Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-11
OUTLINE OF PEACE
LEAGUE SUBMITTED
American Idea Largely Rules the
Favored Plan.
TWO FORMS ARE STUDIED
One Course Is Fought by Small Ma
tions-It Would Consist of an Ex-
ecutive, Instead of Legislative
Body-WiIson Presides.

Paris, Feb. 5.-Presfdent Wilson pre-
sided over the commission of the So
ciety of Nations, which had before it
the completed project for constituting
the league, discussing it article by
article.
While there is no authoritative in
formation on details of the project,
distribution of printed drafts among
the members has disclosed the main
features. and these can be summar-
lied as follows:
Two main plans have been pre-
scented, which the members of the
commission regard as embOdying the
American views, though both plans
are composite, containing the best fea-
lures from various sources, American,
British, French and Italian.
First Plan Democratic.
3o'h plans are being considered to-
gel. tr. In its original form the first
plan is generally regarded as more
democratic and more acceptable to the
small powers, whereas the revised plan
eliminates them from the executive
branch of the proposed organization
of an international supreme council,
with a fundamental basis of codified
international law.
The first plan had three main fea-
lures:
FirSt-A legislative branch, on which
the great and small nations were
equally represented, each as a unit.
Second-An executive branch con-
sisting of two members from each of
the great powers. United States, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan, and
nine members chosen from the small
powers. This gave the executive body
a total membership of nineteen, of
whom ten represented the great pow
ers, and nine represented the small
powers.
Third-ArbitratiOn was provided for
the determination of international is
sues. In case of a dispute between
two nations, each nation named ar
.bitratOrs, and these two selected a
third arbitrator. Three arbitrator
thus chosen constituted a tribunal for
determining the issues.
Favored by Small Nations.
The foregoing, on broad lines, is
ahe project which meets with most ia
vOr among the small nations, as they
would be represented both on the leg
1Slative and executive branches.
1t is to be noted that such an organ
iZatiOn would follow somewhat the
Zines of the present peace conference,
as the legislative branch is analogous
TO the plenary session of the confer
ence, while the executive branch is
similar to the council of the great
powers now holding daily sessions.
The revised plan makes several i'm
pOrtant changes. The legislative
branch remains the same, with the
great and small nations represented.
THE executive branch is modified,
however, so as to consist chiefly of the
great powers, with two representatives
from each, to which others from the
small powers may, be added when in
!terests especially affecting them are
lat issue.
Court SuppIants Arbitration.
The third branch is entirely changed,
Ito eliminate the plan of arbitrators
and substitute an executive council of
the great powers as a tribunal for
Judging International issues analogous
Ito the international supreme council.
1t is the two latter features which
are regarded by the small powers as
tending to concentrate the executive
and judicial branches in the hands of
the great powers, whereas the small
powers prefer the plan giving them
status on the executive branch and
arbitration as Il means of judicial de
termination. instead of tribunal of
the great powers.
Compromise Sought.
The question now before the COM
mission is one largely between the
lgreat and small powers. Several
lsmall powers are understood to be
preparing amendments to the re-
ivised plan to give them representa-
'tives in all branches of the organiza-
ition, and it is said the tendency among
the great powers is to give every rea-
sonable consideration to these desires.
while preserving to the major powers
such voice as their k-rger interests
warrant.
The supreme council agreed the
question in the statement of Premier
NenizeloS concerning Greek territorial
interests should be referred to COM
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