El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-24

League Called Dead.
Recently the League OF Nations
union planned to issue. through
statement BY prominent advocate OF
the league OF nations. a broadside
attack on the governments OF the
entente for proposing to continue the
lie OF the supreme council IN the
eyes OF the union this proposal was
tantamount to RELOCATING the league
and It's council to the shelf. The un-
certainties OF the International stu
ations and. doubtless, doubts as to
what effect such n statement would
have on the status OF the league OF
nations. held the hand OF the union
The Daily Express. owned By lord
Beaverbrook. the mediator who made
Lloyd Georges war time coalition
government possible, a paper also IN
which BOnar Law. head OF the Union
ist party, IL popularity supposed to
have an interest has openly and
forcefully asserted that the league IS
dead.
Lloyd George. IN telling representa-
lives OF the League 70 Abolish War
why the league o. nations has been
unable to mediate between Poland
and Russia or to intervene in Ar
menia. closely parallels the argu-
menta Of the Daily EIpress- The
official account OF this Interview
states that bishop Gore. George
Barnes and John Hodges, the last two
labor leaders. represented the League
70 Abolish War, and Lloyd George,
Arthur Baifour and lord Curzon
spoke for the government The off,
cial account reveals what might be
termed q 'unanimity OF doubt" re-
garding practical application OF the
league principles On the part OF the
government spokesman
Statesmen Ask Questions.
Quotations follow.
Lloyd George The economic pres
sure on Russia Is 50 extreme that the
population Is starving. I do not know
what more you could do There Is
nothing now going into Russia There
Is no further pressure you can apply
to Russia except military pressure.
Why couldn't We do anything IN
Armenia Because the only powers
that were available for the purpose
are 60 charged with obligations that
they cannot spare q soldier
Mr.. Balfour: "Wners Is n perma-
nent international force 70 be lodged2
II you are going to keep q French
contingent IN France Il viii not fight
against France II you keep an Eng
fight against England. Are you go
ing to keep Il IN St Helena. or the
Channel Islands, OF I do not know
where-Lahradorg
Lord Curzon: 7 was presiding
over the league o. nations this morn
BY the Persian representative Sup
posing you had your international
force, how would you get Il 70 the
Caspian seat You could not Would
you attack the soviet armies some
where elss7 Would you declare war
against the soviet state7 would you
attempt a landing at Petrograd3
Would you try to march on Moscow
Calls Premier Clever Feneer.
The aim OF this summary IS not to
take an attitude either for or against
an issue which Is dividing opinion In
America. The aim Is merely to show
that the league r. becoming a polit-
United States. and that men who have
taken q prominent part In framing
the covenant. while still declaring
themselves advocates OF the league.
are inserting many doubling" ques-
tons into the controversy.
The Manchester Guardian charges
the premier with clever fencing"
over the issue.
I'VE must not suppose that the
league can be left Indefinitely IN the
back ground and then suddenly
brought into play II we happen TO
want it. says TIE Guardian. in
column and a half OF editorial dis
agreement with the premier.
"Ou the contrary. Il Is constantly
losing prestige hy Traction. and II L
Is definitely INTENDED that the two
or three prime ministers who are
known as the supreme council are 20
continue to govern Europe Il would
been brought into being.
There can only be one supreme
court. and the time Is come when the
democratic parties having the future
peace OF the world at heart viii de-
mand that tha court shall be the