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Paris. April 1i.---Thc official sum T.
mary of tho amended covenant OF the
league of nations has been issued.
The summary Of the amended cove
nant follows:
First. The league of nations is
founded in order to promote interna-
tional 60 operation and to secure peace.
The league will include:
"Ca) The bclligcrrnt states named in
a document annexed to the covenant;
"b) All the neutral states so
named and
"(cJ In the future any self govern
ing country whose admission is an-
proved by two thirds Of the states al
ready members of the league.
league. providing II has kept its obi:
cations TO date, on giving two years
notice.
"Second. Tho league will act through
an assembly comprising not more than
three representatives of each of the
member States. each state having only
ono vote. and council comprising for
tho present one representative OF "nch OF
the five great powers and each of four
other powers as selected from time to
time by the assembly.
One Vote Each on Council
"Thc number Of powers Of each class
represented on the council may bc in
crpa sod by tho unanimous consent of the
council and n ma iority Of tn" assembly.
Other powers havc the right to sit as
members of tho council during the de-
riSiOn of matters in which they are
especially interested.
I'm the council, as in the assembly,
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are willing TO be nandatories of the
league, which will exercise general
supervision.
Sixth. The member states accept
certain responsibilities with regard to
labor conditions. the treatment of ma :
tives, the white slave traffic, the opium
traffic, the arms traffic with unciviized
and semicivilizeds countries. transit and
trade conditions, public health and Red
Gross societies.
Seventh. The league is recognized
as the central body interested in co or
dinating and assisting international ac-
tivities generally.
Eighth. Amendments to the covcnan',
require the approval of all the states
on the council and simple majority
Of those in the assembly. States whicl,
signify their dissent from amendments
thus approved are not bound by them.
but. in this case, cease to be members
OF the league"
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OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF LEAGUE
CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED

rision of both must be unanimous. ex :
cept in certain specified cases. matters
of procedure, for Instance, being dcclded
BY n majority vote.
"rhc league will have n permanent
sccrctariat. under u secretary general.
The sccrctariatc and all other bodies
under the league may include women.
equally with men. A permanent court
of international justice and various
permanent commissions and bureaus are
also to be established
Agreements OF Members
"rhird. The member states agree:
"(a) To reduce their armaments,
plans for such reduction being sug &.
gcstcd by the council, but only adopted
with the consent Of the states them :
selves, and thereafter not to increase
them without the concurrence OF the
council;
"(bl To exchange full information OF
their existing armies and their naval
and military programs;
"(c) To respect each Others terri
tory and personal Independence. and
to guarantee them against foreign ag-
grcSsion:
"(d) TO submit all international dis
DutcS either TO arDltfdtlOn or 10 III =
uury by the council. which latter. how =
eyer. may not pronounce an opinion on
any dispute whose subject matter falls
solely within states domestic iuris
diction in no case to go to war till three
months after an award. or an unani-
nous recommendation has been made.
and even then not to go to war with q
state which accepts the award Of recon T.
mcndation;
Breaking Covenant Act Of War
etc, To regard state which has
broken the covenant as having com
mittcd an act of war against the league.
to break off all economic and other rcla .
tionS with it and to allow fro" passage
through their territories to the troops
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French quarters that this will be en-
tirely in the hands of French troops.
who will guard the bridgcheads aud
railroad functions. In addition. there
is to be new thirty mile neutral mill
tary zouc on the right bank OF the
river. it is said. These two measures
will be in force only fifteen years,
French troops being progressively with
dawn as instalmcnts of the debt hre
paid by Germany. as was done by that
country with France in 1871.
Japanese Feeling High
Discussion of the japanese amend
mcnt was equally spirited. The Jap
anese delegates have made it known
that cables from Toxic have shown feel
ing there was running high. There was
virtually no opposition expressed to the
japanese demands except that OF ire
micr William NJ. Hughes. of Australia
which was so pronounced thnt it com
pclled Great Britain to withhold ap-
proval of the amendment, thus pre-
venting its adoption. Owing to inc
British japanese alliance. the effect oI
this action is the subject of much con
lecture.
IAN Associated Press dispatch
from Paris received late Saturday
afternoon said: "ThC League OF ma
tious commission has adopted by
eleven votes out of seventeen the
japanese amendment on racial equal
ity." No explanation was given that
unanimous consent was necessary tor
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Chinese After silk Trade

