The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-20
BRYAN PLAN
FOR LEAGUE
|SFAVOREO.
ENJOYS 10 Make II Basis Of
World Union.
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
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PARIS. Jan 20 AS the supreme
council OF the peace congress resumed
'lt'ings To-Day. marked progress was
being made IN the business OF compar-
ing various plans for the formation Of
league OF nations and harnOniiing
them into unity Of ideas which can
be taken up as a concrete proposition.
Much headway in this direction was
made last night at the conference at
the Murat residence, which was at
tended by Mr.. Wilson. Lord Robert
Cecil. the British representative
charged with working ou, OF a plan
for a league OF nations; Leon Bour-
geoi'. the French proponen' OF a plan
for such an organization and Gen. Jan
Christian Smut,, who has formulated
4 plan for 4 league.
Work on Preliminariss.
Preliminary conversations over the
structure OF the league OF nations are.
strictly speaking. stiil in the stage Of
being Discussed in meetings OF the SUI
preme council and are not technically
before the peace congress a, a whole,
but the fact that the congress has ad-
~anced this question to the foremost
place in its program is taken 10 indi-
cate that such progress 10 being made
In the supreme council as to warrant
the expectation that a definite and
somewhat detailed program will be
soon evolved President Wilson is
personally pressing forward this one
feature OF the work OF the peace con-
grcSs TO L.c virtual exclusion OF all
others
IS Days Left Wilson.
With a definite plan formed for
erecting a structure upon which all
nations can agree. there are about
twenty-five days Of the remaining
tune that President Wilson ha, al
lo,ted 10 himself for work in France
before leaving for home. The ques-
tion being asked is whether he can in
this comparatively short time bring
the nations together in an agreement
for a society Of nations. Many ,of
the presidents closest advisers are
reasonably convinced he can do so
They base their opinion on what ap.
pears to be spontaneous developments
and expressions indicating adherence
10 the league plan by Great Britain,
France and Italy and on the as,ump-
tion that. heing virtually agreed upon
in principle and in deed as TO tho
details. and presenting some perplexi-
ties does not offer hopeless obstacles
II approached in a spirit of aecommo-
da,,on and even sacrifice. which vir-
tually all leaders have declared in
their public addresses as being quite
necessary to a satisfactory result
Bryan Plan Favored.
With discussions now past the point
where II seems 10 be agreed there
shall be no super sovereignty. nor q
common police force and that the
question OF whether a nation shall
contribute force in carrying out the
decisions OF the league Will be left
to each nation individually in each In
stance. the general plan being most
talked abou, embodying an enlarge
ment OF the principles contained in
the treaties negotiated by William J..
Bryan. These provide for a delay Of
year before declaring war and in
ves,iga,ions by special commission
OF all disputes and that no declaration
OF ar shall be made thereafter with
out giving certain notice. Such 4
plan, current discussion in Paris
brings out, is intended by those who
favor il, 10 virtually establish a con-
cert OF power among the principal
nations for a preservation OF world
peace This would he extended 10
what would be virtually a guardian
ship OF the smaller nations applying
to them the principles which govern
participation in the league by their
greater sisters
Guard Little Nations.
BY this plan. it is apparently pur.
posed to in'ernationali,e the guard
ianship Of smaller nations. with Tho
idea that there shall be no DONNA.
tion over them by one nation. eeono.
mically or financially. Il is proper 70
state a, this juneture that Presidsns
Wilson himself has = reasonably ccm-
plete plan Tor the iornsatioo II the
league Of nations. II may slso b
stated that he highly regards many
features OF the plan presentsd br
General Smuts and y working y