THE 8EM1-WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
TEXT OF WORLD
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President Wilson Reads Report
to Representatives of the ,
Nations.
ARMAMENTS ARE CUT DOWN
Power Will Defend Each Other From
Attack Countries De6lrlng to Join
Must Give Guarantees and
Be Self Ruled.
Pnrls, Franco, Feb. 11 Tho execu
tive council of the proponed league of
nations, as outlined In the covenant
rend by President Wilson today, will
consist of representatives of tho United
States, Groat Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, with representatives of four
other states. Tho covenant rends as
follows:
Covenant.
Prcninhle In order to promote In
ternational co-operation aud to secure
International pence and security by
the acceptance of obligations not to
resort to war, by the prescription of
open, Just and honorable relations be
tween nntlons, by the firm establish
ment of the understandings of Inter
national law as the actunl rule of
conduct among governments, nnd by
the maintenance of Justice and n scru
pulous respect for all treaty obliga
tions In the dealings of organized
people with ono another, tho powers
signatory to this covenant adopt this
constitution of the lcnguo of nations:
Article I.
The action of tho. high contracting
parties under tho terms of this cove
nant shall bo effected through tho In
strumentality of a meeting of a body
of delegates representing the high con
tracting parties, of meetings at more
frequent Intcrvnls of an executive
council, nnd of n permanent Interna
tional secretariat to be established at
tho sent of the lengue.
Article II.
Meetings of tho body of delegates
shall be held at stated Intervals and
from time to tlmo ns occasion may re
quire for tho purpdse of dealing with
mutters within tho sphere of action of
tho league. Meetings of the body of
delegates nhnll be held at the sent of
tho lcnguo or at ciuch other places as
may bo found convenient, and shall
consist of representatives of the high
contracting parties. Each of the high
contracting parties shall have One vote,
but may liavo not more thon three
representatives.
Article III.
The executive council shall consist
of representatives of Uie United States
of America, tho British empire,
Prance, Italy and Japan, together
with representatives of four other
states, members of Uio league. Tho
selection of theso four states shall be
made by tho body of delegates on such
principles and In such maimer ns they
think fit. Pending tho appointment of
theso representatives of the other
states, representatives of (blank loft
for names) shnll bo members of the
executive council.
Article IV.
All matters of procedure at meet
lngs of tho body of delegates or tho
executive council, Including tho np
polntincnt of committees to , Investi
gate particular matters, shall be rog
uintcti uy mo uouy ot delegates or
tho executive council nnd may bo de
elded by a majority of tho .states rep
resented at tho meeting.
Tho first meeting of the body of
delegates nnd tho executive council
shall bo summoned by tho President of
the United States of America.
Article V.
The permanent secretariat of the
league shall be established at (blank)
which shall constltuto tho seat of the
league. Tho secretariat Miall com
prlso such secretaries and staff as may
do required, under tne general dlrec
tlon nnd control of a secretary general
of tho league, who shall bo chosen by
the executive council; the secretariat
shall be appointed by tho secretary
general subject to continuation by tho
executive council.
Tho expenses of the secretariat shall
b bornohy tho states members of
the lcnguo In accordance with tho ap
portionment of tho expenses of the In
tcrnatlonal bureau ot the Universal
Postal union,
Article VI.
Itcprcsentntlves of tho high contract.
Ing parties nm olllclals of tho league
'when engaged In tho business of the
league shall enjoy diplomatic nrlv
Uegcs nnd Immunities and 'tho build
lngs occupied by tho leaguo or Its of
ficials or by representatives nttending
Its meetings shall enjoy the benefits of
extra territoriality.
Article VII.
Admission to the league of states
not signatories to tho covenant nnd
not named In tho protocol ns states to
bo Invited to udhcro to tho covenant,
requires tho assent of not less than
two-thirds of tho states represented In
the body of dclegntes, and shnll be
limited to fully self-governing coun
tries, Including dominions nnd colonies.
No state shall bo admitted to tho
league unless it Is able to give effective
guarantees of Its sincere Intention to
observe Its International obligations,
and unless It shnll conform to such
principles us may bo prescribed by the
lary forces nnd armniuents.
EAGU
GQVENAN
Article VIII.
