THE PARIAH.
— : — im " GERMANY'S- POST-WAR POSITION. V LONDON, "March 26. In the House of Lords, Lord. Parmoor moved for a. resolution approving of the principle of a -League of Nations, Lord Loreburn, supporting the motion, urged that the Department of Foreign Affairs should b© brought under direct Parliamentary control. ; Lord Lansdowne said that a LeagueVof Nations, firstly, must be open to all nations, and, secondly, must* be* armed with sufficient ' powers to secure unquestioning, obedience. He believed that the omens at present were favorable to the creation of such a league. The most hopeful sign was the United. States' approval, because her weapon of economic pressure wa^ unrivalled and world-wide. Lord. Lansdowne concurred m President Wilson's warning ■ 'that the league may bp. compelled not to admit Germany to free economic intercourse after the war. Anyway, nobody proposed to admit Germany to the league merely upon a German pledge, over a German signature. The essence of^ the. proposal .was; that.,, the nations admitted into partnership wpuld partially relinquish their sovereign rights in' undertaking to conform \ to the international code laid. do\vn by the league. He desired the inclusion of the Central Powers, because. Germany hud hitherto always been, the greai anarchist' of Europe, arid because, her induction wpuld do more, to Twpe 6ut Prussian riiilitarism than anything, else. Nevertheless, a League of Nations was no substitute for a satisfactory territorial settlement. The' latter vnust precede the establishment of the league, and thereafter disarmament •would follow automatically. He concluded by eloquently pleading for the league as the only means of saving our .children?.' and grandchildren:, a recurrence of,, the trouble. The debate was adjourned.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14571, 5 April 1918, Page 6
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