The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-17
POWER
WANTS MORE
Peace Delegate Argues That Force is
NeeCe,i to Cure Germany-Want
Protection of U. S. Fleet.

Paris, Feb. 1I.-"There never has
been any disagreement on the funda'
mental principles of Il league of ma
tons between the French delegates
ard the delegates OF the other pow
ers. said Prof Ferdinand Larnaude,
dean of the Paris law faculty and
ole of The French delegates on the
lea@ue OF nations commission.
THE only differences Of opinion
were those expressed on Friday by
Leon Bourgeois. with whom | am
completely in accord. We do not
seek an international army for the
purpose of making war, but for the
purpose of preventing it. God knows
we are Il peaceful people, and we have
proved it during forty-four years OF
mental anguish in the face OF the
military preparations going on east
of Us
"Frr,her disturbances Of the worlds
peace will come from Germany alone.
ca rmanr'S unsatiated greedy appetite,
hcr Is, for power and domination,
will return as soon as she. feels strong
enough to succeed in aggressions. In
ansA G. "a b. n
Bourgeois and myself objected to was
| the necessity of being placed in the
position of taking Germanyss Wort
| for anything. The German people
have not progressed along the lines
of sincerity
I'VE have every confidence, in the
undertakings of the United States
Great Britain. Italy. Japan and al
We are willing to accept their word
but we desired in the future to avoid
the possibility Of having no other
guarantee than Grrmany's engage.
ment for our safety.
"Henceforth Germany will strive to
develop her recent chemical discov.
| cries and devise new mans of destruc.
ton in which gunpowder, cannon and
rifles will not enter The Germans
will seek to profit by their develop.
ment along the lines Of chemical Gis-
cOverieS at the expense Of other ma
tons, which are somewhat belated or
are unwilling to search for new meth
DDS Of destruction.
''TheSe means of destruction may
easily be concealed, and therefore it is
not possible for us to accept the de.
claratiOn of an interested nation in
such matters, when such an interested
nation is Germany"
Professor Larnaude added that with
new developments in aerial warfare,
Germany might prepare secretly suffi-
cient air force to destroy Paris in one
day.
"Surely when Germany enters the
league of nations" Professor Lar
nande continued, "she will agree to
sign every undertaking we declare
but we know what undertakings mean
to the Germans. Did they not sign
treaty guaranteeing the neutrality
of Belgium?"
Referring to the International army
which the French desired formed Pro-
lessor I.Arnaude says:
what we asked for was not an in
terrational army in the stricts sense
of The word. We are too grateful for
what America did for us in the pres
emf war to expect that she would
again send her men by hundreds of
thousands to future wars. But per-
haps we meant the protection of
Americas great fleet. We thought it
unfair that France should have to
keep Il huge standing army to protect
herself from Germlny's attacks.
ut will be hard financially. 1t will
be the harder because of our depleted
young manhood. after losing a million
and Il half men during The war"