Show l RD CECIL FOR JUR NA TI TIt t lA LEAGUE British Statesman Says Allies t Allies Are United for World Differing Body Only as to the Details By Oy Associated Press Prell PARIS ARIS Jan 15 Lord Lord Robert IF Cecil who discussed with American merican journalists last night lIis His views as us to the tho work of a rogue league of nations had little little to say relative e to the limitation Imitation of armaments arma armaments arma ments ments I He lie expressed the opinion however that tho league of nations Certainly would provide for or the limitation limi lIml- t tation and decrease of present present armaT arma arma- ments enta T He e said that the league If formed j buld uld do away with all treaties Inc In Inconsistent In- In c consistent with Its tenets tenetS Including compacts providing pro for a balance of power ON MONROE DOCTRINE Jord Robert asserted he could could see seend no nd conflict between such a league and tle Monroe doctrine Hypothetical questions were raised as to what would happen In case Mexico or a South SouthA A America country did something that caused trouble with the he league and Lord Robert replied Then I think an arrangement could coul bo made by which America could act in behalf of the league THE CENTRAL POWERS Regarding the admission of the central cen cen- l powers dowers and their allies to 0 the thele le league gue Lord Robert Hobert said they should bet bot admitted If they showed an in inclination In- In to do the right thing Lord Robert said that the league mIght in some cases pases take over adminIstrative administrative admin admin- control of certain territories of great International interest lie lle said that Palestine and Constantinople might be In this class He lie stated slated that hd he accepted President Wilsons Wilson's view that the leaguer league must be constituted by byth bythe bythe the the- present peace congress adding Otherwise it will become an im Im- possibility ALL IN FAVOR Lord Robert said that every everyone one of th the allies favored a of some sort fiort and that they were vere not separated by an any vital point As to the scope of ot the league he ho said there were still many purely legal disputes between nations which he thought ought to be settled by an arbitration tribunal outside outside outside out out- side the league II In q discussing the efficacy of the plan to force the nations to bring their disputes before the tribunal of the league Lord Robert declared If Jt we ne had had a conference on the reply of Serbia to Austria and had not allowed them to fight for a set period there would have ha been no war If U the situation had been known to the world no nation nallon could have ha forced Its Its' people to fight DEFINES LEAGUE At the outset Lord Robert offered his definition of a 0 league of ot nations as as' follows follows' lAn An Improved Improved association of nations nations' providing safeguards for peace and se securing se- se curing cyrll's better International tron tion 1 The Tae e of a a. league of nations as conceived by Lord Robert may onay be beS S atomized e l as follows nations An An agreement among by which each nation binds itself to see that all warlike disputes are presented to t the leagues league's tribunal for tor consideration tl tion n and the use of force to accomplish this If necessary Quarrels are to remain under consideration con con- for a a. specified time lime and further time is to elapse after a deci- deci has ha's been reached before the con- con countries shall be allowed to tobit togo go bit Q to war Moral force however is tot tea be the ultimate factor employed to prevent pr war PRESENT LIMITATIONS In In amplification Lord Jord Robert as asserted asserted as- as that an international army and navy were not feasible at this time Nations r he said were not read ready ready- to surrender their sovereignty so to a league of nations to the extent that the they would be willing to allow a league to dictate whether the they should employ their forces In the settling of ot a quarrel quarrel quarrel rel which the tribunal had been unable un- un able abl to prevent by b moral I suasion Lord Robert Cecil said he believed I however that each nation should bind itself to tn use all means even force in order to compel the dispute to be brought before the leagues league's tribunal TO KEEP PEACE The Tho preservation t Of f peace would be bethe bethe bethe the normal instead of the special function of ot the league said Lord Robert In case of a quarrel quarrel- the league could only express an opinion I because an international army is not feasible for tor settling disputes The power behind the league would not be police control but the weight of ot public opinion Public opinion however would be sufficient to insure at least that any future war would be reduced to single disputes that disputes that Is there would never be another war like the present one As to the machinery of a league of nations Lord Robert said there should be an international secretariat operatIng operating operating ing permanently to carry carryon on the routine business between meetings of the main international tribunal The main tribunal would meet periodically perhaps every month or six weeks to I handle matters of ot moment |