The high contracting parties recog
nize the principle that the mainte
nance of peace will require tho reduc
tion of national armament to the low
est point consistent with national
safety and the enforcement by common
consent of International obligations,
having special regard to the geograph
ical situation and circumstances of
each state; and the executive coun
cil shnll formulate plans for effecting
such reduction.
The executive council shall also de
termine for the consideration nnd ac
tion of the several governments what
military equipment and armament Is
fair and reasonable In proportion to
the scale of forces laid down In tho
program of disarmament; and these
limits, when adopted, shall not bo ex
ceeded without the permission of the
executive council.
The high contracting parties agree
that the manufacture by prlvnto enter
prise of munitions nnd Implements of
wnr lends Itself to grave objection!,
and direct the executive council to
advise how the evil effects attendant
upon such manufacture cun be prevent
ed, due regnrd being had to the ne
cessities of these countries which urc
not able to manufacture for them
selves the .munitions and Implements
of war necessary for their safety.
Article IX.
A permanent commission shall be con
stituted to ndvlso the lengue on the
oxecutlon of tho provisions of Article
Klght and on military and naval ques
tions generally.
Article X.
Tho high contracting parties shall
undertake to respect and preserve, as
against external aggression, tho ter
ritorial Integrity and existing political
Independence of nil states, member-
of the lengue. In case of any such
aggression, or In case of any threat
or dnnger of such aggression, tho ex
ecutive council shnll advise upon the
menns by which the obllgntlon shall
be fulfilled.
Article XI.
Any wnr or threat of war, Whether
Immediately. affecting any of the high
contracting parties or not, Is hereby
declared a matter of concern to the
lengue, nnd tho high contracting pur
ties reserve the right to take any ac
tion that may be deemed wise and ef
fectual to safeguard tho peace of na
tions. Article XII.
The high contracting parties agree.
that should disputes arise between
them which cannot bo ndjusled by the
ordlnnry processes of diplomacy, they
will In no case resort to war without
previously submitting tho questions
and mntters involved either to arbitra
tion or to Inquiry by the executive
council, and until three months after
tho award jiy tho arbitrators or a rec
ommendation by the executive coun
cil"; and that they will not even then
resort to 'war as against a inemner ot
tho league which complies with th
nwnrd of arbitration or tho recom
mendation of tho executive council.
Article XIII.
The high contracting parties, when
ever any dispute or dltllculty shall
arise between them which they rec
ognize to bo sultablo to arbitration,
nnd which cannot be satisfactorily
settled by diplomacy, will 'submit th
wholo matter to arbitration. For this
purpose the court of arbitration to
which tho case Is referred shall bo the
court agreed on by the parties or
stipulated In any convention existing
between them. The high contracting
parties agree that they will carry out
In full good faith any award that may
be rendered. In the event of any fall
ure to carry out the award, tho ex
ecutive council shall propose what
steps can best be taken to give effect
thereto. .
Article XIV.
The executive council shall formu
late plans for the establishment of a
permanent court of lutcruuttnpnl Jus
tlce and this court shall, when estab
lished, be competent to hear and do
tormine any matter wiucn tne parties
recognize as suitable for the submls
slim to It for arbitration under the fore
going article.
Article XV.
If there should arise between states
members of the leuguo any dispute
likely to lead to rupture, which Is not
submitted to. arbitration as above, the
high contracting parties agree that
they will refer the mutter to'the exocu
tlve council; either party to the dls
pute muy give notice of the existence
of tho dispute to the secretary general,
who will muko all necessary arrange
ments for a full investigation and con
slderatlon thereof. For this purpose
the pnrtles agree to communicate to
tho secretary general, as promptly as
possible, statements of their case with
all tho relevant facts and papers, aud
tho executive council may forthwith
direct the publication thereof.
