Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-04

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrREl
London, July 8 (by the Associated
Press) Premier Lloyd George de
livered in the house of commons this
afternoon on explanation of the peace
treaty which he described as the
most momentous document to which
the British empire ever affixed its
seal"
Though showing the effects of his
long labors at Paris and lacking his
usual fire. the premier at times made
impassioned utterances. ana was
loudly cheered. His announcement
that the former German emperor
would soon be placed on trial before
tribunal sitting in London was
cheered most of all, while his presen-
tatiOn of the Anglo-French conven-
ton providing for British aid if Ger
many should attack France unpro-
voked--a convention analogous 10 one
between the United States and France
was greeted with unrestrained ap-
proval.
The prince of Wales, the American
ambassador. John w. Davis, and
Thomas Nelson Page. the japanese
and Italian ami assadors and many
other noted persons were in the dis
tinguished visitors gallery. Under the
recent rules women were admitted to
gallery behind them.
The premier had a good reception
from all sections Of the house. His
speech was largely impromptu and
discursive. He told of the peace con-
ference's efforts to prevent wars In
the future, and reviewed some of the
striking restrictions put upon Ger
many IN the treaty signed at YER
sailles.
TO Make Example of Germany.
Discussing the determination of the
allied and associated powers to place
on trial William Hohen2ollern. the
former German emperor. as the man
held chiefly responsible for the war,
he declared that if such a course had
been followed after other wars there
would have been fewer wars" 1t was
the intention to make such an eX-
ample of Germany as to discourage
others from lever again attempting
to repeat this infamy."
Speaking of the territorial terms of
the treaty Mr.. Lloyd George said the
territory taken from Germany was
matter of restoration. 1t was a res
toration of Alsace Lorraine, he said,
taken fOrcibly from the land to which
its population was deeply attached;
it was a restoration of Schleswig- -Ilol-
stein, the taking of which he de-
scribed as the ''meanest of Hohen-
zollern frauds, robbing a helpless
country in the pretense they were not
doing it, and then retaining the land
against the wishes of the population;
a restoration of "a Poland torn to bits
by Russian. Austrian anG Prussian
autocracy and now reknit under the
flag of Poland"
And, he added, they are all terri
tories which ought not to belong to
Germany"
Terms Not Unjust.
The British delegation, the pre-
mier said, has taken stand reso-
lutely opposing any attempt to put a
predominantly German population
under Polish rule as it would be fool
ish to have another Alsace- Lorraine
in Europe.
Il do not think any one can claim
the terms imposed constitute injustice
to Germany" the premier said in dis
cussing the reparation clauses, "un-
less they believe justice in the war
was on the side of Germany. If wars
of this kind are to be prevented, those
have taken part in plotting and plan
ming them. should be held personally
responsible. Therefore, the entente
decided that the man who undoubted-
ly had the primary responsibility, in
the judgment, at any rate. of the al
lies, should be tried for the offenses
he committed in breaking treaties he
was bound to honor and by that
means bringing on the war.
1T was an exceptional course, and
it's a pity it was. because if it had
been done before they would have
been fewer wars. The allied countries
unanimously decided that tribunal
an inter-allied one-should sit at Lon
don for the trial of the person chiefly
responsible for the war"
Laugh at League.
There was a significant passage
when the premier first mentioned the
league of nations. Many of the mem
bers cheered, but seemingly an equal
number burst into laughter.
81 beg of you to try it. beg of you
to take it seriously" the premier pro-
tested
Proceeding, he declared:
"If it only saved one generation
from the horrors of war it would be
a great achievement
One member shouted; Nobody
wants it."