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MKDFORD, OREGON", .MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1918
NO. 23S
NE
NO U. S. AID
FQRBALANCE
OF POWER
United States Says President Will
Join No Comblnntlon of Power
Which Is Not a Combination of All
If Future Has Nothing hut New
Attempt to Keep World at Rluhl
Poise by Balance of Power. United
States Out of It..
M AXCIIKHTKK, Dec. 3 0 Ity An
soololod l'rttHH, ) America Is not In
turmttod In Kuropoun polll Ith. hut
Mhn In Interested In n ptirlnorithlp of
right between America mid Kitropn
declared President Wilson In rornlv
Ids tint freedom of the city of Mmi
rliMtor ot tlio Free Trndo Hull hero
toiluy. America la not Interested
moroly In tho pence of Kuropo, hut in
tho pcuco of tho .world, ho added.
Continuation of All
"If tho fiilurti huit iiflthlnir for u
hut A new attempt to koep llin world
ut I tin right polno by n balance or
powor," tho president uddod, "tho
i'nlted Stale would lake no Interest
In It, because iilio will Join no com
tilnutlon of power which In not n
comblnutlon ot nil."
Thero wan a feel In it ot co nihil fVn.
tornlly unit friendship between
America anil (Iront llrltnln, declared
thn president, which was lia,sod on
tho prlnclplo ot tho frleudiihlp (iml
putrlollstn tlmt led men to glvo moro
4hn wa demanded, Tho pnrtnnriihlp
of Interest which had been Attempt
ed for tho government or tho world
had broken-down,"-ho snld, tin inter
est did not bind man together, hut
separated them. Common devotion
to tho rluhl wad tho only thing, ho
Insisted, thut could hind nion to
gether. i (Jonuliio Cnmwrt of Mlr.l
In tho noil lemon t which In JuM
ahead something mora difficult thnn
ever attempted hoforo had to. Im ac
complished a Konulno concert of
mind mid purpose tho president
Raid, out a koou tiiturtintluiuil con
fident lousnns would mnko It easy.
Thoro In a groat voire or hinmmliy
abroad l:i tho world "which ha -who
cannot hoar In denf," ho nddod.
"Wo nro not obeying tho niniidnto
of partlc.t or politics," (ho president
continued, "wo nro obeying tho num.
(Into of humanity." If tho world In
to remain n body of frlondn, ha mild,
thoro inuxt bo an easy and connlant
mot hod ot conforanco ho that trouhlvn
could bo takon when thoy were llttlo
nnd not allowed (9 grow until lliny
woro big.
"I wish wo could, for tho wholo
world, onlnr league and rnnvonnnt
and doclure ourselves tho frlondn or
mankind," the president added, x
Cnn't Ho Perfect
Tho pronldont said ho iviin not
hopeful that the Indlvlduiil Itomn of
tho sottlomcnt which wan ahout to ho
uttomptad would be altogether sulls
fnctory. "Ono only ban to apply hln mind,
ho continued, "to any ono of tho
questions of boundary, of altered sov
ereignty, of racial aspiration to do
somothlng moro than conjecture thin.
There In no man, no body ot man,
who knows just how (hoy ounht to bo
nettled; unci' yol It wo nro to mnko
satisfactory eotllomentH wo taunt nco
to It that thoy nro rendered more
nnd moro satisfactory by Hiibsoqiiont
adjustmont which In liiftdo ponnlhlo.
We munt provldo tho mnchlnory for
readjustments In Ordor that wo mny
lmva tho machinery of good will nnd
friendship.".!
MANCIlSTF.li. Doe. .10. Tho
text of tho president's address to tho
Fico Trade Mall audienuo is in ,pnrl
ns follows:
"Mv lord, mnvor, ladies nnd eon
tlenien : ' ,
"I'orhnps I mV ho tiormillcd to add
fellow citizens !.'-.
