Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-29
VOTE UNANIMOUS,
|. But JAPAN OFFERS.
NEW Amendment
Italy Not Represented, but
Name Appears as League
Member.
NINE LABOR PRINCIPLES
ARE INSERTED IN TREATY
President Explains Changes
Made in Draft During
Short Address.
BELGIANs EMPRESS REGRET
Would Have Had Scat for Fedora.
tion at Brussels Instead OF
at Geneva -.
EMPRESS REGRET
Would Have Had Scat for Fedora
ton at Brussels Instead OF ),
Mt Geneva.
IBy Associated Press. !

IBy Associated Prcss.1
PARIS. April 2S.-Thc covenant OF
the league of nations in revised form,
moved by President Wilson, was
adopted today by the peace conference
in plenary session without a dissent
ing vote S
The Presidents motion also named
Sir James Eric Drummond as secrc-
tary-general of the League, and pro-
vided for committee to inaugurate
the league. "a.
Thus. one of the notable works of
the conference passes it's final stage,
anT The is iREGorpdra.ea E1op IN the peace treaty
ments, after a brief discussion, were
not pressed and the way was thus
the league.
italy vas not REPRESENTED at the ses-
sion; but tn the name of Italy appears
the covenant as finally adopted. t4.i-s
Nine Labor Principles.
Nine labor principles were adopted
for insertion in the treaty. l.;fss@
The session adjourned without con
providing, Tor The .trIal OF the former
German Emperor by five judges from
handel in by The council OF on ,foir,, and and
embodies II the peace treaty a pro-
cution. This, however, has not as%yct
been adopted by the plcnary confer
CnCc. . . Z.
The plcnary session of the peace con-
forcnce opened at 3 o'clock This after
noon in the French Foreign. oftico
es of me faot OF Tnnsdai ntet
be one of the last sessions before the
meeting with the. German delegates &t
taken on some Of the main features OF
the peace treaty, notably the leagueTof
nations. responsibility for the war and
the trial OF the former German EN-
peror and others, and because import
ant labor clauses were TO be inserted
in the treaty.
Itnly Not Represented.
For the first time at the conference
sessions Italy was not represented,
and the five seats of Premier ORLANDO
and his colleagues at tho right Of M.
nained vacant. The other delegations
presented full ranks. and the scene
Presldent wilson was recoEnizeds at
tSe on ,bs outset esw for detailed eSplanat,eh
His speech was Without oratorical cal .sf.
ieot and confined to explanation OF
the baSo teTruad ,ituad changes, most Of whici.
Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Spainon
the league council and also on the com
mlttee to prepare plans for the rst
meeting OF the league. ~
Baron Maxine. head Of the Japanese
ae,egation GeneG.d In a brief speech called
at'enti0n en- t9 the 5apanege
said that the race question was .
Standing grievance. which might be
Tbe TJne Is,sn dangerous issue at any time.
Baron Maxine declared, felt poignaist
regret that the amendment had aot
and announced that an effort Woul1s Ne
nade to have the principle of racial
equality adopted as part Of the docne
BelSlans Are RecretfuI. f@f.
Paul EymanS reDreScpt;n,
expressed the regret Of the ReIGisr,
pSsepie [Se seat at the selection OF Geneva
approving the high aims of the ieaEms
me Uruguayan delegate announced
tne adhesion of his country to .ths
Leon Bourgeois, for France, renewed
Two amendments tending to rive
r,dnn rTanee "a additional sh security. One pro-
10 ascertain and exchange military
and naval programs. Information re,
E'araihg tars a., armaments and similar mat
ns ress me other provided for "a per-
or considering and providing FOR
naval and military measures to en-
loTcH ron, :. oni1sations o., arising for the high
nant; making it Immediately operative
in all cases of emergency
france Seeks Security.
NJ Bourgeois argued that suctn
security was essential to France be-
that country, which as President WIZ
| son had declared in the French
senate, were the frontiers OF the
worlds liberties. <s.s-9
The amendments OF NJ Boucx eofs.
representing France, were not pressed
81. Clemenceau then put the question
! OF the adoption OF President Wilson's
motion, which prevailed without u
formal vote. 49,
The covenant was declared adop.sd
and the session proceeded to the labor
report. reIting nine principles for In
ciu5ion in the treaty, which were also
accepted. 8Evit
After setting aside the repor. ON
war responsibilities for later con.
sideration, the session adjourned. 50
Text OF Wilson Speech. *
Wilson's speech before the plenary aes-
sion OF the peace conference today:J1
"Ms. President: When the text or
tho covenant of tho league OF nations
was last laid before you had The
honor of reading the covenant in ex-,
tense. Will not detail you today to 4
read tho covenant as II has now been
altered. but viii merely take the Itb-
crty of explaining to you some OF TIE
allegations that have been made. s.'s
The report OF tho committee Ana
bcen circulated. You yourselves haas