The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-22
DISCUSS LEAGUE
AMEN jMENTS
Commission Holds First Full
Session Since Presidents
Return.
PERPLEXING QUESTIONS
Found in Matter of Immigra-
tion Advanced by Japanese
Delegation.
(By John Edwin Nevin.)

NpS JOill I1uWlH N6Nli.J
Paris, March 22.-U. N. S.)-All of
the proposed amendments to the
league of nations covenant were taken
under consideration today when the
league of nations commission met
under the craftsmanship Of President
Wilson.
This was the first full meeting of
the commission since the session in
February. the day before President
Wilson sailed for the United States
for the adjournment Of congress. II
was understood before the meeting
opened at the foreign office at 10
o'clock this morning that a plan
would be put into definite shape,
meeting the objections OF certain
delegations that have been opposing
some of the measures.
Two Of the most perpleXing ques-
tions which have been puZZling ex-
perts, were the immigration question
as put forward by the Japanese, and
the amendment to insure the integrity
Of the Monroe doctrine,
The supreme war council met again
today.
The following communique was is
sued on the second meeting of neu-
trails with the league of nations sub
committee:
"A second meeting was held at the
Hotel Crillon Friday afternoon in or
der to give the representatives OF
the neutral states a further oppor-
tunity of stating their views of tht
draft Of the covenant before a com
mittee of the league OF nations com
sai ortiP1aS n
the covenant were examined in sue
cessive order.
(The first fifteen already examined
Thursday
AT the end of the meeting Lort
Robert Cecil, (of England), thanked
those present for their assistance an
for the labors OF the several neutra
states in previously celebrating pro
jects for a league of rations, which
said Lord Robert, had been Of mucf
use to the commission.
Lord Robert added that the peac'
conference hoped that all OF the
states represented at these discus
sons would become original member:
of the league"
Following the meeting OF the su
preme inter-allied war council OF
Friday, the following communiqu'
was issued:
The different aspects OF the Po
lish question were considered and al
so the matter of transporting Gen
Haller's two Polish divisions (now II
FrancaJ, to Poland"
The sessions of the league Of ma
tions commission will be continuous
The hours, according to presen
plans, will be from 10 to l, from L
/ 6, and from to II at night. The ses
| siOnS will be kept up until all OF IN
suggested amendments to the const
tuition are disposed of, and the newl,
( revised document is ready for sub
mission to a plenary session or tn
conference. While it is unlikely tina
! there will be any radical changes, !
, is considered certain that the origina
covenant will be modified o
strengthened,
J There is deep interest among tn
Americans and the Latin-American
over the suggestions from Swis
/ sources designed TO meet the objec
tions of certain Americans who fea
that the league may abrogate tn
/ Monroe doctrine.
The Swiss authors Of the sugges
ton contend that this would safe
guard the Monroe doctrine inasmucl
as a single negative vote would pre-
vent any European power from inter
( fering with affairs on the western
( hemisphere.
! Whether this will form the basi
/ of a new constitution designed T.
meet objections from the Unitet
States cannot be forecast now.
President Wilson will preside at al
meetings of the commission.