Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01

shOuIo be enforced. II necessary. BY
''the prevention Of all financial. com
| mercial or personal intercourse" be-
tween the nation falling to abide by
the decision and all other member
states Of the League Of Nations.
On the same day that he presented
this plan to the peace conference Pres
ident Wilson sailed for the United
States to attend the closing sessions
Of congress at Washington. Opposi-
ton 10 the incorporation Of the League
OF Nations covenant In the peace treaty
already had developed In this country.
and President Wilson. upon his return
delivered an address ut Boston In
which he emphasized the necessity Of
the United States taking q leading
part In the organization of the League
| Of Nations
Meantime the peace conference was
endeavoring to reach q solution OF
several other vexing problems. A bit
ter dispute had arisen between Italy
and the new JugoSlav state as to the
possession Of the eastern coast OF the
Adrtatic. The Italians demanded pos
session OF the city OF Fiume on the
ground that It's population was largely
italian. while the Jugo Slavs main.
talned thar possession Of this port was
essential II their newly organized ma
ton was to have access TO the sea
The japanese delegates also gave
an early Indication Of their attitude
by insisting upon Japan's right to re-
tain the Marshall and Caroline islands
which she had taken from Germany.
President Wilson returned to Pari.
after spending little more than week
In the United States. With his arrival
In France on March II the peace con
ference began consideration OF recon-
mendatiOns by various committees.
and the peace treaty began to take
definite shape.
On March "a the council Of ten
which had been considering the chief
problems before the peace conference
was replaced by council of four con
sisting Of President Wilson and Pre-
miers Lloyd George Clemencean and
actual signing Of the peace treaty all
OF the problems arising were disposed
OF by this council of four. In which.
at times. the premier Of japan also
participated
The revised covenant Of the League
Of Nations was presented al a plenary
session Of the peace conference on
April -. President Wilson. as chair
man OF the commission which framed
the covenant explained the changes
that had been made, mostly IN a result
Of criticism In the United States. One
Of the most important OF the amend
ments made was that providing that
the covenant should not affect existing
understandings for maintaining peace,
While IL was not so stated specifically.
this amendment was designed tn pre-
vent the League Of Nations covenant
from interfering with the Monroe doc
trine. The revised covenant was
adopted by the unaniraous vote Of the
peace conference.
On Apri, 20 the council OF four,
which by this time had been reduced
TO n council Of three by the with.
drawal OF the Italians agreed to
transfer 10 Japan the German posses.
sion Of Kiau-Chau. The Chinese dele.
CATION objected strenueusly tn this SET,
tlement although Japan agreed ulti'
mateiy 10 restore the territory 10
China. On May @ the council deter
mined tina, Great Britain and her colo
nies and dominions should become
| mandatory Tor the islands north Of the
equator.
by May 8 the treaty had fnally been
completed aud on tina, date II was
presented TO the German pienipoten
| tiaries at Versailles. The pact. while
It represented chiefly the deliberations
| Of the council of four, had heen adopt
ed by conference In which 81 allied
md associated powers were represent
| ed A. the same time II was an
nonnced that President Wilson and
| Premier LLOYD George had negotiated
| treaties with France providing that
| the United States and Great Britain
would come immediately To the assist
| ance of France In case of any future
| uuprovoked attack ny Germany When
| the peace treaty was submitted 10 the
| Germans the Italian delegates were
| present, having returned to Parts In
| response To an Invitation extended by
| President Wilson and rremlers Lloyd
George and Clemenceau.
The German delegates were not per
| mitted to discuss the peace treaty with
| the conference hu. were given fifteen
| days In which To submit their reply In
| writing. Announcement of the terms
az the treaty caused n STERN In Ger
many The tesaas were denounced by
rresiden. Ebert of Germany rs being
the most severe ever imposed upon a
vanauishcd people" Several commu
/ ntca,ions requesting changes In the
| treaty were submitted by the German
delegates and these were given consid
Grafton by the council Of Ave. A. -
result some parts 81 the treaty were
made more lensent toward Germany,
| The revised terms were presented 10
| Count RrockaorT. Rantsau. head Of the