The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
CITIZEN FAIRBANKS
60 GERMAN DELEGATES ARRIVE AT
 VERSAILLES; COVENANT IS ADOPTED

ment also provides that mandatory will be given only if member states willing to accept them The Monroe Doctrine exempted from the provisions of the
 TO TRY FORMER KAISER PARIS, April 28-(E-The treaty to be presented to the German delegates contains clause which provides ta the former German kaiser shall be tried by ineraed bna for supreme offense against international morality and for gross violation of the sancty of treaties The trial will be conducted before international of five members one of which will be appointed from each of the following nations The United States Great Britain France Japan land Italy
 MILITARY PUNISHMENT FOR KAISER WASHINGTON, April 28.-QP1-The treaty of peace which will be presented to the German delegates this week informs Germany that the allied powers will ask the Neither lands to surrender the former emperor of Ger many the allies Germany also will be required to deliver to the allies all persons accused of committing of viola tion to the laws and customs of war.
 Such persons will be tried before nteraled tribunal If found guilty they will be sentenced to punshments pre- scbed by military law for the offenses for which they are stand trial The defendants will be allowed their lsel at the trials.
 SWISS PRESIDENT SUMMONED
 GENEVA, April 28.-QH9-President Gustave Adol of the Swiss ederaton left for Paris this morning response Ito urgent from the peace conference The Swiss president made statement regarding the reason for his invitation Paris Swiss newspapers however state that M Adol has been invited act as arbitrator in the Adriatic question:
 AMENDMENTS WITHDRAWN PARIS April 28-QP)-Wh the covenant of the league of nations brot up before the penay session the peace conference this afternoon both Japan and France withdrew their amendments which had already been passed up by the commission in revising the The Japanese amendment contained clause providing for racial equality and Japanese delegates had previously stated that fight was to be made at the penay session for its adoption Their failure to do this agreeable surprise to the other delegations.
 Following the withdrawal of these amendments Presi- dent Wilson moved the adoption of the revised covenant as drafted by the commission This was carried unanimously
 The text contains the labor principles as presented by the international labor conference held Paris under the lead ershp of Samuel Gompers several weeks ago. In addition to the five great powers the United States Great Britain France Japan and Italy President Wilson said that Bel gum, Brazil Greece and Spain will be represented in the league council until permanent choice of representatives shall be made by the five commissioners chosen by the five powers forming the nucleus of the league TREAT ALLIES AS FAVORED NATIONS PARIS April 28-(49-The Echo de Paris tonight says that the economic commission of the peace conference has adopted report which contains cases for insertion m to the treaty which requires Germany to give the allied powers treatment accorded only favored nations This will be exacted without any reciprocity the part of the allied governments.
 FIRST GENERAL. SECRETARY President Wilson said tonight that Sir Eric Drum mond of Great Britain has been named as first secretary of the league of nations The secretary present private secretary Lord Baour British fore;o minister and has received valuable training in this position which fits him eminently for his new job banks resident for many years nAM TnTAI In