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Show DELEGATES ADOPT REVISE DCO VEN ANT AGREE TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN WITHOUT DIVISON OR AMENDMENT. French and Japanese Amendments Withdrawn After Formal Statements State-ments Are Made. Italy Not Represented at Session. Paris. The covenant of the league of nations in revised form, moved by President AVilson, was adopted on April 2S by the peace conference in plenary session without a dissenting vote. The president's motion also named Sir James Eric Drummond as secretary secre-tary general of the league and provided pro-vided for a committee to inaugurate the league. Thus one of the notable works of the conference passes its final stage and is incorporated in the peace treaty. The French and Japanese amendments, amend-ments, after a brief discussion, were not pressed, and the way was thus cleared for unanimous acceptance of the league. Italy was not represented at the session, but the name of Italy appears as one of the members of the league in the covenant as finally adopted. Nine labor principles were adopted for insertion in the treaty. President AVilson was1 recognized at the outset for a detailed explanation of the new covenant of the league. His speech was without oratorical effect ef-fect and confirmed the explanation of the textual changes, aitd named Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Spain on the league council and also on the committee to prepare plans for the first meeting of the league. Baron Makino, head of the Japanese delegation, in a brief speech called renewed re-newed attention to the Japanese amendment on racial equality. He said that the race question was a standing grievance, which might become be-come a dangerous issue at any time, and announced that an effort would be made to have the principle of racial equality adopted as part of the document. Paul Hymans, representing Belgium, expressed the regret of the Belgian people at the selection of Geneva as the seat of the league of nations, while approving the high aims of the league. |