Chinese silk manufacturers intend to
compete with the japanese for share
of the American demand for silk fab
rics. The organization of the Chinese
American Silk Company. with Offices in
Seattle and factory at Honan. op-
posite Canton. is a step in this direc-
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Peace and League
VIII Be Welded



Ccntinued from Page One
yersant with the document. Notwith
standing this. however, there appear
TO be strange and divergent views con
cerning the status of the amendments.
Leon Bourgeois, the French mem
her of the commission on the league OF
nations, took the view after Thursday S
meeting that the Monroe Doctrine
amendment had not been adopted, and
the semiofficial Temps stated last night
that "the American amendment incor
porating the Monroe, Doctrine into the
coyenant was further examined on Fri
day. but no decision has as yet been
reached
.nn n,;denot;on - ,ho Ior
anese amendment, saving that il pre-
called which is obviously n mistake
in view of the British American off =
c;al statement. in which the japanese
copcurrcd.
The Peace Conference leaders have
cop,e TO an understanding regarding the
date when the German delegates shall
ho collod into conference. the Petit Pa
risiep saws it understands. That date.
Il declares. is very close at hand-be-
fore April 20.
Premier LLOYD Georges trip home to
England will be Il brief ono. according
to tbc Petit Journal today. He will be
bock in Paris Friday to attend the
Peace Conference proceedings, the
newsnapcr saws.
Tho commission on territorial uuCs
ions has settled the problem OF inc
Banat district. south of Hungary proper
which Serbian and Ruman1an clalilS
wee involved. according to tue 't'"
Parisicn. The newspaper does nor Sl''
the terms of the solution rcacf'd' out
says that the decision rrSnc"''" l"'
iis'''
damages r'>e"' - "epo''
Alarmed by thc rrSuI "l the b%c-
election at HUI last week Premier
Lloyd George OF treat brItalh' accord
ing to the Echo dc iarlS' mas persuaded
the council ot ionr 10 r"vamp completely,
the hnancai pan 10 DC Incorporated
IN the treaty ol peace .,.o.
instead OF paNnl"n' @ "i -''"o"'oVo'
wv lrancS 'H''''''"'''"''' ." "'rou"t
ana annual r"!'"'",N !" w TX" oN
coiiiiii'ssioi,' II mas Ivy" w, NV" |" i'm
at on'e 'h' "''"u"' M""m WV '''""E
VIII nave 10 pa! Nl'"'u my years.
rms amount Is N'P' secret. OUT II Is
ihuicateu oH nn t.l' onn mrMnI,nPr' ,d ''ia' d" ms
Ire OF -.w'""''','''" ''""'S ''""'
"w'"oo'o'' "" wv" "S'''" "V"',,
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tion. The company has been incor-
porated in the United States with a
capital Of 81 200. 900, half of which is
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to be subscribed by Chinese In South
China. Weaving machines have bcch
bought in the United States,
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
MAIL ORDERS WILL
BE ACCEPTED BY
GOVERNMENT STORES
Continued Purchase Of War
Goods Planned to Fight
High Prices.
Postoffice Department Win
Have Nothing to Do
With Business.

Washington. Aug. ss.-Retai1 stores
for the sale of household commodities
included in the surplus stocks of the
war department will be tablished
Is. it was announced today
The stores will be located in depot
centers and other large cities and they
will accept and fill mail orders.
To Continue Purchases.
Continued purchase by the depart
ment Of certain necessities SO that
these stores may be continued indefi-
nltely as part of the governments
campaign against the high cost of
living is understood to be under con-
No Discrimination.
Prices on all commodities offered
Tor sale will be so fixed as to prevent
between the purchasers
who buy over the counter and those
who purchase through the mail.
. All mail orders will be delivered by
parcel post, but the policy of making
these sales through the post office de-
partment is to be discontinued. All
such orders will go directly to the
stores. To expedite the mail order
sales the post Office department has
been asked to establish sub-stations in
each store. Catalogs quoting prices
and giving the location Of all stores
are being prepared and will be avail
able at every post Office in the United
States.
The present plan is to open stores
IN the fourteen zone supply cities. The
chain will be extended to additional
cities as rapidly as possible.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
OCCUPATION OF !
PART OF ODESSA
IS NOT DENIED
Bolshevik Government. Mes
sage from Moscow Admits
Allied Success.

