Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-31
|EL|HU ROOT URGES
CHANGES IN DRAFT
OF WORLD LEAGUE
Favors Society if Certain
Amendments Are Made
to Covenant.
SIX ALTERATIONS ASKED
BY REPUBLICAN LEADER
seeks to Put Enforcement
Clauses Into Articles Calling
for Arbitration of Disputes.
SUPPORTS MONROE DOCTRINE
Would Permit General Rcdrafting
OF Agreement When Present
War Influence Is Past.
SIX ALTERATIONS ASKED
BY REPUBLICAN LEADER
Would Permit General Rcdraftin.
OF Agreement When Present
War Influence Is Past.


OF Agreement When Present
War Influence Is Past.
by Associated PrcssI
NEW YORK. March 30.--E:lihu Root
'eclnred himself tonight an advocate
u tho league OF nations covenant made
'uOiic b. the peace conference, provid-
Hs 8, !s amended. primarily. by writ
HS enforcement clauses into The ar
| Ie'e- calling for arbitration and lini-
htton OF armamcnts by restricting to
'F. sears the unanimous guaranty OF
Hr present political and territorial
tutus OF members and by protecting
rom non-American Interference the
nalFs or tho Ancrican continents.
lie made his approval contingent
so upon amendments assuring peri
'd!r revision OF international law and
general r,draft.nS OF the covenant IN
~ atmosph.r" removed by several
ears from the issues attendant upon
ne settlement OF Il world war To dis
lcl doubt as to the right OF withdraw
u from tho league. he favored spc-
'hc reservation OF this principle to
ny siEna,ory coincident with or after
he proposed rcdraftinr conference.
II these changes could be made. the
| ormcr Sccreta-y of state asserted. II
you'd hc the clear duty" of the
'uitod States TO enter into tho league
grccmcni. IN keeping with what he
ermcd the apparent general desire of
ne American public tina, the country
81 ishincnt OF an effective international
'rSanizntioH - preserve the peace Of
he world
ONSIDERS PROJECT AND
THEN OFFERS SUGGESTIONS
Mr.. Root reviewed the league pro-
eel and proposed his amendments: SIX
nqmosF y Az iettsr nn,,h, 10 M,Il r I,iia nays
Committee, which the latter gave out
or publication. The discussion was
eaders. Who advised the former Cabi-
et member ard Senator that citizens
" the Republican ranks I'd determined
1 oward the maintenance of peace with
ut sacrihc.ns our own supreme ma
nent' 10 aid them in reaching u, con.
iusion. would appreciate Il study Of
he covenant from MF. Root.
Mr Root proposed ,ha, tho Monroe
,octrlne-''the United States ;radi
ional aititudc toward purely Ameri-
an auestions"-bc Withdrawn. from
decisions or recommendations OF other
owers' In a paragraph inserted IN the
eaguc constitution immediatc!y be-
Fore the signature OF the AmeriGiam ,i,,,
pom .t,nc crica's contemplated entrance
. nto the league no; because OF any
eed OF Old World aid IN preserving
eacc in the Western Hemisphere. but
4 compliance with the request of the
peaceabic nations" OF Europe that the
uencc behind th.irs to lessen the pos
tbiltty ~ wars in their part of the
iorld." Without such an amendment.
. contcndcd. surrender of the Mon
oc Doctrine Is incviJa BILE" under the
@rms OF the covenant.
'AyORS INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES BEING HELD
The leagues provision for compul-
icai questions In times OF danger was
lasscd by the former secretary as
eat ps, s,ee Garfield rgtH Tar enough he sH said
I should not merely suggest but COM
.cl arbitration OF all jus!iciable ,ques-
ons. including those affecting honor
nittics. ali SNe''ntH He added that the drafters
an,s hs sfsuD s prHesa Phe N Of eaXnS IL eS TO
FILTRATION questions which they. rec.
gnize as suitable for submission.' had
sack to where il was twenty-five
Sin4ssad Of perfseting and n d, putting Ing
i rovided for by The Hague conven-
ions.' he stated, they have thrown
rant. gaR Arthur. t u;' Harrison. cieyeland
sKnley K"GseHeat hs nnd Cause aIhirt OF nrb
ration, and confessed he could not.
,ithout protest. see. the judgment Of
est Of American statesmen. concurred
by the wisest and best OF our allies.
nus held Tor nauSPl.
oMPULSORY AHBITIlATTON
ADVOCATED by ROOT
Along with compulsory arbitration.
estion of Leon bourgeois. OF the
reneh pea;se 1e,sgationf psnectinS hha. ine
nd vcrifcation to make effective the
roposcd general agreement for rcduc-
onsistcnt with the national safety OF
ach member, Without weapon SUCH
this ne oId slalGed he he helplss dtsarsm9st mga9st
some nations whose public officers
'ouid regard It n as b dYtg to eforf s9nfea al
ecure future peace would go FOR
The Former Senator advocated deHn-
q arrangements in the covenant for
eeping international law up 10 date.
nd for revision of the instrument
the signatory powers on the former
ubject within two TO five years, and
uses. in it's present draft. he dcclar-
d. was its failure TO assure nernetua,
on mIt q scnerations era eSs in the deveopment ] t
nd application OF international law.
Ic saw the organization III the imme-
3nce of approximately one half the ac-
vc world against or for the control
( the other halt.
VITAL OBLIGATION
MUST DE BINDING
In. view of uncertainty as to when
r upon what terms the central or
,stern powers are TO be admitted to
va league" he contended that the in
ial obligations OF the members must
OF be regarded as irrevocablc and
,yored It's revision when the world
less subject to exciting and disturb
IC causes" And at the time of re-
ision, or thereafter upon u years no.
&c he said, any member should have
1c right TO withdraw.
Mr. Root's study OF the covenant
ause committing. the signatories TO
sspect and preserve as against cX-
.rnni aggression tho territorial In
,gritM and existing political indc-
sndence Of all members of the leagues"
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