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Show Paris Matin Suggests H ' Telling Germany That H She Must Accept. H i ALLIES T0 DIRECT I IHtiiis Cannot Attend Ses- 'H sion Until They Have H Expiated Misdeeds. H PARIS. Dec. 23 The Matin today IH was authorized to print the articlei IH which was censored yesterday. The ar-tide, ar-tide, the first headline of which read: "Yesterday's U'topia, Tomorrow's Real-ity," Real-ity," sets forth the manner of proce-dure proce-dure of the ' promoters of a league oft nations acting In agreement with tht allied' governments." :H The formation of a league, of nation-?., H the-artiele says, -will be in three stages 'H Tho. allied governments wllLdecide the jl principles of such an organization, -x ;H which will include compulsory arbilra-tion arbilra-tion and limitation of armaments. Ger- many and her former allies will then be told that they must accept these '1 principles after which the treaty of; ll peace will be formulated. Later, a con-ferencc con-ferencc will be held to discuss the 'H formation of a league. Neutrals will iH be admitted, the article continues, but Germany would not have an equal standing until she had expiated her misdeeds and before she can do so an international organization will be ' working. "There will be three stages," the latin says. "First, the allied govern- 'H ments will settle among themselves 'M the principles of a league. As a funda-mental funda-mental rule they will set down the right of peoples to decide their own destinies. As a practical consequence it follows that there will be limitation of armaments and compulsory arbilra- tion among the nations. It seems in- M dispensable that at this point the en- 'J tente countries bind themselves to fl agreement In the preliminaries of "It has appeared absolutely neces-sary neces-sary to the promoters that the regime liH of the future word should be fbe! t its main outlines before there are any questions of indemnities and lerrltor-ies, lerrltor-ies, so that for the first time in history the deliberations of the plenipotentiar-ies plenipotentiar-ies should be dominated by higher ideals than mere individual interest "The second stage will consist in no- IH tifying the enemy powers of funda-mental funda-mental principles laid down In the pre-liminaries pre-liminaries and requiring from them theid adhesion to their principles. As to other conditions of peace prelimi-naries, prelimi-naries, as in the case of stipulations of a territorial, financial and economic character, no discussion will be ad-mitted. ad-mitted. The entente delegates will say. to Germany and her allies. " 'Compulsory arbitration and limlta-tion limlta-tion armaments are integral parts of our conditions. You must subscribe to them at once. You will know later how these principles will be applied? "The preliminaries -once sigued, de-tails de-tails of the peace treaty will be dis-cussed dis-cussed among the belligerents and only IH after tho signing of this treaty of peace IH proper will the third stage be reached. This will be a universal conference to IH settle the new relations to be created IH between tho peoples. "To this conference neutrals may JM be admitted. No aiation, however, will IH be admitted to full membership in the league of nations if it does not offer sufficient guarantees. Germany, hav- jH ing started the war, will have been condemned by the peace conference to make restitution and reparation. She cannot bo regarded as being on an equal footing with other nations until she has paid her debt. Germany has committed a crime and she must atone for it before sho can be admitted to jH the ranks of honest and civilized peo-pics. peo-pics. 'H "Meanwhile, the other countries will jH be united . by , formal agreements, a world police will have been created 'H and sanctions of all kinds will have been instituted. An international tri- IH bunal will be working and the specter of war, as far as it is humanely pos- jH slblc, will be banished from the path iH of civilization." jH oo JH |