"V011 have mnilo mo feel in n wnv
(Continued on Pago Two.)
AAlSTKItnAM, lice. HO. Tt is an
open seerat that Count Von llcnlink,
tit whoso ensile in Amonroniren,
J'onnor Kmpoiov William is sloppiiiir.
would not he displeased with 1 1 10 de
parture oC his caest, nocnnlintr lo tho
Wntfoninin eoiTespondent oC tho
Nienos Van don Dnir.
' Tho eorrespondent adds Ihat it is
II IS
I the
IV lie
holinved in Ilia noichborhood that llio
enslla lie Mnnlfl mnv. eventually
ion led (0 Ilorr llohonzollorn.
hum
STATES MANY
LIVES WASTED
Oreuon Senator Declares Country as
Unprepared for Takjnu. Care of
Wounded as Enterlna War "God
Only Know; How Many Lives Were
Sacrificed."
WASHINGTON'. Deo. 30. Senator
Cliiiinlierliiiii of Oregon, chairman of
ino iniiiiiirv ooniinilloo. ilecliired in
I he senate loilnv Ihat Ilia United
Slates wan unprepared to tnko cure
of rutimijhtr woiimleil soldiers iih it
was uiiireiiiiTil to enter tha war. He.
Niiiil his eliarue of inefficiency innde
liihl winter hail since been ndmitteil
bv llie iidminiHtriition in the ('"net
menl of the Overman law.
"(Iml onlv knows how manv lives
lilt vo been wieriliei'd needloHMlv. tine
to tiniireniirediieuK, even iu to tin
time the iinni-tico wiih niuneil." Kenn
tor Chamlierlnin said.
"The ehnriie of trencher" wan lev
cited au'iiiiiKt Home of im who critt-
ci)iel. 1 tiOHKCil uniler the yoke. Hut
if mv eritieiNm lins unveil one life of
a xiildier in I'rnnee. I am willinit to
Uivo mv sent tin in the I'niled Stales
ftonnto."
WAGES ALL R.R.
WASIIINCITON. Dee. .10, Railroad
Iclcu'iiii'liers and Ktnlion aueutn were
uiven 11 I urther wiiue inereimu tudiiv
lV llireelor (lenernl MeAdno. relio
lietive to Del nber 1..
I nder the nrevioun order, lo whieh
lelemapherH objected streriiuit.'.lv.
the hiiHin for enli'iiliitimr inrrcied
mv wiik made liv ilivulint tho r.Mv in
effect Inxt .liiniinrv 1 bv the number
of wnrkiiitr iIiivk in (he year, which
include uer.ernllv Kundiivs ami lioli-
lavs. I'nder tho new oriler. ihis di
visor in Will, whieh eliminates S,.nd:iv
and holidays. To this is to he added
the 1:1 eeuls for hour advance irrnnt-
ed bv tho former order. The now or
der also aniilicM to station amvits
hut excepts inreiitH whose duties ere
purely utipervisnrv, nnd those at small
non-leleiirapli stations,
Tho Htipplomont provides for pay
ment oil the eiuht hour basis, with
overtime at the rata of time and one
hall". This overtime lata does not
apply to work Sundays and holidays,
however. The supplement' also tiro
vides for elimination of vacations
with. pay, I'ivimr inslcad an additional
increase of two cents in the hoiulv
rate. This is to npplv lo all railrcmd.s
irrespective of exixtihir praolioos.
IS
HELD FOR DISLOYALTY
1'OltTI.AM), Doc. SO. N'ow data
on alloicod trcannnablo activities ,ln
tho Unltod Stnton and allied coun
tries 'by Captain llunn Doohme, a rc
ldnnt of 'Portland In 1911, lator an
nlloBcd nttont ot tho imperial Gor
man government, and now undor ar
ront In Knglnnil ns n Oormnn spy,
woro discovered bore Snturduy Irj
W'llllnm It. Uyron, spoclnl nRont of
tho United Statoa department of Jus
tlco, it wan announced todny. Papers
found by Hyron nnd n squad of his
deputies In n sonrch ot tho rosldoaco,
otrioo and safety deposit vault ot
Joseph Woomhlo, local attorney and
rormor Austrian consul In Portland,
form tho bnnln for charges which may
lnvolvo him In tho activities of Cap
tain lloohmo, according to Ilryon,
Woomhlo wnn takon Into custody but
rolannod on his own rocognlznnco.
