The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-07
contending Nations Thought 10
Be Anxious 70 Have Claims
Recognized Before League Of
Nations Plan Goes Into Eject.
CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE
STILL BEING CONSIDERED
About one-half Of the Draft Has
Been Gone Over by the commis.
sion in Whose Hands the Mat.
ter Rests.


iaif of the draft uf the conFiitution
Tor the society - nations has been
covered by the chief conference COM
mission dealing with this question u
was Officially announced today. In
approving q number 81 additional ar
iicies of the dran the commission
reached an accord. u isistatsd. on GER
tain questions ~ The greatest import.
anre concerning the positive func-
uous % the league.
The number OF territorial conflicts
noS making their appearance In
peace conference circles. n IL said ln
some quarters b. attributable 10 the
respects - an early realization ~
a society 90 nations plan which Will
involve the examination of an such
claims hy legal tribunal uf the so
clety Tor adjudication with due regard
10 the wishes ana weiftrc ~ the In
hihitauts ~ the districts in dispute
"it b. thought that some of tho
powers Whose titles Co territories lu
conflict rect un ancient historical Ties
would prefer Co commit tho peace
conference 90 thrir support in ud-
vance g the adoption % re- society uf
nations plan 10 thri could de- this
they would avoid u conflict between
their claims uud the principles which
may bee laid down in tho society uf ma
tions.
The community uf Interest uf some
uafiurs in certain questions has led
hints ~ cooperation among those un-
t|uus tu make up majority iu tho
conference fuHsip In tho corridors
even mentions threats uf resistance
tU Huy decisions adverse tu those I'M
frrrsts. The special commission work
ius uu IN. sociyty uf nations plan IH
NOT moved hy these. rumurH. however.
BE-. a
buf rapidly
A. thc same time tha upryme coun-
60 in short daily sessions continues
iis policy 90 hearing patiently all
claims and generally rrfrrTlrE Them
a. special or standing ,nWuitt"rH flr
thorough oNHmlnuuun. although This
procedure u b. Understood. iH mot ru-
tiroly agreeable Co ill the powers iu-
t,rostod
Secret treaties nude undsr tho
stress of war ana ahich may no ruu.
siderod out ot harmony with the
principles ON which u society ut ma
uuns Is being organized. have proyuk
tt ed great deal uf comment The
. American delegates. nt least have
Hiiu that such agreements insofar u.
they are iu conflict with the pr.uHl.
piles ~ t society ut nations must give
WAY
The Russian problem araiu viii
como to the fore today iu connection
with the .cptanco hy the Moscow
. iiulshsNik government of tho invita-
unn 90 the conference uu Princes
Islands In some quarters thr lc.
ton ~ tho Moscow government has
been hailed with satisfaction and rc-
lirf iu view uf the promise 10 gives
of an immediate termination uf iul.
shoNik attacks on the little allied
army iu the ArchauFcl sector.
Small crowds are irg.nnirp to nr.
semhlY around the foreign office
whcro the supreme council Wguu, hul
they de- not disturb the member
Experienced diplomats say that
what surprises them Ia that tine pro-
ccodlnEs have been so remarkably
HARMONIOUS iu view ~ the multiplicity
huh the compicNity ~ questions
The soriciy of nations rnmuisricr
met again last night under m, chair
mauship of President Wilson, who j.
pressing forward ~ bring about d
complete constitution Tot the society
iu these nightly sessions which lhs
until midnight
The great progress now being made
indicated that the task may hu com
pleted within the most four or i've
days or well ahead Of the time iol
the PRESIDENT return To the Unite,
| FNANfHf ffhiNNiN TO- ne lh'NNN'N
Of the commission emphasize, how
ever. that the agreements reached ID
tar are provisional 1ni in principle
only The entire structure may Ne
have tu Dee revised when BE-. comes q
agreeing ON details This b. the rtu
son assigned fur the rigid seorecl
with which the text uf the project I
being guarded.
The main discussion last nirht wa
on the formation ~ the executive
branch uf the society uf nations lrra
ldrnt Wilson. Leon bourgeois, to
. France ana Lord Robert Cecil cncI
, presented plans on the representa-
tiuns to be given 10 smaller power
The plans differed slightly
,' Unofficial Information is that Pros
ident Wilson'S proposal was Tor a
4 executive branch Of five member
F. from the great powers and -four mem
bcrs from the smaller powers