AMEET TO T SAVE AV Peace Delegation American to Ask Change in th the Tenth Article Dy Associated Press PARIS PARIS March March The following off official of- of f cial stat statement met on last nights night's session I of the of nations commission I was issued this morning The league of nations commission I Iy amendments amendments' to y yesterday art articles cles IX and nd XIV so that t thirds two of the the covenants now h have ve been examined The next meeting will be e held Wednesday By Associated Press PARIS March The American p ace delegation it is understood has has' definitely agreed upon the amendment amendment amend amend- 1 ment It will offer to article X of the covenant af the league of nations to I safeguard the Monroe doctrine The amendment provides that agreements under the covenant shall not be construed construed con con- as an infringement upon the principles of international policies heretofore generally recognized Note Article X of the draft ot of the I league of nations covenant reads as follows The high contracting parties shall shaH undertake to respect and reserve as against external aggression the territorial terri tern tonal integrity and existing political independence of all states members of the league In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat of I danger of such aggression the executive executive tive council shall advise upon the means by which the obligation shall be fulfilled I CHANGES DISCUSSED PARIS Monday l March 1 During I Ia a three hour session last night the league of nations commission considering consid- consid I ering ening proposed amendments to the covenant disposed tentatively of the first sixteen sections agreeing upon a I number of changes in form which the members of the commission believe will meet more than 50 per cent of the objections ob offered by Senator Lodge and other American senators President nt Wilson attended the ses- ses ion Eion at which suggestions from neutral neutral neu- neu nations as well as belligerents were discussed No action was taken on amendments for safeguarding the Monroe doctrine but this subject probably will be considered con con- Wednesday N ACTION ON JAPS The Japanese amendment to secure the equality of nations belonging to the league was not considered and no was taken on the e proposed s san ee i rench amendment e t for t the cr creation of an international military staff The entire covenant when amended and agreed upon by the commission will be submitted to a drafting committee corn com which will put it into more defInite legal form before its submission submission sion to the supreme council PHELAN HELAN OBJECTS W WASHINGTON March Senator Phelan of California Democrat has cabled the American peace commissioners commissioners commis- commis In Paris protesting against any provision in the proposed constitution for the league of nations giving racial equality to orientals The California I senator today sent a copy of his cablegram cablegram cable cable- gram to Senator Borah of Idaho with witha a request that the latter support his protest Senator Phelan told the commissioners commission commission- ers era he believed Western Vestern senators and others would oppose any loophole by which oriental peoples will possess equality with white races in the United States Senator Borah in replying to Senator Sena- Sena ton tor Phelan said that while in accord wIth this attitude the proposed constitution con con- in its pres present nt form unquestionably gives jurisdiction over immigration Im- Im migration to the league I