El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-07
MAKE HEADWAY
ON WORLD UNION
Task May Be Completed
Before Wilson Returns
To America.

allied army in the ArchangeI sec

allied army in the ArehangeI sec
small crowds are beginning to as
semble around the foreign office,
where the supreme council meets, but
they do not disturb the members
Experienced diplomats say what
surprises them is that the proceed
ings have been 50 remarkably harmo-
Nous. in view Of the multiplicity and
the complexity OF questions
Make Roadway On League.
The society Of nations commission
met again last night under the chair
manship Of president Wilson, who Is
pressing forward to bring about a
complete constitution for the society
in these nightly sessions. which last
until midnight
The great progress now being
made Indicates th=st the task may
he completed within the next
four or five days, or well ahead
Of the time for the presidents
return to the United States, Feb
ruary -.
The members Of the commission
emphasize. however, that the agree
ments reached so far are provisional
and IN principle only The entire
structure may yet have to be revised
when il comes to agreeing on details
This is the reason assigned for the
rigid secrecy. with which the text OF
the project is being guarded
The main discussion last night
was on the formation OF the executive
branch Of the society Of nations
President Wilson. Leon Bourgeois, for
France, and lord Robert Cecil each
presented plans on the representation
to be given to smaller powers. The
plans differed slightly
Unofficial information = that
president Wilson's proposal was
fer an executive branch of five
members from the great powers
and four members from the small
powers. making a council Of nine.
with n twO-thirds vote required
for the adoption Of measures
Qualifications for membership.
which also is being discussed. in
wolves the membership Of neutrals
and enemy powers. as well as the
great and small powers
May Include Large and Small
The presence at the meeting last
night OF the nine representative OF
the small powers, with the ten OF the
larger powers. was taken TO mean
that the executive branch of the
league. as finally formed. viii include
both the great and small nations, in
stead Of leaving the executive direc-
ton exclusively in the hands Of the
great powers.
The new delegates from the small
countries present were premier Nenl-
zelos. representing Greece; premier
Kramarz. for Czecho-Slovakia: II.
Dmowsizf. for Poland. and premier
Bratiano. for Rumania- No decision.
however. was arrived at concerning
the representation Of the small coun-
tries in the executive council Of the
society OF nations
Japanese Make Complaints.
The Chinese delegation TO the peace
arsa 90 hos 4
kin of the japanese complaint regard
ing the activities Of the Chinese dele
gates here. DR.. Wellington kOo and
the other delegates express surprise
over these advices. as they say the
Chinese case was fairly stated before
United States. Great Britain. France.
Italy and Japan, upon notice OF only
an hour and a half. and that on the
suggestion OF a member OF that cOuu-
ell China offered 20 submit all the Sc
cret agreements between China and
Japan.
China. the delegates declared. stands
ready to do this and 10 arcept the YER
dict OF the society OF nations on the
issue
~Huns FeIgn Bankruptcy
Germany is making utmost efforts
to have the allies believe that she is
nearing bankruptcy. declared Raoul
Peret. chairman OF the budget COM
mission Of the chamber Of deputies
and former minister % Justice. in dis
cussing the financial problems facing
the peace conference. The first meas
ure of the conference along financial
lines, he added. should be 70 take
measures to prevent Germany from
declaring herself an insolyent debtor
Of bankrupt state.
Then" Peref continued. eve
should Immediately fix the amount
Of our account nEuinst Germany.
which she must he made to pay 10
the fuil limit Of her financial nhil-
ity without consideration for her
feelings
1t viii be time enough then to de-
eide about the method OF payment. /
She may pay either in capital immedi- {
ateiv or in yearly instruments"
Mr.. Peret said he did not believe ex- (
pOrtatiOn OF raw materials TO Ger
many should be forbidden. nor did he /
believe Germany should be permitted
to import without limitation The I
Germans must have raw materials to I
keep up their industries 50 they can
pay, he stated.
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