SALEM AD0P1S IDE
FLU QUARANTINE
SALEM, Ore, Doc. 30. Public
gnthorlngs of overy kind woro placed
undor tho ban here today for tbo soc
ond tlmo this winter, duo to tho
Spanish Influenza. Thoro linn boon a
marked Incroaso in tho number of
ennos Hlnco Christmas day. Tho mus
ter and tnnpoctlon ot Company M,
Oregon Nntlnnnl Guard, scheduled
for tonight, wns callotl off,
NAVAL PROGRAM
AWAITS RESULT
Secretary Daniels Declares Failure of
Leatiue of Nations Will Mean In
definite Increase In Navy If
Leantie Is Established Ameriea
Needs Navy Like Ennlands.
WASHINGTON', Dee. H0..-Ap.
peiii'inic before the house naval eom
inillce lndiiv in behalf of the new six
hundred million dollars thrce-vcar
building prok'Nim, Secretary Daniels
said if 11 I.eauiie of Nations woro or-
untiized the I'niled Stales' should lie
prepared to eonlriliiito iis.hirue u
unit ns any other nation to an in
ternational police force, and that
without nn international nurccmciit
for reduction of nrnminenta the
American policy of naval expansion
should be continued indefinitely.
In formally submitting the new
huildinu pniLTiini, the secretary urtt
cd 11 provision lor suspension of eon
structiuii at the order of the presi
dent whenever an internatiounl nKree
ment is made for armament reduction.
Mr. Daniels declared the I'nited
States havinii pledged its support to
small nations, should build 11 navy
second to none in llio world if an in
ternational tribunal with power to en
force its rulings failed to become u
reality. ,.:'
, WASIl'lNdTO.N, Doc. 30 The sec
retary submitted to tho committee
a report showing tho present com
parative strengths of tho largo na
vies of tho world. Croat Britain has
In oporation or building 61 battle
ships, IS unttlo orulaera, 31 heavy
cruisers, 11 light crulnarn, 216 putrol
and gunboats, 409 destroyers,, 219
submarines, 98 torpedo bonis, 32
flotilla leaders. 220 airships nnd 897
miscellaneous shlpn.
Tho I'nlted States, with tho second
largest navy In tho world, has built
or projected 39 battleships, 6 battle
cruisers, 8 nrmorcd cruisers. 40 light
cruisers, 312 destroyers, 181 sub
marines, ir coast torpedo vessels, 1?
torpedo bonis nnd fG9 other vessels,
Franco ban 29 battleships, 21 crui
sers, 8 light crulsorn. 92 destroyers
121 torpodo boats. 70 nubmarlnes, 39
airships nnd 183 other craft.
Inly ban 18 battleships, 7 cruisers,
10 light cruisers, 5 monitors, 15 flo
tilla loaders, 54 destroyers, 83 tor.
pedo boats, 85 submarines, 30 air
ships and 443 miscellaneous vessels.
Russia before quitting the war hnd
IS battleships, 4 battle cruisers, 12
henvy nnd 9 light cruisers, 128 de
stroyers, 54 submarines, 13 torpedo
boats, 14 nlrahlpa nnd 90 miscella
neous vessels.
