The daily banner., 1919-02-06
WORLD LEAGUE
TAKES SHAPE
Preamble and Two Ir::..::..33s
occasionally k::22}}iiss>. 2}iis>...
wilson SPEEDS vs'0..X
ConsuIts Lloyd George and Ba!four,
who Aid Plans For Quick Pace.
Spposition Encountered.

par:s, Feb. 6-The preamble and
two articles of the cOnStitu ioH of the
s,s'.r,y of nations were prov onally
a.. Jld l.ii.n by the cOmmiss oil If the
p,;..". c,.l;1@rence appointed 20 deal
via lll;lt subject
Tls WAS officially announced. Sa s.
factory porgresS was made with o.hvr
par.s of The task. President Wilson
l.c.a;l$ :ha commission.
I.- q les ION Of adding representa-
t:r,S cf ":;ier powers TO lhe c,-inl.i:s-
ss:.. * being discussed.
i>.,> cent Wilson had conference
W., Mr. Lloyd George and a. J. !;Al-
f3.r. Tie British fore sn secretary. ihs
Pr s:.l9n: and the Br Eish statesmen
Ntia :, ~h:her for some time.
':i.r progress maIc by the peace
Coz. ference committees as an outcome
- 4. gi0-Ame,' can c:.nia 81 lnr
e. :,r ;cjinn: has :. S.ren::.hp. E! ~
Il -. u:;lang optimistic du.rSiiis mai
III. i.#@iic of nations ma, '3@ ts.ti3-
i:,.'. i and even Grain pPa.e terms
:. * {. l!'Ipi ( IIcSttll " li"oii i'iN Ss'
Ii. the United States.
The president and Nj. Lloyd George
ar understood TO be agreed there
s.,auid =" no further delay, and are
ur&.!'g speed.
Stnne. opposition is being encounter
ell in cectain quarters but the gen-
cral sentiment of the delegates is
for prompt action.
', lille there is no authoritative In
formation concerning the details OF
the project, the distribution Cf print
ed drafts among the members has dis
closed the main features. These can
be summarized as follows:
Two main plans have been present
ed. which the members Of the COM
mission regard as embodying the
American views, though both plans
are composite, containing the best
features from various sources-Ameri-
can, British, French and Italian.
Both plans are being considered
together. In it's original form the
first plan is generally considered more
democratic and therefore more accept
able to the small powers. The revis-
ed plan is not so acceptable as it
eliminates them from the executive
branch of the proposed organization
and is long step toward the creation
of an international supreme court,
with Il fundamental basis of codified
International law.
The first plan had three main fea-
lures First Il Legislative branch on
which the great and small nations
were equally represented, each as a
unit
Second--An executive branch, con-
s'Sting of two members from each of
the great powers-the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy, and ia
parr-affd nine members -ch6sen- f
the small powers This gave the ex-
ecutive body total membership of
nineteen, of whom ten represented the
great powers and nine represented the
small powers.
Thrd-Arbitratio was provided for
the determination of international is
sues. In case of 4 dispute between
two nations, each nation named arbi-
traitors, and these two selected a third
arbitrator. The three arbitratOrs thus
chosen constituted tribunal for de-
termining the issues.
The revised plan makes several i'm
portant changes. The legislative
branch remains the same, with the
great and small nations represented.
The executive branch is modified. how
ever. so as to consist chiefly of the
great powers, with two representatives
from each, to which others from the
small powers may be added when the
interests especially affecting them are
at issue