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required the consent OF the nations to
which the mandatory was assigned
senators said he expressed tho
opinion that tho United States would
desire to become mandatory FOR
Armenia
on the question Of American
sovereignty, the president was said
To have taken the position that re-
cessiOn OF American sovereignty was
not Il new precedent. heing an Incl.
dent OF every treaty.
Concerning the clause giving the
right TO the league TO consider acts
threatening world peace. President
Wilson said that the clause was in.
definite and would be made more
clear by writing in a safeguard which
would require that every recommen-
dation by the council should be
unanimous
1t also was said that the president
Informed senator's and reprtsen-
tatives that the disarmament pro-
vision would not interfere with the
military training OF men, but that II
was evident that a trained body OF
men would not be n danger 20 world
peace II their armament supplies
were kept In check.
MIR. Wilson said tho provision foe
enforcing tho determination OF tho
council In case II was disobeyed by
any nation would apply In only one
case and that here the party against
whom decision was rendered had
property including territory in lis
possession which 1t would not STIR
render.
Must Givo Up Something.
In conceding that some sovereign
ty must be surrounded by member
ship in the league. the president de-
clared II was inconceivahe that there
could be any concert OF action by
nations TO eliminate war and protect
the weak unlere each nation was
willing TO give up something.
Denying tho statements that the
league meant usurpation OF the
power OF congress, TO declare war. tho
president said the league merely WIS
a promise by the treaty making
power that it's congress would do all
In It's power to carry out tho agree
ment, "A situation which prevailed In
many present treaties,
The president was said TO have
stated that II was necessary that the
United States stand 10 the support OF
tho CZecho -Sovaks, the Jugo- Slavs,
Poland and other weak and strug
Cling peoples made free as the result
OF the great war.
Senator Lodge refused to see news
paper men or make any statement
after the conference
Accounts OF both democratic and |
republican members OF the commit
tees who discussed the conference
varied only in very minute details.
Rests On Friendship
Tho strength OF the league would |
rest on the friendship OF America.
Great Britain. France, italy and |
Japan, the president said. and he |
oppressed the opinion that serious |
trouble between these five nations
was "unthlnkablo.' Should one OF
these withdraw from the league or |
In any way fail to support 1t, I'm
potence OF the league might result
"The president felt that II the
league Is not ratified said Chair
man Hitchcock. there Will be dcs-
pair throughout the world because OF
failure In the effort to secure per-
peace. Serious complica-
Ion, the president felt. might result
II an early date from failure OF the
eague The league is already in
use, the president stated. through
he reference OF the questions on
various subjects which have been
'eferred to international commits
ions"
on the question of possible intor-
.erence by the league with internal
domestic questions, such as immigra-
ion, the president told the senators
10 did regard such questions as be-
ng within the purvlew or Jurisdiction
" the league. Success OF the league
he president was said 10 feel. rests
N the good will and good faith NJ
he nations and not upon their po-
ential power.
In the discussion OF the compost
ion or the league and executive
ouncil the Mexican and Japancse
,roblems with which the United
'tates In concerned were reported 10
lavc been freely used AZ llustra-
ions In this connection II was said
hat tho president rejected the arEu-
lent that American immigration
would be u question determInable
" the league.
Questions regarding Great Brit
in's five votes in the league and tho
possibility of the British empire ac-i
uiring moro than one vote in the
NcCutlve council ELECTED the state
lent from the president that such
possibility was very remote as tho
our votes In the league outside OF
he five great powers we're demanded
y tho smaller nations and that cleo
ion would he made by the 80 or 90
ations comprised In the league. I
The president was said to have