The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-15
Happy to Say it Is
Unanimous Report

n Parfa, Feb. lin reading the fnll
araft Of the League Of Nations COW
eaant, President Wilson stopped several
Hines TO suggest. in an informal way
certain amendments or TO elucidate the
articles either before or after he had
read them
Hefore reading the full draft, presi-
s1eat Wilson said he was HAPPY 20 say
tt q 10 an unanimous report-an
kaS4mOus report from the representa-
l1x~s Of fourteen nations. These ma
41ona he enumerated as follows
sUnited states. Great Britain. France
HHN1y. Japan Belgium. Brazil, China
RrnHAo-Elovakia, Greece. Poland. Por-
hu4Al Rumania.
Hs stopped In the middle OF article
rs - say:
4 pause to point out that a miscon-
Nap15on might arise in connection win
tbno Of the sentences have just read
II any party shall refuse so TO com
pay. the council shall propose measures
necessary to give effect to the recon-
smsnAationA'
"A case in point---a purely hypothet'
acal cAse---is this; Suppose there Ia II
Tho possession OF the particular powe'
= piece of territory or some other sub
ktanffal thing in dispute TO which II II
claimed that It Is not entitled suppose
that the matter is submitted 10 tbs
executive
IN to the settlement of the dispute
diplomacy having failed. and suppose
that the decision is in favor of the
marty which claims the subject matter
Of dispute as against the party which
has the subject matter in dispute.
Then, II the party in possession 81
The subject matter in dispute merely
. sits still and does nothing II has ac'
repted the decision Of the council, ir
the sense that It makes no resistance
but something riust he done TO see t.
Ii that II surrendcrs the subject mat
Ter in dispute.
Only Case Contemplated.
In such case. the only case contem
plated, II is pi ,vided that the execu
tive council may then consider wha
Eteps will be necessary to ohi'ge tn
party, against whom Judgment has beer
rendered, IN comply with the decisions
" the council"
Before reading article ~ which deal
Il with the machinery system for the ad
sntnistrstion of the colonies. Presiden
Wilson said:
Let me say before reading article
Z that before being embodied In this doc
u,nent n was the subject matter OF
very careful discussion by the repre-
eentatives Of the five greater partie
and that their unanimous conclusion
IN the matter Is embodied In this arti
cse~
Al no point IN the deliberations o
the committee On the League OF Ma
tons the president said, was there "an'
serious difference e opinion or motive
~ TO the objects which We were seek
Ing"
This statement yFas made by Mr.
Wilson after N~ had finished rendins
she frGs dra@f The full text of his re
MARKS fellows:
1T gives me pleasure to add To thi'
formal reading OF the result Of our In
borx that the character of the discus
& sion which occurred at the s'ttings o.
the cemmi ssion WAS not only Of the
most constructive. but of the most en-,
couragfne sort.
No S~rtoe~ Differences.
t'Tt was obvious throughout our ais
EMISSIONS that although there were sub
4 tActs upon which there were individual
differences Of judgment, with regard 4
u The methods by which our objects
should b. obtained. there was practi-
cAI1y ut no point any serious differ
gsAeuee of opinion or motive as to the OBJ
3ects which we were seeking.
sAs INDEED. while these debates were
~ not IA ade the opportunity for the OK
u yrAHsion Of enthusiasm and sentiments
a$I think the other members OF the com.
Il fnission viii agree with me that there
III enthusiasm. for the thing we were
u tryfnY to do. which was hearteninr
N throughout every meeting.