Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-22
ECONOMIC SANCTION
 FRENCH PLANS FOR A
 SOCIETY OF NATIONS
Compulsory Arbitration Without Limj- tatiOn' or Exception Essential to Success.

Paris, Dec. 19--Baron D'Eestour- nelles De Constant, today gave the Associated Press the French plan for bringing about society of na. tiOns which the Baron and Senator Leon Bourgeois, formerly French premier, presented to Premier Clem- enceau several days ago. The French premier gave assurances that the principle of society of nations would be inscribed at the head of the French program before the peace conference.
 Explaining the detailed plans, the Count said to the Associated Press The essentials of the plan ere: First, compulsory arbitration with i, out limitation or exception. This leaves out the old exception of ques- tions involving national honor and dignity. Second, limitatio farma- ments. Third. the establishment Of a council of administration of the nations for the formulation of new internatioal admiistratio and inter- natonal law procedure. Fourth, tna application of sanctions for making effective the decisions of the society of nations. Sanctions is a diploma tic expression meaning the various steps for enforcing compliance They are four fold.
 
 society of nations shall break diplo- matic relations with any recalcitrant nation and give his passports to the ambassador or miniser representing that notion.
 Second-Judicial sanction. where by the courts of all countries will ba closed to a recalcitlant state It will thus be practically. quarantined and paced outside the pale of civiliz- ed states.
 "Third-economic sanction. where by the economic means of all na- tions shall be directed against any recalcitrant state. The economic weapon of the United States will hs the great power in isolating any of- lending nation, cutting off it's food- stuffs and raw materials whe it's acts in defiance of the society of nations.
 "Fourth-military sanction This is the last sancitno by which tho joint nations would undertake to enforce observance of the decisions of the society of ations This miii- tary asnction is the most difficult and delicate of all the questions involve in creating the society of nations.
 There will be different views con- cerning the military enforcement of peace. It is the purpose of our organization to reconcile these diff ferences and secure some workable basis of agreement One view is for a small international military force, or the nucleus of an international fleet. Others regard this as unnec- essary and prefer to rely on the moral force of the United Nations. Some may wish to give up compul- sory military service, but return the navy, "These divergent views must be reconciled. That is the main. task which M. Clemenceau asked us to undertake. We regard our meeting with the premier as highly import ant in inscribing the principles of a society of nations at the head of the program for that we understand to be accordance with the desires of President Wilson to place the high ideals of this united stand against further warfare at the very forefront of the peace congress and adopt it as the guiding principle in the determination of many questions before the conference"