Show EW PACT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED PROPOSED- CHANGES HANGES IN COVENANT C ARE URGED BY HUGHES Former Rel Republican Leader Se Seeks ks to to o Guard America Against Aggressors andEl and El Enforced Duty Overseas N MEW EW EV YORK March arch 20 Seven ScY Seven n amendments to the league of or nations covenant intended d primarily by their author lUthor to insure the American Amer ican continent against European a aggression ag to protect the United Slates from enforced administration of foreign foreign for for- eign territory and to revoke tile the II trouble breeding guaranty of ot the existing political independence oil cf i member nations were proposed here tonight by Charles E E. E Hughes Minor suggestions of at the former Republican presidential candidate candida that definite limitation La pl the Jt Jea ue's ues field of in in- reserving t to the several cral na nation on exclusive control of or immigration tai tai- iffs iris and other Internal problems and that provision be made mad for thc w withdrawal of or states from ironi th the organ organ- In an address before beCore the Union League club reviewing exhaustively the terms of or the proposed covenant Mr Ir Hughes declared that thoU the American Ameri can people were entitled to a better r piece of ot work Would Exclude Immigration The Hughes I amendments amendment suggested suggest suggest- ed cd aside from Crom formal improvements were stated Mated as follows First FIrst Explicit explicit provision a as al to the requirement of or unanimity of or decision S Second cond Suitable limitation a as to tho the field of or tho the lea leagued inquiries an and anI a action so o as to leave no doubt that the Internal concerns of states immigration and are not DoL ot embraced Third Third Providing Providing that no foreign n power shall hereafter here b by br conquest conquest con con- quest purchase or In an any other way waTt any possession on the thc American 4 c coif coif- I or the Islands adjacent tt thereto o Fourth Fourth Pro Providing that the letle- letle ment of or pure purely American Ame questions ns shall be remitted primarily to 1 iho ho American nations and that European nations shall not interfere Un unless Je te- te quested to do so o b by the American na na- na- na 0 Independence Opposed l Fifth the guaranty s of or orthe the existing Independence of at member nations of or article X Sixth Sixth Providing Providing that no J to member ot of the league shall shaH be constituted a mandator mandatory mandatory man man- dator without Its Us c n ent and no European or Asiatic power shall shaH l t constituted a mandatory of ot an any American Ameri can people Seventh seventh ProvidIng Providing that tiny any ny member mem mem- ber of ot the league eague ma may withdraw at I liz ils pleasure on a specified notice Mr Ir IJu Hughes hes criticized se vly the tenth article of oC the covenant and conceding conceding con con- ceding ceding- the argument that this clause J had been Included to protect tho the na nations nations nations na- na born o of the war the sP speaker 31 er re regarded reo- reo It as a trouble breeder nd not a peace maker Dt Delegate Are rf Fallible It makes no allowance he said for changes in the up make-up of or member nations which may be found advisable and ascribes a soundness of jud Judgment Judg jud- ment to the peace conference In erecting states ta tes and defining boundaries which nobody In the history of ot th the th world ha has over ever po possessed Mr r Hughes declared that he lie saw sa neither severity nor hardship n the tha articles relating to investigations and recommendations lJ by the league for or reduction of oC armaments He regarded the provisions for tor arbitration as confined confined con con- fined tined generally to existing practice and falling CaJUns far tar hort of or an any positive assurance a against war r lc oft off ott linn Emphasizing that submission of or In International International International In- In disputes to the Jea league ue au authority nu- nu is optional as is the decision of or member nation to go to war to enforce enforce en en- n force Corce an award of or the arbitration au authorities authorities au au- made after alter such a submission zion sion he found merit however ho In hi ti ii cooling off process sot set up Jm In th the allowance of or three months for xon- xon of ot the arbitrators arbitrators' 9 Decision before may so go 0 to War ar arThe The provision pro for reports report by ty member mem IU- IU ber nations of or Impending International disputes th the former farmer supreme court Jurist 1 asserted sl gives cs voice olce to the Continued on oil naf riar I J I I 1 4 CHANGES IN COVENANT ARE URGED BY HUGHES Continued from Crom pt 1 lesson of or the great war It commits to no action leaves the tho door open for forthe forthe forthe the only onty operation co-operation that can properly he be contemplated that Is the cooperation cooperation opera co tion which at the time of ot the exigency Is deemed to be he advisable I Should lie Mr Hughes said that definite roco nillon should be made mado in tho the league covenant of ot the tho Monroe e doctrine and i while ur urging a 0 clause prohibiting II European aggression on the American continent In an any form torm ho advocated also reserving the right of or an any nation to decline a mandatory mandator for the ad admInistration administration administration ad- ad ministration of torel foreign n territory Admitting Admitting Ad Ad- the plan had decided merit the speaker asserted assorted that thaL It does dos not follow that the United States should assume tho the obligation of ot a mandatory mandator In n the eastern hemisphere Such an undertaking would 1 present the most serious questions It is clear that we ought not to be put In a position where we 0 should bo be bound even morall morally morally mor mor- all ally to accept such a a. designation |