WILSON'S CAMPAIGN

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 1, 26 September 1919, Page 7

WILSON'S CAMPAIGN

TO SAVE TEE LEAGUE OF

NATIONS

BRITAIN'S EXTRA VOTES

By Tuleerapb-PreßS Assoelatlon.-Oo&rright Washington, September 24. Senator New, in the Senate debate on the Treaty, said that the President was misleading the Americans when he stated that the British Dominioiis cojld not out-vote the United States. In disputes in which the United States was not (?was) direcUiy concerned the United States had no vote; and under Article 15 a majority vote was permitted. President Wilson was not attempting seriously to discuss the question.—Aun.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

[Article 15 of the League Covenant provides that if there should wise between members of the League any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, which is not submitted to arbitration (as elsewhero provided) the members of the League agree that they will submit the matter to the Council, which shall endeavour to effect a settlement of the dispute, and if such efforts are successful, a statement shaill be made public, giving facts and explanations regarding the dispute and the terms of settlement thereof as the Council may deem appropriate. If Hie dispute is not thus settlod, the Council either unanimously or by a majority vote shall make and publish a report containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and the recommendf.tions which are drained just and propur in regard thereto. Any member of the League represented on" the Council mty make public a statement of the facts of the dispute and of its conclusions regarding the same. If a report by the Council is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof other than the representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the League agree that they will not go to war with party, to the dispute which complies with the recommendations rtf the report. If the Council fails to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof, other than, the representative* of one or more of the" parties to the dispute, the members of the League reserve to themselves the right to take such action as they shall consider necessary for the maintenance of right and justice.] WHAT REJECTION OF LEAGUE WOULD MEAN (Eee. September 25, B.fo p.m.) New York, September 24. In the course of a speech at Cheyenno, President Wilson stated that the Senate's reservation regarding Artichi X was tantamount to a rejection of tho Covenant, 'for it meant refusal to cairy tho fame responsibility as other members of the League. "Article X," said tho speaker, "cuts tho hearts out of all wars. It is our choice under tho League to define whether we should meddlo in any European squabbles, and we wciuM only ho drawn in when we so wished. I will bo obliged, as Chief of the Executive of tho United States, to regard Ihe Senate's i<Vrvation regarding Artichi X as a rejection of tho Treaty. This wiLl mean the isolation of Germany. The United States' rejootion of tho Treaty means that it wouW be necessary to, negotiate- a Bey>arate Treaty with Germany. It will simply mean the United States going hat in hand aikum for the acceptance of a separate peace. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SALE OF ABMSJND MUNITIONS DISPERSAL.OF STOCKS STOPPED AS SAFETY MEASURE. ' Paris, September 24. Delegates of the Allies, .including Rumania and Serbia, havo signed a convention to prevent tho sale of arms and munitions, which exist in enormous quantities at certain points, as their dispersal might endanger peace. The League of Nations will decide in 1925 -whether it is necessary to renew the convention.— 4iis.-N.7j. Cable' Assn. BELGIAN LOAN IN AMERICA. (Roc. September 25, 8 p.m.) New York, September 2-1. It is Toported that a Belgian loan of fifty million dollars (,£10,000,000) will shortly be floated in the United States at six per cent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.