Where tho efforts of tlio council lend
to the settlement of tho dispute, a Htnto
mrnt nhnll bo published Indicating tho
nature ot tho dispute unit thu terms ot
settlement, tOKCtlicr with nucli explana
tions as may bo appropriate, It the dis
pute litis not boon settled, u report by tho
council shall be published, sotthiK forth
with all necessary facts and explanations
the recommendations which the council
thinks just and proper for tho settlement
of the dispute. It the report Is unanl
niously screed to by the members ot tho
council other than tne parties to tho dls
pute, the niRii contracting parties agree
that they will not ko to war with any
party which compiles with the recom
mendations, and that, If any party shall
refuse so to comply, tho council shall pro
pose measures necessary to rIvo effect to
the reason. If no such unanimous report
can be mado, It shull bp tho duty of the
majority and the privilege ot the minority
to lssuo statements Indicating what they
believe to be the facts nnd containing the
reasons which they consider to be just
and proper,
The executive council may In any case
under this article refer the dispute to the
bady of delegates. The dispute shall Ik
referred at the request of either party to
the dispute, providid that such request,
must be made within fourteen days after
the submission ot the dispute. In any
case referred to thu body of dolegates nil
the provisions of this article and of Arti
cle Twelve relating to the action and,
powers of tho executive council shall
apply to the action and powers of the
body of delegates ,
Article XVI.
Should any of tho high contracting
parties break or disregard Its cove
nants under Article XII it shall thereby
Ipso facto bo deemed to have commit
ted nn net of war ugulnst all tho other
members of the league, which hereby
undertakes Immediately to subjeot It
to tho severance of all tradn or finan
cial relations, the prohibition of all
Intercourse between their nationals and
tho nationals of tho covennnt-broaklntr
state, anil the prevention of all finan
cial, commercial or personal Inter
course between tho nationals of tho
covenant-breaking state and tho na
tionals of any other state, whether a
member of the league or not. ,
It shall bo tho duty of the cxeoutivo
counoll In such case to recommend
what effectlvo military or naval force
tho members of tho leaguo shall sev
erally contribute to the armed forces
to he used to protect the covenants of
the leaguo.
Article XVII.
In tho event of disputes between ono
stato member of tho leaguo ana an
other stato which Is not a member of
tho league the high contracting parties
agree that tho state or states not mem
bers of the leaguo shall be lnvitou to
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for tho purposes of such
dispute, upon such conditions ns the
executive council may deem just, ana
upon acceptance of any surh Invitation
the above provisions shall be applied
with such modifications as may bo
deemed necessary by the league.
In tho event of a power so Invited re
ftiHlne to aeceDt tho obligations of mem
bership in tho league for the purposes of
tho league which In the case of a state
member of tho leaguo would constitute a
breach- of Article XII. the provisions ot
Article XVI shall bo applicable as against
tho state taking such action.
If both parties to the dispute when so
Invited refuse to accept the obligations of
membership In tho league for the purpose
of such dispute, tho executive council may
take such action and make such, recom
mendations as will prevent hostilities nnd
will result In tho settlement ot mo dis
pute.
Article XVIII
The hlch contracting parties agree that
the lengue shall be entrusted with general
supervision of tho trade In arms and am
munition with tho countries in wmcn tne
control of this traffic Is necessary In the
common interest.
Article XIX
To those colonies und territories which
as a consequence or tho late war nave
ceased to be under the sovereignty of the
states which formerly coverncd them and
which are inhabited by peoples not yet
able to stand by themselves under tho
strenuous conditions of the modern world,(
there should be applied the principle that
tho wcllbelng and development of such
peoples form a sacred trust of civilization
and that securities for tho performance"
of this truBt should be embodied in the
constitution ot tho league.
The best method of giving practical ofn
feet to this principle Is that tho tutelage
of such peoples should be entrusted to
advanced nations who by reason of their
resources, their experience or their
geographical position, can best undertake
this responsibility, and turn this tutelage
should be oxerclsed by tscm as manda
tory on behalf of the league.
Certain communities formerly belonging
to tho Turkish cmplro have reached a,
stage of development which their exist
ence as independent nations can be pro
visionally recognized subject to the ren
dering of administrative advice and as
sistance by mandatory power until such
time ns thoy aro able to stand alone. Tho
wishes of theso communities must bo a
principal consideration in tho selection of
the mandatory power.
There aro territories, such an southwest
Africa nnd certain of the south I'ncillc
isles, which, owing to the sparscness of
their population, or their small size, or
their remoteness from the centers of
civilization, or their geographical continu
ity to tile mandatory state, and other cir
cumstances, can bo best administered un
der the laws or the mandatory state as
integral portions thereof, subject to the
safeguards above mentioned, In tho Inter
ests of the Indigenous population.
Article XX.
