Show GEN MAURICE FAVORS LEAGUE Declares England Has N No T o Desire to Experience War ar Again 0 I I New York M March l 13 19 Because there Is Some somo hope bopo of or making war Impossible through a league of oi m nations lIons but no hope nope of doing It any other way way MaJ Gen Sir Frederick Maurice former lormer di director dl- dl rector of or mil military tary operations ons of tho the 1 British general staff declared hero horo tonight to- to night that ho he favored tho the project The general ral who held his hla military port burt folio ollo from 1915 to tho early arly part of or added his opinion that Ula 3 a 0 great majority of tho thu British people were enthusiastic for the tho league plan Arriving In this countr country for tr a sta stay slay of several months General Maurice told Interviewers that for tho the first time limo In history the British people had been at war and they dont don't like lIko It ft It Previous Pro conflicts involving ln the empire ho he said ald I had been fought fleet neet gold bold and a proportionately mall arm army but this time the whole nation ha had been en en- en For every o American mother who had lost a son son he added d. d fifteen British and twenty French m mothers were in mourning for Cor the same cause and this had a tremendous Influence on popular sentiment at least In Great Britain for an Instrumentality offering offering offer offer- ing a chance chanco o of preventing future wars In France where Sir Frederick re recently recently re- re Gently traveled extensively he asserted assert assert- ed the desire was paramount to mako make Germany impotent as security for Frances France's future safety But he predicted pre that as soon Boon as the terms of the league covenant were settled French opinion would be bo moro more favorable favorable favor favor- ab able J e tha than n at present t. t Th general reported England almost almost almost al most unanimously opposed to con conscription tion but said Bald it would be necessary I for a a. few tew months to replace tho regular regular regular reg reg- ular army disorganized by the war I |