The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
MONROE DOCTRINE

the official summary quoted Nerbatlm the new article recognizing the Monroe doctrine. It provides that nothing in the covenant shall be deemed ito affect the validity of international engagements such as treaties of arbitration or region al understandings like the Monroe sdoc- urine for securing the maintenance ot peace.'
 This was the amendment for which President Wilson made a successful hght at the same time the Japanese delega- ton to the peace conference sought vain- : ly to have a race equality provision in serted in the covenant. Changes sug- -.se s4t cd in criticisms in the United States senate add provisions for the withdrawal of a member nation upon two years no- tiee after fulfillment of the league obli- cations, exempt domestic questions from the leagues jurisdiction. provide that mandatories over German colonies or for mer Ottoman dominons shall be given only to nations willing to accept them, leave it to member states to decide what armed forces, if any, it will contribute to the force required by the league to enforce it's mandates, and make it clear that member states individually will pass upon proposed limitations upon their ar maments.
 With notifications, the new draft in t,ludes all the provisions for the submls- sion to the council of international dis- putes, for inviting non-member nations to accept the obligations of members Tor the purpose of adjusting disputes, and for breaking economic relations or the use of armed force in dealing with d state which has broken the covenant and thereby committed an act of war against the league"
 Except in certain specified instances unanimous agreement is required TOT all decisions In the provisions for the set tiement of disputes it is set forth that the votes must be unanimous excepting the representatives of the parties to the dispute.
 Geneva Switzerland, is named as the seat of the league, where the secretary general will mantain headquarters ana fhere the council and assembly will meet at stated intervals unles ssome other place of meeting is designated
 THE TEXT
 In order to promote international co co-operation and to achieve interna- tional peace and security, by the ac- ceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, inst and honorable <relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as to actual rule of conduct among governments and by the maintenance of justice and scrupulous respect TOT all treaty obligations in the dealings of organized peoples weith one another, the high contracting parties adopt th-s constitution of the league of nations. :.
 Article l. The original members cf the league of nations shall be those of the signatories which are named in the annex to this covenant and also such of these other states named in the an nex as shall accede without reservd- tion to this covenant. Such accesslons shall be effected by declaration de- posted with the secretarat within two months of the coming into force of the covenant Notice thereof shall be sent to all other members of the league.
 ANY STATE CAN ENTER
 Any fully self f-governing state. do- minion or colony not named in the an mex may become member of the league of nations if it's admission IS agreed to by two thirds of the assem- bly, provided that it shall give ef- fective guarantees of its sincere inten- tion to. observe it's international obli- gat:cns and shall accept such regula- tions as may be prescribed by the league in regard to it's military and naval forces and armaments
 Any member of the league may. {. after two years notice of its intention so to do, withdraw from the league, provided that all it's international ob- 1igations and all its obligations under this covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of its withdrawal.
 (This article is new, embodying with alterations and additions the o'd article T. It provides more specifically the method of admitting new members and adds xhe entirely new paragral h providing for withdrawal from the league No mention of withdrawal was made in the original documento
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