Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-03

to protect the common interest, the
universal peace, the integrity of all
the nations, and the autonomy or
territorial possessions of each,
wherever situated. And at the
same time we bind ourselves each to
the other that we will not expand,
or seek to expand, by means of con-
quest, aggression or other forcible
means, our present territorial limi-
tations; and that any future increase
of territory which may be made by
lis, or either of US, shall be made
only through friendly purchase, ex-
change, gift or discovery.
VITO reach the common end in
view we agree, in the event of
threatened war in any part of the
world, to join together our respec-
tive ornaments for the prevention
of armed conflict; and We each
guarantee to the other that, during
the existence of this alliance, We will
neither diminish nor increase our re-
spective military or naval ornaments
as they stood at the date of the ere
alton of this alliance, without the
previous full consent of all the mem
bers OF the pact, acting together
through the congress. Furthermore,
we will each meet the cost and ex-
penses of our respective ornaments
during times of peace.
l V1l.-The measures of the military
strength to be held available by each
power for the common object shall be
the full measure of the military
| strength of each as it stood at the date
! of the formation of the pact, unless
, otherwise agreed by and between the
members thereof; and the congress
/ shall have the right and authority,
: whenever in its judgment the necessi-
r ty arises, to call upon the members
= of the pact to mobilize their respec,
tive forces for action in the field
2 But neither the congress nor the pact
i shall have or exercise any control
I over the armies or navies of any OF
| the individual nations composing the
D alliance, save in times of active wal
|, or preparations for the same Should
e war actually ensue, the cost thereof
Y shall be apportioned by the congress
- among the different. members of tbs
pact, in proportion to the military
strength of each. (The term military
kstrength" used herein shall be con
strued to include naval strength also.
VIII.-Whenever the danger of arm
ed conflict shall appear to the con
gress to have disappeared or recedeC
into the distance, and whenever othel
nations, not members of this pact, re
posing confidence in the good inten
tons and ability of this alliance, shall
make material and permanent reduc
tons in their respective ornaments
then this alliance and its respective
members may diminish their nsilitar!
strength correspondence, or to sucl
extent as may be first agreed upoI
by and between the respective powers
concerned; and, conversely, wheneve
D danger clouds shall appear upon thu
e international horizon so lowering a.
f to make war preparations necessary
with a corresponding and adequate in
q crease in the military strength of thu
a pact, then the congress shall author
n ize and require the same to be made
a IX.-The congress shall have tn,
d power to equitably fix the miIitar,
quota or share which each nation shal
contribute for active service in tn
possible event of war; and while thes
} respective quotas may or may not b.
y the same (since the military strengtl
Of the different nations in the pact /
IL not co-equal), this condition shall no
y operate to prohibit the congress from
l. modelling for active service such prC
portionate military contingent from
!, each nation as shall make the contr
buttons Of all as nearly equitable a
may be.
X-Four-ffths OF the members O
I. the congress, acting together, shall b
necessary to the delivery of a warnin
or an ultimatum. or to a declaration
Of intended hostile action against an
ie recalcitrant power or powers outsid
of the alliance. But 10 declaration c
war shall be made by the alliance saw
upon grounds justified by its constitl
ton, laws and declared objects. no
until fair warning to the offendin
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