New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Toxic Withdraws Amend
meni, hut ENJOYS Are
Told Equality Issue Is
Liable To Be Acute
Sir Eric Drummond
Is First Secretary
Belgium, Brazil, Greece
and Spain Named Tenn.
porarily ON the Council

PARIS. April 2s -fBy The Aseo.
ciated Press. The covenant Of III.
league OF nations IN revised form
moved by President Wilson. pa.
adopted to-day by the peace confer.
ence in plenary session withou, Dis
senting voice
The Presidents motion also named
SIR James Eric Drummond aa SCORE
tary general Of tho league and rro
v'ded for committee so inaurnrafo
the league
The French and japanese amend
ments' afte, brief discussion. were
not pressed, and tho way WAS ,h,e
cleared for unanimous acccptance or
the league.
italy was not represented Al tho aco
sion, but the name Of Italy appenrs as
one o. the members Of the League in
inc covenant as finally adopted.
Labor Principles Adopted
Nine labor principles were adopted
Tor insertion in the treaty
The session adjourned aifho,,. c.o.
siaer'ne the report on rcaponaih,l,tio.
providing for the trial of the far,,,
German Emperor by five Judge fran
the great powers. This repori yy.e
handed in by the council Of f.nr .na
emoodfes IN the peace treaty a nroxi.
sion for the former Emperor 5...e.
cu,ion. This. however. has not As re.
oeen adopted by the plenary conference
for the first time at the conference
sessions Italy was not rearesc,,od
and the FIVE seats OF Premier Orlando
and his colleagues at the rsgh, or NJ
Ciemenceau. the presiding officer. re-
manned vacant The other deleca,,onr
presented fall ranks. and the rcen~
vas stirring as the French Premie,
opened the session.
Maxine Warns of Danger
President Wilson was recognized =.
the outset for a detailed exclamation
OF the new covenant of the league HIS
speech was without oratoYical effect
and confirmed the explanation OF the
feNtuai changes, most of which have
already been noted. and named Be,
gium, Brazil. Greece and Spain on the
league council and also Oh tho com
m'ttoe To prepare pians for tho ass-
meeting OF the league
Baron Maxine, head of the JAPANESE
delegation, IN brief speech. called re
newed attention to the Japanese
amendment on racial equality. He
said that the race question: ~as
standing grievance, which nigh; hc.
come dangerous issue At any time.
The Japanese government and people.
Baron Maxine declared. felt poignant
regret that the amendment had not
been incorporated in the covenant, and
announced that an effort would he
made TO have the principle Of rsciai
equality adopted as part of the docu-
ment.
French Present Amendments
Paul Hymans, representing Belgium.
expressed the regret Of the Belgian
people at the selection Of Geneva as
the seat of the league of nations. while
approving the high aims of the league
The Urugusyan delegate announced
the adhesion of his country 20 the
league.
Leon Bourgeois, for France. re
newed two amendments tending 10 give
/ France additional security. One pro
vided for the creation of committee
to ascertain and exchange military and
naval programmes. information regard
ing ornaments and similar matters
/ The other provided for "a permanent
organization for the purpose of consid-
ering and providing for naval and mill
tary measures to enforce obligations
arising for the high contracting parties
under the covenant, making IL imme-
dately operative in all cases of emer.
gency."
M. Bourgeois argued that such Sc
curity was essential 70 France because
of the extended frontiers OF that eoan-
try, which, as President Wilson had
declared in the French Senate. were
the frontiers Of the worlds liberties.
Amendments Not Pressed
The amendments of NJ Bourgeois.
J however. were not pressed. NJ Cacm-
enceau then put the question Of the
adoption Of President Wilson's snet,on.
which prevailed without a formal yosu.
The covenant was declared adopted
and the session proceeded to the tmaes
,tntrt. reciting nine prineinses for Ia
elas.cn in the treaty, whsDa were all.
accepted
After setting aside the report On