Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
Definitive Plan Important.


cussion if the peace conference is tc
go hand in hand with public opinion
Approximately the plan is as fol
lows:
The seat of the league of nations
shall be in a small country like Hol-
land or Belgium. Each nation should
send an ambassador there. The am
bassadors should be members of the
homo cabinets and belong to the
same political parties as the govern
ments in power in the different ma
tions. The position of the ambassa,
can give. The ambassadors should
sit continuously and act on all inter
national matters in agreement with
their own governments.
There would also be a court of the
league of nations, under the ambas-
case of controversy between two ma
tions these could be given three
courts in which to try their case
First, by mutual consent they could
apply to the supreme court of any ma
ton in the league not a party to the
controversy; second. they could apply
to the court of the league of nations
third, they could submit the case to
the ambassadors sitting as a court.
In Case of Refusal.
ply to any of these three courts they
should be forced to arbitrate, each ma
tion choosing one arbitrator and the
two arbitratorS choosing a third. II
the arbitrators could not agree on the
third, then the ambassadors of the
league of nations should appoint the
third.
Should the nations in the quarrel re-
fuse to arbitrate, then the league OF
nations would appoint some of the ma
tionS of the league to bring pres
sure on the disputants.
In the treaty of peace which would
organize the league of nations each
nation would bind itself to use all its
moral, material and physical force to
compel the execution Of the decree of
the league of nations in the interest
of peace.
This agreement of nations would be
limited by one exception covering un-
usual circumstances. For example,
If a conflict existed between Spain
and Portugal the league of nations
should not request the British fleet
to blockade the ports of Portugal, be-
cause Great Britain has strong re-
lationships and friendship with Por-
tugal amounting almost to protection.
Some to Be Wards Of Nations.
Undeyeloped countries like Asiatic
Turkey and the German colonies
should be wards of the league of
nations. If the administration of a
trustee nation is bad then the league
Of nations should have the power to
transfer the undeveloped country to
a new trustee nation.
Promoters of the present American
conception of league of nations
contend that the league would not
be an infringement upon the SOW
ereign.y of any nation. The amhAs-
sadors, being a part of their home
governments. would never act with
ont the sanction of their own gov
ernments. The league would only be
the close and daily affiliation of the
foreign department of each nation of
the league The only limit of SOW
ereignty would be the agreement in
the treaty by each nation to help
enforce the findings of the league.
It is claimed that the success of this
clearing house for international dis
putes would be based on the close. in
innate, friendly and daily relation
ships Of all the representatives of the
different nations In the natural
course of events it is unlikely that
another great war will threaten for
many years Meanwhile the working
of the league in its development will
create public confidence in peace and
result in an increase In the powers of
the league to meet successfully inter-
national situations.
So far this plan for a league con-
tains no economic side. The PROPOSE
ton unofficially advanced in France to
found a bank of the league of nations,
which would issue securities and as
sist in the reorganization of the gov
and Industrial finances of
seems to meet with little sup
port in American QuarterA