The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-08

CO iurse with other members. The !
CT )uncil will in such cases consider
Y hat military or naval action can be |
! aiken by the league collectively for
he protection Of the covenants and
will afford facilities to members CO.
operating in this enterprise. /
Abrogates Obligations
Validity of Treaties-All treaties or
international engagements concluded
after the institute of the league will
be registered with the secretariat and
published. The assembly may from
time to time advise members to re-
consider treaties which have become
inapplicable or involve danger of
peace. The covenant abrogates all
obligations between members incon-
sistent with its terms, but nothing in
1t shall affect the validity of engage
ments such as treaties of arbitration
or regional understandings like the
Monroe doctrine for securing the
maintenance of peace.
The Mandatory Systematic tute-
| lage of nations not yet able to stand
| by themselves, will be entrusted to
advanced nations who are best fitted
| to undertake it. The covenant rec
ognizes three different stages Of devel-
opment requiring different kinds OF
manufactures: Communities like those
belonging to the Turkish empire which
can be Professionally recognized as in
dependent, subject to advice and as
sistance from a mandatory in whose
selection they would be allowed voice.
Communities like those of Central
Africa, to be administered by the
mandatory under conditions generally
| approved by the members Of the
league where equal opportunities for
trade will be allowed to all members;
certain abuses, such as trade in slaves,
arms and liquor, will be prohibited,
and the construction of military and
naval bases and the introduction of
compulsory military training will be
| disallowed; other communities, such
as Southwest Africa, and the South
Pacific islands, but administered I'M
der the laws Of the mandatory as in
/ tegral portions of it's territory. In
| every case the mandatory will render
an annual report and the degree of its
authority will be defined.
! Fair Labor Conditions
General International Provisions
Subject to and in accordance with the
provisions of international conven-
lions existing or hereafter to be
agreed upon, the members of the
league will in general endeavor
through the international organization
established by the labor convention to
secure and maintain fair conditions Of
labor for men, women and children
in their own countries and other coun-
tries, and undertake to secure just
treatment of the native inhabitants of
territories under their control; they
will entrust the league with the gen.
eral supervision over the execution of
agreements for the suppression of
traffic in women and children, ETC.,
and the control of the trade in arms
and ammunition with countries in
which control is necessary; they will
make provision for freedom of COM
munications and transit and equitable
treatment for commerce of all mem
bers of the league, with special refer
ence to the necessity of regions devas-
tated during the war, and they will
endeavor to take steps for interna-
tional prevention and control of dis
ease. International bureaus and com
missions already established will be
placed under the league, as well as
those to be established in the future.
Amendments to the Covenant
Amendments to the covenant will take
i, effect when ratified by the council and
by a majority of the assembly.
SECTION TWO
Boundaries of Germany Germany
cedes to France, Alsace-Lorraine, five
thousand six hundred square miles
To Belgium she cedes two small
districts between Luxembourg and Hol
land, totalling three hundred and
eighty-two square miles. She also
cedes to Poland the southeastern tip
of Silesia beyond and including Opp
elm, most of Posen, and west Prussia
twenty-seyen thousand, six hundred
and eighty-six square miles, cast Prus
STA being isolated from the main body
. by a part of Poland. She loses SOW
ereignty over the northeastermost
tip OF East Prussia, forty square
miles north of the river Memel, and
the internationalized areas about Dan
zig. seven hundred and twenty-nine
square miles, and the basin of Saar
. seven hundred and thirty-eight square
. miles, between the western border o.
= the Rheinish Palatinate of Bavaria an6
! the southeast corner of Luxembourg
The DanZig area consists of the 'V'
! between the Nogat and Vistula rivers
, made by a "W'' by the addition Of 6
. the city of Danzig The southeastern
\ third Of East Prussia and the area be
tween East Prussia and the Vistuis
. north of latitude SO degrees minute:
!, is to have its nationality determined
a by popular vote, five thousand, sever
!. hundred and eighty-five square miles
: as is to be the case in part Of Schles
wig, two thousand seven hundred anc
!. eighty-seven square miles.
. SECTION THREE
:. Belgium is to consent t,
! the abrogation of the treaties of eigh
I teen thirty-nine, by which Belgium
was established as a neutral state, ant
to agree in advance to any convention
with which the allied and ASSOCIATED
I powers may determine to replace
i them.
= She is to recognize the full sove1
). eighty OF Belgium over the conteste,
= territory of Moresnet and over part o
= Prussian Moresnet, and to renounc
: in favor of Belgium all rights owe
= hthe circles of Eupen and Malmedy, tn
: inhabitants of which are to be entitle
within six months to protest agains