The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-15
FRANCE RESERVES
RIGHT DISCUSS
LEAGUE COVENANT
French Representative on League
Commission Indicates. However,
That Republic As a Whole Is
Pleased With Project.

- NuH amnHEInNNN NAhaa
Paris, feb. I'm presenting TIE
views Of frtnCo regarding The coNen-
ant % d league Of nations % Nestcr-
days picnarN session o. the peace
conference. Leon Bourgeois, French
representative on the commission
which famed tho covenant spoke as
follows.
4 rise 20 express tho deep satisiac-
ton Of al. aud 81 France more than
any b country, hccanao b.
among The countries which have most
suffered. To see the unity Of "a Wills
and o. our hearts In re- passionate adj
healun 60 The principles 81 b league
% nations That act of utth We shall
do in "a spirit Of cordialitN and nuoi
Will that has been that ~ the com
miitcc Under the eminent chair
manship OF President Wilson, the
committee has worked with ull their
hearts 10 attain this Ercat object.
Lord Robert cecil has said We
now present to the conference and 10
the world he results Of our work %
We do not present lt aH something thrt
is unnl, but only ua the result Of un
honest effort. 20 be- discussed and 90
BE- examined not only hy tho confer
enc. but tho public opinion Of tho
world.
W. are unanimous in our opinion
that this scheme must De- presented
60 tho world, nnd " resulted from
delherntion. W. must preserve tho
character Of unanimity which ~ note
has given ~. We still retain our
rights when further discussions take
place TO state more definitely our
views on some details. SiEnor orlun-
DO has said how different " seemed
at the beginning 20 conciliste two APP
pnrunflN contradictory principles
that 81 sovereignty 81 nations aud
that Of the limitations that nations
must accept in order 60 secure tho
rtirn uf right D. Justice That con.
citation takes place without effort
d we ave demonstrated movement
az siEnor Orlando said, by walking
We rise Co prevent the renewal OF
% war like that which We ave just
seen. we rise az ne appeal Of ati those
Who have fallen 20 spare their off
spring tho renewal OF such an ordeal
We are persuaded that no war IN tho
future ran be- limited 10 "a small area.
The lnter-deurndcnCo OF he different
parts and different Interests uf the
world has become such that mo- ron
rict can he limited u iH that the
whulo world may keep Itself from
danger that We today nave ordained
that the rlrht aud Justice must Boz the
basis OF settlement in an the confer.
onces. IN tha view OF Just people
there are mo- small and great staten.
Az nrr anu go will De- equal before
a.. principle - International Justice
and boz the tUhunul that Will Eltr the
decision the badges will sit. not ua
representatives of one particular nm
ton. but Hh b representatives of
International right
This ~ q principal 10 whi,h we
are particularly attached An the
states in Cpusoutnr 10 submit 60 Iu.
trrruuonrl Justice take ut tho aumo
time o. definite pledge tn F%unrauta.
each other the Integrity OF their tor
rtoriss uH established hN tho settle.
mrut OF tho present pence treaty. ami
also 90 guarantee their political .u-
dependence nEulnH, future aggression
This is the object OF our scheme I
hope tho means which ace suggested
hy " Will uiluw us 20 uttuIn our OBJ.
lcrt
we have established o. catiuin
number 81 Judicial principle aud lu-
toruuuonnl ORGANIZATIONS binding tho
states tngethcr binding them 90 %
common work and binding them fn
The truce without which their COM
mon development would be- imuua.
aihlo. Those organizations. the crou-
ton or which Boz provided Tor ln the
lost ARTICLES Of the covenant urr sim
liar Co oiu which have existed ul-
ready but which worD scattered
through NtrIous parts Of tha world
ana which had never been hfourht to-
rother 90 form part of the common
body OF humanity. Tho foundation
now Do laid rud we are certain that
thu organizations VIII hr mulIpisI
and viii help humanity moro and
more 20 attain be- common end