London. Aug. 26.-Occupation Of
Odessa, chief Russian port on the
Black sea, by allied forces is admitted
in Bolshevik government wireless
message from Moscow received here
today. The occupation was affected,
the dispatches state. after thirty YES
sells had bombarded the city for two
days.
On the Russian northwestern front,
according to the Soviet statemnet, the
Bolsheviki troops are advancing in
the region of Pskov, having pro-
gressed already to within 81 miles
Of that city.
An announcement by the Ukrainian
mission in London Friday, stated that
Ukrainian troops had captured Odessa
after severe fighting north Of the
city. Previous dispatches to the Brit
ish war Office reported that the Boil
sheviki had been driven from Odessa
by the populace.
Shortly after the Bolsheviki mes
sage was received confirmation was
given in official quarters here of the
occupation of Odessa A Russian
volunteer army. it was stated, had
occupied the city. The Bolsheviki re-
tired in the direction of Balta, 120
miles northwestern Odessa,
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
Republican Majority of the
Foreign Relations Board Is
Denounced by Sen. Nc Cu11lber

amendment" he continued, ''and then
proceed with the usual leisure to lay
out dates for further hearings which
will consume a week or more? The
purpose is apparent. It is to signify
to the country that the senate Is hos
tile to this treaty. 1t is to put Japan
in a position where she cannot with
out an appearance Of being coerced.
do what she has promised to do. 1t II
to create trouble between this coun-
try and Japan and thereby send the
first dagger thrust into the body Of
this treaty.
A Friendly Act.
"Is it an act Of true friendship to-
ward China or q mere political move
to- defeat the treaty? II its sponsors
now fail to come forward, and openly
pledge that IL Japan is driven out OF
this treaty then the u. s. will proceed
single handed and alone to drive Jap
an out Of China-wfll renew this world
orient to fight for her. then by this
act they are betraying. China with I
false kiss.
They know, and We !, know, that
this country will never 60 10 war
against Japan to prevent Japan from
doing just what We have allowed every
other nation toSdo In Chin1 Wit
protest. With the League oe NJ
China obtains the assurances VII
tantamount to = guaranty by
world that not only will lInpan
to China what Germany yf6ate
her in 1898 hut henra80t4
long as this league shall last 81
nation shah rob China Of one
her teFDitdry or exeEcise any,
over her people inconsts&AHt r.
claims Of romplete essin0epeAdes
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
GOVERNMENT WILL ESTABLISH
| STORES FOR The SALE OF WAR
DEPARTMENT GOODS NEXT MONTH
MORROW SAYS
COAL men DO
NOT FIX PRICE
Denies That Operators Are
Organized to Keep
Prices Up.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Nation-
alization OF the coal mines is
sought by many mine workers
and q bill to that end has been
prepared, Harry N. Taylor, presi-
dent OF the National Coal associ-
alton, testified today before
senate committee investigating
the coal situation.
The plan is for the govern
ment to buy the mines and turn
them over to the men for opera
ton, Mr.. Taylor said. Already.
many of the miners are demand
ing . six-hour day and q flve-day
week, he added.
Washington, Aug. 26.-Denying
that combination among bituminous
coal operators to fix prices exists, j.
p: a. Morrow, vice president OF the
National Coal association told SEN
ate coal investigating committee to-
day that such a combination would be
impossible if attempted. Prices at
the mines, he said, have declined un-
der the competition which prevails
and are lower than they were year
ago.
1000 Mines Operated.
There are about 5000 separate
commercial producers operating ap-
proximately 1000 mines from which
bituminous coal is regularly shipped,
Mr.. Morrow said, "in addition there
are some two thousand operators with
about 5000 mines who begin produc-
ing and selling coal whenever the
price goes up little and offers a
hundreds of thousands of acres OF
coal lands along railroads on which
new mines can be readily and quick
;ly opened by any one so disposed.
Such a condition obviously does not
lend itself to restrictive combinations
among the producers.
"Of the 5000 separate bituminous
coal producers in the United States,
1884 approximately 45 per cent, hold
membership in the National Coal as
sociation. They produce about sixty
per cent of the total output of
bituminous coal in the country.
Charges that the National Coal
association is a combination to main
tain prices are without foundation in
fact"
Prices Are Lower.
Mr.. Morrow said bituminous coal
prices had declined since the arnis-
tice and in general were lower than
the prices fixed by the fuel admins
tration. These fuel administration
prices were intended to prevent the
charging of undue prices for bitumin-
Gus coal and to limit the ro ofits which
the mine operators might make" he
said. 'At the same time tAey includ-
ed fair profits.
"The cost of producing bituminous
coal is higher now than it was a year
