Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-04-23
LEAGUE DENOUNCED
by LLOYD GEORGE
Sounds Death KnelI of Pact at
San Reno.
CALLS 1T IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
Says Provision inserted in Versailles
Treaty Out Of Difference to Presi-
dent Wilson, but U. S. Out of
European Politics Nov.

dent Wilson, but U. S. Out of
European Politics Now.
San Reno. April What virtu-
ally amounts TO the death kneH of the
League of Nations as constituted at
present. was sounded by Premier
Lloyd George when, after having hast
lily SUMMONED he French and Ital-
tan premiers. he delivered an impas-
stoned speech, hotly denouncing the
present organization of the league as
a time-Iosing machine likely to en-
danger rather than help the peace of
the world
The British premier's sensational
pronouncement was provoked ty
Frances protest against the supreme
councils proposal 70 grant Germany
another three-months' delay in evac-
uating the Ruhr region. Premier Mil
lerand had complained that one of
the vital provisions of the league calls
for the immediate disarmament Of
/ Germany. (The covenants clause on
This point applies to all countries)
Says League Impossible Dream.
1t was then that Premier Lloyd
George launched into his peroration.
swaying his hearers with extraordi-
nary eloquence He more than hint
ed that the leaene covenant was only
inserted into the Versailles treaty
out of Difference to President Wilson,
and that now that Mr.. Wilson is to
oil intents and purposes out of Euro
pean politics. the time has come TO
clear the decks of impracticabilitie
and openly declare the League Of
Nations an impossible dream.
An intensely animated conversation
followed Premier Aiillerand finally
agreeing othe three-months delay
10 Germany. which probably means
early withdrawal Of the French from
Frankfort.
Plan Drive on Turks.
| San Reno, April 22-The supreme
council of the allies is fully prepared
to execute the Turkish treaty by mill
tary force If necessary. The coun-
Gil accepted plan drawn for the en-
ployment Of the allied armies by Mar
shall Foeh. Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson. British chief of staff. and
General Badoglio Italian chief of staff.
who were present Mt the session.
Two hundred thousand allied troops
now are within the borders of the
Turkish empire, stragetcally dis
persed, and these forces can be in
creased If Turkish resistance devel-
ops formidably, to any essential mum
her Greece will probably supply the
largest number of troops.
The treaty does not include the
final arrangements for mandatory
states They win simply be cut apart
from Turkey and disposed OF by the
supreme council in the future The
council has determined TO 4eave Kur-
diStan part of Turkish territory for a
period Of two years and then decide
whether to leave 1t with Turkey or
make it a separate province under
mandate.
Ask to Augment Army.
Paris, April 90 Germany has asked
the interallied conference at San Reno
TO increase from 100000 to 100000
men the standing army provided for
Germany by the treaty of Versailles.
The request was contained in a note
handed 10 the French foreign office
with the demand that it be sent to
the supreme council at San Reno.
The note set forth thar an increased
force was necessary for the main
tenance of order in the interior and
that. furthermore, the army would
not accept an order for its dissoIu-
| ton
France, il was indicated, viii stout
~ resist any concessions affecting the
strength of the German army or the
framework of the organization as slip
ulated by the treaty
Withdrawal of allied troops from
part of the Rhineland In consideration
of immediate execution by Germany
Of certain financial ohlig lions of the
treaty of Versailles is proposed by
italy and Great Britain at san Reno
conference of the supreme allied coun-
Gil, says a dispatch to the Petit Par
| sien
Premier Millerand has refused 10
agree to this plan. { is said.
U. S. Ambassador to Attend.
Washington, April 22-Ambassador
Johnson at Rome was instructed by
the state department TO attend the al.
lied conference ne San Reno as Of
fetal observer for the American gov
eminent. He will take no part in the
deliberations or discussions.
Ambassador johnson is expected to
go to San Reno at once. 1t was said
at the state department that his in.
structions were similar to those Civ
en- to Ambassador Wallace when he
was delegated as an observer az the
meetings of the allied ambassadors
at Paris. Mr.. Johnson will report TO