Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

treaty 1OllOW.
FIRST AMENDMENT
Strike out Article XIII and insert the
following:
"The high contracting powers agree
TO refer to the existing permanent court
of arbitration at The Hague, or to the
court of arbitral Justice proposed at the
second Hague conference. when estab-
lished or to some other arbitral tribunal,
all disputes between them (including
those affecting honor and vital interests)
which are of a justiciable character and
which the powers concerned have failed
to settle by diplomatic methods, the
powers so referring to arbitration agree
to accept and give effect 10 the award
of the tribunal.
Disputes OF a justiciable character
are defined as disputes as to the in
depreciation of n treaty, as to any ques-
ton of international law, as to the ex-
istence of any fact which. IL established.
would constitute breach of any inter-
national obligation, or as to the nature
and extent of the reparation to be made
for any such breach.
ANY question which may arise as to
whether a dispute Is of a justiciable
character Is to be referred for decision
to the court of arbitral justice when con-
stituted. or, until it Is constituted, to
the existing permanent court OF arbi-
tration al The Hague
SECOND AMENDMENT
Add to Article XIV the following
paragraph:
1.-The executive council shall call a
general conference of the powers to meet
not less than two years or more than
five years after signing of this conven-
tion for the purpose of reviewing the
condition of international law, and OF
agreeing upon and stating in authori-
tative form the principles and rules
thereof.
Thereafter regular conferences for
that purpose shall be called and held
at stated times"
THIRD AMENDMENT
Immediately before the signature of
the American delegates insert the fol-
lowing reservation:
'Inasmuch as in becoming a member
of the league, the United States of Amer
lea Is moved by no interest or wish to
ntrude upon or interfere with the poll
tical policy or internal administra-
ton of any foreign state, and by no
existing or anticipated dangers in the
affairs of the American continents, but
accedes to the wish of the European
states that it shall join its power to
theirs for the preservation Of general
peace, the representatives of the United
States of America sign this convention
with the understanding that nothing
therein contained shall be construed to
imply REIMBURSEMENT of the United
States of America of its traditional atti-
tude toward purely American questions,
or to require the submission of its policy
regarding such questions, Gncluding
therein the admission of immigrants), to
the decision or Recommendation of other
powers"
FOURTH AMENDMENT ..
Add to Article Y the following:
after the expiration of Ave years
from the signing of the convention any
party may terminate its obligation under
this article by giving one years notice
in writing to the secretary general of
the league"
FIFTH AMENDMENT
Add to Article TX the following:
such commission shall have full
power of inspection and verif1cation per-
sonally and by authorized agents as to
all armament equipment, munitions and
industries referred to in Article VIII"
SIXTH AMENDMENT
Add to Article XIV the following:
. THE executive council shall call a
general conference of members of the
league to meet not less than Ave or more
than ten years after the signing of this
convention for the revision thereof, and
at that time, or at any time thereafter
upon one years notice, any member
may withdraw from the league"