Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-26
BY James NJ Tuohy.
(Staff correspondent of The WORLDLY
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co

\ tStaif correspondent OF The World.)
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
(The New York World)
Especial Gable Despatch.)
Paris. Jan 25.-The position of
the League of Nations proposition at
the present moment Is that the Amer
lean, British and French delegates
concerned with this subject each drew
up scheme. and conference was
held by all three delegation at which
these schemes were discussed and
compared with the result that
single scheme was presented today to
the plenary conference at the Qnai
! d Orsay
The preliminary draft was given
out officially as follows:
Preliminary Draft.
"The conference. having considered
/ the proposals for the creation of a
league of nations is resolved that:
ut is essential to the maintenance
I of the world settlement which the
! associated nations now are met to
establish that league of nations be
created to promote International oh
| legations and TO provide safeguards
against war This league should be
created as an integral part of the
general treaty of peace and should
| he open to every civilized nation
which can be relied on to promote It's
objects
The members of the league should
periodically meet in international
/ conference and should have a per-
mament organization and secretaries
to carry on the business of the league
In the intervals between the confer
ences
THE conference therefore appoints
a committee representatives of the
associated governments to work out
the details of the constitution and
functions Of the league"
May Punish for Atrocities
The draft of the resolution In re-
gard to breaches of the laws of war
for presentation to the peace confer
ence reads
THAT a commission composed Of
two representatives apiece from the
five great powers and five represent-
atives to be elected by the other pow
ers be appointed to inquire and re-
port upon the following:
First, the responsibility of the
authors of the war; second. the facts
as to breaches of the laws and GUS
toms of war committed by the forces
lies on land, on sea ana in the air
during the present war; third, the
degree of responsibility for the Of
fenses attaching to particular mem
bers of the enemy's forces, including
members of the general staffs and
other individuals. however. highly
placed fourth the constitution and
procedure of a tribunal appropriate
to the trial of these offenses; fifth,
any other matters cognate or ancil-
larry to the above which may arise in
the course of the inquiry and which
the commission finds it useful and
relevant to take into consideration"
With Regard 10 IudemniticS.
The following draft of resolution
in regard to reparation for presenta-
ton to the peace conference was Civ
en- out today:
That commission be appointed
which shall comprise not more than
three representatives apiece from
each of the five great powers and not
more than two representatives apiece
from Belgium, Greece. Poland Ru-
mania and Serbia, to examine and
report:
First. on the amount of reparation
which the enemy countries ought to
pay; second, on what they are can
able of paying, and. third, on the
method, the form and time within
which payment should he made"
Territorial Questions.
An extremely interesting idea is
now afloat in authoritative quarters
! here that territorial questions, some
of which are fraught with consider
able lifficulty would he taken over
and adjusted by the league of ma
tions as its first and obviously most
appropriate work This could be ar
ranged either BY direct reference
from the plenary conference or by
special clause In the agreement by
which the league is finally brought
into being. In any case territorial
! matters would not he liknly TO come
before the conference until late i'm
it's sessions. SO by referring them to
the league of nations time would be
saved instead Of lost
The so-called secret war treaties
under which these territorial claims
lchefly arise. althnngh they are not
more secret than any other European
treaties up to now, are at present In