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Show I Nlillville Citizen Asks J About League I Of Nations M M One of our esteemed subscribers M from Mlllvlllo has recently sent us 18 the following communication: "Editor Republican, Logan, Utah: "Will. you please answer the-fol j lowing questions through the col- umns'of your paport "First: Are President Wilson's fourteen principles included in tho constitution of tho League of Nations that was brought over by President Wilson on bis return from Franco! "Second: Was that particular draft dratted by President Wilson! "Third: If that draft wore to bo modified by the Peace Conference, and later by the Senato of the Untt- H cd States, how many representatives JHkv will the U. S. have In tho league, and iSVliow many will tho other nations . A flave? ' f "Yours truly, "INQUIRER." f. In answer .to our Inquiring Mend wo would say: First: No, ' tho famous fourteen points seem to havo -been cither lost, I' etrayeQ or stolen. You will no doubt I lmvo noticed in tho' foreign news t?r lint riarninnvlu linn-Minn nvot'tlirf I very point right now and claims that At sue w'" no'' cc5pt 'peace that It n6f y ' based upon his "fourteen points," which she accepted. Ills "fourteen points" among which wore jTopen covenants openly arrived at" apparently appar-ently have not made much of a hit at tho peace counter j, Socond: No. At the dlnnor which I L Uie ProBtdont gave to the Senate 1B Committee, Senator Brandegoe asked i the President how many drafts had I betfn mado and by, whom. The Pres- RAKent roplled thoro had been four, ITgne by Great Drltaln, one by France, fF ono by tuo United States, and onu by Italy. "Which was accepted?" Inquired I Senator Brandegoe. It "Tho British'," replied tho Prest- Cl dent' "What was dono with tho rejectod if diafts?" asked the Sonfltor, "They wero put aBlde," Mr. Wilson .I JL explained. 'P "Well, Mr. President," said Sena- I tor Drandegeo slowly, "we would like, ' '11- to bo abla to examine those other A drafts ,to compare them with the ac- ft cepted draft K ns to familiarize our- - selves with tho differences." "I see no objection to that," said the President. "Then," pursued tho Senator from Connecticut, "will It notjbe possible to have those rojected drafts pi In tod for our Information?" "I-should think," agreed the President, Pres-ident, "That that would bo possible." Tho abovo is taken from tho Now York Sun, but up to date wo have not heard of those other drafts having hav-ing been printed or given to tho Senato Sen-ato even. The noxt morning Senator Brandegce said "I feel as If I had been wandorlng with 'Allco in Wonderland' Won-derland' and had tea with tho man hatter. When I awakened this morning morn-ing I expected the white rabbit to be waiting to go to breakfast wjth mo." Third: T,ho United States would have ono vote in tho Executive Council. Coun-cil. The nritlsh Empire, Franco, Italy' It-aly' and Japan, and four other stateB, also members of the league, would have one yote each, making ntue votes in all. Each of tho "high contracting con-tracting parties," may . liavo v "not moro than three representatives," but each of the "high contracting parties" are to havo but one yoto. |