Tho high contracting parties will
endeavor to secure and maintain fair
and humane conditions of labor for
men, womon nnd children, both In their
own countries and in all countries to
which their commercial and industrial
relations extend, and to that end agree
to establish as part of tho organlza
tlon of the league a permanent bureau
of labor.
Article XXI.
Tho high contracting parties ngroe
that provision shnll be made through
tho Instrumentality ot tho leaguo to
secure and maintain freedom of transit
nnd equitable treatment for tho com
merce ot all states members of tho
lengue, having In mind, among other
things, special arrnngnmonts with re
gard to tho necessities ot tho regions
devastated during the war of 1914-1911
Article XXII.
Tho hlsm contracting parties agn-u
to plnco under tho control of the league
or International bureaus generul trea
ties If tho parties to such treaties con
sent. Furthermore, they agreo that all
such International liureaus to ue eon
Ktltutcil In future shall no plucetl unu.-r
control of tho league.
Article XXIII.
The high contracting parties agree that
every treaty or International engageinunt
entered Into hereafter by any state rm-tn
ber of tho leaguo shall bo forthwith reijis-
tered with the secretary general, and as
soon as possible published by him, and
that no bucIi treaty or international t-n
gagement shall bo binding until so rt-Kis-
terod.
Article XXIV.
It shall bo tin! right of the body of
delegates from time to time to advise (he
reconsideration by states members of the
league of treaties which havo beconn In
applicable, and of International condltloim
of which the continuance may endanger
tho pence of the world.
Article XXV.
The high contracting parties severally
agreo that the present covenant Is a
cepted as abrogating all obligations inter
se which are inconsistent with tho terms
thereof, und solemnly cnguge that they
will not hereafter enter into any engage
ments Inconsistent with the terms thereof.
In ense nny of the powers signatory here
to or subsequently admitted to the leaitue
shall, bofore coming a party to this tote
nant, have undertaken nny obligations
which aro Inconsistent witli the terms of
this covenant. It shall bo the duty of su. h
power to take Immediate steps to pre uro
Its release from sucn obligations.
' Article XXVI.
Amendments to this coveuunt will taluv
effect when ratified by the statos whusel
representatives compose the exccutlvo
council nnd by three-fourths ot the states!
whose representatives compose the body.
01 ueiegaics.
1 President Wilson'" guard of
Hood, 2 Austrian battleship Radetsky, turned over to the United Stntes naval
the Jugo-Slavs. 3 S. Nourtevn, a close friend of Trotsky, who Is in charge of the anarchist propaganda head
quarters In New York.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
President Wilson Bringing Bade
Completed Draft of League
of Nations Plan.
SEVERER ARMISTICE TERMS
Arrogant Huns to Be Made to Realize
They Were Whipped Ebert Elected
President of the German Re
public Revolt Against the
King of Roumanla.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
President Wilson Is bringing home
with him tho virtually complete draft
of tho constitution of the Leaguo of
Nations that Is to allay If not to end
most of the world's Ills. Despite
marked opposition in some quarters,
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George.
earnestly supported by the smaller na
tions, were able to have presented n
document thnt met with the approval
of the Commission of the lengue, and
this was then presented to tho plenary
session of the peace conference, with
every prospect that it would be adopt
ed.
As it stands, the plan provides for a
small body of representatives of all
the nntlons concerned, which shall
meet every few months In n place to
be Internationalized. Every difference
between nations Is to be submitted to
this governing body and to be decided
within three months, during which
time the contending parties must re
frain from acts of hostility. If the
decision Is not accepted, the case will
be submitted to arbitrators, and If the
country they place in the wrong does
not nccept the ruling and has recourse
to arms, all other nations In a posi
tion to do so will take up arms against
It. No country Is obliged to go to war
with the offending nation, but all must
Join in an economic boycott of the lat
ter.
France, which, since the outbreak of
the great war, Justly considers herself
nn outpost nation guarding n frontier
of civilization, strongly urged thecroa
tlon of an Immediate international
nnny and navy td enforce tho rulings
of the society of nations, Leon Hour
gcols argued earnestly for the con
stitution of such a force and for the
placing of It in France until all danger
of an attack by Germany was at an
end. This was opposed, especially by
American and British representatives
who' showed thut It was contrary to tho
constitutions of their countries. The
long discussion ended In an agreement
that If a country should be attacked
In vlolntlon of the rules of the league,
the uttneked country would employ
her military forces us "covering
troops" and await aid from those oth
cr nations that could most easily give
it.
