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GERMANY is
ASKED TO ATTEND
Invitation is Issued in the Interest
Of Solving Transportatica
Problems

| Paris, Feb. 22.-Ihe league OF ma
tions flung down the gauntlet to the
London congress today when the
council, meeting here, decided to
send a formal invitation to Ger
many to attend the communica-
tions and transit conference of the
league at Barcelona on March 10.
despite the supreme councils an
nouncement, during the Paris con-
ference, that Germany will not be
allowed to attend any league meet
ing until she agrees to pay the in
demnity."
The motion to invite Germany
was passed following the insistence
of the Swiss, Italian and Spanish
delegates, Arthur Balfour, British
representative, finally agreeing to
let it, holding that the Spaniards, as
hosts of the March gathering, had
the right to invite Germany if they
were pleased to do so.
The actual consequence Of the in
vitation is that it puts Germany on
equal terms with other nations in
the settlement of world problems
for the first time since the war.
Transportation Problems
Commenting on the matter to
Universal Service tonight, Delegate
De Cunha, of Brazil, who presided
over the council meeting, said:
"The invitation was issued be-
cause the transportation problems
could not be solved without cousul-
tation with Germany"
1t is reported on good authority
that Germany henceforth will be in
vited to attend all international
conferences held by the league,
which, undoubtedly, will be pre-
limihary to full admission into the
organization.
"Britain backed the Bulgarians in
1878 when Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bull
garia and Rumania were taken from
Turkey. Again in 1908 England's
foreign office touched the spark
booming the Balkans to three of the
bloodjest years in history, resulting
in the loss to Turkey of practically
all her European territory.
"Finally, in the treaty of Sevres,
Turkey is reduced from a great
power to a minor nation, the gov
ernment of which is constantly un-
der British guns, andswhich is un-
able to pass the smallest domestic
law without the consent of the ann
bilious rulers in London.
"Not contented with this result.
Lloyd George, in following out the
imperial policy of his predecessors,
now has served notice that unless
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, Turkish Ma
tionalist leader, lays down his arms,
Great Britain will back Greece in a
war designed to destroy the last re-
naming vestige of the Turkish ma
tion."
While Premier BRAND did not in
dicate this morning what reply
France likely to make to England's
new threat, it is considered very
likely here that Italy, France and
Belgium will combine in the
eleventh hour in an appea to Presi-
dent Harding to undertake media
ton to prevent the naturalization
of the British policy, the certain re-
suit of which, it is declared here,
will be renewed reddening of the
Balkans and Turkey. -
Failing to gain Hardng's assent,
the situation will oe very grave,
since the soul means open to France
and Italy to baIk Britain's success
will be the taking Of sides against
her by actively aiding the Turks.
While it cannot be claimed that
France is acting from purely altru-
istic motives, since her interests lie
in checking British influence in the
near Orient in order to propagate
her own, it is, nevertheless, a fact
that France, Italy and Belgium this
week are fighting in London for
peace, while Lloyd George is fight
ing for anoth Ter war
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