Dofore the armistice was signed
Germany had 47 linttleshlps, 6 bnttlo
frulsors, Bl other cruisers, 223 de
stroyers, 175 torpedo boats. 243 sub
marines,, and 56 4 miscellaneous ves
SOlS, , :, , , :!. '
in
NAME CABINET
OOI'KN'U.UiKN. Dec. 30. The een-
ral council of soldiers and workmen
ill flermnnv has appointed llerr
Nosko governor of Kiel; Hew I.oehe,
editor of the Hreslaii Volkswacht,
nnd llerr Wissel, member of the reieh
slag, us cabinet members to replace
Foreign Minister Iliiase, Minister of
Social Policy llnrth, and Demohilizn-
1011 Minister Diltmann. who retired
Saturday niahl, according to lierlin
advices received here.
AMSTT.I1I1AM. Dee. HO. The inde
pendent socialists in the Prussian
ministry and officio's of the Prus
sian government who belong to Hint
parlv have resigned, according lo a
Merlin disputed to the llandclshlad.
COPHNIIAOKX. Dec. .10. The Dew
cabinet held ils first sitting fiundnv
afternoon. II. was agreed tint! Phil-
ipp Selieidmimn would take, over the
secretaryship of foreien nffuirs- m
succession lo Hugo llanse. llevr
Noske will become head of the mili
tary department and Ilorr Wisscll
will hecomo minister of soeial'policv.
AMSTKliDAM. Dee. 110. Striking
PEACE MEETING
miners in llio Diissoldorl: district have
fought n pilehed lmlllo Willi soldiers,
neeording to advices received here.
Several persons, woro - killed and
wojinded herofo the Ivoops rinnllv
siin'omided nnd arrosled llio miners.
- ' ' 1 ... ..'
INTAKES ISSUE
LEAGUE OF
HHMUIU
' fell & IM
L rvj 5 J.
Premier Clemenreuii, tho "Tlgt'r"
Of liVl,,!.' Mirllnip ,An.iitli.n In ,
clianilH-r of leiiilles toiluy whon .lie
(llpUimll-nnj- but 110 I cu dlHxtl),
took Issue Willi i'l-esldeiit Wllsim on
tlio Iwiigiio of Nations iHillry. "The
presldi'nt fuilfl lie would try to con
vince 1110, Hitid Clemoiieeuii, hut-nil-
inlttml that I might convince him
t'lemcneeau was voted confidence bi
ll largo majority but crlllciictl severe,
ly by the uiiIUhI socialists.
SAIL FOR HOME
WASHINGTON. Dee. 30. Railing
of three transports nnd ot three bat
tleships serving ns transports, bring
ing hack troops from France, was
announced today bv the war depart
ment. In all, about '200 officers anil
7,."i0(l men comprise the units of the
six ships.
The transport Koenigcn Der Neder
Inndeu sailed from France Deeemhel
25 for Newport News. with tho fol
lowing troops: Ilendiiuarters KKIrd
field artillery brigade; lL'olh field nr
tilory, coniilrising 4(1 ner cent Min
nesota troops; 8 per cent to Iowa; ti
per cent to Michigan; 1 per cent to
Moiituna; U0 per cent to Cnnip I'odv,
and ID .ier cent to t'nmp Travis; cas
ual companies II nud W'iT: ciisuiil eom
pnnius of marine numbers II;12 and
:i;i;i.
On tho transport Powhiilan. which
also sailod December '2" for Newport
News, are tho following: llendiiuiir-
ters .-!lth field nrtillerv brigade: 1U71U
field uiiillcrv regiment ll'ith trench
mortar batterv; casual company No.
8, sick and wounded, Xi2.
Tho battleship (loorgio sailed De
cember 2(i for Newport News with the
(ith trench inorlar battalion complete,
nnd the 31.1th tremdi mortar bnlterv.
