Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-05-02
PEACE COVENANT
TEXT MADE PUBLIC
REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE
LEAGUES OF NATIONS GOES
TO PLENARY SESSION.
Original Members Are All the Nations
Which Declared War on Germany
Recognition is Given the
Monroe Doctrine.

Washlngton.-Th revised covenant
of the league OF nations, as presented
at Paris 10 the peace conference In
/ plenary session, has been made public
by the state department. It's essential
features, already had been disclosed
through an official summary issued
two weeks ago.
Attached to the text, however, IS the
hitherto unpublished annex" referred
TO in the covenant. in which are named
the thlrty-one states, including the
self-goyerning British dominions,
which are TO be the original members
of the league Of nations, and thirteen
states to be invited to accede to the
covenant
The original members are all the
nations which declared war on Ger
many and In addition the new states
Of Czecho Slovakia and Poland. Those
Invited to become members by acced-
ing to the covenant are the three Scan
dinavlan countries, The Netherlands,
Switzerland, Spain and Persia, and the
American republics of Argentina,
Chile Colombia, Paraguay, Salvador
and Venezuela Mexico does not APP
pear in the list Provision is made in
the covenant, however, for the addi-
ton TO the league of any fully self
governing country which win give re-
CURED guarantees, upon Il two-thirds
vote of the assembly.
Assembly viii Govern
AS I'm the original document the COW
enant provides that the league shall
act through an assembly. In which
each state shall have one vote and
not more than three delegates, and a
council, comprising for the present one
representative of each of the five
great powers and each of four other
powers TO be selected from time TO
time by the assembly. Members of
each class represented on the council
may be increased by unanimous con
sent of the council and a majority of
the assembly.
The text provides that nothing In |
the covenant shall be deemed "to af- |
feet the validity of international en-
gagements such as treaties of arbl-
tration or regional understandings like
the Monroe doctrine for securing the
of peace" This was the
for which President VIII
son made successful fight at the
same time the Japanese delegation to
he peace conference sought yainly to
nave a race equality provision inserted
n the covenant.
Withdrawal Clause Provided
Changes suggested in criticisms in
he United States senate added pro-
'isions for the withdrawal of mem
Ter nation upon two years notice
fter fulfillment of the league obliga
ions, exempt domestic questions from
he leagues jurisdiction, provide that
nandatories over German colonies or
ormer Ottoman dominions shall be
iven only to. nations willing to accept
hem, leave II to member state. TO de-
ide what armed forces, II any, 1t win
ontribute to the force required by
he league to enforce its mandates,
nd make II clear that member states
win pass upon proposed
mutations upon their ornaments.
With notifications. the new draft
lcludes all the provisions for the sub
iission TO the council of International
sputes. for inviting nonmember ma
ons TO accept the obligations of men,
PRS for the purpose of adjusting dis
ties and for breaking economic reIa-
ons or the use of armed force In
Ealing with a state which has broken
e covenant.