Show I Al A KD I TO A ATTEND O CO They Are Invited to Attend Conference on j March 20 I IBy By Associated Press i PARIS March An invitation has b been en sent sent to all the neutral nations in I Europe Asia and South America ask ask- log ing them to attend a private and 1 mm- mm official conference here Thursday March 20 O with the object of giving i I neutrals an opportunIty opportunity to express their views on the league of nations II The Invitation was sent by the conference conference con con- ference authorities to the ministers of the neutral powers in Paris and the they I have forwarded it to their govern govern- ments Switzerland has already replied govern I faI favorably fa- fa to the suggestion No South I IAmer I Amer American can governments have yet answered an- an I A strong sentiment Is developing In high quarters of toe the conference toward j i I i making Geneva the official seat of the league of nations Several of the II heads of of delegations who h hake e been consulted have given their approval AMENDMENT FAILS By Asso Press ILO LO LONDON DON March The efforts of Oscar Oscat Straus of the American League to to Enforce Peace to have the League of Nations anion favor an amendment to the league of nations covenant dej designed de- de j signed to safeguard the Monroe doctrine doe doc trine failed Wednesday The l French rench and English delegates who dominated the conference plead that the subject was too far reaching for quick action while the Chinese protested that It too vitally affected them Straus proposed an addition to article arti- arti I aru-I cle 10 providing that should two states threaten war on each other the nearest near near- est great power In the first Instance near near-I was obligated to step In without callIng calling call call- Ing for time the assistance of the other great powers Should this power then it would be a matter for the entire leagues league's fighting forces to handle The British proposal that article 16 be changed to make any nation which breaks the covenant Ipso facto at war with all the other members of the league rather than merely committing an act of war as the covenant provides I Iwas was defeated on the plea of Mr Straus who maintained that It conflicted the constitution of the United States Whereupon the other delegates said they were glad to drop the matter as they were unwilling to arouse further II feeling In the United States I The French and British societies presented presented pre pre- I many proposed changes but those agreed upon were relatively unimportant un- un important The delegates will make use of the points brought o r In the present discussion and amI the decisions reached in advising the various peace commissions when the covenant comes comesup comesup up for further consideration at the peace conference at Paris I BERNE CONFERENCE By Associated Press I BERNE March The league of I nations conference In session here adopted a a. resolution proposing the Institution institution In- In of a world parliament as the supreme authority of the league of na- na Each country would send delegates delegates dele dele- gates to the parliament at the ratio of 1 to each Inhabitants The conference adopted unanimously a resolution presented by neutrals favoring favoring fa- fa the release of all prisoners of I war It also adopted a resolution favoring fa- fa I fa-I oring the establishment of an InterI international Inter Inter- national colonial office for the control I I I of all colonies not self governing I |