New-York tribune., 1919-03-13
" o,'Its League
Union Rejects
Monroe Policy
British and French Refuse
10 Favor Straus , Idea
i" Urging 'ic>! Gi'anscS

LONDON. March t. n The Asa.
ciated Pross4 The efforts Of Oscar
Straus oi he American lcaguc TO IN
force Peace. to havc the League of Na
tons Union 70 on fccor m faqol of
IN amendment 30 the leaauo oil na
tions covenant designed 10 mfcguafd
the Monroe Doctrine failed to-day. The
french and English Delegates. who
dominated the conference. pleaded that
the subject was TOO fupeachne for
quick action. while the Chinese pre-.
tested 'hat it TOO gitally affected thcm
Mr.. Straus proposed an addition 10
Article Y Of the league conattuuou
providing ihat should two s,aics
threaten var ON cech other the near
est great power I'm the first instance"
would lie obligated to step in without
calling Tor She assistance Of the o.ite..
great powers. Should this power all.
chen it would be matter Tor the ,n-
tire league'a fighting forces to handle
The British proposal that Article
XVI be changed 10 make amy nation
which breaks the covenant ipso facto
at war with all the otber members OF
tho league rather lhan ia the position
mcrely Of committing am act Of war, as
lhc covenant provides was de Gated on
the plea Of Mr., Straus, who maintained
chat it conaictcd with .he Constitution
OF the United States Mhercupon the
other delegates sand they were glad to
drop the matter, as they were unwill-
ing to arouse further feeling in the
United State
Many Changes Proposed
lbe Iren4h and British societies pre-
sentod many proposed change. bur
those agreed upon were relatively un
important The delegates viii MAKE
use Of the points brought out n the
present discussion and the decisions
rcached n advising the various peace
commissions rhen the covenant comes
80 for further considcaatica at the
peace conference at Paris.
4 thc opening Of the con ercnco.
0hicl negaa a Westminster today
v,h British French. American. Nor
roa.ao. Greek and other delegates IN
a eadaacc. Lord shaw Who was elect
ed pres dent. said that the covenant Of
nc leagoe RS formulated n pars.
presented serious difficulties diaicul-
ties o. substance and IN one or two
cases OF fundamental principle.
Lord Shaw said no ono would dream
. suggesting aa. the great powers
and tho small powers should stand
equal in ram or TIA. those who mad
borne in the steatcst measure the
horrors and burdens oi The war should
not haze practical dcfereuce paid to
their position But. he added, all
those things could be adjusted.
zone Of the most contested topic
which ycu haVc TO discuss continued
Lord Shaw. is the question o. ana
MIMI
Tho question of disarmament Is tho
mosl practical Of an the issues. inter
npionnl or eociai Those nation.
which have bcon locked in combat moro
thau four years must. unless ciNli2a
ton ie to die be relieved Of the
pressure of military and naval eH
ponditutc
Premier Vcnizcloa of Greece sai'
thut in working for the league Of ua
tionH those who did 80 were ala'
working for intcrnational peace. a.
international and national peace De
pended upon one another. i tho.
could not make the league a. com
pletc as they wish they would d.
better. he contcndod. TO accept wha
they could get and wait until later {
get more.
Straus Discusses League
Leon Bourgeois. president Of th
French Society for League OF Ma
tons. SAID that the requirement 70
unanimity OF decision on the part G
tho members of the league might Ell
danger its whole structure
Mr.. Straus. referring 10 tho oppos
ton in America TO the league Of ne
tions. said there were always thos
whose eyes looked TO the past. hl
there were others whose vision locke
to the future. America, he declare,
expected its representatives to tran.
late the hopes Of the people of I'll
world into the security for whic
they looked for all future time.