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Show I ARTICLE TEN HELD UNNECESSARY NOT VITAL, SAYS PRESIDENT OF LEAGUE GQUNGIL Covenant Just as Effective Without Article 10. Leon Bourgeois Declares STATEMENT CONSIDERED UhHUIAL BY WRIIbKo Says European Statesmen Are Surprised at Furore In the United States : BRUSSELS, Met, 25. Leon Bour-1 Igeois, president of the council of the j I league of nations, talking to American correspondents last night, said that Ar- tide N, of the covenant of the league! of nations is not considered by Eu-ropean Eu-ropean statesmen-a.- a vital and essential essen-tial element of the covenant. M. UoiirvTeuis -ud ue nad been Mir-j prised that this Article X had caused !sc much emotion in the United States. He Slate, that Article X could be elim- ' Inated without in any way modifying; the effectiveness of the league of ni-tlons ni-tlons .M M H y KJRflA'l. Article N said M Bourgeois, "is scarcely inoiv than a na'ial buck-1 ground to thi covenant 11 Is not considered con-sidered so Important by Europeans as by Americans. "There is really no sanction, or pen-; alty, In this article. All penalties provided pro-vided tor in the covenant In order to make the league's action effective, are in oth -r articles." m. Bourgeois' statement was made 111 the course of an Interview arranged for American correspondents by M ' Comert, principal prbsi official of the league of nations. After M. Uourgeols had withdrawn the question was raised among th.e American Correspondents OS I to the effect of M. Bourgeois4 utter-, an. s on the presidential election in the United States. It was thereupon mutually agreed to withhold the statement state-ment until M Bourgeois could pass I upon it as being issued With the lllllesl I authority and approval. ST VXDS BY INTO RVD v M Bourgeois was seen this morning by" M. Comert who then told the cor-1 respondents he had explained to M. j Itoiirgeois the importance of the re-; marks, and requested M. Bourgeois to1 say whether he Intended them to be; published in the I'nited States. M. I ruuigi nls replied M . Comert, that' he understood the Importance of what hi was saying and was quite willing the interview should be printed. i Bourgeois, continuing the con- vernation ol last night, and replying to questions re i riling the prospect of re-' vision of the covenant. n the general! assembly of the league of nations,; which meets at Geneva November 15,' next, said: "The council of the league, being1 guardians of the covenant, are, of course, unable to go before the as-Sembly as-Sembly with any project that alters; the covenant, But Individual states w hich are members of the league. ma.N . of course, propose such amendments as they see fit." |