It is scarcely conceivable that this
solution of the question can be satis
factory to France, 'lho great wnr
demonstrated that In n sudden shock
attack n nntlon can suffer Immense
damngo before ber allies can mobilize
their forces and transport them to the
scene of conflict. This Is Just what
Franco fears will happen again with
Germany again as the aggressor, and
her nlarm, though It may be as fool
ish us some correspondents think It,
will not be allayed until or unless the
allies render the Huns militarily Im
potent beforo the treaty of peace Is
signed. There Is a growing feeling In
Pnrls that the American and British
delegates are disposed to bo too leni
ent with Germany and too prone to
adopt the Insidious claim of the Ger
mans themselves that their former rul
ers and not the peoplo wero responsi
ble for the wnr and Its horrors. The
French reassert tho well-known fact
that the German peoplo as a whole ar
dently supported their government In
tho conduct of tho wnr and gavo ap
proval to the outrages committed by
officers nnd soldiers alike.
i
, Having adopted a constitution and
elected Frledrlch Ebert as president of
the German republic, tho Gcrninns In
honor in Paris, composed of 250 picked
their natlonnl assembly at Weimar be
came more arrogant than ever. Their
Attitude was accurately rellected by
Ebert who, in his speech ncceptlng the
olllce, snld: "Wo shall combat dom
ination by force to the utmost, from
whntcver direction It may come. We
wish to found our state only on the
basis of right and on our freedom to
shape our destinies at home nnd
abroad."
Matthias Erzberger, before meeting
the entente chiefs to negotiate an ex
tension of the armistice, conferred
with otllclnls in Berlin, and it was said
they determined that he should de
mnnd thnt the allies recognize tho new
German government
All this, and the fact that the enemy
countries were preserving enough war
material to permit them to equip
quickly an army of 3,000,000 men, had
full effect on the supreme war coun
cil when it decided on conditions of
renewal of the armistice. Tho mili
tary members and the newly ndded
economic members agreed on the
terms, which aro designed to place
Germany In such a situation thnt she
cannot renew military operations. Tho
German authorities were called on to
furnish full. Information of tho war
material of all kinds in their posses
sion. Tho council nlso decided, ac
cording to one correspondent "to make
Germany renllze thnt we are the con
querors and that it is not a 'white
peace' that we aro seeking to impose
on her."
According to reliable Information,
tho nrmlstlco is renewed for a very
brief time, the allies reserving the
right to suspend It If Germany falls
to carry out the new clauses, which in
clude the cessation of hostilities
against tho Poles. Meanwhile a spe
cial commission Is to draw up armis
tice terms to Inst until the peace
treaty Is signed. These terms will
provide for tho demobilization of the
German army and the disarmament of
tho nntlon under the supervision of the
allies. The German government, it
was said, was given to unuerstnnu
plainly thnt if it was recalcitrant the
resumption of the war by the allies
was by no means out of the question.
The firm attitude of the supreme war
council possibly was duo In some
measure to an Impressive speech by
Premier Clemenceau, in which he
showed the council the necessity of
tnklng all precautions against the
treacherous Huns. In this he was sup
ported by President Wilson.
If Germany submits and acts In ap
parent good faith, It Is likely some
economic measures will be adopted
that would facilitate the resumption
of her peace activities to a consider
able extent. But If this goes too fur
France will have another cause of
connilulnt, for both she and Belgium
argue, with seeming Justice, thnt their
Industries, destroyed by the Huns,
should be restored before the Germuns
are permitted to resume commercial re
lations and capture the markets.
Among the Interesting developments
of tho week was the dispute between
China nnd Japan, relating to the dis
position of Shantvtng province and
Tslnctuo and In general the conces
slons which China hud been forced to
grant to Germany. These, It appears,
Japan Is trying to obtnln for herself,
nnd China relies on the peace confer
ence for protection. The council of tho
live irrcnt powers asked that all secret
nirreeinents made by Japan and cnina
with eneh other and other nations
since tho beginning of the war be sub
mitted to It. This was In accord witn
the desires of tho Chinese, and the
Jaimneso government complied with
the demand.
