The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-03
.lN EXPLAINS
.EAClE PLANS.
Statesman Who Made Great
League Of Peace Possible Pre-
sents Plans to Conference
q REAL SOCIETY
OF NATIONS

rszsss y A.
TELLS What Changes Were Made
n Amended Draft and Clears
Jp Misunde derstanding
.ssp paris, April 2S.-Following is the
test of President Wilson's speech be-
fore the plenary session Of the peace
conference today:
sMr. President: When the text Of
the covenant Of the league of nations
was last laid before you I had the
honor Of reading the covenant in e1-
tense. / viii not detain you today to
read the covenant as it has now been
altered, but will merely take the
liberty Of explaining to you some OF
the alterations that have been made
The report Of the committee has
been circulated. You yourselves have
in hand the text of the covenant, and
VII no donbt have noticed that most
of the changes that have been made
are mere changes of phraseology, not
changes Of substance and that, be-
sides that, most Of the changes are
intended to clarity the document, or,
rather to make explicit what we all
have assumed was implicit in the
document as it was originally pre-
seHted to you. But I shall take the
liberty 4of calling your attention to
the new features such as they are.
Some of them are considerable, the
rest trivial.
ss,The first paragraph Of Article 1
: is new. In view of the insertion Of
the covenant in the peace treaty.
specific provision as to the signatories
of the treaty, who would become
members of the league, and also as to
neut-al states to be invited to accede
to the covenant, were obviously neces-
Sary. The paragraph also provides for
the method by which a neutral state
may accede to the covenant.
e 'eThe third paragraph Of Article 1
is new, providing for the withdrawal
of any member Of the league on a
The second paragraph. of Article
is new, providing for possible in
crease in the council, should other
powers be added. to the league Of ma
tons whose present accession is not
anticipated.
..The two last paragraphs of Article
are new, providing specifically
for one vote for each member of the
league in the council, which was un-
derstood before and providing also for
one representative Of each member OF
the league:
1.-THE first paragraph Of Article
is new, expressly Incorporating the
provision as to the unanimity of vot-
ing, which was at first taken for
granted.
The second paragraph Of Article s
has been added to it that a majority
OF the assembly must approve the ap-
9pointment of the secretary general.
.'The first paragraph Of Article Z
names Geneva as the seat Of the
league and is followed by q second
paragraph which gives the council
power to esta blish the seat OF the
league elsewhere. should it subse-
quently deem it necessary.
'sThe third paragraph Of Article
q is new, establishing equality Of
employment of men and women, that
is to say, by the league.
.HThe second paragraph of Article
13 is new, inasmuch as it under
takes to give instances Of disputes
which are generally suitable for sub
mission to arbitration, instances Of
fable, questions.
..The eighth paragraph Of Article Is
is new. This is the amendment
regarding domestic jurisdiction, that
where the council finds that a ques-
ton arising out of an international
dispute affects matters which are
clearly under the domestic jurisdiction
Of one or other of the parties it is TO
report to that effect and make no rec
concentrations.
t'The last paragraph Of Article 16 is
new, providing for an expulsion from
the league in certain extraordinary
circumstances.
article 81 is new.
"The second paragraph of Article %
Z inserts the words with regard to man
datories. and who are willing to ac-
cept.' thus explicitly introducing the
principle that mandtae can not be
forced upon a nation unwilling to ac-
eept it.
Article 90 is a combination of sew
eral former articles and also contains
the following: A clause providing for
the just treatn-en of aborigines; a
clause toward a prevention of the
white slave traffic and the traffic in
opium, and clause looking toward
progress in international prevention
and control Of disease.
Article 25 specifically mentions
the Red Cross as one of the inter-
national organizations which are to
connect their work with the work Of
the league.
Article 26 permits the amendment
Of the covenant by majority Of the
states composing the assembly. in