The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-02-20
COVENANT FOR
WORLD LEAGUE
Constitution for League of Ma
tons Read Before Conference
by President Wilson.
8 NATIONS TO GOVERN
United States, Great Britain, France,
italy and Japan, With Four
Smaller States to Form Exc
cutive Council Of Body.

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Paris, Feb. 15.-As outlined in the
: covenant read by President Wilson.
the executive council of the League of
Nations will consist Of representatives
of the United States, Great Britain,
France. Italy. and Japan, together with
representatives of four other powers.
The council shall meet as often as
Is necessary, but at least once a year,
at whatever place may be designated.
Any matter within the sphere OF ac-
ton Of the league, or affecting the
peace of the world, will be dealt with.
Wilson To Call First Meeting.
The President of tho United States
shall summon the first meeting of the
body Of delegates and the executive
cennc!
The league will have a secretariat
under the direction OF a secretary gen.
eral, who shah appoint the other mem.
bers.
The secretary general shall act In
that capacity at all meetings.
Requirements For Membership.
The representatives Of the high
contracting parties and the officials
of the league shall have diplomatic
privileges and immunity. The build
ing occupied by the league or it's Of
fcials shall enjoy extraterritorial
benefits.
The admission OF states not sigma
tory to the covenant shall be with the
assent OF not less than two-thirds OF
the states represented In the body OF
delegates and shall be limited to fully
selfgoverning countries.
No state shall be admitted unless It
gives effective guarantees to observe
international obligations and unless It
shall eenferm 20 conditions prescribed
by the league In regard to its naval
and military forces and armament.
To Protect Nations Attacked.
The high contracting parties under
take to respect and preserve the ter
ritorial integrity and political indie
pendence OF all states members OF the
league against external aggression,
In case OF any such aggression or
amy threat of danger of such agrees
sion, the executive council shall adj
wise upon the mean by which the OBJ
legations OF the members shall be full
filled.
Declared Constitutional.
The plan for the Society OF Nations,
In the opinion OF American delegates,
IL safe against attack on the ground
of unconstitutionality. IL 1t involves
IN alliance requiring the use OF Ameri-
can troops, in combination with those
OF other nations, against an offender
against the law of nations, as laid
down by the conference, It Is recalled
that there Is precedent for such an al
Iiance In a treaty between the United
States and France more than a cen.
kury ago. II Is also pointed out by
authorities that power IL reserved to
congress to carry out the pledge In Its
pwn way through its control of appro-
priations and war making power.
The senate, especially, has distinc-
i've powers in It's right TO approve or
I~isapproye treaties such as hat which
= necessary to give life 10 the Society
{ Nations.
President Leaves For Home.
Preparations were completed for
he homeward voyage OF the presiden-
kai party, which left Paris for Brest
a a special train and will sail on the
ner George Washington, on which it
anne to France. This time the party
much reduced. the large stan OF
tate department employees and numer.
us experts. who came over with Mr..
gilson. remaining IN Paris.