The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 30, 1919, Image 9
XXXIV.L w LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1919.
MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN LEAGUE COVENANT
1Ihtherto IUIpillished "Annex" SIows
N ames of 81 States Origiail Mem.
bers. Thirteen Neutrals Invited to
Wwahington, April 27.----'Phe revised
covenant of tihe league of nations, as
it will be piresen ted at Paris tomorrow
to the leace conference in plenary
.session, was made public tonight by
the Mtate department. Its essential
feamturs, including important aiend
menv1ts designed to meet cirt icisms In
the U'nited States of the original draftli
already had been disclosed throupd
an official siiumary issued two weeks
ago when tli revision was completed.
Attached to the text, however, is the
hithierto uniblisied "annex" referred
to In the covenant, in wihieh are
namldli.41 tle thirty-one states, including
lie sIlf-govern ing Blitish domin Ions
wichiii ari'e to be the original members
of the league of nations, and tii.rteen
nations to be invited to accede to the
covenant. The original memilbers are
all IIe nations which declared war on
(ermany, and in addition the states of
Czcuho-Slovaklia and Poland. Tlose
iivitd (to become members by acced
ing to the covenant are the Ihree Scan
d iinavian countries, tle Netherlands,
Switzerland, Spain anld Persia, and
the American republic of Argentina,
Cile, Colombia, Paraguay, Salvador
and Venezuela.
i.ie\xico was not represented in the
con ference of neutrals at Paris, as
Wvas excepted and does not. appear in
the list. Provision is made in the cov
ernant, however, for the admission to
flie league of any fully self-governing
country which will give required guar
antees, upon a two-thirds' vote of the
assembly, composed of representatives
of the member nations.
As in the original document the cov
enant .provides that the league shall
act through an assem'bly, In which
each state shall .have one vote and not
more than three delegates, and a coun
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
assembIly. Members of each class rep
resented on the council may be In
creasedl by unanimous consent of the
council and majority of the assembly.
I'u hIication of the text discloses that
Ih tillealI summary quoted verbat;
-tih ntew allicle recognizing the Monroe
do(trine. It provides that nothlinig in
the (Ovelant shall be dleemed "to af
feet the validily of international en
ga ni imenfs such as ireaties of aritra
'lion, original understandings like the
Alonroe doctrine for securing the main
tenance of peace." This was the
amend mentI for willeh President Wil
son made a sicessfu fight at tle
samie time tile Inpanese delegation to
tle peace (oilfreInCe sou ght vainly to
hav\e a rae'M equality provision inserted
in the covenant.
Cha nges Sulggestecd i lr itieisms in
Ilin Ujite 41 Sta'tes seniaik added pro
visIins fori the' wihdrawal of a memi
lier nation up on two yearis' not lee a f
ter fulilliment of the league obligations
exempiit domnestlIe quesi onis fromi the
le ie's jur iisd Iclion, pirovide I hat man -
(latoieis over tGermuuani colonle's or' for-I
mer(1 Ottomani doinions shall lie given
only to nat Ions willing to accept t hemi,
leave It to) miembier state's toi dlec'ide
w'.hat armied foir'e If any it wvill con
Itiute to thce force iccpirled b~y the
lEaen toii' eiifor'ce its mi~i~andaes and
mak~le it. (lear t hat member stales iindi
viducally wvill pass upon01 lroiiose'd limii
1ions iipon their ariiaments5.
Wiih min'lifleantlons, thle ne 'wd raft in
(.l ud's all Ithe prov'ison s for thle stib
mlissioni to thle couil ci of intIerna~tiounaI
dispuctiIes, for invitIng 1non)-membiers to
t he league 01bligations If) appeal to thle
members for tihe purpose of adjulst ing
dliultes, andl for breakcing economic
reltions or the use of armedl force ini
dealing with a state which has broken
Itle covenant and thereby commited
"an act or war against the league."
Except in certain speclfled instances,
unanimous agreement is required for
all declarations in Ithe previous setlIte
menats of disputes it is set forth that
the votes must be unanimously excepl
ing the ropresentative's of Paris to (dis
(leneva, S1witzerland, is namned as the
seat of the league, Wyhere the secretary
general willl maintain headquarters
and whore the council and assembly
will meet at stated intervals, unless
some other place of meeting is desig
nnft.
NAVAL SEAPLANE
READY FOR START
3inc hilie Prepared for Ovenseas "Juip
0Off."1
Rockaway, N. Y., April 27.-The big
naval seaplane NC-3, which completed
i successfili trial I rip at the naval air
Station here today, may "JuI) off" any
time now for Newfotndland oil the
l first leg of its trip overseas, according
to a statement tonight by Commission
er .lolin 1. Towers, in charge of the
navy department's plans for a trans
Atlantle flight.
Commander Towers asserted the ma
chine was ready for its "big hop'". but
declined to say whether it would be
held here until the NC- I and NC-1, the
other naval entries, are ready for
flight. It is said these planes will not
be ready to take the air until the end
of this week.
'Commander Towers made his state
ment after he had talked awith tihe
pilots who today had taken hIlie NC
'1I) for jInwo short butl, satistuetory
lIights. On each trip thite machine car
ried about 28,000 potinds.
