New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Article 10, Binding Mem
bers to Uphold Terrific
torial Integrity of Ma.
tons, Remains as Written
Monroe Clause Untouched
Alterations That Are Made
Merely A d d Explicit
ness to the Covenant
Netc York 7'ri6uno
Special Gable Seyvice

Special Gable Service
Copyright 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, June 21.-The revised draft
Of the covenant of the league of ma
tions shows few changes in the text.
Articles 10 and 81, at which most of the
criticism has been directed, remain
unchanged They still read:
Article 10-The members of the
league undertake to respect and OBJ
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and exist
ing political independence of all
members of the league. In case of
any such aggression or in case of
any threat or danger of such aSgres-
sion the council shall advisev upon
the means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled.
Article 21-Nothing in this cove
nant shall be deemed to affect the
validity of international engage
ments, such as treaties of arbitra-
tion or regional understandings like
the Monroe Doctrine, for securing
the maintenance of peace.
"Members" Instead of States
IN Article s, referring to the reduc-
sion of armament, the second para
graph now reads:
The council, taking account of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances of leach member of the
league (original text read each
state') shall formulate plans for
such reduction for the consideration
and action of the several govern
ments
The last paragraph of Article now
reads:
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank
information as to the scale of their
.armaments, their naval, military and
air (original text read "naval and
military") programmes and the con-
dition of such of their industries
as are adaptable to the warlike pur-
poses.
Article 9 now reads:
permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the council on
the execution of the provisions of
Articles l and 8 and on military,
naval and air (original text read
military and naval") questions gen.
orally.
Article Is More Explicit
article 10 mas been altered IN the
first sentence to read thus:
If there should arise between
members of the league any dispute
likely to lead to a rupture, which
is not submitted to arbitration as
above (the words "as above" did not
appear in the original draft) in ac-
cordance with Article IS, the mem
bers of the league agree that they
will submit the matter to the coun-
Gil.
TIE first paragraph of Article is
has been altered to read:
Should any member of the league
resort to war in disregard of it's
covenants under Articles ~, 13 or
IS, 1T shall ipso facto be deemed to
have committed an act of war
against all other members of the
league, which hereby undertakes i'm
medlately to subject it to the sever
ance of all trade or financial rela
tlons, the prohibition of all inter.
course between their nationals and
the nationals of the covenant-b break
ing member of the league (orieinal
text read antbreaking staten
ana the prevention of all financial.
commercial or personal intercourse
petween the nationals of the COW
enant-breaking member of the
league original text read covenant
breaking stateD and the nationals
OF any other state, whether a mem
per OF the league or not.
further along in Article 16 the
phrase "covenant-breaking state" is
again altered to read Covenant hreak.
ing member of the league"