ago, due to the fact that the mines
then were operating six days week
and in many cases are now operating
only four days per week and in some
cases only three days a week. The
overhead expense of maintaining
mines goes on just the same whether
coal is produced or not. When these
increased costs are considered in con-
nection with the general decrease in
prices. it is clear that profits of
bitumirous coal operators are ma
terially less than a year ago.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
Change Would Affect Score
Of: Commissions And
Change Language OF The
Treaty In More Than Fifty
Places; Amendment Was
Agreed Upon Thi. Morn
ing.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-Uhder
blanket amendment to the. peace
treaty, agreed on today by the senate
foreign relations committee, Ameri-
can Representation would be eliminat-
ed from the various international
commissions which are to supervise
European reconstruction with the ex-
and such others as are to be appoint
ed by the League of Nations. :, j
The change would affect about a
score of commissions and would
change the language of the treaty
in more than fifty places.
Nelson Speaks.
During general discussion after
Senator McCumber's speech, Senator
Nelson. Republican, Minnesota, sug-
gested that the United States could
not neutralize or destroy the Shan
tung provision after the other powers
had accepted it and that for the SEN
ate to so amend the treaty would be
like the pope's bull against the
comet"
Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wis
consin, asked II such action by the
senate would not, as q matter Of fact,
be without effect and Senator Nc
Cumber replied in the Affirmative
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
replying to Senator McCumber at
length, attacked Japan's record in far
eastern diplomacy and declared there
was every reason to believe she was
not acting in good faith in her prom
Use to return Shantung to China. He
asserted that Senator McCumber's ar
gument was the first to be made in
attempt to defend the Shantung pro-
vision on any other ground than ex-
pediency. ~,
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
GOVERNMENT.
. CONTROL OF
!. CARS URGED
Trade Committee Wants the
Govt. to Take Charge Of
Refrigerator System.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Declaring
that the. step Is necessary to control
the business Of the five largest pack
ing companies, the federal trade COM
mittee, in special report to President
Wilson, recommends that operation OF
refrigerator cars and of cars used for
transportation Of meat animals be de-
clared q government monopoly. 1t
recommends further that the property
concerned, including icing stations
and other facilities as well as the cars,
be acquired by the government and
railroads thereafter be licensed to own
and operate them. The big packers,
the report says, now own 80 per cent
Of all the refrigerator equipment in
the country suitable for the transpor-
tation Of fresh meat.
'The prompt and efficient handling
of the traffic in meats and other per-
ishable foods is of great public con-
cern," the report says, "and 1t Is als3
important that all shippers should
have equal and adequate service. The
rec recommendations are made to correct
present inequalities of service and
rates as we'll as to prevent the dan
gers Of monopolistic advantages. =.
Thomas e. Wilson, president OF
Wilson and Company and chairman
of the Institute of American Meat
Packers in statement here today
said the packers were willing to sub
nit the justice Of the commissions de-
mands in. its report on private car
lines to the common sense Of the
American public. -
AFTER an investigation by men in
experienced in transportation ques-
tions," said Mr.. Wilson, "the trade
commission presented q report diA-
metrically opposed to that handed
down by the interstate commerce COM
mission composed of men trained in
railroad work. After a SIX year study
Of the question the interstate COM
.merce commission report said An
important part of tho interstate COM
merce Of the country is stransportAdai ain
privately owned cars. It 10 to tho in
terest Of the ovners. Carriers and pub
lie. that their operation should be con-
tions as will insure their efficient
against any shipper or particular de-
scription Of traffic. The system Of the
use and supply Of private cars that
now exists cannot be at once and rad
ically changed without serious conse-
quences to shippers, carriers and the
public.
There are admittedly too few re-
frigerator cars. Spread the use Of the
packer owned cars among shippers
over the entire country and mileage
will be reduced with consequent in
crease In the cost of meat foods or q
necessary reduction in live animal
prices. It would seem that II a real So
luton is sought it might be found by
some agency building enough addi-
tional cars to meet the deficiency"
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
Declares Attempt Is Being
Made By The Shantung
Amendment To Drive A
Poison Dagger Into Peace
Treaty And To Place The
United States In Position
OF big Bully

