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Show DOCTRi N E American Delegation to Submit Amendment Buttressing Monroe Declaration in Pact. Conference at . Paris Adopts Affirmation of Rights of Countries to Regulate Immigration. PARIS, March ;..( Hy the Associated Press.) The American peace delegation, it is understood, has definitely agreed upon the amendment it will offer to ;ir-ticle ;ir-ticle 10 of the covenant of the lcsiiruc or nations to safeguard tho Monroe doctrine. doc-trine. The amendment provides that agreements agree-ments under the covenant shall not lc construed as an infringement upon ti e principles of International policies heretofore here-tofore generally recognized. Article 10 of the draft of the league uf nations covenant roads as follows: "The high contracting" parties shall undertake un-dertake to respect ami reserve as agstin-t external aggression the territorial integrity integ-rity and existing political independence of all states members of the league. In case of any such aggression, or in case , of any threat of danger of such ag'grcs- , sion, tlie executive council sh;ill hiIyIsu upon the means by which the olMigsillou !' shall ho fulfilled." j WILSON TO SUBMIT TROPOSED AMENDMENT. President Wilson would have offered the amendment at the meeting of tho league of nations commission last nlurlit, but discovered a slight imperfection In : ' tiie text and reserved the right lo iub-mJt iub-mJt it later. ! Asframed, the amendment will he an j1! appendix to the article pledging mombcnM : of the league to respect and pivsor o ,; ' against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence indepen-dence of members. Mention of the Monroe doctrine by name is avoided purposely. Inasmuch as President Wilson and Colonel House on several occn slous havo discussed Die subject with premiers Lloyd George, Clemcnce.au and Orlando, it is assumed that the president assured himself him-self of favorable action in advance of the submission of the amendment to the commission. com-mission. CALCULATED TO MEET AMERICAN OBJECTIONS. Other changes in tho covenant made ;.f. last night's meeting and winch hit i .-garded .-garded by the American dok-gnti-s f great linporlan'-e wcro calculated 10 U).-' suggestions and objections emunaiing from Americn.' They include a substituio for the phi'Msc, "States members, nf i ho league," in article 10 ;md elsewhere in Mm covenant , thus nice! i ug object tons t ha t the latter created nicin hers id n. 'rovi-ii m also was made for tin revision of r !i ) covenant ii self from t ime t tone, t hux meeting the objection ilia t jl in infb 1-blo. 1-blo. The admission of oilier male v,:h provided for, but It u ns agreed thai any change- in iiumherH must oe with due regard re-gard to Lhe proportion be' ween ihe re;i; e. sentation of the large powers and that of all powers on the- executive eonm-il, as do-fined do-fined In the ar tic leu crea ling 1 hu council. coun-cil. CHANGES IN TEXT CLARIFIES COVENANT. Many ch:umn jn the text of the rni-c. nant were made, wiih th suecml porpi io of clarification and r'-movlu.' am burin t h i to which atifrdion bad I. m ealle-i Uv speakers in the I'niied Slafes. Somo doubt is eiifei tairted in some o,uar!ejT a H to