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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
PLANS ARE FORMING.
RETURN OF PRESIDENT WILSON
TO PARIS GIVES IMPETUS
TO MOVEMENT
SEVERAL IDEAS SET FORTH
Two British Plans of Tentative Nature
Presented While French Dfpic-
mat Voices Views.-Ameri-
cans Comparing

Paris, Jan. S.-The return to Paris
of President Wilson, the arrival of
Lord Robert Cecil, the special dele
gate of the British government on the
league of nations, and the presence
here of Leon Bourgeois, the French
representative on the same subject,
marked the Inauguration of exchanges
on the definite terms by which the
league is to be constituted.
Already considerable progress has
been made on the various tentative
proposals put forward, but in the re-
cent absence of the president these
have not taken definite form, as it is
recognized that he personally will take
leading part in the final formula
ton of the plan. Meanwhile, however,
the various governments chiefly in
terested are presenting outlines in
quite definite form.
Two British plans of this tentative
nature have been presented-one by
Lord Robert Cecil, the other by Lieu
tenant General ]. c. SHUTS of the war
cabinet. The French plan as formu-
lated by NJ. Bourgeois has also been
set forth, and these phases are being
compared by the American specialists, |
who are preparing the groundwork for |
President Wilson.
Lord CeciPs Plan.
Lord Cecils plan outlines a broad |
and comprehensive plan of the league |
of nations, but thus far it is in general
terms and has not yet been reduced
to definite terms of enactment as it
would appear in the treaty.
General Shuts plan is along SINH
lar lines, but more general, and is
mainly q thesis on the advantages of
such q league of nations. General
SHUTS is the former minister of de-
Tense of the Union of South Africa and
will come here with the British prime
David Lloyd George. /
Both of these plans are receiving
careful study by the American authori-
ties, it is declared. Both are regarded
in a most favorable light, though it
still remains to reduce the general
principles TO concrete terms.
M. Bourgeois plan, embodying the
french point of view, while general,
llso embraces a number of specific de-
ais, including compulsory arbitration. /,
estriction of excessive armament, an !.
tribunal and series of .
auctions or penalties for enforcing !,
observance of the leagues decisions. !
'hese sanctions include various diplo-
latic, judicial and economic measures.
thereby the united nations may en- 9
Orce their DEGREES.
The American viewpoint, as it is now !
eing formulated by the specialists as
ne groundwork for the president !
aeks to reach an accord on funda +
rentals on which all agree and present q
lem in simple working form. One of n
lie chief of these fundamentals is the
of league which will en-
race all the nations of the world, but
)t one which will establish and bal
ace the power among group of ma
ons.
Also, care is being taken that the
fluence of the various nations in the p
ague would be in accordance with IL
cir size and importance, so that the m
eat powers and the small powers In
ould have voices according to their 81
anding. m
Another feature especially concern tt
G small undeveloped nations is to be m
according to the American m
ana system of international trus b.
eship whereby the various larger ma m
ms having a developed and stable ia
7ilization will act as trustees for to
e society of nations In fostering the pl
ogram and development of the un. m
veloped communities. hi
Developing into Conference. =. &c
The present informal exchanges will ~
ogressively develop into the formal -
thering of the inter-allied conference
d that, in turn, to the peace con-
ess, in which a number of commit
IS will be charged with the various
ernational subjects before the con-
sss. And out of these successive
lges, 1t is expected that a league of
tons will be embodied as tangible ~
Isting organization, as well as w
treaty. OF
rhe exchange Of views on the ten wi
i've plans is permitting such mutual I'll
on fundamental points va
it it is expected that public state Of
mt will be made at an early date co
tn the authorization Of the govern We
nts concerned, showing the general tu