The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
C he COMPLETE PROJECT FOR
 LEAGUE FULLY DISCUSSED
WILSON PRES|DES OVER LEAGUE OF
 NATIONS MEETING
By Associated Presa

By Associated Prsss
 Paris, February EPresident Wilson presided tonight over the commission of the society of nations, which had before it the completed project for con- stituting the league, discussing it article by article. While there is no authoritative in formation concerning the de- tails of the project, the distri- button of printed drafts amono the members has disclosed the main features, and these can be summarized as follows:
 Two main plans have been pre-
 scented, which the members of the
 commission regard as embodyinR
 the American views. though both
 plans are composite, containin. the
 best features from various sources,
 American. British, French and ItaI-
 ian.
 Both plans are being considered
 together. In It's original form the
 first plan is generally regarded
 as more democratic, and therefore
 more acceptable to the small pow
 CTS, whereas the revised plan is not
 So acceptable to the small pOwers.
 as it eliminates them from the
 executive branch of the proposed
 organization and is n long step to-
 ward the creation of interna-
 tiOnal supreme court, with a fun
 damental basis of cOdifed interna-
 tiOnaI law.
 The first plan had three main fea- tures-frst, legislative branch, on which the great and small nations were equally represented, each as a unit.
 Second an executive branch consist ing of two members from each of the great powers, United States. Great Britain. France. Italy and Japan, and nine members chosen from the small powers. This gives the executive body total membership of 19 of whom 10 represented the great powers and nine represented the small powers.
 Third, arbitration was provided for the determination of international is- sues. In case of a dispute between two nations, each nation named arbitra- tors, and these two selected third ar bitrator. The three arbitrators thus chosen constituted tribunal for de- tcrminng the issues.
 PLEASES SMALL NATIONS
 The foregoing. on broad lines, is the ploJect wA4Cn meets witn most favor among the small nations they would be represented both on the legislative an nd hra prheS ia fn ha ad that such an organization would follow somewhat the lines of that of the pres ent peace conference, as the legislative branch is analogous to the plenary sion of the conference, while the execu- tive branch IS similar to the council of the great powers now holding daily ses- sions.
 portant changes. The legislative branch remains the same with the great and small nations represented. The executive branch is modified, however so as to consist chiefly of the great powers, with two representative from each. to which others from the small powers may be added when interests especially affect ing them are at issue
 ENTIRELY CHANGED
 The third branch is entirely changed, so as to eliminate the plan of arbitrators and substitute an executive council or the great powers as a tribunal for judg- ling international issues, analogous to the international supreme council.
 It is the two latter features which are regarded by the small powers as tending to concentrate the executive and judicial branches in the hands of the great pow CTS, whereas the small powers prefer the plan giving them status on the execu- tive branch, and arbitration means, of judicial determination, instead of tribunal of the great powers. The question now before the commis' sion is one largely between the great and small powers. Several of the small pow CTS are understood to be preparing amendments to the revised plan, with a view to giving them representatives in all branches of the organization and it is said that the tendency among the great powers is to give every reasonable con sideration to these desires. while preserv-
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