Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-18

the congress of Vienna. and that it
still retained that spirit-never more
needed than at this time in the world
history. Further, he said, it had been
aided by Canning and other British
statesmen, who saw in it the salava
ton of democracy against autocracy
1t was not too much to say, he added,
that the precept had been as much
recognized by Britain as by America
and it had worked to their mutual
advantage as well as to the benefit Of
the rest of the world.
Failure to make the doctrine part
of the instrument would prejudice
America, which had been guided by
it in forming It's affairs for more than
hundred years. 1t sinclusion would
do good and no harm, while it's exclu-
sion would do harm and no good.
As the president concluded. LORD
Robert Cecil assented for the British,
although saying that he saw no over
whelming reason TO insert the precept.
NJ. Bourgeois on the following day in
formed Mr.. House that he still felt
sure there were one or two points to
be cleared up in the matter, for
France still feels that there may be
lea will be freed from the necessity of
coming to the aid of France when that
aid is needed.
However, no further difficulty will
be encountered, and the doctrine will
he written in as said before, by writ
ing a section which provides that all
treaties tending to protect world
peace. especially the Monroe doctrine,
q enarifipa 11u cappupi1pd and
ed as part of the constitution.
There is no reason to change the
prediction made in the Journals re
port of the presidents plans at the
time he returned to Paris, which was
that he would summon congress in
extra session for financial and peace
considerations during June. He
may call the legislature before he re-
turns, sending the message by cable,
thus adding another precedent to the
many he has made in the six years
of his presidency.
Stilted. perfunctory and unreal was
the fourth plenary session of the peace
conference held at the Quai D'Orsay.
Perhaps the explanation of its artifi-
ciality lies in the fact the subject UNI
der discussion was labor.
There was faint pretense of inter-
est on the part of the members of the
various missions, but they carried off
their4oles poorly and one could plain
ly see they acted under sense of
obligation to appear to be concerned,
rather than from any spontaneous i'm
pulse growing out of devotion to the
topic.
Wants Germans Included.
nf Ral pitt i'm
pressed spectators as striking the
boldest note when he warned the
delegates that the coming labor con-
must be thoroughly representative of
all workers everywhere. Apparently
he meant that Germans are to be in
Guided. He spoke with deep conyic-
ton, and from that standpoint was
unique during the session.
Others gave the impression that
they We're more intent upon saying
how Nittle instead of how much could
be given labor. Nevertheless, the fact
that the conference has undertaken to
bring into being new charter on
workers rights is step far in adj
were actuated by dynastic motives
aggrandizing purpose.
But this conference perforce isl
more intent upon political systems
and upon social 5etterment and since
capital has the special protection of
present political methods it follows
that capital is always surer of more
respect than labor which condition.
was borne out on Friday
Most of the delegates were plainly
bored and so We're the spectators
The meeting was held in the grand
hall instead of the clock room and
for two hours and half the full SEES
sion continued under the high ceiled
walls heavily gilded and overnornate
in the Empire style.
Premier Clemenceau presided and
President Wilson in the course of the
meeting made a few remarks eXtol-
ling Samuel Gompers and reerettting
his absence. After everybody who
wanted to say something had spoken,
usually along lines of the reservation
of certain rights to different countries,
the labor commissions program was
adopted. 1t has already been pub
lished, and it is to be written into the
final treaty operating under the
league of nations direction.