The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Labor, Commerce, Traf-
fic in War Material Up
Later.
MONROE DOCTRINE
The President Reserves
Safeguard Amendment
Which Is Yet to Be
Acted Upon.
RY Naf1fh Holm.

league OF nations covenant now
has been completely overloaded
and partly recast, three major
problems remain undecided
These problems arc:
1.-The Monroe Doctrine. for
which President Wilson reserved
= safeguarding amendment with
out actually offering one
2-The rnc4a1 equality clause
which the japanese still have
mp their sleeves" hut which they
refraincd from offering at the
commission meetings.
-The French proposal for
league of nations military staff
which would prepare plans and
which, the French hope. would
Ack more quickly than the league
Itself In the cvenG of another in
| sasfon-
The revised covenant now lis in the
hands Of a redrafting committee
which will incorporate the adopted
hanges In suitable form. Thus naodl-
bed, the draft will be. subject to rau-
scation by the full commission.
Amendments. whether expressly re-
erved or not. may arise at any future
neeting, and the last chance to intro
luce changes will not come until the
cvenant is submitted to the ratifica-
Ton Of an open plenarv session of the
teace conference.
WILSON'S AMENDMENT
What President Wilson has In mind
nth regard to the Monroe Doctrine
u mystery. Whatever amendment
d may offer will not be introduced
nder that name because it is regard
d ~ too indefinite and subject to
po many varied interpretations.
Nor In II known exactly what the
spaneeA viii offer In connection with
~ race discrimination question
Hare are the main decisions OF the
hague commission which the redrafr~
hg committee viii emhody IN the
pvenant:
1--Womcn may hold any office in
he league. The proposal, made by
lord Robert Cecil, was unanimously
|nd enthusiastically adopted without
srussion.
t--Colonel House ard Messrs. Or
ndo, Smuts and Maxine were APP
ointed to select capital for the
aKue. It may be said In parenthesis
hat, Judging from the composition
this committee. Geneva, SwitZer-
nd has the best chances TO become
he seat Of the ieague,
This committee win prepare the
er on which the league may hang
hat and viii. indeed. give the
nsue a habitaticn before IT has been
x1,;w ratifsesi 1T wifi select q Su.s5 >
and even collect furniture. and
tepare stationary and the physical
AN IMPORTANT ~JOB'
An important lob" In the league
nj be that OF secretary. which means
executive officer. Probably citi~
n Of some neutral nation WIN be
Iected for this position, though no
mes have vet been mentioned in
Innection with it--not publicly. at
Ast.
4 good press agent win ALSO be
eded.
SIT win be definitely stated IN the
|vnrant that no member nation can
forced to take mandate for one
more colonies. This was implied
the original draft but is now 10 he
ecitically stated,
4--A special group OF clauses VIII
added referring 10 labor. conn rec.
feIe n war material. white slavery
Arrxr. explicit conventions re-
rdinr witch win - lett for future
liberation,
n n perhape vorth mentioning that
yhine Is said shout prohibition
R--pember nations desiring to
shAraw must give two years notice
y = designed TO forestaii possible
= arising over the Secession OF
Wrer the Drafting committee has
ssheA tn work the new covenant
nhnhN win be published 50 II may
IN 81 thoroughly discussed by the
HoIe world. But whatever happens,
4 Absolutely certain that the phras-
81 the covenant wilt not delay the
fefnr Of. p4hsa traAty az peace, That
/. roes on space under me new
hNe and Hoishevist pressure.
1.rs rcason Why the "big four"
I'M ut together and do before
ris,nas what they are doing now y
u the allies were no more ready
mace than they were for war. In
4 peace came about year soon r
a Il had been really expected