The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-28
New Worlds
 Project Plan

(Continued from, Page One) Russia, and further because an error had been made in attempting to set up immediately a complete and finish ed organization when the details must Of necessity take time and experience Other objections urged against the league were that it limits the sov- eringity of it's member states, makes
 and takes a too exclusively Europea an view of things. The report holds | that amendment of the league is too difficult.
 it's. it's operation, the report finds, has tended rather to separate than to draw Europe and America closer to gether.
 League "Out' On Big Things. The report directs attention to the | fact that meetings of the highest
 importance, like the Washington Ge.
 noa and Hague conferences and next | years Pan American congress, are
 held outside the league
 The commission after studying all the phases of the situation, formulat I cd a series of basic principles with i which the proposed organization must
 comply, and then, in the light of | these recast Professor Alvarez initial l plan, evolving the text which was submitted today.
 This convention. which consists OF Is articles, creates Ca world assoc1a- ton of states, which has as its mis-
  | League Of Nations. the Pan n-Arner1can
 Union and the states belonging Iv 1 none of these groups
 UiYerSal Scope. 'DThe association it says, will consider questions of world or conu- mental interest It will have as it's | duties, notably to watch over the gen. | eral interests of humanity, take meas ures to eliminate the causes of war, l initiate adequate methods for the pacific settlement of conflicts be- tween states, strengthen bonds of all sorts between countries, promote uni yersaI co-operatfon and accomplish gradual codfhcation of international law. The association will act only by means of recommendations. All members of the league and the Pan-Amertcan Union would automat- ically become members of the asso- citation unless they specifically refus- ed, and the others would be adm1ssa- ble by two-thirdS vote Of the assem- bly,.
 The assembly, which would be the controlling body. would be composed of not to exceed three delegates rom each country, but each delegation would have only one vote. The assem- bly, would work largely through
 eight permanent commissions, CO.,
 ordinated by an executive counc1l subordinate to the assembly. The council would comprise six non-American members of the League of Nations, six members or the Fan American Union and SIX eleCteu py the assembly of the new association.
 Representation for All
 All states would be entitled to rep
 resentation on all the commissions
 these commissions would comprise
 disarmament, labor, international
 law, methods of avoiding war, meth
 ods of settling disputes, and so on.
 There would be permanent sere-
 tariat All existing international
 bureaus established by treaties would
 be recognized and might later be as
 simulated and the present permanent
 court of international justice would
 be accepted.
 Article 6 reads:
 "States members of the association. agree not to resort to hostilities until they have exhausted the methods recognized by international law for the pacific settlement of disputes. If state violates this provision, the coun- cil will direct the attention of the various contineta1 or regional organ nations so they may consider the measures they think necessary"
 The final articles provides for with drawal at the members option, upon 6 years notice. The commission, dur ing it's study of the pact question, adopted a number of resolutions con- corning the principles and details Of the present league of nations, and adopted a revised article 10 to read: ''The members of the league bind themselves to respect the present ter ritorial integrity and political lnde- pendence of all members of the league. In case of violation of this funda- mental obligation as well as in the case of aggression against member of the league by a non member state, the council, after consid deration, will recommend to the members the measures it thinks proper"