Show I I NAJI NATION N lA LEARNS N Nf OF f REVISED VI D COVENANT I Students of U. U S. S Foreign Relations Commence Study of Text By Dy Associated Press WASHINGTON April 26 Publication tion lion by the tho state department toda today of or orthe the revised covenant of ot the league of or nations gave the tho text of ot tho the document to the American people several hours In advance nd of ot its presentation to the peace conference In plenary session at Paris The substance of ot the covenant including material changes designed ned Particularly to meet criticisms in tho United States had been disclosed two weeks ago through an official summary sum sum- mary but many members of ot the tho senate senate sen sen- ate officials and other students of ot the nations nation's foreign relations had withheld final Judgment pending careful ala ois of ot the complete completo text Apparently these observers found th that t the tho of official tic In 1 summary had given givena Iena I en a fairly comprehensive outline of tho document especially of ot the tho amen amend amend- ments meats The Tho new article specifically exempting e. international engagements n and regional understandings such as tho doctrine had been quoted verbatim The Tho summary also had outlined amendments exempting national domestic questions from the jurisdiction i if of or the tho leae league e providing for lor or withdrawal of or member nations upon two years years' notice leaving it to member member mem mem- ber states to decide what armed force If It nn any they will contribute to any force orCe which tho the lea league may determine Is necessary to enforce its findings provided that shall be bo given s only to states willing to accept them and stating definitely that armament armament arma arma- ment meat reduction programs become ef er- er only when approved by the states concerned MEMBERS OF LEAGUE Attached to tho text Is the hitherto hither hither- to unpublished annex r referred to ton i In n the tho covenant In which are arc named the states Including l g tho the self governing British dominions which aro are to bo ho tho the original members of ot the league of ot nations and thirteen states to be In Invited invited In- In fled to accede to the covenants The Tho original members are aro nit all the nations which declared war on Germany an and I in n addition the new states of ot CzechoSlovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia and Poland Those invited to become members b by acceding acceding- to tho the covenant are arc the three throe lan Scandinavian countries Tho The Netherlands Switzerland Switzer Switzer- l land and Spain an and Persia and the American Amen Ameri can republics of or Chile Colombia Co Co- Co- Co l lombia Paraguay Salvador and Vene Vene- zuela Mexico docs does not appear In the tho l list Provision is made mado in the covenant covenant cove cove- nant er however for Cor the tho addition to the l league eague of at any self governing count country which will give required guarantees upon a a. two-thirds two vote yoto to of ot the assem assem- bly ACT THROUGH ASSEMBLY As In tho the original document tho the covenant provides that tho the league shall act through an assembly In which each state shall havo on one vote ote and not more than three delegates and comprising for Cor tho the present one representative of oC each of ot tho the great powers an and each of oC tour four our other powers to be bo selected from time to time by tho the assembly Members of or each class on the council may be he Increased by unanimous consent consent con con- sent of oC the council and a majority of ot th tilt assembly The text provides that nothing In tho the covenant shall be deemed to io 10 af tr- tr feet tho the validity d of or International en engagements engagements en- en such as ns treaties of or arbitration arbitration arbitration tion or regional understandings Understanding's like the Monroe doctrine for securing the tho maintenance of ot peace This was tho the amendment for which President Wilson VII Wll- son eon made mad a successful fight at tho the tame same time tho Japanese delegation lion to tho the pease conference sought vainly to have havo a a. race raco equality provision inserted in the covenant CHANGES MADE Changes Chances suggested In criticisms In lri tho the United States senate added provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions for tor tho the withdrawal of oC a member mem mern- ber ben nation upon two 5 years years' ears ears' notice after after atter aft att- er fulfillment nt of IC C the league obliga lions exempt domestic questions from Crom I a-I the tho leagues league's Jurisdiction pro l provide pro e that J man over o German colonies or former Ottoman dominions shall b bo be given I only to nations willing to accept them thero leave leaV It to member states to de decide decide tie tie- cide what armed forces if an any It 11 will contribute that member states Individually Indi will pass upon proposed limItations limitations limi limI- upon their armaments With modifications tho the new draft dratt Includes all the tho provisions for or tho the submission submission sub sub- mission to the council of International disputes for tor inviting nonmember nations nations na na- na- na to accept tho the obligations of oC mem mem- bers for or the purpose of adjusting disputes dIsputes disputes dis dIs- and anti for breaking economic relations relations relations rela rela- or the Use uso of oC armed force In dealing with a a. state which has broken tho covenant Except In certain specified Instances Instance unanimous agreement Is s required for tor or orall all decisions |