The Japanese threw another small
moukeywrench Into the machinery ny
tho flat statement that they Intended
to luinir onto tho Caroline nnd .Mar
shall Islands, which they took from
Germany, notwithstanding tho ex
pressed will of the peace conference
thnt all the captured colonies should
be governed by mandatories of the
Tniin nf Nations. The outcome of
this Is uncertain.
The prospects of the proposed meet
ing of Hussion factions and ndvlsers
from tho allied nations at Prlnklpo
arc. growing bettor. Seven or the gov
ernments in Uussla, Including the lis-
thonlans, Letts und Lithuanians, are
willing to participate, though tho urst-
unmetl maintain that they have now
men cominnnded by Cnpt. Burton 17.
forces at Spalato, Dalmatln, by
set up independent republics and are
no longer parts of Itussla. The admis
sion of representatives of the soviet
government Is conditional on Its cessa
tion of hostilities. Up to the time of
writing the anarchists had continued
their operations In many regions, with
varying success. In the Archangel sec
tor they were forced to retreat by the
advance of the Americans, and It was
reported they had been entirely driven
out qf Esthonla. Against the Poles
they scored some victories.
According to reports from Omsk, the
government there has accepted an of
fer from Japan of men, nrms nnd
money to combnt the soviet forces,
giving In return Iron nnd coal con
cessions In the Priamur district.
An attempt to put the skids under -
another king, which may be success
ful, was sturted Inst week In Hou
tnnnln. Inspired by nnurchlst propa
gandn, a general Insurrection broke
out, with demnnds for a republic.
King Ferdinand, while fleeing from tho
palace with his family, was shot -at
and' slightly wounded. The nnarchlsts
ulso, became very active In Vienna,
planning a revolt against the present
government unless nil power Is trans
ferred to the communist leaders.
In the United States the anarchists,
whose machinations were largely re
sponsible for the strikes on the Pa
cific coast and in Montana and Ari
zona, sustained a hard blow from the-
government. It developed that the
agents of the burenti of immigration
had been gathering up a lot of the
most undesirable aliens and was pre
pared to deport them, awaiting only
the necessary shipping. A big bunch
of theso scamps were taken, under
gunrd, to New York, where lawyers in
sympathy with their doctrines- under
took to obtain their release under
writs of habeas corpus. The anarch
ists make war on orgnnlzed labor as
much ns on capltnllsm, und tho par
liamentary committee of the British
trn'des union congress has declared
that the unauthorized strikes which
they causo ennnot be tolerated. Down
on the Argentine-Chile border the dis
turbers have caused so much trouble
thnt those two countries are preparing
to tuke joint action against them.
They are fast becoming the Ishmaels
of the entire world, but they seem to
glory In having the hnnds of all decent
folk against them.
The administration's big navy bill.
bolstered by a semi-secret cablegram
from President Wilson to the house
naval committee, hnd a storiny time in
the house last week. The minority de
nounced It as a bluff mensure de
signed to enable Mr. Wilson to force
oh the peace congress certain of ids
Ideas for the league of nntlons, and
for a day it was blocked by the point,
of order thnt It authorized the presi
dent to construct tho navy without
making nny appropriation. The Ite
publlcans laughed with scorn at un
amendment proposed by Chairman
Padgett appropriating .$2,000,000 with
which to build battleships costing
$210,000,000, and the Democrats hast
ily adjourned. Next day, however, the
administration leaders had their way
and the bill for the three-year build
ing program, carrying $721,000,000 for
the naval establishment during tin
next llscal year, was atlopted by the
bouse. Secretary Baker and Chalrmnn Dent
have drawn up an army bill, now be
fore the house, providing for a tempo
rary tinny of something over hnlf rt
million, to be raised by voluntary en
listments und designed only to carry
the country over the period of occupa
tion and reorganization. After that
the nation Is to bo left virtually with
out an army, ns It was beforo the great
war. The bill takes the war depart
ment organization nwny from the gen
eral stall' and returns It to the bureau
chiefs. These features of the measure
have subjected It to bitter nttacks by
tho advocates ot preparedness.
Once more the suffragists put their
cause to the test In the senate, and
once more they went down to defeat,
this time by it margin of only one vote.
Democrats to the number of 38. most
ly Southerners, nnd 11 ltepubllcnns
voted against tho amendment, whlhi
24 Democrats and 31 ltepubllcnns vot
ed for it.