'While ollicial announcement of ofl
cers and crews selected for tlhe fliglit
Is not expected until toiorTow, word
has been revel-ecd here from Washing
fon that Lieut. Walter K. liinton and
1mer F. Stone have been selected to
pilot two of tie iachines.
'i'lree of thle F-5 type of plane which
recently made good showings
lIahimpton Hoatds for hothI speed and
duration have arrived iere. It is be
lieved they will convoy the larger sea
planes on t hi6 first leg of tle trip
from here.
1EIANS RtECEIVE
TREATY TIlS WEEK
Document Ready Friday or Saturday.
Text About Finished. Secret Plenary
Session Planned for Communication
of Terms to Allied Powers.
Paris, April 26.-It was stated In
French circles tonight that the peace
conference would be ready to present
the peace treaty to the Germans Friday
or Saturday of this week. The draft
Ing committee worked throughout the
entire (lay today yhile the members of
the council of three were taking a re
spite from conference work.
The French idea is that file text of
tihie reaty is nearly completed. The
military and naval sect ions, have been
liniished with the exception of t hose
pertaining to the Kiel Canal and some
secoilary points.
Aside fromi Ile disposition of K iao
Chani11, which some of Ile delegale's ate
(onfident will be settled tomliorrow,
there remain to be settled con(( ocu
sively qiestlioni of the Ciistom1s
regiime in Owhe DIuchy of iuxembourg,
tile disposit ion of tile German cable
lines and the repatriation of German
prisoners of 'war, 'Ihe repo'rI of the
special coinmissioni on lie latter qunes
tion is cxtet t omior'row. It was said
tonight that all the Ollher problems
iad benii solved and drafted into tIhe
articles of tite treaty including the
('(ilI of th il' s't bank oif theo muhie
The latest reports are that a secret
ipt inary Sessin will bei h01bl Tihurs
diay or l'ridaiy evetin g foir (1 ouniini -
atssociatIeid p)owersi.
Grnus's Tastclesqs chill Tonic
resres vitality nodl energy by purifying anut e~
rihing thie blod. You can moni feel its Strengt h-.
A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK AND) FETERISHI
WHEIN CONSTIPATED
loiok, Miotherc! li toingueis 1 (conuted
cleanih litte liveir andt honel('s.
If yourt lit lo one's tongue is coalted,
It is a sure sign the s tiiachi, Ii vet
aind hiowels needi a getle thiooughi
cileansinig at onc e. Whlen yourt child11
is cross, hiervishi, list less, palt', doestn't
sleep, eat or act tiatutrally; if brealth
is biad, stomach soiir, system fitll of
coldl, throat soie, or if fevorish, give
a teaspoonfutl of "'Califotruta Syrup of
IFigs," and in a few hiotnr all the clog
ged-iip, constip at ed waste, sour ileI
and undigested food will gently move
onut of Ithe b~owels, and1( you have a wvelI,
playful child again.
Sick childret'n ineedni't hie Coa xed to
take this hiarmil'ss "ft'tit laxative.''
Mill ions of miothiers keep it handy be
cause they knowv its action on the
sltma(h, liver and bowels is protmpt
aind sur e. Thiey also know a littIe giv
en today saves a sick chIld lomiorrow.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
"CalIfornia Syrup of -Figs" which con
tains dlirections for habies, children of
all ages and for growvn-ups plainly on
the bottle. Beware of couinter'feits sold
here. (Get the genuine muade by "Call
fornia Fig Syrue Company."
0031PERS INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Labor Leader Sufers Serious Injuries
lWilena Taxi Is Struck by Street Car.
Condition Ia said not to be Critical.
New York, April 27.-Samuiel Gon
pers, president of the Federation of
Labor, was seriously injured here this
afternoon when a taxicab in which he
was riding was struck by a broadway
surface car and hurled 20 feet to the
curb.
Surgeons who were summoned re
Ported after an examination that two
of Mr. ComIer's ribs had been fractur
ed, his right hip sprained and that he
had suffered severe body contusions.
l)esPIte the advanced age of the La
btor lealer, who is 69 years old, Ilie
surgeonis declared that there was no
likelihood of the injuries proving fa
tal.
Mr. Gompers has been bassy every
miiuite since his rturn from the
!eace conference where lie served as
chairman of the colnmittee on Inter
national labor legislation,. lie had
Just. started out fronm his hol1el for an
hotr's relaxation when the accident
occurr(d.
As the taxicab erosse(d the lroad
waY car tracks at 3:lst street it was
Istruck by a north bound car. l'-des.
I trians who wtnessOd the crash rush
d tc the~ wrecked Iachinte and ex
tricated Mr. (bompers, Who Was founaid
to be unconscious. One side or
calb was comn plet ely crushed in and
(heI ireckage pinned hin against tlo
other side of Ohe machine.
Alr. Gommipers was carried bcac to
h1is hotel. After an examnination sir
geois decided it would be unwise to
reiMove hiin to a hospital.
Alltiougil it was iisted that Gom
er's 011(itoiol was not critical olli
cias of the American Federation of
Iaborm saiId )ull1(etins would be Issued
f'rom tie to time repIorting his Col
litio).
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