The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-01
greenlent Upon fundamental
Principles for World Safety
Is Result Of Conferences
Thus Far at Paris.
Y. S. TRADITIONS ABE
AMPLY SAFE GUARDED
Insertion Of Clause Allowing
People to Vote on Question
Of Policing Any Country Is
Protection.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
spss'ai Cable olspatsh. to This News

rm.- SclUlltars
nPAAls, Feb. tine conferehces
representatives Of the five great pow.
era have resulted In agreetienta as 4
certain fundamefitaI tSrifciples WHICH
WI be the hasis for tie league cf ma
Fifst-Ths purposes Of the lsagu,
ars 70 be affirmed In advancing 4llt
interests Of civilization BY combined
Efforts, and In promoting better con
eisseils - 70 labor hsalth, nseans 81
communication and a lEon1tnsrca aud
he9ative In the sense ef eiideavorfne
o prevent the laterfefenee BY war
With the Aforesaid pursuits.
sssona.P 80 =. PsriosicaI n , nEsstings e she
; 9fin1e Ininistefs or special arAbAssa
aoE8 from an the IleFnbetA at the
league VIII he present to AxalI3if6 pfob.
ieslas s. q all kinds affecting inseFnetiollaI
Third place ot meeting FOR the
plaess--G Geneva, Gibraltar, Constarti.
nople or The Hague, The alignment
tAyoring Gibraltar Ia that IT IA most
convenient for all, bSiiia aeressibIe to
the American and African continents,
e As,w well IS the continents Of Europe and
Fourth--The estabItshnnerlt of A rer-
, mauent secretarial, through which dip
Iotnatic business Of the league viii be
constantly transacted, aa thFoltgh 4
Dig clearing house for complaints, pro-
tests and COMMUNICATIONS from one
Patton to the others
Three Methods.
Fifth--In the event ot dispute be-
tween two nations each will have the
right to ch00Mk any enc Cf three
methods pf Fettlennelt, special COM
mission Of INQUIRY 10 Be appointed by
mutual consent tscqMrss 70 The Hague
court. or special Arbitration AAny ma
these sthfee councils wiz be declared to
have infripged the ccxenaEk Of the
leagtel agah will "a spb5eEted to the
forc@fui eeEapt si6H hf all the other
members each Of whom, however, shall
decide ln its own conaress q iegisia-
snail bs supported, 3 wh4ther BY eco-
notnie 6t military and naval force, It
siA fully expected that the national
eInhe sae n, senk
ettlnulrs TO n afsfla Adeddate foroe -
bring fecaIcitfaHt lneniber into lire,
begadss q Willingness to see the league
thte q menace to the peace Of the
world.
Sixth--In the event Of a disagree
Ynent to all three processes offered, hos
ttHSteS are prohibited for at least three
months, after vafiotls commissions have
had an opportunity to examine all the
proceedings
Ssventh--1f a conflict occurs It will
be the business of the league to short
en- the same by locall1ing II, asserting
the freedom OF the seas, and perhaps
denyinG the right to extend the block
ade beyond the aeacoasts of the cotn-
tries involved or to interfere with COM
ynerce except as provided under rules
OF maritime law adopted by the league
for such local conflicts In cases
where reealcitrant members refuse to
obey the mandate Of the league, COM
pelling submission of the dispute to
any of the three processes Of settle
rfent, the league may employ all meas
ures Of blockade necessary to enforce
its mandate. even to the extent which
the British fleet found necessary dur
ing the recent war, Thus 1t may be
seen that the threat Of force Is largest
where a nation refuses to submit its
case to the dispasslonate judgment Of
the worlds opinion.
Big Help in 1914.
Had machinery of this sort existed
In 1914 the whole league would have
af,f1oufeed war against Germany and
an unqualified denial Of the seas to
her would have been invoked, The
Americas and the British delegates are
stili discussing whether or not 1t will
be necessary to provide some further
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