The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
SENATOR KING HAS
NEW LEAGUE DRAFT
Utah Democrat Will Send to
Wilson Three Big Changes
in Covenant.
VERBIAGE Is CLARIFIED
Monroe Doctrine Preserved
and Immigration Left
to Each Country.
speciol DespatcA 10 TIE sux.

RpecidI Despdtch 10 The sUH.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
King (Utah), one of the five Democratic
Senators who has so far signified oppo-
sition to the present draft OF the League
of Nations covenant announced to-day
| that he was preparing changes in tho
draft given to the world few weeks
ago which he expected to send to Presi-
dent Wilson in Paris
Senator King has been n consistent
| supporter OF the Administration In vir-
tually all the fight he has had with Con-
gress In the last few years. and while he
| recently declared he would not support
the league covenant as II was originally
| dawn. his determination TO put the
changes he believes of vital importance
directly up to Mr.. Wilson was taken to
mean that he Is far from convinced that
the original instrument can got Though
the United States Senate.
Senator King said he not only expected
! to send his modified form OF covenant TO
| the President, but hoped TO go to Paris
in the next few weeks and present his
| arguments to Mr. Wilson.
| Senator King proposes that the cove
nant be changed in three particulars and
| that the vcrbiage OF the entire instru-
nent be clarified so there can be no
doubt OF the meaning. His three changes
are designed to preserve the Montroe
Doctrine. to insuee that questions such
| as immigration and others OF domestic
| policy be left to each signatory nation
| and to give each member of the league
the right to withdraw from It in the
future II 1t sees 1T
Divides the HemisphePes.
! The amendment drawn to preserve the
Monroe Doctrine declares that nothing
in the covenant shall be construed to in
fringe on It, and declares that questions
which concern nations OF the western
hemisphere shall be settled by the ma
tons of that hemisphere. and those which
concern tho ca stern hemisphere shall be
| settled by nations there.
| The Utah Senator's suggestions for the
safeguarding of domestic policies mem
ton immigration specifically. and de-
clares that matters involving the purely
| police powers OF a nation shall be left
| to that nation for determination. II
| would clearly leave the settlement of
such questions as that OF japanese I'M
migration to Japan and the United
States, or any other nation with which
she might become involved.
In drawing his amendment to permit
any nation TO withdraw from the league
Senator King considered the view held
by the present covenants proponents
that this point was covered already. but
he declared tonight that he wished It
to appear In such form that 1t could not
be controverted that this right did exist
Opponents OF the league In the Senate
who have been touring the country max
inS speeches against the present draft
found further encouragement to-day
with the return TO Washington of Sem
ators Borah Idaho) and Moses (S. H.)b
Senator Borah has been speaking
! against the covenant in New York State
and Senator Moses in New England.
! Each found great interest IN the dis
cussion of the league and Senator Moses
! declared tonight he was more certain
than ever that the present draft IL
dead.
Moses Hears People Talk.
| 81 made seven speeches In New Eng
land" said Mr.. Moses. land on my trip
] did not travel In Pullman but in
| the smoker and listened TO the people
| talk. l found that several points / made
against the present covenant got
strong reaction.
II did rot attempt 10 dwell on the
! Monroe Doctrine Or on WashIngton's
advise in hts fnrwel address. made
, the point, however, that entrance into
a league such as proposed meant We
might In the future Be involved In
, European conflicts. I referred to the
| tIpuOIto III Iile bdikSES ana QuOtCQ Bis
marck's remark that the whole Balkan
| Peninsula was rot worth the bones Of
one Pomeranian Grenadier.
Then l asked the crowds to translate
that remark into terms OF khaki and
figure how many men We might have
to send there some day. They climbed
up on the chandeliers ard shouted
| 'NoneH"
Senator Moses aid he had gone Into
!
! find sentiment. but came away convinced
that It is not for the covenant
Senator Borah said ne was more than
| ever convinced that the adoption n. the
! covcnar, by the United States. involving
| as II does tie lives OF all its citizens
should be submitted 10 referendum
! by which they would have opportunity
to show their feelings on it.
Thirty Articles I'm Covenant.
! Senator Kings league covenant con-
Ira'ns thirty articles nd covers nucn
| the same ground II si17'lfed phra seoi-
urv as the Wilson league. except m
portant changes embodied In articles
NNNI. XXVH and XVIII. which arc
as follows:
"Artlrie XIV. ire states o. IN.
league acknowledge tina: the foreign pol
| icy OF the United states Of America
l
| has for its principal purpose The protac-
ton OF its territorial Integrity and polt-
| teal independence o. the free States OF
! North and South America against the
! colonial enterprises OF foreign Powers. 10
a just and proper pol!c": and the states
| Of the league covenant that no foreign
powe- oBtsiie Of the American -Starcs
shall hereafter acquire by conquest. pur-
clase, cession o. otherwise any posses
| sion on the American continent or on the
| islands adjacent thereto; and the States
OF the league further acknowledge tsat
| Il Is the purpose OF these articles TO rx-
tend the principles % the Monroe Doc
| trine for the protection OF tho territorial
| Integrity and the political independence
| Of the libcralized and ustlonaliZed States
| under the protection OF the league in the
| Eastern Hemisphere and In conformity
with the Monroe Doctrine It shall be the
| policy Of the league to commit to the
states Of tho Western Hemisphere the
! primary duty OF the execution O. the
| measures OF the league IN tire Western
| Hemisphere and TO commit to the States
| OF the Eastern Hemisphere the primary
| duty Of tho execution 81 the measures
OF tho league In the Eastern Hemisphere,
Article XXVTI. The States of the
| league acknowledge that the scope of
these articles does not include the proper
domestic, internal and national police of
any State, and that these articles do not
! With respect to immigration, imposte,
property. Inheritance, naturalization or
citizenship, and It is expressly declared
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