The sun., 1919-01-25
FORCE EAVOIDED
IN ENGLISH IDEA
Would Be Employed Only if
Completely Severed Re-
latiOns Failed.
ARMAMENT A PROBLEM
Difficulties of Limitation
Cited, but Removal of Con-
scriptiOn Favored.
A PROBLEM
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. c4.--The much discussed
British plan for a league OF nations,
which now has been completed, can be
outlined in concrete form to the people
Of the United States for the first time
The following details, though unoffi-
cial and subject to alteration, represent
in substance the plan that will be laid
before the Peace Conference.
The main feature Of the league pro-
vided for in the plan will be the estab-
lishment Of machinery for handling
international disputes. This will be
based on an agreement among the
members OF the league not to interfere
with the territorial integrity OF states
or to permit others to interfere with
them.
The rendering OF assistance and guild
ance to new and undeveloped States TO
maintain freedom Of transit and just
commercial relations between the men,
bers OF the league are some OF tho prin-
cipal aims to be supervised by the
| league. A committee to rule on the
question Of trade in ammunition and
arms, and before which would also come
UP for study international problems re-
lating TO economies and sanitation, will
be appointed. A like central body for
handling international labor questions Is
provided for in the plan.
Capital to BE Created.
In this connection II Is held that all
international bodies now existing and
any which may be created must be
| brought together In some central place.
| which will be the capital OF the league,
and work In close cooperation with the
| league II the effort TO promote interna-
! tional cooperation is TO be successful
| The British plan provides for a general
conference OF the delegates os all nations
| members OF the league and for a smaller
| international executive council for the
transaction OF ordinary business
A permanent secretariat for the league
would be presided over by man OF au-
| thority and experience in European ar
| fairs. sitting at the capital Of the league,
, with all necessary diplomatic immTNi-
| ties. Periodic meetings of the leagues
| delegates are provided for. but II is
| pointed out that 1t probably would be
! convenient for states to appoint per
manent representatives to the capital
! who would act for their countries until
! more authoritative delegates arrived
| The plan excludes some states Ike
! Germany from the league for the pres
ent on the ground OF untrustworthiness
but it holds that this exclusion should
| not be prolonged unnecessarily. Every
| civilized state with a settled government
will be invited to join the league. Pro
visions for separate representation for
India and the British dominions IS pro-
| vided for.
| Permanent Court Provided.
| Disputes for settlement are divided
into two classs-justiciable and nom
| justic,able--and each state will be the
final Judge as 10 whether a dispute Is
/ Justiciable or not.
, The establishment OF permanent
court OF International justice for the set
tlement OF Justicahle disputes is pro
posed. and until II is created court
| OF arbitration Is suggested, Either a
council or conference OF the league is
! thought 10 be the proper organ for the
! consideration OF non n-tusticiable quarrels,
The plan maintains that in either case
all that ought to be attempted & present
is TO see that there shall be r. deliberate
public discussion and that international
| public opinion and not formal coercive
! machinery shall he appealed to. II Is
held that the world Is not yet ready for
such machinery. There are two cases
only In which II Is planned that the
league should apply coercion 10 sovereign
! States.
| The first case would be where one
dispueant had complied with the unan-
! imous report OF the conference or council
of the league or with the award OF tho
! Court OF Arbitration. while the other
| disputant refused TO accept this as final.
The league would have to assist the
complying State II the other should Of
| fer violence. The second case would
be that OF an aggressive Power which
insisted on going to war without allow
ing the league time to discuss the case
properly.
The leagues members would be bound
in both cases TO sever diplomatic COM
merclal and economic relations with the
offending State. The military or naval
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