Show I PEACE COVENANT TEXT MADE MABE PUBLIC REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE LEAGUES OF NATIONS GOES GOESS S TO PLENARY SESSION Original Members Are All the Nations Which Declared War on G Germany Recognition is Given the Monroe Doctrine Washington The The revised covenant of the league of nations as presented at Paris to the peace conference In plenary session has been made public by tl state department Its es essential nt-Ial nt features already had bad been disclosed through rough an official summary issued two weeks ago S Attached to the text how however ver is the hitherto u unpublished published annex referred to in the Covenant venant in hi which are named the thirty-one thirty stat states s including the self-governing self British dominions which are to be the members of the league of nations and thirteen states to be Invited to accede to the covenant The original members are S all the S nations which declared w war r on Gel many and In a n the tile new w states of Czecho Slovakia and Poland Those Invited to be become ome members by by to ing-to the covenant a are re the three Scan Scandinavian Scandinavian countries The The Netherlands Switzerland Spain and anti Persia and the American republics of Argentina Chile Colombia Paraguay Salva Salvador or orand and Venezuela Mexico does oes not appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear in the Provision is made Inthe Inthe in inthe S the covenant ovena how however er for the addition addi ion tion to the league of any ful fully y self- self governing country which will give requIred required re re- re- re guarantees upon a two s vote of the assembly As Assembly Will Govern As In the original document the document the covenant cov- cov provides r vIdes that the league shall act through an an assembly I In which each ach state shall have hae one vote and anti not more than three e d delegates delegates' legat s and a council comprising for forthe tie S representative pf f each ach o of the five great powers and anti each each of four foul other powers powers to be selected from time to time by by the assembly M Members m ers of ea each 1 class represented on the council ma may b be Jn increased by consent consent consent con- con sent of the council and a majority of the the assembly S Th The text text provides that nothing In th the covenant covenant shall sha 1 be be deemed to affect affect af af- af- af feet the validity of international n l engagements engagements engagements en en- such as fis' fis treaties of arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- or regional und understandings like the Monroe onroe do doctrine trine for securing s curing th the maintenance ce of of ot peace This This Thi was yas amendment nent f for r which President WIlson Wilson Wil WIl- son son made a suc successful fight at the tiie tinie the Japanese Japan se delegation to the peace conference sought vainly to have a race equality provision inserted in the covenant Withdrawal Clause Provided Changes suggested In criticisms In Inthe Inthe the United States senate added provisions provisions pro pro- visions for the withdrawal of a member member mem meni- ber nation upon two years years' notice after fulfillment ment of or the league obligations obligations obliga obliga- exempt domestic questions from the leagues league's jurisdiction provide that mandat ries over ovel German colonies or former dominions shall shaJi be e given only to nations willing to accept accept them leave It to member state to to decide decide de- de cide what armed forces forces- if It Itan an any it it w will contribute to time tilE force force required b by bythe the league to enforce its mandates and ak it cf clear ar that m member states I Individually lU will VIII pass pas s upon proposed limitations upon t their leh armaments rm ments With modifications the new draft Inc Includes udes ail nil all the provisions foi fo the tile submission submission sub sub sub- mission to the council of oj international onal disputes for inviting nonmember nations na nfl- to accept the obligations tons of m mem m hers pel's for the time purpose of adjusting dl dis dispUteS anti and for breaking economic conom relations rela reIn or the use of armed force il ii ID dealing which qs bro broken elt elthe the lie he covenant co 5 S r |