| Show WILSON SHOWS AMERICAN PLAN OF COVENANT I- I Informal Draft Is Js Sent cut to Senator Lodge Co Comparisons 1 Are Arc Made Washington Au Aug 11 Tho The President nt sent Chairman I Lodge od o the time Informal draft of tho the league ue of r J nations I covenant presented entel b by tho tim American I peace commissioners at Paris and also I the formal report of or the commission I on the te league ue of nations The Th American Amerlean plan provided for Cor an 1 executive council similar to tho the council of or the final Unal covenant cO and anda andI I a body body of oC delegates similar to the tho requiring that I assembly Instead of decisions of or tho the council should be by unanimous vote Yote however It Il was VaS provided pro pro- vided In tho the American draft that any three nations nations' could veto any decision Tho The mandatory system of or administering adminis weak nations was embodied Inthe inthe In Inthe the American proposal an and It provided the registration and publication of an aU treaties It did not contain the exten- exten I sive provisions in the final covenant I for deciding whether any que question I I arising was international or purely domestic in character The executive council was to b be made mado up UI of ot representatives of the great grent powers and of ot a n losi lesser er number of smaller r nations while each cach member would be represented In the bod body of or delegates as under tho the final covenant Rotation Plan Whereas tho ho selection of the smaller nations In tho the council Is to be made b by election of or the assembly under the covenant as aN completed completed com corn the American plan proposed that thal thc they bo be drawn In annual rotation rotation rota rota- tion from two panels one ono of which shall be made up of ot tho the representatives tives of oC the states ranking next after the great reat powers and the other of oC the representatives cs of the thc minor states such a number being drawn from these panels panda as ns will be but one less than the representatives es of or the great powers ers we rs Instead of having an especially appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed delegate each cach nation would be represented In the bod body of or delegates delegates dele dole gates by its ambassador or minister r resident at the seat scat o of the government where the meetings were held Tho The government acting as host would be represented by hy Its foreign minister who would preside In virtually the tame same lan language as the final covenant the draft would give Ive the tho ho league ue power to take tako any ac acion action ac- ac lion ion deemed wise and effectual t h to saCe safeguard world peace when an any war I or threat or war arose The Tho bo body of delegates would be empowered to discuss either publicly or privately as asIt asIt asIt It ma may deem best hest an any matter lying within the field of or action of oC the league of or nations or any matter likely likely like like- lIke lIke-j l ly to affect the tho peace pence of t the world Secretarial Provided Pro A permanent secretariat and staff state was provided for tor and tho tue draft like that finally adopted provided for Cor arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- by the council and b by specially appointed arbitrators ond pd not by b ba a permanent arbitration court Resort to towar towar 1 war would be prohibited pending arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- and if it arbitration Is found impracticable the members would agree to submit tho tha matter to the council for such action or recommendation as s It may deem wis wise in the circumstances Like the covenant adopted the draft I would empower the tho council to recommend recommend mend what military r or na naval force torce I Ithe the members l of the tho league ue shall se sev se severally I orally contribute to deal with a covenant covenant covenant cove cove- I nant breaker The members also would agree aree to break off ocr commercial Intercourse intercourse Inter inter- Inter Inter-I course with any power which be began nn war sar without submitting to and to lo to unite In blockading the porta I of or such a Ilow r. r 1 of or I I IThe The section of the time American draft I dealing with Cr freedom of the seas sea reads I I as follows follows' I When the rl rights of ot belligerents on I Ithe the high seas outside territorial waters waters waters wat wat- ers sh shall have ha been defined b by International International International Inter Inter- national convention It il hereby agreed I and declared as a fundamental l covenant covenant cove cove- e co I nant that no p power or combination of oC powers shall have rl ht a a. right to overstep o I In an any particular the clear leal meaning I of or the definitions thus established established- but that It shall be the right of or thelea the lea league ue from Cram time to time lime on special occasions to close the seas fleas In whole I or In part against a a particular power I or powers for the purpose of or enforcing I Ithe I the International covenants co here en entered entered en- en I into I Along AlonS' lines similar to those follo followed ved by br the final Unal covenant Co the draft proposed proposed proposed pro pro- I I posed establishment of or humane labor Conditions Just treatment or racial minorities free exercise of oC religion and prohibition of oC in In International international international in- in commercial and financial dealings B. B The preamble and numer numerous us other sections of the draft arc almost in the exact words of tho the covenant cO as finally final final- ly 1 approved I I I |
