New-York tribune., 1920-11-15
Labor Delegate Wants
Germany in the League
Barnes Says if U. S. Also Is
Omitted 1t viii Become
Simply Il Body of Alliances
Bpec'dl Cable to The 7'rsbane

Copyright 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
GENEVA, Nov. 14.-"America and
Germany must join the League Of Ma
tons or it will become simply an as
| Nicoll Barnes, Britlsh labor delegate
to the assembly meeting that opens in
Geneva Monday He was replying to a
| question of whether he thought the
covenant could be altered to meet the
conditions insisted upon in the United
| States.
Mr.. Barnes was a British delegate
st the Versailles conference and he is
now in Geneva in the same capacity,
although he holds no portfolio in the
cabinet. He expects the question of
league to arise at an early session of
the assembly and he thinks it would
/ be great mistake to try to avoid the
| issue
Labor in all countries, with the ex-
ccpton of France and possibly Bel
GUM, favors the admission of Ger
many tt the league" said Mr.. Barnes.
81 include organized labor in the
United States, for which, Incidentally,
have the highest admiration. believ
ing as | do that it has followed the
right policy in fighting the Bolsheviki
and other extremists, who desire to
!
civilization.
I've must clear the atmosphere and
| treat Germany as we do other states, or
Europe never will recover. The LEAGUE
OF Nations is bound to be failure if
it consists Of groups Of big and little
powers. Germany must be regarded as
great power. If the league does not
include Germany and the United States
the small powers will outvote TIE
large and the latter will be compelled
/ to unite. Such situation would be
disastrous to the league"
w no do you think will raise the
| question OF admitting Germany?" Nj.
Barnes was asked
~ don't know he replied, "but
! PROBABLY one Of the Scandinavian rep
resentatives. Possibly Hjalmar Brant-
ing, of Sweden / would go on record
! In support of such suggestion and
would move to create an atmosphere
favorable to the admission of Ger
many.
"She could not be expected to apply
for admission and run the risk of being
turned down. But on the other hand,
/ cally or morally keep the bars up
against Germany. l cannot speak for
the entire British Empire delegation,
but personally l hope, for the sake of
the league and OF world peace, that we
viii have Germany for partner soon.
We cannot get along without the
United States. and I hope sincerely
that President-elect Harding will bring
his country into the alliance"
When asked whether he thought the
racial question would arise at the as
! sembly sessions Mr. Barnes said
THAT pr. blem is almost as delicate
IS that of Germany, and / cannot see
how we can escape a discussion of it.
Japan may seek permission to fortify
her newly acquired islands in the North
Pacific, and that unquestionably would
arouse the opposition of the delegates
from Australia. My personal opinion
is that Japenese labor will make gigan-
tic advances industrially in the next
"1n the last two years it has i'm
proved itself amazingly. and I think
that eventually labor laws and the
standard of living in Japan will COM
pare favorably with those in America
and Europe. Such an Improvement GER
! tainly would remove some objection
which Americans raise against the
Japanese. How could Americans then
har the Japanese.
In my mind, Asia will be the grea
problem fifty years hence, and if the
League of Nations cannot help solve it
its existence would rot be justified"