of sweated and underpaid
labor. It probably viii be necessary
TO secure this by international agree
ments. guaranteed by the league OF
Thinks Wilson VIII Succeed.
Berne. Switzerland. Jan 2O.-''Pres-
ident Wilson viii achieve a workable
and feasible league of nations and
viii have the full strength and influ-
ence OF Great Britain solely behind
him." Arthur Henderson. British labor
leader. declared TO the Associated 1
arrange the preIiminaries for an in
ternational labor conference here /
January p.
Disappointed by Gompers.
The British labor leader said he was /
disappointed that Samuel GOmpers- l
president Of the American Federation /
OF Labor. who had been elected to the I
committee. which is to meet here, had .
formed another trade union confer
ence-
Germans and Austrians. as well as
Dutch and Swedish labor leaders, Mr. 1
Henderson said he understood would .
participate in the conference here
French and italian delegates are ex-
pected to attend The conference
plans TO take up labor questions. and I
TO forward the findings to the peace
conference
The conference here, II II IS
held. will be the first official
meeting between allied and enemy
labor leaders since the beginning
OF the war.
small anteroom and the spectators
withdraw.-Copyrigh 1913, by New
York Evening Post, Inc