Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-28
State Department Makes Public Complete
Text Showing Changes Made in Original
To Be Presented to Plenary Session
of Peace Conference at Paris
Annex to Document Names
81 States Which are to Be
Original Members Of League

Washington, April o7.-The revised
covenant of the League of Nations
as it will be presented at Paris to-
morrow to the Peace conference in
plenary session. was made public to-
night by the State department. Its
essential features, including impor-
tant amendments designed to meet
criticisms in the United States OF
the original draft, already has been
disclosed through an official sum-
mary issued two weeks ago when the
revision was completed.
Attached to the text. however, is
the hitherto unpublished annex" re-
ferred to in the covenant. in which
are named the 81 states, including
the self-governing British dominions
which are to be the original members
Of the League Of Nations, and IL
states to be invited to accede to the
covenant. The original members are
all the nations which declared wal
on Germany, and in addition the
new states Of Czecho- Slovakia and
Poland. Those invited to become
! members by acceding to the cove
nant are the three Scandinavian
countries. The Netherlands, Switzer-
land, Spain and Persia. and the Am.
erican Republics Of Argentine, Chile
Colombia, Paraguay. Salvador ant
| Venezuela.
Mexico was not represented in the
!! Conference Of Neutrals Of Paris and
as was expected, does not appea,
| in the list.
Provision is made in the covenant
however, for the admission to the
League of Nations Of any fully self
governing country which will give
required guarantees, upon two
| thirds vote OF the Assembly, compos
! ed Of representatives of the member
nations.
AS in the original document. the
, covenant provides that the League
shall act through an assembly. in
which each state shall have one vote
| and not more than three delegates
and g council. composed Of repre-
sentatives Of the five great powers
! anu edCIl VI kOAI OIIlCA ROVSlo " w
selected from time to time by the
assembly. Members of each elias:
! represented on the council may be in
creased by unanimous consent Of the
council and a majority of the AS
sembly.
Publication Of the text disclose'
that the official summary quoted
verbally the article recognizing thu
Monroe Doctrine.
! It provides that nothing in the Gov
enant shall be deemed ITO affect tn
I ,aliIity Of international engagement
such as treaties of arbitration or re
gional understandings like the Monro
Doct Inc for securing the maintenance
| OF peace" This was the amendmen
! 70: which President Wilson made Al
attempt at the time the Japanese dele
gates at the reace conference sough
! va;nly to have a race question provis
ion in e-ted in tire covenant.
Changes suggested In criticisms in tn
United States Senate and provisions 70
the withdrawal OF a member natiol
| upon two years notice after fulAllmen
Of the league obligations. exempt do
|
isdiction. provide that manufactures owe
German colonies or former Ottoman do
m'nicns shall be given only to nation
willing to ACCEPT them, leave it to mem
Der states to decide what armed force
IL any. it will contribute to the for :,
required by the league to enforce It
mandates. and make it clear that mem
Ter states individually will pass upo,
, proposed limita atoms uron their arma
ments.
With notifications. the new draft in
| cludss an the provisions for the subm's
sion to the Council Of international! D s
! pufes. for inviting non-member ma ion!
4, to accept TIE obligati of member
Tor the purro-e of adjusting disputes
and fo- breaking economic relations OIL
the use Of armed forces in deal ng witt
a ate which has broken the covenan,
| and thereby committed IAN act of WI,
! aRs inst the league.
Except in certain specified instsn-e;
| unanimous agreement is required for al
decisions. In the provisions for the set.
| usment or disputes it Is Sc. forth tina,
the votes must be Unanimous excent.
ing the representatives Of the parties
to the dispute.
Geneva. Switzerland is named "a -.
sat Of the league. where the sec-eta.
rat will maintain headquarter, anl
where the council and assembly Wi,
meet at stated intervals, unless sor.
other PLACE Of meeting is desi mated
The Covenant Of the League of Ma,
tons:
In orc to pro-ote interna+;o,,,
cooperation and to achieve inter
i'a''onai peace and security. by the
acceptance OF obligations not to re.
sort to war. by the prescription OF
opinion. Just and honorable relations
between nations. by the firm estab-
lishment Of the UNDERSTANDINGS of