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LEAGUE OF NATIONS PEACE Mr. Balfour: On whose behalf
ARMY.
PREMIER ARGUES WITH
DEPUTATION.
Mr. Barnos: For the League of Nations direct. · The LengtÍ O should be charged with keeping Athe Dardanelles free.
Abolition of war by means of an international army controlled by the Council of the League of Nations, was discussed in Down-
ing-street recently by Mr. Lloyd George, Earl Corson and Mr. Balfour with a deputation from the League to Abolish War.
Mr. G. N. Barnes said the wished particularly to put forward the need for arming the League of Nations with some inter- national force by which it could
back up its decrees, and which would enable it to administer areas, should such a course be found necessary.
DISHONOURED SOVIET
NOTES
LONDON MAN'S ENCOUNTER Mr. Balfour: The Dardanelles! WITH KRASSIN'S MISSION, difficulty. Every ship has gone Krassin recently was a London are free enough. That is not a Among the visitors to M.!
through.
business man, who wished to The Prime Minister: Where would you get your force! At subject the Soviet view of com- mercial relations to a practical present the obligation of keeping that place free is practically test. He had an excellent in- with us. What more could you strument to his hand, in the shape do than have definite under-of Russian notes with a face value! standing with France and Italy of a few thousand roubles. that they will supply a certain number of troops
If France is not sending troops to the Dardanelles. I can assure you it is not because she is not willing to do so. On the contraze. But her troops are required else where.
These came into his possession when he was a prisoner in Russia, He had been imprisoned for a considerable period, though be had taken no political or military
action against the Bolshevists A certain sum of English money Bishop Gare said it semed to
was taken from him and two them as if they were allowing! PROVISION IN THE TREATY.
companions by high reprasent- themselves to be drawn back into
Lord Curgon: The internation-atives of the Soviet Governmanı, the old rats and rivalries. Unless at force you desire to keep open ronble and Soviet notes being left| the League had power there the Straits is provided for under with him in exchange. Hitherto would be no sense of security the terms of the Treaty. When he had regarded them as waste bred there could be no reduction the now regime is set up and the of armaments. Steps should be Straits are opened there will be paper, but on the arrival of M. taken to a the League with an international force to keep the Krassin was struck by the pos same adequatè force.
Straits open.
sibility of their serving a better That Force will be contributed purpose than waste paper often! Mr. Lloyd George: That they Great Britain. France and does. League should have an inter-Italy, because they are the only What follows is told, as nearly national army adequate to sil its Powers able or willing to provideļas can be, in the business man's conceivable tasks ?
troops.
own words:..
CASE OF ARMENIÄ.
Premier: 1's probable
Bishop fiore: I should not Federation) said the idea of an First Avenue Hotel, thinking that Mr. Frank Hodzes (Miners' I went down. he says, to the its conceivable tasks.
International Police Force would The
never be complete until prac-board and lodging there and bire a mission which could pay for tasks?
tically every nation recognised Bishop Gore: Yes, in fact it that it had to enatsibote.
ļa flat în Curzon-strezi, might be -hould bave what it asked for.)
presumed to bave sufficient
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Mr. Lloyd George: You would With regard to Armenia it said, bave to keep a very, very con money to square accounts over my Delicious
We cannot act without money siderable force, if it were per-notes. The first person my eye
manent forcë.
rested on when I entered the
and without förez.”
Mr. Lloyd George; in Armenis) the force might be a
Mr. Balfoar izquired where hotel was a woman. whom I comp-this force would be lodged. If recognized as an agent of the atively small one, although I am you are going to keep a French Teherevaika Commission- DD: sure of that; but take the contingent in France it will not otherwise the Commission for case of Poland and Russia. Isight against France: if the Prosecution of Counter-Re- suggested that there should be a you keep 0.0 English convolutionaries and Bandits-the force. at the disposal of the tingent in England it will not bandits have been added lately. League to compel Russia, wibght against England. Are you I was shown into one of the rooms her army of 600,000 or 700,000, or
going to keep it in St. Helens, or Poland, with an army of between the Channel Islands, or Labrador? of Krassin's suite. The woman half a milion, to submit?
followed me, sat
down in an I think you will End that that
armchair, and fixed her eyes on Jobjection cute very deep.
