The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-07
DRAFT FOR LEAGUE
Of NATIONS NOW
HALF COMPLETED
Number of Leading Articles in
Constitution Tentatively
Agreed Upon by Council
Commission.
BULLETIN.


PARIS, Feb. 7.-The allied pren1lers,
who viii meet this afternoon as tho
supreme lnteraIlled war council, prob.
ably viii fix new terms to be imposed
upon Germany whose tactics ot OBJ.
structlon and recrmlnation are SAID 20
have reached a elnaR ln threat made
at Welmar by Chancellor Ebert thaS
Germany would break off negotiations
with the allies.
PARIS, Feb. 7.-Substantially one
half Of the draft OF the constitution
for the society OF nations has been
covered by the chief conference com-
mission dealing with this question, It
| was officially announced today In ap-
proving number OF additional articles
Of the draft the commission reached
an accord, II Is stated, on certain ques-
tions Of the greatest Importance con-
cernng the positive functions Of the
league The acceptance Of these addl-
| tional articles was provisional,
The commission has appointed gem
eral secretariat, consisting of M Clusel,
Lord Eustace Percy OF the British ior-
| etgn office, and Mr.. Stephenson.
Premier NeniZelos OF Greece, Premier
Krumarg Of Jugo- Slavia NJ DmoWski,
Of Poland, and NJ Diamondy, of Ru-
| mania, sat Rs members OF the league
| Of nations commission representing
| their respective nations.
| Kas,. and Prof, George Davis Heron
have been appointed the American
delegates to the Marmora conference
with the Russian factions
The society OF nations commission
met last night under the charmanship
Of President Wilson, who is pressing
| forward to bring about a complete con-
stitution for the society at these night
| ly sessions, which last until midnight.
End in Sight.
The great progress now being made
| indicates that the task may be COM
| pleted within the next four or five
days, or well ahead of the time for
| the presidents return to tho United
| States Feb. Is, The members Of the
| commission emphasize, however, that
| the agreements reached so far are pro-
Visional and in principle only, The en-
| tire structure may yet have to be re-
| visod when II comes to agreeing on de-
! tails. This Is the reason assigned for
the rigid secrecy with which the text
| OF the project IL being guarded
The main discussion last night was
on the formation Of the executive
branch OF the society Of nations Presl-
dent Wilson, Leon Bourgeois, for
France, and Lord Robert Cecil each
presented plans on the representation
10 be given to smaller powers. Tho
plans differed slightly.
u
dent Wilson'S proposal was for an ex-
ecutivc branch Of five members from
the great powers and four members
from the small powers, making a coun.
ell OF nine, with A two-thirds vote re-
quired for the adoption OF measures.
Qualifications for membership, which
also Ia being discussed, involves the
membership of neutrals and the enemy
powers as we'll as the great and small
powers. The presence at the meeting
last night Of the nine representatives
| Of the small powers with 10 OF the
! the executive branch OF the league as
| finally formed will include both the
great and small nations instead OF leay-
Ing the executive direction exclusively
In the hands OF the great powers,
Eleven Approved.
Eleven articles Of the project OF the
society OF nations were discussed and
approved with small notifications by
the peace conference commission at It's
meeting last night, The only article not
approved was the paragraph concern
| Ing abolition OF compulsory military
service unless required by reasons Of
! national defense under extraordinary
circumstances, Premier Orlando. OF
| Italy, opposed the paragraph remark
log that II conscrlptlon once were abol-
lshed an attempt TO revive II might lead
to serious trouble, even a revolution,
Leon Bourgeois, one of the French
members, Joined Premier Orlando
strongly opposing the abolition OF con-
scription,
Another article which caused ami
mated discussion was concerning the
method OF applying military coercion
to the countries refusing to comply with
the decision of the society Of nations
or breaking its rules Owing to the
very conflicting views expressed, the
commission decided to postpone defi-
mite decision until another meeting.