Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-10
PLAN FOR SOCIETY
Of NATIONS DRAWN
IN IT'S ESSENTIALS
Majority Vote Not Necessary
as Ratifying Nations
VIII Adopt 1t.

Paris, Feb. 9-(By the Associated
iress. THE most important part Of
the preliminary work of establishing a
society Of nations has been concluded. :
said Professor Ferdinand Larnaude. dean
Of the law faculty of the University Of
Paris and, with Leon Bourgeois. a
French delegate on the commission on
the society of nations. in discussing the
work OF the commission today.
we have reached the fourteenth ar
ticle." he continued, 'and we expect TO
conclude preliminary discussions early
next week. The articles which have been
adopted deal with the desires of the So
ciety to prevent future wars. What re-
mains 70 be investigated concerns inter
national transportation, commerce and
finance affairs, and We expect the dele
gates to agree promptly"
Work viii GO On.
Asked il the departure of President
Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and Pre-
mier Orlando would affect the eontinu-
ance Of the commissions work, profes-
sor Iarnaude replied:
''No, the work will 60 on. Colonel
House will represent America on the com
mission, Lord Robert Cecil win appear
for Great Britain and Professor Thilloga
will take the place of Premier Orlando
Of Italy"
The week begins with the business Of
the peace conference we'll advanced.
Dozens Of commissions are at work with
an energy never seen in former interna-
tional conferences.
UnrayeIlng Tangled Skein.
First in interest and Importance be-
cause of the fundamental nature of its
task, the commission On the society of
nations is now awaiting what il termed
Identification Of two sections of thr
great project which appear to have been
adopted without really clear ana unarf
nous understanding Of their scope. 4
sub committee is unravelIing the tangled
skein of diplomatic vcrbiage and, if Is
hoped. will clear it up at meeting to
morrow by the substitution of phrase
ology that will enable the commission to
resume its work very soon
In view of frequent official assurances
that the work was being done with com
plete unanimitv. no doubt can he enter
tanned that the plan will hc ready far
action by D plcnary meeting of the con
ference before the end Of the week
Nearly all the nations arc now heinp
represented on fhe special commission
framing it and thus it is assumed that
thsy have already practically committed
their governments to support of the
measure when it comes up for final ap-
proval by the conference
Majority Not Necessary.
As the American delegates have 81
planned. the fate Of the measure does
not depend upon majority vote. The
powers accepting the plan, whatever
may be their number. will 20 ahead with
the organization of the society. IF there
should be dissenfers, they win be left
out until they find it cxpedient to come
in.
The newly created Supreme economic
council" has taken rank next in innor-
tanee to the society Of nations com1pis-
sion Its membership will be announced
very soon. It will have charge of food
supply, shipDing, blockade. and possibly
financial questions 1t has been sug
gested that this council NAV become
permanent and assume an immense au
thority, tho it probably would be neces
sary for the congress of the United
States to sanction such function if con-
tinucd after the signing of definitiye
peace treaty.