The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-31

Oh The appointment and all questions -
iating to the conditions OF Office. functions
and powers Of the International seoretariat.
and Of the President and other officers OF the
international Council:
tcl The settlement Of Standing Orders. and
all questions relating 70 procedure and veria.
cation OF powers:
(d) The financial affairs OF the Intena.
tional High Court. the ALLEGATION OF the cost
among the Constituent States. and the issue
of precepts upon the several Constituent
States and the issue OF precepts upon the
several Constituent States for the shares due
from them:
te) The admission OF independent sover.
eign States as Constituent States: and
% Any proposal 10 alter any OF these Arti.
cles. and the making Of such an alteration.
NOTE TO ARTICLE g. The suggested
complex organization OF the International
Council is required in order: (a) To prevent
the Council being swamped when IL is deal.
ing with matters not affecting Central and
South America, by the Representatives Of the
twenty independent sovereign states OF that
part Of the world; and CbD TO maintain unim.
paired the practical h~egemony and the re-
sponsibility for preventing a serious war
which have. In fact, devolved upon the eight
Great Powers. whose adhesion to these Art.
eies Is essential 20 their full efficacy.
me Council for America would consist ex.
cluslvely OF the representatives OF the twenty.
one Independent sovereign States OF the Amer.
lean Continent now associated In the pan.
American Union. Other States having Dc.
tendencies on or near that Continent wiz
Ihe British Empire in respect OF the Canadian
dominion Newfoundland. the British West
indian Islands. British Honduras. British
Guiana, and the Falkland Islands: France IN
respect to 81. Pierre and Miqueion. Guade.
Nnmna nHmA -
land In respect OF Surinam and Curacao. ana
Denmark in respect Of Greenland. ST. Croix
ST. Thomas and st. john would be safe
ssaraed ny me power 70 require the transfer
OF any question TO the Council OF the eiRht
whole.
Membership Of the Council and votIno.
. All the Constituent States shall have
equal rights TO participation in the delibera.
ions OF the International Council. Anv Con.
stituent State may submit TO the Interna.
tonal Council sitting as a whole any pro-
posal for any alteration OF international law
or Tor making an enactment OF new law. and
also tsubJect to the provisions OF these Artf-
cles with regard to the submission OF lustic.
laoIe lssues, TO the International High Court
may bring before the Council any question.
dispute or difference arising between n and
any other Constituent State.
When the International Council Is sitting
as me Council OF the eight Great Powers or
as the Council Of the States other than the
eight Great Powers each OF the States repre-
sented therein shall have one vote only.
When the International Council is sitting
as a whole or as the Council for Europe or
as the Council for America. the number ~
votes to be given on behalf OF each State shall
be as follows:
NOTE 70 ARTIcLE Tine scale Of ro,irg
strength tCiH require 20 be prescyfbcd iy ~
bedtB' aud The following plan Is sHggcsfed.
me question OF the relative voting power
IN the International Council OF the forty or
MY independent sovereign States Is one Of
the greatest difficulty. At The Hague cor.
Terence the smaller States successfulIv main.
tanned the right OF al the States. even the
smalSst 70 equality Of voting power. On the
other hand. the eight Great Powers. which ara
probably administering three fourths Of the
total population Of the world. disposinr ~
seven-eighths Of its governmental revenues.
ana controlling ninctenths Of lis armed
forces. will certainly not submit TO be ont.
voted by nine OF the smallest States Of Amer.
ica or Europe.
One suggested scale Of relat{ve vo,,,g
power has the unique merit Of having beon
actually agreed to az The Hague Conference
IN 100 In he form Of the relative particlpa-
ton Of the Judges 81 the several States in Inc
proposed International Prize Court. Devised
Tor such a purpose. 10 somewhat overvaiues
certain states having exceptionally large
maritime interests tsuch az Norway and IN.
dcrvalues some having small maritime inter.
ests tsuch az Serbia. other minor adjust.
ments might now have to be made.
A. agreed 70 by The Hague Conference. the
relative position Of the States works out into
tho following scale Of votes:
Austria-H Hungary. the British En-.
pire. France. Germany. Italy.
Japan. Russia. the United
States OF America. ......... 20 votes each
spain votes each
me Netherlands .............. . votes each
Belgium. Denmark Greece. Nor
way. Portugal. sweden. China.
Eoumauia. Turkry.......... s votes each
Argentine. Brazil. chile. Mexico q votes each
Switzerland. Bulgaria. Persia 3 votes each
Colombia. Peru. Uruguay. Vonc
zucia. Serbia. Siam .......... . votes each
The other Constituent States I vote each
tThcao may include Bolivia. Costa RIra.
Cuba. Dominican Republic. Ecuador. Guafn.
malls. Haiti. Honduras. Luvcmbure. Nontcno.
gro. Nicaragua. Panama. Caiyador. ofcl
As regards the Council for America. 10 may
be urged that the existing Pan-Amcrcan
Union has equal voting on the other hand.
the United states o. not likely n allow such
a Council POI become on effective legislature
10. with f0ur.nfths Of the population. 30 mas
only o%nctwenty. FIRST Of the voting power The
United states may. indeed. insist. in fhIa
Council. on an even larger relative voting
power Than was conceded Tor the Prize Court