The Washington times., 1921-12-18
WILSON LEAGUE |
To BE kept AS !
EUROPEAN END
Of FEDERATION
Each Continent Probably Would
Have Separate Organization :
as Part Of Whole.
WORLD GOVERNMENT SCHEME
Each Section to Supervise Ito
Own Affairs After Fashion Of
States in u. s.
By j. BART CAMPBELL.
International News Service,

InScrnational News Service.
The four-power Pacific treaty 10
intended to be the initial move to-
ward an association Of nations to
replace the present league Of ma
tions. 1t was admitted Last night
by Republican Senator'S who reflect
Administration views.
Plan Ii Revolutionary.
These Senators were extremely 70.
luctant to discuss the information re.
garding such a revolutionary plan foe
what they described az the limitation
OF armament and the preservation Of
world peace which they said they had
received from highly confidential Ad-
ministration sources.
1t was learned authoritatively, how.
ever, that a sweeping revision Of the
League of Nations covenant. 20 as to
permit the present league to become
essentially European league with
which the United States would be only
indirectly connected as q member Of
the proposed association Of nations, II
part Of the new international scheme
which Is expected to be unfolded after
the armament conference ends.
Under this scheme. it was said, the
present league would become the Eu-
ropean auxiliary Of the suggested as-
sociation Of nations, with Geneva a.
its permanent headquarters.
Big and Little Leagues.
Similar auxiliaries would be formed
to embrace other continental -
oceanic units which would evolve
around an association Of nations hav-
ing Washington a. its pivotal point.
An annual gathering here Of off,
cial spokesmen for the association
of nations would also provide Tor the
assembly at the Same time Of official
representatives Of each Of the sub
sidiary Continental and Oosanic
leagues Of nations with the whole
world sitting down to discuss its
troubles in the presence Of the United
States.
The idea, It was pointed eut. 10
for a world congress OF nations not
unlike the system Of government Of
the United States, with its State
legislatures and its national lsgislar
tive body centering about one
national head and national admin
istrative cabinet or council.
Local Self-Government.
Each Continental League Of Nations
would be bound to give loyal support
to the central governing body whioh
the association OF ndtions would con-
stitute, and to agree to the latter 6ass-
ing upon whatever international ques-
tons and general world policies might
not be confined to any particular con-
tinental or ocean.
The four-power Pacific Treaty b
really intended. II was declared. to BE-
the Pacific unit of an association -
nations which shall include separate
North American, South American. Eu-
ropean, Asiatic and African League
of Nations.
The conference between the United
States and the South American govern.
ments which President Harding il ,in-
derstood to look upon al desirable
after the Armament Conference II
regarded as a move toward counsel
ing with them as to the wisdom Of
this general scheme for an association
Of nations.
As far as possible, each Continental
or Oceanic unit is to be given exoiu.
sive supervision over It's own affairs.
This. In the Judgment Of those who IA.
vor the proposed Association Of Ma
tons plan, would permit the Vnitsd