The Washington herald., 1919-04-28
CONGRESS WILL ACT
ON WORLD AFFAIRS
Policies to Be Pursued VIII
Be Determined Upon Al
Washington -Unani.
nous Action Essential tc
Putting Machinery Into
Motion, With Some Ex.
ceptIons.

In the revised covenant OF n,
league OF nations which is to b,
presented this afternoon TO IN,
Peace Conference in Paris Al
plenary session. and which wa.
released here by the State De
ipartment Yesterday afternoon TO-
publication in the morning papers
the three chief objections urge,
against the covenant BY American
opponents Of the league arc met.
Removes Objections.
Tho validity Of The Monroe doc.
: tune IL specifically rcco-nized.
It IS provided that any membcr
OF tn" LEAGUE. after two --osrs- no.
t1ce Of its intention. may Withdraw
/ from tn" league. provided that al
of its International obligations an.
all OF its obligations under IA,
covenant sfalI have been fuIhH-c al
tho time Of its withdrawal
No member Of the league can b.
made mandatory for the govern
mont and administration Of any col
ony and territory unless it be VIII.
Ing TO accept such trust This puts
lsquarely up 10 Congress as TO wybeib
er or not the United States shall un-
dertakc the trust Cf governing any
foreign people
/ To the new covenant there is a 80
lCalled annex" which means the ori
ginaI members Of the league Of ma.
tions and names also the states tha
have been invited to accede to ths
covenant. The original membehs O
the league. as named in the covenant
are:
The United States Of America. Bel.
sium. Bolivia. Brazil. British Empire
Canada. Australia. South Africa. New
South Wales. India. China Cuba
echo-slovalSia Ecuador. France
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti Hedjaz
Honduras. Italy. Japan. Liberia. Mica
ragus. Panama Peru. Poland. Portu.
gal. Rumauia. Serbia Siam and Uru-
quay.
Invited 10 Join.
The states invited TO become mem
bers Of Fhe eague arc:
Argentine Republic. hiIc. Columbia.
Denmark. Netherlands. Norway. Par
aEuay Persia, alvador. Spain. Sweden.
Switzerland and Venezuela. Mexico Is
neither named as member OF the
league or among the nations invited
to join
The omission of Mexico from the
covenant created a great deal OF in
terest and speculation in Washing
ton. II was Thought to explain Mr..
arranza's recent outburst against the
Monroe Doctrine, and his declaration
! that Mexico had never recognized IL
or ever would Mr.. arranza evident
Iy had advance information Of the in
tention of the allies and the United
States 10 ignore Mexico and his with
drawal of his Mexican minister nom
Paris was probably his protest
.dBdAllSl AIt NpliANltiitt btAlSion llol 10
include Mexico.
With Mexico outside of the league
and with the league giving specific
recognition to the Monroe Doctrine
there WI he nothing in the way OF
the United States taking such action
as il may see nj upon any grants by
Mexico OF territory to citizens OF n
foreign nation in infringement OF the
Monroe Doctrne.
Notice Of Two Years.
Under the new covenant il is not
only provided that any member may
withdraw upon two years notice. but
IL is also provided that a state may
s:is sent from an amendment adopted
, unanimously by the council or ap-
a ytoyed 5y,a majority OF the states
comprising the body OF delcsatos and
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