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Show KM SDGiETY OF : . NATIONS 1011 New French Scheme fori Consideration of Peace I i Congress. '- -I'MUS, )r-c. I. B:iron 1 l iinin.rll.-s , ; df- Constant today gave A h.-; uj i;l ttjd I !-. f'J s tlic Fn-ivh plan for hnn;,'iiii. about ; ;: ;i Hrk-ty of nations, which ilit; baron and -Sn,ator l,f;on tJourKi'olN, formerly French .' fi t-mit'i-, p-i'ji:lt:l to I'rumitT Meineu-; Meineu-; (;iii ,,i'vt:ral 'lays ;ipo. The KrenHi i?-t;-' mif-r Kav.' ;i.s,stinin-.;.s thai lint principle ; of a society of nations would ho in-. in-. criftr-d at thf lie, id ot' lh Krctiuh plo-trrani plo-trrani hi'lnre tin; poac: conrens. Knion (I'Ksioiinirllcs tr I .' -hsra nt and M. lioiirRfoiB v.-n- French (IrMf Ka t 's at k bo l h pcacft rnrif'rinici-.s at The HaRUt ,'nri are the: French im-mburH of thr u-r-.' rfiancnt Ii t urniuiwnal court ai I he ha;:ne. ' 'I'hey said th.-v had jnj.sn their phut to Premier 'i nit-ii'-tjau with nnmo ai-preliensiori, ai-preliensiori, aw lie. had not yet rieelurrd himself In favor of a. leayue of nations, havlnK bn.'ii reardod as typify inp the . tiithttnir unirli. which has cauK-'l him the , natnft of "Tisrer." They t'st handed Hie premier a letter j ivhirh said In part: ! ..- We are convinced that a durable Hea''e can be awwured only in substitute 'i!nsf for a reif,'" of force that of ort.anizi-d 'ri'ht. It is ihe objeH of our association id aid in r he constitution of a .society. . .'In nf part, and then of all, the nations. This pneiety should, according to tlie re-..ctniL re-..ctniL decl.tra'.lons of President Wilson. ' be a. must e.Hontial party in securing the . tn-'i in t f nance of peace." . Premier ( 'I .meiK'eau was an at ten live ll.sicner to the details of tlio plan for the, formal ion of such a society. Cotvernins :'. principles of Mich an organization, ' he declared It would )ic set in the program pro-gram and so before t tie peace conRress hi the head of tlie subjects to be dis- ; r.issed. Hut he asked for specili- par-. par-. ijeitlats I'oncerniiiR- the details of the . on.n.nU;ition of this international so-j so-j piety, especially as to whether the French 1 -advocati-s of the plan are co-operating: with British, American. Italian and other oi-Rani.a t ions to ascerla in if the present project is supported hv all nations. Fx plaining the detailed plans presented : by 1'retnier ("'lemenceau, Count d'Fstour-'nellea d'Fstour-'nellea de Constant said to the Associated I ' t e s s : 'The essentials of the plan are: First, -' ompulsorv arbitration without limitation limita-tion of exception. This leaves out the old except ion of questions Involving national na-tional honor and diunity. Second, llmita-' llmita-' 'lion of armament. Third, establishment of n council of ail ministration of the na-J na-J Hons for tlie formulation of new international inter-national administration and international r taw procedure. Fourth, trie application 'of 'sanctions' for maUins effective the : decisions of the society of nations. 'Sanctions' 'Sanc-tions' is a diplomatic expression, meaning mean-ing tiie various steps for enforcing com-' com-' pliance. Tliev are four-fold. 'First, diplomatic sanction The so- ciet v of na tions shall break diplomatic relations with any recalcitrant nation and V,lc- n-. cunnrl u In CI lt hll SiSJ.'ld Or Orl minister representing that nation. "Second, judicial sanction Whereby , the courts of all countries will he closed AO a recalcitrant nation. It will thus ' ..'practically be quaranlined and placed .outside the pale of civilized states. j "Third. economic sanction Whereby ; Tlie. economic means of all nations shall . be directed neainst any recalcitrant state. This economic weapon of the united nations na-tions will be a sireat power in isolating '-pity offending nation, cutting off its foodstuffs food-stuffs and raw materials, when H acts in defiance of the society of nations. "Fourth, military sanction This is the last sanction by which the joint nations would undertake to enforce observance of the decisions of the society of nalioua. This military sanction is tiie most difficult, diffi-cult, and delicate of all the questions involved in-volved in creating the society of nations. na-tions. "There will be different views concerning con-cerning the military enforcement of peace. It is the purpose of our oraniza-;ion oraniza-;ion to reconcile these differences and se-... se-... ..-lire some workable basis of agreement, tine view Is for a small international militarv force, or the nucleus of an international in-ternational fleet. Others regard this as unnecessary and prefer to rely on the moral force of the united nations. Some . may wish to give up compulsory military service, but retain the navy. "These divergent views must be reconciled. recon-ciled. That is the main task which M. Clemenccau asked us to undertake. We epard our meeting: with the premier as - highly important in inscribing- tlie prin--" i -Dies of a society of nations at the head of tlie program, for that we understand :o be in accordance with the desires of - 'President Wilson to place the high ideals of (his united stand against further warfare war-fare at the very forefront of the peace congress and adopt it as the suliiing" principle in the determination of many - questions before the conference." |