Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-16
COUenant Must Become
 LGW, Delegates Told
Leon Bourgeois Behalf of France Expresses Gratitude
 Wilson for His Guidance

[ that have given occasion for important observation should be mentioned Proposed Amendment
 -=Here is a second point Take a state that violates the international covenant That state is supposed to be in a state of war against all the members of the league. and -all are prepared to compel it to execute its obligations. But war is not something that can proceed at once, especially when the question is how to bring to- sether forces belonging to states which are very different from. each other and may be at the four corners of the world Each nation will havetto wait in order to act until a certain procedure is gone through and until for each particular nation a vote has been taken by it's parliament-and so on This means time and delay
 -And, suppOsing that there is on the part of the aggressor a will to precipitate a situation, then we must provide for the possibility For this purpose it would be desirable to have all the means of resistance studied and concerted action prepared before the occasion arises This would be the best check against any iil-design
 If the would-be aggressOr KNOWS that resistance is fully prepared against any action such as he contem- plates. then he will be restrained Where, on the other hand, he knows that no such preparation exists and that sudden action on his part would encounter no prepared and we'll thousht-Out resistance. perhaps he would not be restrained, and it would be extremely dangerous.
 If you do not wish 10 see the ter rible ordeal through. which the world has passed renewed in the future, we ought to have a permanent organiza- ton to prepare the military and naval means of execution and make them ready in case of emergency
 Act With One Heart
 This has been objected to by some of the members of the committee. be- cause it involved some difficult con- stitutional problems. This is why We have agreed to the text without that amendment. but we think the prin- ciple of that proposed amendment ought to be put before public opinion at the. same time as the scheme to which we have agreed
 T hope that no one. either here or anywhere in the world will be mistak- en about my intention. l will not say. and | have not said, word that could weaken the feeling of our complete and hearty uLanimity We have acted with one heart for the triumph of the cause which is that of our conference, the cause of right against violence, the cause of right against might. We believe that this scheme that is now before us is an excellent one We be- lieve in its virtues and it's possibili- ties The observation we have made on some points will. we hope, be of some value in the further discussions. since we are at the beginning of the examination of the whole plan.
 Now we must, at the end, express our deep gartitude toward our col leagues, and our deep gratitude to- ward President Wilson, who presided over our labors in such a competent way and with such high spirit, and we wish still more to express the sin cere wish of France to see that the great pact becomes, possibly with some improvement on the two points I have mentioned, the law of nations"