The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-03-28
j. S. RETAINS RIGHT
To BAR OR|ENTALs
Amendment Makes Clear Power
to Control immigration.
MONROE DOCTRINE is SAFE
Article < Will Be Amended TO Safe
guard the Principie-Objection
of Senator Lodge to Form of
Covenant Are Considered.

Covenant Are Considered.
Paris. March 26.--An American
amendment to protect nations against
the influx of foreign labor was adopt
ed by the league of nations commits
sion.
1t affiNnS the right of any country
in the league to control such matters
as solely within domestic jurisdiction.
President Wilson would have offered
the amendment at the meeting of the
leageu of nations commission sooner,
but discovered a slight imperfection in
the text.
Virtually all the commissions and
SubcOmmiSSiOns of the peace confer
ence are waiting for instructions from
the supreme council in order to close
and submit their reports.
The American peace delegation, it
Is understood. has definitely agreed
upon the amendment it will offer to
article X of the covenant of the league
of nations TO safeguard the Monroe
doctrine
The amendment provides that agree
ments under the covenant shall not be
construed as an infringement upon the
principles of international policies
heretofore generally recognized.
Article X of the draft of the league
of nations covenant reads as follows:
''The high contracting parties shall
dnt.to 10 fn
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
independence of all states, members OF
the league. In case of any such agrees
sion or in case of any threat of danger
of such aggression, the executive coun-
ell shall advise upon the means by
which the obligation shall be fulfilled
3ush Work on League Pact.
During a three-hOur session Monday
night the league of nations commits
sion, considering proposed amendments
to the covenant, disposed tentatively OF
the first sixteen sections.
A number of changes in form were
agreed upon which the members of the
commission believe will meet more
than so per cent of the objections of
fered by Senator Lodge and other
American senators.
The official statement says:
"The twelfth meeting of the league
of nations commission, which was the
second meeting held to consider amend
nents to the draft of the covenant,
u IL IL Il tx NIL lon OF
$50 p. M on Monday, March "a.
Amendments to the articles from TX
TO XVI of the covenant We're cQnsid-
cred, so that twO-thirdS of the draft
have been examined. The next meet
ing of the commission has been pro-
yisionally fixed for Wednesday, March
%, at p. M
Advocates of the league of nations
maintain that it is in no way retard-
ing progress to peace, as the obstacles
to the treaty are questions of princi-
pie, on which the premiers thus far
have been unable to secure an agree
ment.
The Japanese amendment to secure
the equality of races belonging to the
league was not considered, and no ac-
ton was taken on the proposed French
amendment for the creation of an in
ternatiOnal military staff.
The entire covenant, when amended
and agreed upon by the commission,
will be submitted to d drafting COM
mittee which will put it into more def
mite legal form before it's submission
to the supreme council.
Wilson Pushes Peace Work.
All the delegations to the peace con-
ference are very anxious regarding the
situation in eastern Europe and are
impressed with the necessity Of quick
ly doing something to hasten the re-
turn of normal conditions to the rest
of Europe.
President Wilson and Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlan-
do have decided they will hold two
sessions daily to bring to a conclusion
in the shortest possible time the prin-
cipal questions concerning the Fran
co-German and the Italio-Jugo-Slav
frontiers, PREPARATIONS and the league
OF nations.