the wisdom of ;i munchm-n t s a J firm : mr abso'Ule eiUl'rol of eoillillje-j rtvrr 'heir Infernal affair. as i.nKsihiy pro), hi i j , :f; the extension of fn.jihhp aid to put ijo-v J revolutions, and it is p,K.'dhle (his Irii-gna Irii-gna L-e ma y be ( urf her mo-1 i ffe,j. f (fne amendment to ne su'oinitiet adopt s a prov t ion tha t powi t m v, are not M"""i finally el. L:,i : ed lo i hy b-;, L'ne arc reserved I ') in-i i wdual me n-hers; n-hers; N'llunu, iiHs yet been done to affirmative af-firmative v state trie nr hi. of a nation v.'i'lj regard to lis withdrawal from t'.i bairue, nor has the Japanese a uo nd m n f. regarding rac-. d i "n i nl ua l ions be -n r'-whcd. This hat'e,-, J,oweVer , ha- I if , a modifier! HO nnply dchirr for- t rigut of "I'lsi" t-ea t;ri nt and is Jikeiy to he aece;, ,,.,. A I- r tc-h a ui'-nilin'Tif providing f,- in rna in t en,-i tc e of a m-m i a I mi :i t a rv s',t ,'f !,:.! i.e.-i, ri".;.o-e,, "nut thUH ra r It has i .-t her.,1 aceep'ed. IMMIGRATION RIGHTS A DOMESTIC MATTER. An A'"'-r:fari a t u" : 'I i n -r, t to piolct ; ,-t . t o-,,' ai.t'ii:-' t;-'.. infl'iv of ("rein, luior ti""s mtii.itr.l It a'fin.iK ' i,,r ril;i t of an." "".Mry ii, tiie !'-:i.'-n" to r.,r ii'ii'tc:!-- ol''y v.'liin ooinilin jsj rl; 'MO-h'r i'nl'O-! .' t HnTri'lnnnl to ' i h muf "'-' :,;.i.l "!! '.- arti'i.- y, v. h! , SI:.;."V.-. s l:.c i-'." 'Hi roniril to .. miii'-e a pluu f'-r t m- lol'i- n nf ;irn.-- ' " I'liicii'C" of ii. artlr !.. "'!'' "' '" '- t-'K-rr of , arsi'," to ;i s-,;ii.l" r" "m ineir isi t ion of l,.- fOV, , . ,, (f,...,.,(. Vir. Ill: .y .y I t ,. ,.,,,,), ;,, ' " :' ' '' I'"''"'" . ""f.-'-l-!'' ,. j, (Conlhiuod on ra.-;c Z, Cohnrui 1.) II 11EI1T TO 1 1 IH MINE i , , (Continued from Page One.) :':r:z for instructions from the supreme 6 :,a in order to close and submit their Jl i: s said that except for exceptions on V --Miii broad principles which must come fy' 'on the premiers the reports are n:i(ly .:! ! submitted within a few hours after instructions are received. '.! '.'. the delegations to the peace con-J con-J are very anxious regard in? the --jition in eastern Europe and are im-. im-. with the necessity of quickly do- ; jC'ineihins to hasten the return of ' -nidi conditions to the rest of En ; ;r. I . ! indent "Wilson and Premiers' IJoyd j i- r:?, Ciemenceau and Orlando have i y.-A that, beginning Tuesday morning, j : -.y wiil hold sessions daily io bring to ; ;' -'-liou in 11,, sll(,,-,,s, ,sii,,,. ,;,,. ln.nl,.,- r,'.;,,.;,i,,,,s ,t ", w;,7,,,7h'' ;- r f..r..i ;,';'; I II. nil ronr,',-,.,,,.,.s. will ,,, . ii ni,,., I .W!iy mmtiiIiik lo .I!h,.sk tli,-""""' tli,-""""' "" H..H:..i !,., If.,- 1, . t:;;;;;!!,s ,,:, ,,v ,,.', ;'r iiVd :c,z'iir.""K "n 1,10 oasicr" Absence Is Regret ted. l-illi lYAnier OrUmdn ;u,d I'lv-mlo,- fK IKI ri'lurn , ,;lf.ir .1 '-'';.',;! '"ni"'il if inn,-,, ,,,-utelv felt H i. fol owi,,? M:il,'mont on last Moo,w,i"i";M(';'fu" or cJmr ,'ss,"1 ""I inorniiiu-: I ni' tvt'lllli ini-i-iin- ,,f in li-ii-if. nf "mission, wh!,., ; ,' 1, s,."- 'i l . I, ,f "r.-'ovein.ni. took .i.ti.-li-s irom 0 of ,,,0 ,OV(n:ln'; , so h,lt. iwo-thirds of the dial, has Ihth e.aniino,l. 'Hi- "'-xt mootlnV- ;,r 'tlit. 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