Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-29
(By the Associated Press.)

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 Tho revised covenant of the league of nations has finally been adopted att a plenary session of the peace confer ence. Sir Erie Drummond is to be the first secretary general of the league, the headquarters of which will be Geneva Switzerland.
 Japan's ambitions for a clause in the | covenant dealing with racial equality were not satisfied and the desires of France for an international police force and limitation and verification of armaments were not fulfilled. Both Japan and France withdrew their pro posed amendments. and it is reported that the league of nations itself later will pass upon the merits of the re- spcctiVe claims.
 Incorporated in the peace treaty, which is shortly to be delivered into the hands of the German delegates at Versailles. are two momentous clauses. These call for the trial of the former German emperor by an International tribunal consisting of five judges on a charge of "a supreme offense acainst international morality and the sanciti- " of treaties' and for the trial by military courts of German officers who may be accused of having violated the laws and customs of war. The sur render of William Hohenzollen. who lOh IS III liplldllil- Gtilu tl 'Oliltl BCI sons required by the courts is to be de msnded by the powers.
 The German peace delegation is re- ported already to have left Germany | for Versailles to receive the peace { treaty. which is virtually complete. The only big issue still outstanding is ltaly's claims with regard to Plume and the Damatian coastal region. President Ador of Switzerland has ar ;,, Tber ric r,H iS l1a he has been requested to become the arbitrator in the dispute. Another re- ! port. however. says his visit is in con- nection with the inauguration of the work of the league of nations.
 Considerable fighting has taken place in Bremen, where Spartacan forces made an unsuccessful attempt to capture the city.
 Germany has been notified by the president of the British commission in that country of the withdrawal by the allies of all blacklists against her and also the abolition of all trading dis abilities.
 Text of Wilson's Address.
 Paris, April 2S-Following is the text of President Wilson's speech be- fore the plenary session of the Peace Conference today:
 Mir. President: When the text of the covenant of the League of Ma tions was last laid before you I he'd the honor of reading the covenant in extenso. 1 will not detain you today 10 read the covenant as it has now been altered, but will merely take the liberty of explaining to you some of the alterations that have been nado.
 The report of the commission has been circulated. You yourselves have sr hA of hA I will no doubt have noticed that most of the changes that have been made are mere changes of phraseology, rot changes of substance. and that, besides that, most of the changes are intenJ- cd to clarify the document. or, rath- CT, to make explicit what we all have assumed was implicit ill the document as it was originally presented 10 you But l shall take the liberty of calling your attention tu the new features such as they are. Some of them are considerable, the rest trivial.
 rThe first paragraph of article l is new In view of the insertion of the covenant in the peace treaty. specific provision as 10 the signatories of the treaty who would became members of the league. and also as to ncutra states to be invited to accede to the covenant. were obviously necessary Tho paragraph also provides fo rtht method by which a neutral state may accede to the covenant
 "The third paragraph of article l i' new. providing for the withdrawal O. any member Of the league on a notic, given of two years
 The second paragraph of article is new, providing for q possible in crease in the council should othel powers be added 10 the League of Ma tons whose present accession IS no anticipated.
 The two last paragraphs of articl' are new, providing specifically to one vote for each member of th league in the Council, which was uu derstood before, and providing ais' for one representative of each mem Der of the League
 The first parag graph of article i new, expressly incorporating the pro vision as to the unanimity of voting which was at first taken for granted
 The second paragraph of article has had added to it that a majority 0 the assembly must approve the ap pointment of the Secretary General.
 The first paragraph of article names Geneva as the seat of Leagu and is not allowed by d second par sgraph which gives the council powe 10 establish the seat of leaGuc else where, should it subsequently, leer it necessary.
 "rhe third paraS graph of article new, establishing equality of employ mcnt of men and women, that is { say. by the league.
 The second paragraph of articl 13 is new. inasmuch as it undertake to give instances of disputes whic are generally suitable for submissio to arbitration, instances of what hay latterly been called justiciablc' ques tions.
 "The eighth paragraph of article ] is new. This is the amendment re rardin- matters which are clearl under domestic jurisdiction of one . other parties.
 The last para graph of article Is new, providing for an expulsion fror the league in certain eXtraordinar circumstances.
 Article 2I is new.
 The second paragraph of article inserts the words with regard to man datories, and who are willing to aC cept it. thus explicitly introducin the principle that mandate canno be forced upon nation unwilling [ accept it,
 Article 23 is combination of seve ral former articles and also contain the following: A clause providing fo
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