The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-05-01
REVISED COVENANT LEAGUE OF
NATIONS.
The Plenary Session OF the Peace
Conference is 20 Consider the Re
yised Covenant, Which Seeks
to Meet Certain Objections
Raised in the U. 5.


tions which is to be presented tomor-
row afternoon to the peace confer
ence in Paris at plenary session.
and which was released here by the
state department this afternoon 1or
publication in the morning papers
the four chief objections urged
against the covenant by American op:
ponents of the league are met.
THE validity of the Monroe
Doctrine is specifically recognized.
II-It is provided that any mem
Der of the league, after two year
notice of its intention may withdraw
from the league, provided that all ei
its international obligations, and all
of its obligations under the coven-
{ ant shall have been fulfilled at the
time of its withdrawal.
III-To meet the criticism tha'
there would be an inequality OF vot'
ing power, Great Britain with 'heI
dominions having eight votes to one
for the United States, it is provided
in the new covenant that "decisiones
at any meeting of the assembly or tine
council shall require the agreement
OF all the members of the league rep
resented at the meetings"
Iy-No member of the league can
be made a mandatory for the gov
ernment and administration OF any
colony and territory unless it be will
I ing to accept such trust. This puts
it squarely up to congress as TO
whether or not the United States
shall undertake the trust OF govern
ing any foreign people.
Original Members.
To the new covenant there is
so-called annex which names the
original members Of the league OF ma
ticns and names also the states that
have been invited to accede to the
covenant are:
S Tne United States of America, Bel
GUM, Bolivia, Brazil, British Empire,
Canada, Australia, South Africa. New
South Wales, India, China, Cuba,
Csecho- -Slovakia, Ecuador, France,
Greece, Guatemala. Haiti, Hedjaz,
Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Mic
aragus, Panama Peru, Poland. Portu-
gal, Rumania, Serbia, Slam and
Uruguay.
y The states invited to become mem
bers of the league are:
Argentine Republic, Chile, Colom-
sia, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway.
Paraguay. Persia, Salvador. Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela.
1t will be noted that Mexico is not
here named as member of the leag-
ne or among the nations which have
been invited to join.
Omission of Mexico.
The omission Of Mexico from the
covenant created a great deal of in
terest and speculation in Washington.
1t was thought to explain Mr.. Car
ranza's recent outburst against the
Monroe Doctrine, and his declara-
ton that Mexico had never recogniz-
ed it or ever would. Mr.. CarranSa ev-
identity had advance information OF
the United States to omit Mexico from
the covenant and his withdrawal OF
his Mexican minister from Paris was
probably his protest against the con-
ference decision
With Mexico outside of the league
and with the league giving specific
recognition to the Monroe Doctrine
there will be nothing in the way OF
the United States taking such action
as it may see fit upon any grants by
Mexico of territory to citizens of
foreign nation in infringement of the
Monroe Doctrine.
No State Need Fear Being Member
Under the new covenant 1t is not
only provided that any member may
withdraw upon two years notice, but
it is also provided that state may
dissent from an amendment adopted
unanimously by majority of the
states comprising the body of dele
gates and that such dissent means
immediate release from the league
With these two amendments the claim
is made here for the new covenant
that no state need have any fear thai
membership in the league can deprive
it of rights with which it is unwil,
ling to part, except through force.
The authority conferred on both
the assembly and council of the leag,
ne is given a much wider scope un-
- .ho nauy covenant They are now