The battleship Kansas sailed De-
cemhe'r Ulllh for Newport News with
(he "Hi trench mortar battalion, 3rd
nnti-airornl't sector nnd casual com
panies numbers 3:20, 3'J3 mill 3lH,
The battleship North Carolina sail
ed December for New York. , She
brings the 113th umnnliiilioiv train
hendiiunrtcrs, companies F nnd-(.i
hendiiuarlei's detachment, ordnance
department nnd medical detachment ;
4!IStli aero sipiadron and casual
companies numbers L'Ol, 202, 203 mid
204 of the marine corps.
The transport Pastures sailed De
cember 2(1 for Newport News. She bus
on hoard. .1,17(1 sick and wounded ne
companied bv n medical - detachment
of 8 officers, 411 men nnd 11 nurses,
RECOMMEND DEPORTATION '
OF ENEMY ALIENS
WASHINGTON; Dee. 30r-l)epor-
Intion of most of (he 3,000 or 4,000
enemy aliens, now interned 111 the
I'nitad Slates will ho recommended to
congress shortly by the tlupnrtinoiil
of justice '. . ',.',.
E A SEAT
Defeated Liberals Plan to Join the
Lloyd George Government Mem
ber to Resign so Former Premier
Can Take Seat Coalition Victory
Grows Greater Hourly.
LONDON", Dec. 30. (Via Montreal.
, Renter's Limited says it under
stands that the Asqulth men elected
to parliament and also a number ot
coalition liberal members will be In
vited to meet the defeated leaders of
the Asijuith group before parliament
convenes. It in recalled tbat former
Premier Asqulth declared before tbe
election that the support or tbe gov
ernment was not Inconsistent with
liberal principles. It is persistently
rumored today that the Asquithians
may reunite under Premier Lloyd
George. Or tbe 122 defeated candidates
who were'membern or tbe last house,
59 were liberals, 25 nationalists, 14
luborltes, 9 coalition liberals, 9 coal
ition unionists and 6 Independents.
IX)NDON, Sunday. Dec. 29( Brit
ish Wireless Service.) Premier
Lloyd-George and the coalition gov
ernment won a more sweeping vic
tory in the general election than had
been expected. Not only was H. H.
Asqulth, former premier, defeated,
but his personal following from the
house of commons has been reduced
to 37. It Ib believed that a new seat
will be found for him by one, of his
followers resigning in bis favor as
soon as parliament meets,
i With the detent of Reginald Mc
Kenna, Walter Runclman, Sir John
Simon, Herbert Samuel and Thomas
McKlnnon Wood, the rront or the op
position benefi is deprived ot all its
principal occupants.
While the labor party hns. strength,
ened its numerical following In par
liament, some of Its moro prominent
members have lost their seats. The
most notable defeat wns that ot Ar
thur Henderson, the do facto leader
or the "old guard" of the labor par
ty. The tact that Ramsay MacDonald
and Philip Snowden lost also is strik
ing. The defeated women candidates
Include Miss Christabel Pankhurst
-Mrs. Despard, sister of Field Marshal
French; Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, Miss
Violet Markham and Miss Mary Mac
Arthur.
In Ireland the success of the Sinn
Fein party was sweeping, only seven
members of the old nationalist party
succeeding In escaping detent. John
Dillon, chairman ot the nationalist
party, lost his seat tor Fsst Mayor, to
Edwnrd de Vnlera.
SHOT POLITICAL
ENEMY TRIED
LIVINGSTON, Mont.. Dec. 30.
The preliminary hearing of Postmas
ter Joseph Swlndlehurst, charged
with murder In the tlrst degree tor
the killing of O. M. Harvey, chair
man of the republican state central
committee, here a week ago, began
here today. This afternoon one new
witness, Mrs. Estelle Plntt, who hnd
resided in Livingston only six weeks,
had been examined. She saw the men
come together, heard the fighting
word passed, but by which she did
not know, and snw the whole affair
from across the street. ' Other wit
nesses examined were those who tes
tified nt the coroner's lmiuest and
no new details were adduced. It is
expectod that the hearing will be
concluded this evening.
it
innni in
I WAnntfi lo
CALLED TO COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dot-. .10.--V. E.