RUSSIA'S REFUSAL
Lord Curzon: It means the
:
**
You may say we might ore
A secretary came to ask my economic pressure. Bat what creation of a great International prassure could you bring to bearForce composed of all three business, which I said was with M. Krassin. M. Krassic, it on Russia?
jarins -Army, Navy, Air Forces.
appeared, was very busy. Never- The Supreme Council, which ;-) At a later stage -in the dienstheless i persisted that I must; the culprit, I understand, tried to sion Mr. Llord George said be see him. Hadlacard? No, bor move the Lescue in respect of thought the time would come he could take in my name. Russia. The League acted quite when a considerable step forward did. Probably it was known to promptly, and asked Pusste to would have to be taken, in the him. On his return he explained SECHITE a deputation, but after way of the League taking more that M. Krassin was still very months of delay they sent whi;¦defnite action.
busy, but he himself was
He
em-
was tantamount tax refusal. i Mr. Barnes. And obligations.powered to listen to anything 1 ***What is the good and thel The Prime Minister: Yes, and had to say. I said it. with the League intervenier in the case of obligations. But I think it would result that he promised M. Krassi¤ a Power that absolutely reformibe a mistake to do it now. i sa should communicate with me in!
writing. As I put on my bat
tu regulog aver a deputation from iso in all honesty as a thorough
believer in the Lregur.
another Power *?
told the secretary that I would give M. Krassin 24 hours, and if Every penresentation bus bees!
DEALS AND REALITY. - I did not hear from him in that i made that could be made with regard to Pand. There
Mi Barnes: The idea of antime I would be on his doorstep further pressure you can apple effective League as an interos-again. jan Russia exept unlitary prel kunnal force has taken hold of] M. Krassin did not write in 24 Pente. Es it suggested that you the trind and spirit of the people hours. so i went again to the First ¦-hould get a huge army to inade all countries.
Aveaus. They appeared to expect Russia of Russia declines to with!
but The Premier: Ignite azree on me.
it was & different kinaw der Funnes bepond a eurain (that; and against the basis put secretary who came. Both these Morward ha Mr Holes I have gentlemen, by the war, were of
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jship: they might have made the orage to England ten or a dozen times. The second secretary was appidament. Why could not we method is to have an internation- re vehement than the other: do anything in Armenia? Beal array. I am certain that as a cried on: "We are not here to do When 1 presented my notes he cause the only. Powers available preliminary stage, you must bave basiness of that kind. You must are so charged with obligations international contributions before take them to Litvinoff.** that they cannot spare a soldier. you ever reach the point of an There are only three Powers you international army. can call on the: I know of.
League cannot be carried out! With regard to the ideal, I am therefore this is 4 great dis-i no quite convinced that the best
Mr. Barnes:
Dardanelles.
Take
the
"Well!" he exclaimed, shrug- ging his shoulders.
"Yes.” I said,“ and Litvinoff Before the deputation withûrew will send me to someone else and that someone else will send me the Prime Minister said: "I am
to another someone else, who very sorry to appear to differ will advise me to go to Heaven Mr. Lloyd George: Stop a from people with whom I agree knows who." minute. You are rushing along so much." too fast. When I get you on one -point, of you go to another. Stick BETTER and CHEAPER than GLASS !!!
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"How do you expect to be. trusted in British commercial circles," I went on,' if this is your idea of doing business? WORKLESS EX-SOLDIERS. | Any group of white men attempt. Edmonton Board of Guardiansing to form themselves into a amia, Palestine, and to a certain are protesting to the Ministry of Government will take care to extent we have difficulties in Pensions against the increasing recognize the financial oblig Persia, Italy has her difficulties, ly large number of ex-Service ations they have created. Your too, which are 23 much as she men who are compelled to seek people have printed all kinds of the workhouse or apply for out-paper money and forced it by There was only one Power left relief owing to their pensions rifles and bayonets on the poor that had no entanglements. That having been stopped and their beggars who have fallen into was America. We applied to inability to find work.”
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THE DARDANELLES.
Dardanelles ?
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