The sun., 1919-02-07
President Expects to Pre-
sent Full Draft to Con-
greSs on Return.
IDEAS MUCH MODIFIED
France and Britain Said to
Be Opposed to Compul-
sorry Arbitration.
TURKEY STILL A PROBLEM
American Sentiment Will Be
Sounded Before Committing
U. S. to Control There.
TURKEY STILL A PROBLEM
by LAURENCE HILLS.
Stdf Correspondent Of THE Sun.
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stag Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved
PARIS, Feb. 6.-Agreement upon the
basic fabric Of the complete draft of
the constitution of the League Of Ma
tions. and upon the third article OF
that document was reached to-day by
the delegates to the Peace Conference.
| 1t Is believed now that the ma.
| jority Of the delegates lean to the
/ conviction that such teeth" as the
| league may need to insure world
peace can be supplied by the inclu,
sion of an economic boycott as the
sole weapon for enforcing DEGREES
Some of the delegates pointed out
| that If It were made known to the
world, through the medium of the
league. that this weapon would b.
used as a last resort, the danger Of
| future war would he eliminated.
since no Power would fly into the face
| of such inevitable disaster.
| President Is Working Hard.
If President Wilson goes home
| with n League of Nations constitu-
ton agreed upon he will have accom-
plished much more than is generally
expected here. This is plainly the
Presidents hope and he is doing
| nvQrvthfnO 10
committee. Never in his life ha,
the President worked so hard. Last
| nights meeting of the league commit
/! tee lasted until midnight.
| The President would like to have
the constitution formally adopted by
the committee by the end of the week
and then have the alcnary session an.
prove 1t next week Just before he
sails. He could then lay the league
| constitution before Congress as all
! accomplished fact.
Unquestionably this would be n
great achievement without regard TO
the strength or weakness of the
league plan Itself. But Is only Ia
American circles that the chances for
| this are painted optimietically. The
TACT is unacceptable that the league
plan Is being constantly weakened
rather than strengthened
Ideas Have Bcen Modified
The obscurity surrounding the
Presidents original conception of
league prevents any comparison be.
tween the present plan and what he
had in mind when he became the
leagues foremost champion, but the
ideas when he came here clearly have
undergone many notifications. pre-
sumably the result of objections
raised by practical statesmen who
were unwilling to give up the old
fashioned safeguards for an expert.
ment when the future of their ma.
| tlons wits nt stake.
The Presidents idea Of having The
league entrusted at once with the
! management of the world and the
settlement Of questions Ike that OF
! the German colonies and dsarma.
mcnt has met sharp objection from
the French, who want to sec the
league In operation first before plac.
| ing the fate of France In It's hands
The French are opposed to giving the
| league great powers at the start. such
as IL would have under the Presi.
dents plans.
! Would Leave War as Rccoursc,
Both France and Great Britain are
unwilling apparently To adopt the
idea of compulsory arbitration. and
with this eliminated war would stil
| be recognized as a means of settle
mont providing other means had been
exhausted.
Il Is imp s>lblc not 80 observe tho
peSSimiSm which the abandonment Of
ideas like thi, and the super.
sovereignty has caused among profcS
slonal students of the league. Some
of these unhrSitatingly state that n
league basel "u other than these
principles would be camouflagc.
The Presidents friends insist.
however, that even !f compulsory ar.
bitration must he abandoned the
| league still will retain its most vital
feature in the stipulation that no
nation can invade the territory of
another without ipso facto causing
n state of war with members If the
binds America naturally will be the