Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-28

knS H0kIudtld1I SO0Sl oItu 4 Washington, April 27.-The revised covenant of the league of nations, as it will be presented at Paris tomorrow to the peace conference in plenary ses- sion was made publice tonight by the State Department Its essential fea- {! lures. including important amendments designed to meet criticisms in the United States of the original draft, al- | ready had been disclosed through an official summary issued two weeks ago when the revision was completed
 Attached to the text however. Is the hitherto unpublished annex re- ferred to in the covenant in which are named the S1 states including the self governing British dominions. which aye to be the original members of the league of nations, and l3 states to be invited to accede to the covenant. The ' original members are all the nations which declared war on Germany. and in addition the new states of Czecho- Slovakia and Poland. Those invited to become members by accediHg to the covenant are the three Scandinavian countries, The Netherlands, SwitZer- land, Spain and Persia. .. and the American republics of Argentina, Chile,l Colombia, Paraguay. Salvador and Venezuala. ., sl Mexico was not represented in the conference of neutrals at Paris, and, as was expected. does not appear in the list. ..e+ As in the original document, the cov- enant rovides that the league shall act through an assembly, in which each state shall have one vote and not more than three delegates, and coun- ell. pmprising for the present one representative of each of the five great powers and each of four other DOW | oro tr hec al A iv,1 A tiv Ia the assembly. ! Publication of the text discioses that the official summary quoted verbatim the new article recognizing the Mon- roe Doctrine. It provides that noth- ing in the covenant shall be deemed ito affect the validity of international engagements such as treaties of aYbi- tration or regional understandings like the Monroe Doctrine for securing the maintenance of peace" This was the Al amendment for which President Will ' son made successful flight at the same time the Japanese delegation to ! the peace conference sought vainly to have a race equality provision in- serted In the covenant. :s Changes suggested in criticisms in the. United States senate adopted pro- visions for the withdrawal of a mem Der uationa upon two years notice aft CT fulfillment of the league obligations ' exempt domestic questions from the leagues Jurisdiction. provide tha, mandatories over German colonies or former Ottoman dominions shall be given only to nations willing to ac- cept them, leave 1t to member states to decide Ehat armed force. if any it will contribute to the force requir. ed by the league to enforce its man. dates, and make 1t clear that member states indiidually will pass upon pro posed limitations uptn their arrna ments.
 - TEXT OF COVENANT.
 Washington, April 27.--The' stat department made public tonight tn text of the revised covenant of tn league of nations. as it will be ore sent tomorrow to the plenary sessio' of. the peace conference at Pari-. Tn text follows. with parenthetical inser tons showing changes made in tn covenant as originally drafted an made public: THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUl
 OF NATIONS. .-i.
 In order to promote internations cooperation and to achieve interna tional peace and security, by the ac ceptance of obligations not to resor to war, by the prescription of ope1 just and honorable relations betwee nations, by the firm establishment the understandings of information: law as to conduct among govern ments, and by the maintenance justice and a scruDulous respect fc all treaty obligations in the dealine of organized peoples with one anothe the high contracting parties agree this covenant of the league of nation
 tIn the original preamble the la sentence read adopt this constitr tion" instead of agree to this covt uant)
 Article |.
 The original members of the leag, of nations shall be those of signatol ies which are named in the annex
 this covenant and also such of tho! other states named in the annex : shall acceed without reservation
 this covenant. Such accessions sha be effected by declaration deposit, with the secretariat within tv months of the coming into force
 the covenant. Notice thereof shall sent 10 all other members of Il league.
 Any fully self-g governing state, minion or colony not named in Il annex, may become member of t league If its admission is agreed two-thirds of the assembly, provid that 1t shall give effective guarante Ol US SlfCeTc tlleIlllOn lU ODSerEe international Obligations. and sh; accept such regulations as may
 prescribed by the league in regard
 its military and naval forces and a maments.
 Any member of the league, may, a ter two years notice of its intenti so to do withdraw from the leag, provided that all its international 0 ligations and all its obligations und this covenant shall have been fulfill at the time of its withdrawal.
 (This article Is new, cmbodying wi alterations and additions the old a tcie seven. It provides more speci cafIy the method of admitting n, members and adds the entirely m paragraph providing for withdraw from the league. No mention of wit drawal was made in the original dc ument)
 Article II.
 The action of the league under u covenant shall be effected through fnstrumentality of an assembly and a council. with permanent secrets fat
 (Ori1inally this was a part of Ar cle I. It gives the name assembly the gathering of representatives of members of the league. formerly ferred to merely as "the body of de sat,s.) .
 The assembly shall consist of re