The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-27
LEAGUE COVENANT
TO GO IN TREATY
All Obstacles in Way Of It's lacor-
pOratlon Are Removed. Lord
Cecil Declares.
PROMPT ACTION is CERTAIN.
They win Accept Limited Number az
Ncutrais' Amendments TO Draft
After Meeting With Ncu,rais.

Paris Al thr Oils acles 10 The wny
" the Incorporation OF The League
of Nations covenant ia the prelimin
AIRY peace terms were removed and
The improved situation IN that respect
was explained by Lord Robert Cecil
IN an Interview with The British and
American correspondents The peace
terms have been devised with the
view Of accomplishing The pacifi,ation
of the world on broad principles"
Lord Robert Cecil said, land We ARE
convinced that the Incorporation of
The lengue covenant s essential In
nny such scheme
He said there are many problems
ahead of The conference which can
he settled only by reference 10 the
league, and he doubted seriously if u
would be possible TO proceed with ne
gntlailons unless al concerned know
The broad plan On which The league Is
Ia become operative. The problem OF
IN point, for The Supreme Council has
assigned manufactures for the colonies.
under the league, thus prcsupposing
The existence of tie league, In further
ancc of that program
'rhat being So he continued. "the
sooner we get III work the better.
would look with fenr upon any nt.
tempt 10 defer the adoption of the
league covenant. and I do NOT regard
such attempt us likely. So when 7
am asked II delays are probable, !
should say they were not aud my
conviction Of the urgent need Of peace
that the world may return to normal
conditions Is as strong rs anyones.
Recalling that The league commits
sion had presented to the Council Of
10 n definite. concrete scheme, he said
such scheme could not be perfect.
for the reason that no document pur-
porting TO bring into agreement the
minds of people with different points
~ view could fail TO avoid antiquities.
The plan MS reported. he said. was
not one Of hurried consideration. for
in 1916 a league scheme was before
the British Cabinet, and had then been
referred 10 n committee OF technical
experts.
APART from small and diminish
Ing class who do not want league"
he said. "nnd those who advocate the
.,tf,t
criticisms have been cx-
cccdlngly few, and there seems 10 be
no reason why the covenant should
not be adopted in rs present form and
in the preliminary peace
treaty. whenever that document may
be ready. This Is not my view alone.
but IL IL that of the entire British
delegation.
Referring 10 The complaint OF over
Of Great Britain.
through her dominIo1s. be said such
objection wou'd have more force than
now if questions were 10 he settled
~ ma Iorities. but now the only ad
vantage the dOmlnions would have
,or,unity OF the domInions 10 present
heir point Of view concerning the
eagne, IN the current proceedings of
he conference.
Article 10, which guarantees the ter
'Iiorial integrity Of the states repre-
'ented IN the league, which has been
is considered reasonable
PROVISION by Lord Robert Cecil. In the
interest Of small countries, whose nn-
Ional existence Is much more likely
0 be mperlIed than that OF the big
atlOns.
Another development Of the last ~
ours concerns Italy and her problems.
rom q guarded statement made by
'remicr Orlando, II appears that light
, breaking IN upon that phase Of CON
crence activities.
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