The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 01, 1919, Image 2
SECRET AGREEMENT
NOT NOW EFFECTIVE
President Wilson Sets Forth Position
of United States. Can not Acquiesce
in Italian Demand.
Pajis, April 23.—President Wilson’s
emphatic declaration that he will not
-yk^td ot^ the A4rtaUc -question-haa-oro-
atcd the mdst profound sensation in
the peace conference. He has thrown
down the gauntlet to Ihe supports of
secret treaties in a manner which al
most took away the breath of the dele
gates who have been urging compro-
iriis’es orT pdints” covered by many "se-
^—nnU-
ere! documents and at variance with • ’ .
The idea, which had been prevalent
the president’s 14 points.
President Wilson’s sweeping declar
ation, while aimed directly at the
Adriatic problems, also reaches the
Kiau Chau controversy, in which Ja
pan relies on secret agreements made
with Great Britain. France and Italy,
in 1917 to support her in her claim to
the concessions held by Germany in
Shentung.
session of the council of four, various
rumors became current Signor Or
lando remained at Italian headqua-
ters, but messengers carried him
many- notes.
Poposals and .counterproposals
were made between the members of
the British, French and Italian dele-
gations, and numerous stories of t'om-
promises were circulated. These were
suddenly discredited by the issuance
of President Wilson's statement,
showing that the president was not a
party to the proposed concessions,
which were chiefly based on the sup-
fuvaittnn that Flume emild be given to
MVNY IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN LEAGUE COVENANT
Hitherto Unpublished ‘‘Annex” Shows
Names of 31 States Original Mem
bers. Thirteen Neutrals Invited to
Join.
, Washington. April 27.—The revised
covenant of the league of nations, as
tomorrow
in Paris that the Adriatic situation
was a game of chess in which the
most skillful diplomats would win, re
gardless of the armistice conditions,
was suddenly banished by President
Wilson's action.,
Since Monday it had been generally
known that he had prepared a state
ment which was presented on that day
The peace delegates generally re- i to the entire American delegation, and
gard President Wilson’s statement as 1 that the delegation had approved it.
a challenge which once for all will | there was no suspicion that bis
position was so unalterably against
secret diplomacy.
Declarations by the members of the
American delegation that the presi
dent would not yield on the matter of
Fiume were regarded by most Euro
pean diplomatists and especially by
the Italians, as part of a political
game, until today, and even now
many old school dimplomatists seem
unable to comprehend what has hap
pened.
In issuing his ’official statement on
the Adriatic question, President Wil
son let it he known that he desired
dispose of the question whether secret
documents of which many nations
participating in the war were ignor
ant are to figure in the peace follow
ing an armistice in which all the al
lies' pledges gave no regard to secret
treaties.
The Italian situation overshadowed
all other questions throughout the day
in Paris ancKwas the sole subject of
conversation in official and unofficial
circles. .
When it became known this morn
ing that the Italian premier, Vittorio
O: lando,, was again absent from the
to the, peace conference jn plenary
session. made public tonight by
the state department. 5 Ita essential
features, including important amend
ments designed to meet cirticisms in
the United Slates of the original draftfl
Already had been aisciosW THHW
an official summary issued two weeks
ago when the revision was completed.
Attached to the text, however, is the
hitherto unpublished “annex” referred
to in the covenant, in which are
named the thirty-onq states, including
the self-governing British dominions
which are to be the original members
of the league of nations, and thirteen
nations to be invited to accede to the
covenant. The original members are
all th£ nations which declared war on
Gernfany, and in addition the states of
Czecho-Slovakia and Poland. Those
invited to become members by acced
ing to the covenant are the three Scan
dinavian countries, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Spain and Persia, and
the American republic of Argentina.
Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Salvador
and Venezuela.
Mexico was not represented in the
conference of neutrals at Paris, as
^ '
was excepted and does not appear' .in
JXCi
st.
the iJst. Provision is made in the cov-
ernant,‘however, for the admission to
the league of any fully self-goterning
country which will give required guar-
antees, npoirtr two-thirds’ voHf* of the
once again to call attention to the
fact' that there were certain well de
fined principles which have been ac
cepted by the peoples of the world as
the basis for a lasting peace. The
United States delegation simply re
called this in order that there should
be no deviation from these principles.
assembly, composed of representatives
of the member nations.
As Jn the original document the cov-
enaqfl*'Provldes that the league shall
act through an assembly, in which
each state shall have one vote and not
more "tban'feree WlglWClW MIM-
cil, comprising for the present one
representative of each of the five great
powers and each of four other powers
to be selected from time to time by the
assembly. Members of each class rep
resented on the council may be in
creased by unanimous consent of the
council arid majority of the assembly.
Publication of the text discloses that
the official summary quoted verbatir
the new article recognizing the Monroe
doctrine. It provides that nothing In
the covenant shall be deemed “to af
fect the validity of international en-
gamements such as treaties of arbitra
tion. original understandings like the
Monroe doctrine tor semiring the main
teriance of peace.” This was the
amendment for which President Wil
son made a successful fight at the
same time the Japanese delegation to
the peace conference sought vainly to
have a race equality provision inserted
in the covenant.
Changes suggested in criticisms in
the United States senate added pro
visions for the withdrawal of a mem
ber, nation upon, two years’ notice af
ter fulfillment of the league obligations
exempt domestic questions from the
league’s jurisdiction, provide that man
datories over German colonies or for
mer Ottoman dominions shall be given
only to nations willing to accept them,
leave it to mentber states to decide
what armed force If any It will coh-
tribute to the force required by the
league to enforce itg.. mandates and
make it clear that member states indi
vidually will pass upon proposed limi
tations upon their armaments.
With modifications, the ne wdraft in
cludes all the provisions for the sub
mission to the council o^ international
TO>5teg."WF ifivitmg fian-TffgmpCTg w
the league obligations to appeal to the
members for the purpose of adjusting
disputes, and for breaking economic
relations or the use of armed force in
dealing with a state which has broken
the covenant and thereby commlted
"an act of war against the league.”
Except in certain specified instances,
unanimous agreement Is required for
all declarations in the previous settle
ments of disputes It Is set forth that
the votes must be unanimously except
ing the representatives of Paris to dis
pute. .
Geneva, Switzerland, is named as the
seat of the league,, where the secretary
general will maintain headquarters
and where the council and mmom-hiv
will meet at stated intervals, unless
seme other place of. meeting is desig
nated.
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