Warrens of Hilt, Calif., banker nnd
saloon proprietor, was ordered todnv
liy Federal Judge Frank 11. Rudkin
lo uppear in Portland. Ore., at th(
Fehruurv term of the federal court, to
answer a charge of conspiracy to vio
late the Oregon Reed hniendmcnt.
It is alleged in nn indictmont re
turned in Portland that Wnrrcns hnd
assisted in njittfitting automobiles en
gaged in illegal Honor (rnffic, between
California nnd Ore-son,,
U
FOR
ASQUITH
N PARLIAMENT
U.S. TRANSPORT
GOES ON ROCKS
BAY
OF BISCAY
"Tenadores" Stranded Near Isle
d'Yeu 305 Men In Crew 61 Men.
6 Officers of Italian Armv Vessel
Will Probably Be Floated No U.
S. Troops Aboard.
LONDON. Dee. 30. The Amcrienn
transport Tenadores, which left New
York for Ilrest on December 18, was
stranded on. the rocks near the Isle
d'Yeu, in the Has of Iliscnv, on Sat
urday. Advices state that those on
hoard arc being rescued.
'EV YORK. Dee. 30. The Tena
dores was in charge of Commander
.1. D. Oilman. C S. S. N.. and carried
a crew of 305' men. all from the nevv
department. . in addition to six of
ficers nnd 61 men of the Italian army.
Cable lulvices i)pceived bv navy
authorities here from officers ot the
Tenadores. were that the ship may
be salvaged.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 30. Xavv
tugs have been sen to the assistance
of the American transport Tenndores
which went, aground December 28.
north of the Isle of d'Yeivin the Bay
of Iliscnv. Reports received here to
day said the vessel probably would be
flouted. No troops were on board.
115
SIIVIPLE AFFAIR
MANCHESTER. Dec. 30 The
luncheon bv the municipality of Man
chester todnv to President Wilson
wns held in the hall room of the. Mid
land Hotel. The room was decorated
simply with palms standing against
the white and cold walls. , The tables
were arranged in the form of n grid
iron. The president sat in tho center
of a long tnble on the right of the lord
mayor. American and British flags
were draped on the walls behind
them.
On the right of the president were
the wife of the lord wnvor. Lord Her-
schcll, American Anibnssndor Davis.
Sir Charles Cust. Mrs. Davis. Vice
Admiral Sims. Minor General Biddle.
Rear Admiral Grnvson. Miss Bcnhnin
nnd Brigadier General Hurts. Mrs.
Wilson sat at the left of the lord
mayor nnd bevond lier were Lord
Shuttleworth. the eitv recorder; Miss
Rachel Shuttleworth. American con
sul Holndav. General Snow, the bishop
of Manchester. Lord Sheffield, the
bishop of Salforth and Lord Colwyn.
The guests numbered '200. Praver
was offered by the bishop of Man
Chester.
BOLSHEVJKI ARMY
LONDON. Dec. 30. Vilna 1ms been
captured bv Bolsheviki forces, ac
cording to n Copenhagen dispatch to
tho Mail, quoting Petrogrud reports.
AMSTERDAM. Dee. 30. The Ger
man nrmv commander according to n
dispntch from Berlin, hns informed
the commanders on the eastern front
that there is a most strict prohibition
against giving up of arms and war
materials to the Bolsheviki. The com
manders in the east woro informed
that such notion was a violation of
tho armistice agreement nnd might
result in a resumption of hostilities.
LONDON, Dec. 30. Pillaging on n
large scale is being curried on bv
mobs in Frankfort, Germany, nnd
the authorities are powerless to pre
vent it, neeording to a Central News
disputchj'rom Amsterdam.' Troops in
the city refused to fire on the rioters.
WILSON TO SAIL FOR
HOME FEBRUARY I0TH
PARIS, Dec. 30. From present in
dication! President Wilson will leave
Europe on his return to the United
States on Fehruurv 10.
