Show BRITONS KEEP THEIR HOPE IN NATION LEAGUE Chamberlain S Sera Scrapes era pes Through But His Pres- Pres Pres Prestige tige Is Scratched By Dy A G 0 GARDINER England's Greatest t Liberal Editor FAttor Special Radio Dispatch to Tho Standard Examiner Copyright 1915 l t by The Tb Consoli- Consoli Consolidated dated Press Prees Association LONDON March 27 Sir 27 Sir Ails Aus- Austen Austen ten Chamberlain has scraped through but with his hi reputation sadly need dan The Baldwin government could not afford to permit him to be disgraced and It mobilized It Its lesions legions la iii his de dc- dc I tense Sir Austen's own vulnerable le complacency complacency and sense sens of ot tilde enabled him to 10 clothe his failure at Geneva In color colors of personal triumph but this dab dab- elaborate orate rehabilitation doe does docs not con con- conceal con conceal ceal cellI the fact tact that his hi Is I x a tango Jars shore share of the responsibility for what he h himself described as the tragedy of Geneva It Is clear that Chamberlain tel fel an unwilling line ling hug victim to th the astute maneu mancu- maneuvers Vera vcrs of Premiers Briand and Hue Mus- Mus Mussolini without realizing what was He lIe is much too hon hon- honorable hon honorable orabie and simple minded to sus- sus suspect sus suspect Intrigue and Instead of or reo rc re the scheme to pack the league council against Germany he Innocently allowed It to pro pro- proceed pro proceed coed and permitted his own com com- complacenCy complacency com complacency to assume the appear appearance ance anco of ot consenting to the tb pro pro- proposal proposal pro proposal From that that-t that fatal weakness came entire stultification of opinIon and the resultant disaster the the breaking up of the th confer confer- conference conference ence once leaving the league In IQ a critical crItical situation TIO S POISONED Can the league leacu I ague survive The first feeling of despair on the th sub sub- subject has been relieved somewhat by certain considerations It Is agreed that the existence of the league served a most mst useful pun pur pos pur-pos pose In exposing expo to the light or of day the sort of und underground con- con piracies that have hav poisoned rela- rela relations rela relations i In Europe In the pear past Satans Satan's InvIsible world of di dl di- di diplomacy diplomacy has been revealed for t the e enlightenment of the th public who In the th past has be been n only pre pre- presented presented pre presented with the fait accompli and bill of or costs The effect of the object lesson on public opinion hero Is 19 most salutary and the need of or the league ae a an nn Instrument ment for tor bringing the arts and crafts of ot diplomacy under the searchlight Is dramatically Im I'm rm In this sense the pres pres- pres prestige pres-IB pres tige of the th league leagus has greatly ap- ap appreciated ap appreciated I Moreover the are are alarmed II by their their o own il S success ac- ac accompanied ac accompanied companied by exposure and the I feeling at Geneva after arter the tho brea break break- k- k log Ine up of the th was wu One of general gloom and fear of un- un unknown unknown un unknown known consequences If It the exIst exIst- exist once encl of or the tb league should be b Im- Im Imperilled Im Imperilled WITH WRY VRY F Cl The Th consideration France Is that If It there ther Is no league leaeu there will be b no Locarno British opinion ion fon swallowed wallowed Locarno with a wry face as the th price to establish mu- mu mutual mu mutual peace and confidence be- be between between be between tween France Franc and Germany and so secure the tb peace of Europe But If II the th league leaeu broke up there Is nothing l less ss likely than that the tho British people would ever be found pulling the French che chet- chet chest chestnut nuts nut out or of o the th fire German militarism Is dead and banished and the th Ing ng- ng ilah people have hav done with taking sides In Europe It Is the tho th league or nothing This fact gives ciTes he government II a strong strone hand in an recovering the ground DO so alarmingly lost Un- Un Un Unfortunately fortunately It appears that Bruit Brazil Intends to maintain In September the position which broke up the conference n a a week ago eo In that case cae the entrance of ot Germany seems to be postponed until the election of a new council and the meeting In January y Some Influential supporters of the tho league take tak the th view thAt that Brasil had better helter go eo and let the league become b come solely a European organization organization Without the th United States It cannot hope to represent the world and the th prospects for forthe forth the states joining now are ar re- re regarded regarded carded re-carded as extremely remote The chief difficulty of the league leaeu exclusively European Is the th fact that th e ie British em- em empire em pir em-pir pire Is I world wide and Grear Greaf BritaIn could no divorce herself from her overseas oversea s domInion dominions Inso inso In so o Important a matter maUer U I Relief Is I experienced here her at Senator Borah Borah's moderating I legis- legis lallon In regard to blockade dam dam- damages damages ages ager In Its It original form the th suggestion created the worst pos pos- pos sible albie Ibl Impression here her at a 4 a when public opinion grows crow II- II iq ln cre Irritated at the th finan finan- financial financial cial lurch In which this country has been left owing to vast pay pay- payments pay payment meats ment In America on behalf of the allies who make IItti little or no attempt to l od- od Both Philip Snowden n and d Wins Wins- Winston Wins ton ton Churchill to in the th house ot of commons thi this week remarked on the gravity ot ot of the th situation the he present chancellor of- of of the tho th exchequer quer queI observing that that for three thre gen gen gen- Ken Ens th the prospect of sending a a gold stream tream of halt half a a milion dollars dollar every overy day dayto dayto dayto to the th great great- Treat rich and pro prosperous rou country across the th Atlantic The Th failure of E England's Euro Euro- ro- ro penn debtors debtor to fulfill their lia- lia liabilities lia liabilities ha has Undoubtedly created widespread In egar 1 to tolie the lie American Am dept det debt which the th block d Indemnity proposal has baa Intensified |