The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

full document should be submitted
to the Senate. This cannot be framed
IL 1t is seriously proposed to incorpo-
rate all matters which would be In
the general treaty.
THUS this plan, the design which
was proposed In February. We should
not ignore the necessary ratification
by Parliament. Hence 1t might be
asked upon what is the announcement
based that In certain number Of
days the task is to be completed?"
Thirteen neutral nations got their
flrst opportunity to express their
Views regarding the covenant of the
league yesterday afternoon before the
representatives Of three big and three
little Powers sitting as n sub-com-
mittee OF the league committee. Some
thirty-five amendments were pro-
posed, nearly all Of them verbal.
Mexico stiIl q LOCKER on.
This meeting In miniature Of the
Peace Conference was staged In the
rooms of Col. House in the Hotel
Crlllon. the representatives Of the
neutrals, twenty in number, sitting
around big table, their secretaries
ut a small table. Lord Robert Cecil,
Col. House, Prof. Leon Bourgeois,
Premier Venizelos, Premier Vesnltch
and Paul Hyams sat as court
Mt the head of the table, Great
Britain presiding in the person of
Lord Robert. Mexico and Costa Rica
were absent, for the simple reason
that they had not been invited.
Mexico will be invited some day to
enter the league, but she is rank
outsider now, being probationer,
among the nations. So far she has
shown little or no interest in the
league.
The neutrals were permitted to
make criticisms Of the covenant, the
court reserving its decision and re-
framing carefully from indicating
what satisfaction would be accorded.
The meeting reported Article XIV. so
the neutrals had chance to-day at
the remaining articles, when the case.
50 far as they are concerned, will be
closed.
Many Changes Suggested.
The meeting yesterday was ar
ranged by Col. House and apparently
gave him great satisfaction, partlcu-
larry the large attendance and the
fact that the neutrals were not dis
posed to make serious trouble. Spain
had many suggestions to make, so
did Switzerland. Chile and Argen-
tina were coldly curious over the COM
motion that their big American sister
republic had caused in Europe, but
1t all went Off without any row and
with great dignity.
After it was over all the neutrals
filed out solemnly, shaking hands
with Col. House as they passed in
appreciation Of the opportunity he
had so kindly granted them to look
on at the rebirth of the world.
Many changes were suggested by
these grave neutral diplomats, who
showed plainly that they thought n
better Job might have been done by
the distinguished coauthors of the
covenant. Then too they thought the
executive council was rather exclu-
sive. The suggestion was made that
1t should be increased to eighteen
members, two for each OF the five
big Powers and eight for the smaller
Powers.
Switzerland thought that sover-
eighty was worth fighting for and
presented new clause, which her
delegates thought might protect their
big American sister, solving the Mon
roe Doctrine problem. This and
other suggestions the court received,
promising to look them over. All the
neutrals were given to understand
that the covenant must be completed
tomorrow II possible and too many
suggestions would interfere with that
programme.
PARIS, March 21.-After a conference
at the residence OF the British Premier,
David Lloyd George, yesterday after
noon. at which Gen. Alienby. commander
Of the British forces in Palestine was
present. It was decided to return to the
suggestion made by the American dele
CATION and send an ipterallied commits
sion to study on the spot not only the
problems in Syrian Palestine but in
Ottoman Asia as a whole, according to
the Temps.
1t follows. the newspaper adds, that
the attribution of mandates for Otto
man Asia cannot be decided upon be-
fore the return OF the commission, sew
eral months hence.
PEACE FIRST, SAYS PREMIER.