The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-03
OF
NATIONS DRAFT
Plan Submitted by French
Deputy to Peace
Congress
COMPULSORY
ARBITRATION
Armaments Will Be Limited and Pen
alties Imposed on Nations Starting
War-An Nations Will Be Admitted
to the League.

PARIS, Feb. 3-Leon Bourgeois, the
French delegate on the society of nations,
has presented to President Wilson, Pre-
mier Clemenceau, Premier Lloyd George
and Premier Orlando the text of the pro-
posal for the formation of the league as
agreed upon by the international organ
ization embracing the American, of which
William Howard Taft is president, the
British of which Viscount Grey is presi-
dent; the italian, French and other ma
tions.
1t provides for compulsory arbitration
IN all disputes without exception; the
limitation of ornaments and series of
penalties against nations provoking war;
and detailed provision is made for the
organization of society of nations to
which all countries giving guarantees of
loyal intention viii be admitted. The
text follows
Firstly, to submit all disputes arising
between themselves to methods of peace
full settlement.
Secondly, to prevent or suppress
jointly by the use of all means at their
disposal any attempt by any state to
disturb the peace of the world by acts of
war
"Thirdly,to establish an international
court of justice charged with the duty of
deciding all justiciable disputes and to
ensure the execution of its decisions by
all appropriate international sanctions
| diplomatic, juridic, economic, and, if nee
essary, military.
"Fourthly (one)-To establish an in
ternational representative council which
will provide for the development of inter
national law and take common action in
matters of general concern.
1.-TWO The representative council
will watch over the freedom of nations
and the maintenance of internationl or
der
| "tThreel Considering itself invested
with the moral guardianship of the un-
civilized races, the representative council
will secure the execution and, in case OF
need, promote the development of inter
national covenants necessary for the pro
lection and progress of those races.
/ "tFourthl-A permanent committee oil
Cancellation shall take in hand all differ
ences between the associated nations
The committee will act, in the first in
lstance. as concilator or mediator, and, il
necessary, it will refer the differences ac
cording to their nature, either to arbitra
ton or to court of Justice 1t will b,
charged with making all such inquiries al
it considers useful and will determine tn,
necessary limits of time and conditions
In every and any state refusing to ODE,
either the award of the arbitrator or tn
decision of the committee, the application
of appropriate sanctions will be proposed
to the representative council and the as
sociated governments by the committee
These sanctions shall be obligatory in tn
case of violence or aggression.
"Fifthly-To limit and supervise tn
ornaments of each nation and the manu-
facture of all material and munitions o
war, having regard to the requirement
of the league.
.Sixthly-To renounce the making O
secret treaties.
''Seventhly- admit to the league o
; the basis of equal rights before the la'
all peoples able and willing to give effet
! tive guarantees of their loyal intentio
! TO observe its covenants.