The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-29
Wilson Says Purpose Is to
Make Explicit What All
Believed Implicit.
FORMAL ADDRESS IS MADE
President Speaks to Plenary
Session and Rccounts All
Changes Made.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NAMED
Brazil, Belgium, Greece and
Spain Join the Big Five
Drummond Secretary.

By The Associated rrs~
PARIS, April rs --- Following -
tho text ~ President Wilson's speech
before the plcDary session OF the
peace conference today:
Mr. President.
when the text NJ the covenant Of
the league Of nations was last laid
before yea had the honor Of read
ing the covenant cStenslo. | will not
detaln you today "a read the cove
nHnt as T. has now been altered, but
viii merely take tho liberty OF ex-
planning To- you some OF tho altera-
tiona that have been made,
The report ~ the commission has
been circulated. You yourself have
In hand The text Of the covenant, and
viii no ucubt have noticed that most
NJ the changes that have been made
are mere changes of phrasology. not
changes of substance, and that, be-
sides thHt, most of tho changes are
intended TO clarity tho document or,
rather. to make explicit what we all
have assumed was implicit In the
document as ii was originally pre-
scented 20 you But I shall take the
liberty OF calling your attention to
the new features such as they are.
some Of them are considerable, the
rest trivial
Article 1 II New.
Tho first paragraph OF article I is
now. In view OF the insertion Of the
covenant In the peace treaty. spe-
oific provision as to the signatories
NJ tho treaty, who would become
members OF The league. and also as
= L..
cede To the covenant. were obvious
ly necessary. The paragraph also
provides for the method by which a
neutral state may accede to the cove
| nant
Tho, third paragraph OF article IL
new. providing for the withdrawal Of
any member ~ the league on n no
tice given Of two years.
The second paragraph Of article 4
is new, providing for "A possible In
crease In the council. should other
powers hc added 70 the league Of ma
! tions, whose present accession Is not
! anticipated.
Voting Provision New.
The two last paragraphs OF article
| I are now. providing specifically for
[ one vote for each member OF the
/ league In the council which was un-
/ derstood before. and providing also
! for one representative OF each mem
! her of the league, The first para
| graph OF article is new, expressly
| Incorporating tho provision as to the
unBnlmity Of voting, which was at
| first taken for granted.
The second paragraph Of article g
| has beer added 10 II that a major
| ity OF the assembly must approve the
appointment OF the secretary gen
! erRl
The first paragraph of article 7
nhi,es Geneva ~ the seat OF tho
| league and IL followed bv n second
| paragraph which gives the council
power 10 establish the seat NJ the
league clscw where should IL subse-
quently deem II necessary. @
The ihird paragraph of article IN
new. establishing equality NJ employ
mont Of men and women. that is 10
say hy tho league
The second paragraph Of article
~ is new lnasmuch as undertakes
90 give Instances ~ disputes which
arc genera 'lv suitable for suhmis issior
10 arbitration, Instances of what
have lnuerlv heen called Jus
ticnhlc' questions
The eighth paraErap OF article
- is new This Is the amendment
/ regarding domestic jurisdiction. that
whore .hc council finds question
| Inrisinr OUT OF an International dis
/ rutc afft cts matters which are clear
/ IS under domestic jurisdiction Of one
| or othct ~ tho parties It Is To re-
| por, tn 'hlt effect and make no rec
/ nmmcnd1ilOn
Expulsion Provided Tor.
/ Tho las, paragraph OF article "a
/ is new, providing for an expulsion
/ from IN" league I'M certain extra ordi-
/ nary circg instances
Article q ig new.
The second paragraph NJ article
/ o. inserts the words with regard 70
wandii0rics "And who are willing 10
accept o." thus explicitly introduce
ing tho u',nciple that q mandate can
NOT hc forced upon a nation unvlll-
Ing 10 accent II, u-.
Artic'A 20 iq n combination of,
several former articles and also com
|pIns tho following \ clause pro
yiding for the Just treatment ~
1horigincs a clause looking toward
q prevention ~ the white slave traf-
gr aud tho traffic in opium and n
nlusc looking toward progress i~ .
'ornauonal prevention and control of
disease
Arur,5 90 specifically mentions tbs
nrI cross Hs ono of tho intcr7A
rIour' ORGANIZATIONS which arc 70
rrrurcf tnci~ work with the work
nf 'ho league
Aru,l. 20 permits the amendment
. ~ thc .r,rr1nt Dos majority of The
.H.0r composing the assembly, In
.,r4f of three tfourlhs ~ the states,
.4..-u docs NOT Sh4rge tho -
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