Arizona republican., 1919-04-28


 session was made public tonight by the state department. Its essential feat ures already had been disclosed through an official summary issued two weeks ago.
 Attached to the text, however, is the hitherto unpublished annex referred | to in the covenant. in which are named the 31 states, including the self-gov- ernments of the British dominions, which are to be the original members Of the league of nations, and 1S states to be invited to accede .v the covenant. The original members are all the na- tions which declared w5-- on Germany, and, in addition, the new states Of Czecho- Slovakia and Poland. Those invited to become mem2ers by acced- ing to the covenant are the three Scandinavian countries, the Nether lands. Switzerland, Spain and Persia, and the American republics of Argen- tina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Sal vador and Venezuela.
 Mexico does not appear in the list. Provision is made in the covenant, however. for the admission to the league of any fully governing country which will give required guar antees upon a two-thirGs vote of the assembly.
 As in the original cocument, the covenant provides that the league shall act through an assembly, in which each state shall have one vote and not more than three delegates and council, comprising, for the present, one repre- sentative for each of the five great powers and each of four other powers, to be selected from time to time by l the assembly.
 Members of each class represented on the council may be increased by unanimous consent of the council and of the majority of the assembly. The text provides that nothing in the cove nant shall be deemed 10 affect the validity of international engagements. such as treaties of arbitration, or re- gional understandings. like the Mon roe Doctrine, for securing the mainte- nance of peace"
 This was the amendment for which President Wilson made successful fight, at the same time the Japanese delegation to the peace conference sought vainly to have d race equality provision inserted in the covenant.
 Changes suggested in criticisms in the United States senate; adopted pro- visions for the withdrawal of a member nation upon two years notice after l fulfilment of the league obligations; exempt domestic questions from the 1 leagues jurisdiction; provide that mandatories over German colonies or former Ottoman dominions shall be given only to nations willing to accept them: leave it to member states to de- eide what armed, force If any. it will
 contribute to the force required by the
 league to enforce it's mandates, and
 make it clear that member states indi- vidually will pass upon proposed liml-
 tations upon their armamenfs. With notifications, the new draft includes
 all the provisions for the submission tc the council of international disputes for invit;-g non- member nations to ac-
 cent the obligations of members, for !, the purpose of adjusting disputes, and
 for breaking economic relations or the l use of armed force in dealing with 8 state which has broken the covenant
 Except in certain specified instances
 unanimous agreement is required fol
 all decisions.
 WASHINGTON, April 27.-The stat
 department made public tonight tn'
 text of the revised covenant of tn
 league of nations, as it will be pre- , sented tomorrow to the plenary ses sion of the peace conference at Parls The text follows, with parenthetica insertions showing changes made il
 the covenant as originally drafted ant
 made public:
 THE COVENANT OF THE LEAGUi OF NATIONS:
 In order 10 promote internationa corporation and to achieve interna tional peace and security by the ae ceptance or obligations. not to resor . to war, by the prescription of just an l honorable relations between nation; l bv the firm establishment of the un 5 derstandings of international law as t 5 actual rule of conduct among govern : ments and by the maintenance of jus I tice and a scrupulous respect for a 9 treaty obligations in the dealings ( organized people with one another, tn [ high contracting parties agree to thi s covenant of the league of nations. 9 (ln the original preamble the last f sentence read adopt this consti- 2 tuition" instead of "agree to this ' covenant.")
 1 Article 1. The origin-. ,etters Of tn n league of nations shall be those of tn
 signatories which are named in tf
 annex to this covenant and also sue
 of those other states named in th
 annex as shall accede without reserva .s ton to this covenant. Such accession ) shall be effected by a declaration de
 posted with the secretariat within tw
 months of the coming into force of tf T covenant. Notice thereof shall be ser > to all the other members of the leagu y Any fully governing state, dc e minion or colony not named in Il '- annex may become a member of tf 'I league if it's admission is agreed to | '- two-thirds of the assembly, provide J that it shall give effective guarantee l. of it's sincere intention to observe i " international obligations and shall a, 1t cept such regulations as may be pr' l. scribed by the league in regard to i l. military and naval forces and arms r. ments.
 l. Any member of the league ma L. after two years notice of it's intentic r. so to do, withdraw from the leagu t. provided that all it's international ol ts legations and all it's obligations und
 this covenant shall have been fulfills
 at the time of it's withdrawal.
 (This article IS new, embodying
 with alterations and additions, the
 old article seven. 1t provides more CT specifically the method of admit D. ting new members and adds the ne entirely new paragraph p, lviding
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