The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-03-26
u, S. SHIELDS
MONROE DOCTRINE
Amend the League Of Nations
Covenant.
PROTECTS AME nI'''GhaH LABOR
Americans Sail 70 lave Agreed on
Change in Article X CT The League
Constitution.

Paris March 26-The American
neace delegation. it is understood. has
definitely agreed upon the 2mtli%ment
Il will offer to Article \ of tie covenant
of the League of Nations |" safeguard
the Monroe Doctrine.
The amendment provides that agree
mants under the covenant shall Rot De
construed as an inf";n gemen; up@2 the
principles of international policies here
tofore generally recognized.
(Article X OF the draft OF the league
of Nations covenant reads as lows :
..,Tbe high contracting parties shat I'M
dertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terrltor-
ial integrity and existing >oLuc2I IN
deDen(lence of all States members OF the
V.aague. Ia case of any such agrees
e;on or in case of any threat of danger
nj s,.cb aggression, the Executive Coun-
eli shall advise upon the means by when
the obligation shall be fulfilled.
The League of Nations COMMISSION
considering amendments to the covenant.
has disposed tentatively OF the hrst IL
sections.
1t has agreed upon number OF
changes in form which the members OF
fine commission believe viii meet more
than 80 per cent. of the objections OF
fered by Senator Lodge and other Sena-
tors.
An American amendment to protect
Nations against the influx OF foreign
labor was adopted by the commission.
It affirms the tight of Any country IN
the league to control matters solely Wlth-
ing domestic jurisdiction.
Another amendment empowers the
Executive Council to form plan fof
the reduction of ornaments. The Ian
guage of Article VIII is so altered as
to limit the powers of the council to a
simnle recommendation TO the Govern
mentS affected.
President Wilson was in attendance:
Suggestions from neutral nations as well
as belligerents were discussed.
The japanese amendment TO secure
the equality of nations BELONGING TO IN"
league was not considered. y" actlon
was taken on the proposed French
amendment for the creation OF an IN
ternational military staff.
All the delegations to the peace con
ference are anxious regarding the sltua-
ton in Eastern Europe. They are I'M
pressed with the necessity of quickly
doing something to hasten the return OF
normal conditions q the rest OF Eu-
rope.
President Wilson and the Allied Pre-
miers have decided that they Will hold
two sessions daily to reach decision
in the shortest possible time on the prln-
cipal questions concerning the Franco
German and the 1talian-J -Slav iron.
tiers Preparations and the League OF
Nations.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs. who
have heretofore been included III i'm
portant conferences. will not be present
during the Premiers' meeting this week.
President Wilson and Signor Orlando
will meet to discuss the problems of the
Italian frontier.
1t is becoming more urgent each day
TO reach a solution on this. because of
the disorders occurring on the eastern
coast of the Adriatic. Both Signor Or
lando and SIr. Lloyd George must re-
turn to their respective capitals soon.
as their absence at the present moment
is acutely felt because of the spread OF
Bolshevism.
According to report. President Will
sons view is that the two main OBJ
stacies to an early peace are PREPARATIONS
for war damages and the Franco-Ger-
man Rhine frontier The belief was ex-
pressed by those conversant with the
Presidents view that this situation will
be clearly and definitely presented to
the Premiers.
The expectation was advanced that
anv doubt still remaining on the ques-
ton whether the League of Nations
would or would not go into the peac'
treaty would be settled in definite
understanding among the Premiers who
are the controlling influence of the
conference.