Washington. Aug. 26.-Declaring
the republican majority Of the foreign
relations committee was attempting
by the shantung amendment to the
peace treaty to drive poisoned dag
ger" into the peace treaty, and to
place the United States in the posi-
ton Of big bully" Senator McCum-
Der of North Dakota, the only repub-
lican member of the committee who
voted against the amendment, asked
the senate today to overrule the COM
mittee's action.
Would XIII Treaty.
The speaker said mo greater blow
could ever be struck against the real
interest Of China" than by the CONS
mittee amendment, the actual purpose
Of which, he asserted, was to kill the
treaty and the league. The amend
ment provides that the old German
rights in Shantung province shall 60
to China In place OF Japan. ss
Why did the majority OF this CONS
mittee pauie In the midst Of their
hearings to make this particular
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
Department OF Justice Say.
Newspapers Are Springiing-
Up In Many Sections With
The Sole Purpose OF Caus-
ing Discontent Among The
Negroes Now In The Conn
y try.

i. Washington, Aug. 26,-Russian
Soviet interests apparently are supply
ing funds for propaganda to stir
up race antagonism in the United
States, according to information in
the hands of the department OF JUS
tice. ia ,s.
Omcials OF the department said to-
day that charges Of an organized
propaganda made In the house yes
terday by Representative Byrnes,
Democrat, South Carolina, seemed to
be we'll founded. Newspapers. they
said, were springing up over the coun-
try to spread the propaganda and
SOW discord among the negroes.
1sas Agents OF the department of Justice
are investigating. Facts thus far led
of1icials to believe that i. w. w. and
Soviet influence were ut the bottom
iof the rectn race riots In Washing
ton and Chicago.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
STORAGE MEAT
CAUSED DEATHS
SAY DOCTORS
Specialists Have Been Called
To Investigate Cause
H. of Deaths.

Alliance, Ohio, Aug. 2s.-Colcnel
Charles c. Weybriecht. who returned
three weeks ago from France, where
he commanded the 146th infantry.
died here this morning as a result.
physicians believe, Of eating cold
storage turkey at a dinner last Sat-
urday night at the Lake eside Country
club. Canton.
Mrs. Helen Sebring Gahris, 33. Of
Sebring, Ohio, also is dead, and Mr..
and Mrs. John C. Sharer are par
alyzed and their recovery is said to be
extremely doubtful. Specialists from
Cleveland and Alliance were sum-
moned here yesterday to attend the
stricken persons. Colonel weybriecht
and Mrs. Gahris died this morning.
Colonel Weybriecht served two
terms as adjutant general of Ohio.
He was so years old.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26

o d. -. = ~. : /.
Cincinnati-George Debray's Sec
onds threw up the sponge in the
fourth round in his bout with Dick
O'Brien.
Washington. - Trainmen, engine
men and yardmen. on government con-
trolled railroads in Los Angeles, who
have been on strike, have been or
dered to return to work, according to
the railroad administration.
New York.-Ten trunks containing
arms and ammunition were shipped
from here to Mexico last Friday, ac-
cording to information obtained by
detectives.
coblenz.--The Fifth and Fifteenth
United States infantry regiments,
which are now in the United States,
have been ordered to Silesia. accord
ing to word received at headquarters.
New York--The famous Sixth en-
gineers who built bridges over prac-
tica!ly every waterway the Allied
armies were compelled to cross. ar
rived here Monday. The regiment
suffered nearly 1000 casualties. =
Washington.-An increase Of 25
per cent in railroad rates, provided
there are no more wage increases or
higher material costs. will be neces-
ssry whe:1 the carriers are returned
to private ownership according to
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-08-26
England Alone Ha.
Refused To Remove :.
Passport Restriction

Washington. Aug. 26.-England
alone, Of the great European nations,
has declined. for the present at least,
persons under foreign passports i'm
posed during the war, for the purpose
Of excluding political agit>.ors. per-
sons of doubtful loyalty and other un-
desirables.
This was developed today by in
quiry as to why Great Britain was
not included in the list of countries
to which the state department has
announced passports will be granted
on pre-war conditions, after Septem-
Der Is.