Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
FRANCE HAS NATION
LEAGUE SCHEDULE
The Hague Court Delegates Sub
NIT Outline; Must be First
on Peace Program.

PARIS, Dec 2o-Baron d'Estownclle.
de Constant yesterday gave TO the As
sociated Press the French plan for bring
ing about a Society of Nations which th'
Baron and Senator Leon Bourgeois, for
mcr French premier, presented to Premier
Clemenceau several DAYS ago.
The latter gave assurances that ths
principle of Society of Nations would
he insc ibed at the head of the French
program before the Peace Congress.
Baron Constant and NJ. Bourgeois
we're French delegates at both Peace
Conferences at The Hague and are the
French members OF the Permanent Inter
nat ional Court at The Hague They
said they had presented their plan to Pre-
mier Clemcnceau with some apprehension,
az ha had not yet declared himself in
favor of League of Nations. having been
regarded as typifying The fighting spirit
which has gained for him the name of
''the Tiger"
RICHr MUST SUCCEED FORCE.
They first handed to the premier n
letter which SAID 10 part:
We arc convinded that a durable
peace can lie assured only in substituting
for reign of force that of organized
nigh. II is the object of our ASSOCIATE ion
10 aid IN tho constitution of a society
first of part and then of all the nations
This society should, according TO the
recent declaration Of President Wilson,
b. a most essential party IN securing the
maintenance Of peace.
Explaining thc detailed plans presented
sn Premier (lcmenceau. Baron Constant
sald:
The essentials of the plan are: First,
compulsory arbitration without limitation
or exception: second limitation OF ar1na-
n,ents third. the establishment of n
Council Of Administration of the nations
for the formulation of new international
administration and Internal onal law
procedure fourth, the application Of
sanctions for making effective the de
cisions of the Society Of Nations Sane
tions' rs diplomatic expression meaning
the various steps for enforcing compliance.
HOW LEAGUE WILL FUNCTION
They are fourfoid
'FIrSt. diplomatic sanction-the So
ciety Of Nations shall break diplomatic
relations with any recalcitTant nation and
give his passports TO the ambassador or
minister representing that nation
Second, judicial sanction, whereby
the courts of all countries will be closed TO
recalcitrant nation. IL will thus prac-
tically be a qtArantined and placed out
side the pale of civilized states.
Third Economic sanction. whereby
the economic means Of all nations shall
be directed against any recalcitrant state.
This economic weapon of the united ns-
tons will be great power IN isolating any
offending nation, cutting of its foodstuffs
and raw materials, when it acts IN de-
rance of the society of nations.
Fourth. military sanction-This IS
the last sanction by which the JOINT na-
tions would undertake TO enforce OBJ
servance Of the decisions Of the Society
OF nations This military sanction is the
most difficult and delicate Of all the oues-
tons involved in creating the Sooety OF
Nations
There will be different views concern
Ing the military enforcement OF peace.
'hc baron said. 1t Is the purpose of our
organization 70 reconcile these differences
81! -. re some workable basis of agree
II ~, TN" view IS for small interna-
i.Jn.. military force, or the nucleus OF an
.atern4tional feet Others regard this
Is unnecessary and prefer to relv on the
nj r.l iorse o. the united nations. Some
nlat wish g give UP compulsory military
-. 81 r,tItn the navy.