The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-05

thrown together by four IA luble and
ill-informod men, closcted In a dark
room, imposing upon the world
their whim as law. Tho time has
come to meet this fable with the
facts. The treaty was studied. pre-.
pared and discussed for six long
months by 5S technical commissions
on which sat the foremost specialists
OF each country which held i.646
meetings. TIE conclusions OF these
commissions, verified by 26 local in
vestigations, were discussed from
January 10 TO June 2s, by three bod
les; the council OF ministers Of for.
eign affairs which held 80 meetings.
tho council Of ten which held 70
meetings and the council OF four
which held 45 meetings. These three
councils also gave hearings to the
chairmcn OF the technical commis-
sions. and all the representatives OF
allied or neutral countries inter.
estcd. Finally when at the begin
ming OF May. the texts were settled
upon, the cabinets OF the various
powers were called into consultation.
such were tho general conditions
or the work Of the conference.
come now 10 the conditions in which
It's decisions were arrived at. that
NlIN
Unprecedented treaty which. after
so months Of war, restored peace to
the world.
The conference deprived no one OF
the right OF being heard. All the
countries represented, no matter how
small, participated in the Iabors OF
the commissions, either as members
or as witnesses All were heard by
the great powers, and the number OF
these hearings exceeds three hun
dred. But the directions'uf the work
remained In the hands of those who
had won the war. IL was thus that
on January IL, 1919, the body known
ms the council OF ten met: il was COM
posed Of the heads OF governments
and ministers Of foreign affairs Of
the United States. the British en-
pire, France, italy and Japan. This
council sat twice daily from January
IL to March "a. dealing both with
the peace and with such urgent prob
lens OF world politics as could not
be left unsolved, application and re-
newals OF the armlstice. food supplies
for Europe; Russian affairs. The
council listened to the claims OF
small nations. II settled the clauses
Of the disarmament OF Germany.
That having been done It suddenly
re~S&-ed that six weeks had passed
that the end was not yet in sight
and that with it 9 members ass sted
by sevcral dozen experts no headwsiv
was being made. Little by little
everybody had got into the habit OF
making speeches. Matters were con-
stantly being adjourned. That per-
feet frankness essential to obtain re-
suits was difficult In the presence OF
so large an audience. When any
thing leaked out. each delegate
blamed the other for Il. These weE
the reasons-and there was none
other--why 1t was decided 10 narrow
the circle. Thus the council of four,
increased TO five when the Japanese
delerate was present. was formed
and II was assisted in some OF the
less important matters by tho council
of five made UP OF the ministers 60
foreigD affairs To what obscure
manoeuvers has tho formation Of
those two committees not been at
tributed? I have given the real
reasons. They are self-sufflcient.
ITO be continucd.)
Hinged leaves unfold from on top
of a small table to double its area.