The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-28
WILSON HOLDS
BACK MONROE
AMENDMENT IN
NATIONS PACT
VIII Be Offered in Plenary
Session if Other Nations Do
Not Offer Serious Objec-
lions Japanese Equality
Proposal Hits Snag.

PARIS, March oT.-(By The :AsSoci-
ated ess.)-Containing neither refer
cncc to the Monroe Doctrine nor to the
Japanese proposal for recognition or
the racial equity Of nations. the draft
Of the covenant Of the League OF Ma
,ions today Is in the hands of the spe-
cial drafting committee.
The draft was completed Wednesday
night at sitting Of the full commits
sion and the covenant is expected to
I've ready in completed form early next
week. The two amendments around
which has centcrcd the greatest interest
and much divergence Of opinion. how
ever. may be offered either in the cnun-
Gil Of ten or in the plenary peace confer
ence. to which the covenant must go
for final action.
Among other amendments adopted
Wednesday night was one directly rccog-
nizing the principle of womens suffrage
in that ii provides that the officers Of
the league are open to women as well as
TO men.
The much discasced question as 70
the possibility of the withdrawal from
membership in the League Of Nations
was scttlod by an amendment permit
ting Withdrawal on two years notice
but not until such nation has filled out
its International obligations
Esld Up By Wilson.
Article Y of the covenant to which
the Monroe DoStrine amendment would
apply, stands in its original form, Pres
ldeut Wilson having reserved. for the
present the amendment which had been
prepared as expressing the views OF the
American delegation. 1t is now cI-
planned that 1t was not the exact text
but only the general form Of the
amendment which was given the press
and that hence criticism must be with
held for the present.
Careful SoundingS are being taken to
ascertain the reception that is likely to
be goven this amendment by other dele
cations IF unfrtendly sentiment devel-
ops or the pressing Of other and obnoX-
nus amendments is threatened as a
consequence Of inSiStcncr upon the Mon
roe Doctrine, it is said tn" amendment
may be altogether withheld.
It has been learned that thus far the
result Of these inquiries has not been
wholly encouraging to the advocates Of
the amendment. but that they will be
CATION Is aSccrtained.
Snag For The Japs.
Stnce tho first mention Of tho desire Of
lU- JAkI1IcSS W ttIl
recognizing equality before tho law for
all nationals Of the league Of nations
states in other countries. tho Japanese
delegates have not pressed their amend
ment before the commission itself. They
have. however. been canvnsSinE the dele
cations with various forms Of such an
amendment. cndeavorinE to find out the
feeling toward 1t.
They ran sQuarely IN ono reef today
when Premier Hughes Of Australia de-
clarcd without qualification that the
Australian delegation would not support
or stand in favor OF any amendment of
anv kind whatever, containing tho lap
ancSc desires.
As matter OF fact the Japanese
amendment did not como before tho
commission last night. but 1t is und"r-
stood its authors have not aba ndanrd
the idea Of obtaining an expression Of
feeling on It from the council of ton
and perhaps from the plenary conference
itself.
WIN Be Speeded Up.
An important amc cndmont adopted last
night provides for tho creation Of Z
committee on organization nf tho lca gu"
which Is To he empowered Ia proceed
with arrangements for tnc assembly. So
curing the necessary buildings and per-
fccting the sccrotarial forces all IN adj
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