Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-01
US. RETAINS RIGHT
TO BAR 0R|ENTALS
amendment Makes Clear Power
to Control immigration.
MONROE DOCTRINE is SAFE
Article K Will Be Amended to Safe
guard the Observation-Disclosures
of Senator Lodge to Form of
Covenant Are Considered.

Paris, March 20. = An American
amendment to protect nations against
the influx of foreign labor was adopt
ed by the league of nations commits
sion.
1t affirms the right of any country
IN the league to control such matters
as solely within domestic Jurisdiction.
President Wilson would have offered
the amendment at the meeting of the
league of nations commission sooner,
but discovered a slight imperfection in
the text
Virtually all the commissions and
subcOmmissions of the peace confer
ence are waiting for instructions from
the supreme council in order to close
and submit their reports.
The American peace delegation, it
| is understood, has definitely agreed
upon the amendment it will offer to
article X of the covenant of the league
of nations to safeguard the Monroe
| doctrine.
The amendment provides that agree
ments under the covenant shall not be
construed as an infringement. upon the
principles of international policies here
tOfore generally recognized.
Article X of the draft of the league
of nations covenant reads as follows:
"The high contracting parties shall
! undertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
| independence of all states, members of
the league. In case of any such aggreS-
sion or in case of any threat of danger
of such aggression, the executive coun-
Gil shall advise upon the means by
which the obligation shall be fulfilled"
Push Work on League Pact.
During a three-hOur session Monday
night the league of nations commits
sion, considering proposed amendments
to the covenant, disposed tentatively of
the first sixteen sections.
A number of changes in form were
agreed upon which the members of the
commission believe will meet more
than so per cent of the objections Of
| fered by Senator Lodge and other
| American senators.
| The official statement says:
''The twelfth meeting of the league
of nations commission, which was the
second meeting held to consider amend
ments to the draft of the covenant,
| took place at the Hotel de CrillOn at
$50 p. m. on Monday, March "a.
J amendments to the articles from TX
| to XVI of the covenant were cOnSid
cred, so that twO-thirds of the draft
have been examined. The next meet
Ing of the commission has been pro-
visionally fixed for Wednesday, March
26, at 8 p. M"
Advocates of the league of nations
maintain that it is in no way retard-
ing progress to peace, as the obstacles
| to the treaty are questions of princi-
pie, on which the premiers thus far
have been unable to secure an agree
ment.
The Japanese amendment to secure
the equality of races belonging to the
| league was not considered, and no ac-
ton was taken on the proposed French
amendment for the creation of an in
ternational military staff.
The entire covenant, when amended
and agreed upon by the commission,
will be submitted to a drafting COM
mittee which will put it into more def
mite legal form before its submission
to the supreme council.
T,o.;Io,,+ IE;Icon xuoc in otfap6onao
at the session, at which suggestions
from neutral nations, as well as bel
ligerents were discussed.
The war council again dealt with
Poland 1t is understood that the plan
for Polish corridor across Prussia to
the Baltic will prevail.
Wilson Pushes Peace Work.
All the delegations to the peace con-
ference are very anxious regarding the
situation in eastern Europe and are
Impressed with the necessity of quick
ly doing something to hasten the re-
turn of normal conditions to the rest
of Europe.
President Wilson and Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlan-
do have decided they will hold two
sessions daily to bring to a conclusion
in. the shortest possible time the prin-
cipal questions concerning the Fran
co-German and the ItalU-Jugo-Slav
frontiers, Preparations and the league
of, nations.
The ministers of foreign affairs, who
have heretofore been included in i'm
portant conferences, will not be pres
ent during the premiers' meeting this
week.
The terms of the report which it will
make to the peace conference were de-
cided upon by the commission on in
ternational labor legislation, which
adopted q resolution thanking the
chairman, Samuel GOmpers, for his
work.