Wilson Leaves for Italy New Years.
PARIS. Doc. 30. President Wilson
will leave Paris for Italy the coming
Wednesday night. Definite arrange
ments to this effect were announced
today. . r". ' .
CLEMENCEAU
OPPOSES THE
French Premier In Chamber Deputies
Indicates Adherence to the Old Bal
ance of Power Admits Leaque of
Nations May Be Formed Tooether
With Treaty of Peace France in
Peculiar Position of Danqer Is
Given a Vote of Confidence.
PARIS, Dec. R0. In addressing
the chamber of deputies last night
Premier Clemenceau made It plain
that it wad his Intention to support
Great Britain in -the peace negotia
tions on the question of the freedom
of the seas, nnd he declared that his
attitude in this matter was approved
by President Wilson.
PARIS, Sunday, Dec. 29. Premier
Clemenceau was given a vote ot con-:
fidence, 3S0 to 134 in the chamber
of deputies today aftei stormy debato
during which tbe war aims of France
were outlined by Stephen Pichon,
foreign minister, and the premier
had Indicated bis adherence to the
old systems of alliance called the
"balance of power." .
- Ready to Resign ;' .
. It was indicated, by-the premier
Nations might be carried out concor.
dantly with the drafting of the treaty
of peace. M. Renaudel, , socialist,
brought about this statement by ex
pressing his regret that , the allies
had decided not to - organize the
league. until after, peace badbeen, de-.
clared. - - "'
.'Wothing of the sort," was the an
swer of M. Clemenceau.; "Whether
this chamber gives me a vote of con
fidence or not, I am ready to resign
office," he continued. "If you have
a minute's hesitation, now is the time
to check your pilot."
Wilson's Elevated Thoughts .
' Replying to charges by Albert
Thomas, socialist leader, that he had
kept the chamber without informa
tion, Premier Clemenceau-said:
"The question of peace Is a tre
mendous problem. It Is a question
which is one o.f the most difficult
ever submitted to the nation at any
time. In c few days a conference of
delegates will meet at Paris which
will settle the fate of nations in all
parts of the world. - '
"People say:.; 'Premier 'Lloyd
George has spoken. President. Wilson
has spoken, but you have said noth
ing.' I bave given explanations
whenever you have asked me. But It
is not because Mr. Lloyd-George has
spoken or because Mr. Wilson hns
arrived from America with elevated
thoughts that I am obliged to ex
plain myself and keep running to tbe
speaker's rostrum.
"France was in an especially diffi
cult situation. It was the country
nearest Germany. America was far
away and took her time to come Into
the war. England came at once at
the call ot Mr. Asqulth. Wo suffered
and fought; our men were mowed
down and our towns and villages
were destroyed. . . , ; ;
Favors Balance of Power
' "There is an old system of alli
ances called the 'balance of power.'
It seems to be condemned nowadays.
but it such a balance had preceded
the war; if England, tho United
States, Frnnce and Italy had agreed,
saying that whoever attacked ono of
them attacked the whole world, tho
war would not have occurred. This
system ot allinnces, which I do not
renounce will be my gullding thought
nt the peace conference It your con
fidence sends me there.
May Convince Wilson :
'I have been reproached with de
ceiving Wilson. I do not understand
why. I have mnde it a rule not to
question him, but to let him develop
his views. Thnt is what he . did.
President Wilson, to whom certain
persons, In the Interest of their par
ties attribute intentions which per-
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AMBASSADOR SHARP O
y
NEW YORK. Dee. 30. The British
steamship Miiurctnnin, bringing home
all of the 347th infantry, except com
pany II ot the 87th djyision of tho
American expeditionary, force, 3.500
troops in all, being on hoard, arrived
here todnv from France;
Among tlio civilian pussengers were
Ambassador Sharp nnd his son, re
turning from Puris. , '': ;
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