Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-02
GERMANS TO Get
TREATY TUESDAY
Delegates Leave Berlin for Ver4
sailles on Three Spe-
ciaI Trains.
LEAGUE DRAFT IS REVISED
only the Language and Not the Prin-
cipies Is changed-ArticIes viii
Bear Numbers Different From
Original Copy.

Berlin, April 28.-German delegates
to the peace conference are travelling
to Versailles on three special trains.
The first left Berlin on Sunday and
the last today.
1t is expected that the peace terms
will be handed to the German repre-
sentatives on Tuesday evening. The
Tageblatt says it is assumed i'll we'll
informed circles that the Italo-Ameri-
can incident will not influence nego-
tiations at Versailles.
Ask Treaty in French.
An appeal has been made by the
French academy that tne official
text Of the peace treaties to be ne
gotiated and the covenants to be
signed shall be drafted in the French
language
The revised draft of the league of
nations covenant will be made public
ny the state department at Washing
ton, it was announced officially. The
publication of the document will be
simultaneous in all countries.
The language of the revised draft
will not be the same as the original
document, but the principles will be
unchanged. Many of the articles have
been rearranged and some have been
combined.
The articles will bear numbers diff
| ferent from the original draft.
The Chief Amendments.
1. The validity of the Monroe doc
trine is specially recognized.
2. 1t is provided that a member of
the league, after two years notice of
| it's intention, may withdraw from the
league. provide that all of its interna-
tional obligations and all of its obli-
cations under the covenant shall have
been fulfilled at the time of it's with
| draWal.
3. To meet the criticism that there
would be an inequality of voting pow
er, Great Britain with her dominiens
having eight votes to one for the
United States, it is provided in the
new covenant that decisions at any
meeting of the assembly or the coun-
Gil shall require the agreement of all
the members of the league represent
ed at the meeting"
f. No member of the league can be
made mandatory for the government
and administration of any colony or
territory unless it be willing to accept
such trust. This puts it squarely up
to congress as to whether or not the
United States shall undertake the
trust of governing any foreign people
Aside from changes in phraseology,
the outstanding amendments bearing
on the league principles are as fol
lows:
"The right is conferred upon the
leagues executive council to increase
its membership by unanimous vote
thus opening the way for the addition
Of Germany and Russia to the council
| when it is deemed advisable.
Amendments to the covenant cal
be may by agreement of the executiv,
} council and a majority of the assem-
| bly,, instead of requiring the unani
nous vote of the assembly.
Provision is made for the right o
: a member to withdraw from the leagu,
/ on two years. notice, thus guarantee
: ing individual sovereignty"
President Wilson probably will reat
: the covenant at the plenary session o
f the peace conference. 1t is expecte,
; he will make brief speech, touchin
, | on the Monroe doctrine.