The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-07

the covenant and other states invited to accede, who must lodge a declara- tion of accession without reservation within two months. A new state, do- minion, or colony may be admitted provided It's admission is agreed by two-thirds of the assembly. SECTION TWO-A permanent sec retariat will be established at the seat of the league, which will be at Geneva. ASSEMBLY-The assembly will consist of representatives of the mem- bers of the league, and will meet at stated intervals. Voting will be by states. Each member will have one vote and not more than three repre- sentatives-
 COUNCIL.
 The council will consist of repre- sentatives of the five Great Allied Powers, together with representatives of four members selected by the as- sembly from time to time; it may CO., operate with additional states aHd will i meet at least once a year. Members 1 not represented will be invited to send a representative when questions 1 affecting their interests are discussed. l Voting will be by states. Each state 1 will have one vote and not more | than one representative. Decision
 
 | must be unanimous except in regard | to procedure, and in certain cases ! specified in the covenant and in the treaty, where decision will be by l majority. APARTMENTS
 The council will formulate plans for reduction of armaments for con sideration and adoption. These plans | will he revised aUarv ten Onca l they are with any party to the dispute which complies with 1t: If a member fails to carry out the award, the council will propose the necessary | measures. The council will formulate rules for the establishment of a, per manent court of international justice | to determine international disputes to give advisory opinions. Members who do not submit their case to ar l bitration must accept the, jurisdiction 1 of the assembly.
 If the council, less the parties to | the dispute, is unanimously agreed upon the rights of it, the members i agree that they will not go to war ! with any party to the dispute which 1 complies with it's recomm endations. 1 In this case a recommendation by the | assembly adopted, no member must | exceed the armaments fixed without | the concurrence of the council. All l members will exchange full informa- | tiOn as to armaments and programs, and a permanent commission will ad-
 wise the council on military and naval 1 questions.
 1 PREVENTING OF WAR l Upon any war or threat of war, the | council will meet to consider what 1 common action shall be taken. Mem i bers are pledged to submit matters | of dispute to arbitration and are not 1 to resort to war until ten months af- 1 ter the award Members agreed to | carry out an award and not to guar
 antee concurred in by all it's mem 1 bers represented on the council and
 a simple majority of the rest, less 1 the parties to the dispute, will have l the force of unanimous recommen. l dation by the council.
 In either case, if the necessary agreement cannot be secured the members reserve the right to take l such action as may be necessary for the maintenance of right and justice. Members resorting to war in disre- gard of the covenant will immedi- 1 ately be debarred from all intercourse l with other members. The council will | in such cases consider what military
 or naval action can be taken by the ] lSd5 u0 tOlIeCIlNSly LOI L11S SONS and will afford facilities to members cooperating in this affair.
 VALIDITY OF TREATTES-AII
 treaties or international engagements
 concluded after the institute of the | league will be registered with the sec | retariat and published. The assem- 1 bly, may from time to time advise
 members to reconsider treaties which IEhave become inapplicable or involve | danger of peace.
 i The covenant abrogates all obliga- 1 tions between members inconsistent
 with it's terms, but nothing in it shall affect the validity of international engagement such as treaties of arbi- tration.
 THE MANDATORY SYSTEM
 The tutelage of nations not yet
 able to stand by themselves will be
 entrusted to advanced nations who are best fitted to undertake it. The
 covenant recognizes three different stages of development requiring diff
 ferent kinds of mandatories.
 | (A) Communities like those be-
 longing to the Turkish empire which
 can be provisionally recognized as
 independent, subject to advice and assistance from a mandatory in whose selection they would be allowed a
 voice.
 Communities like those of Central
 Africa, to be administered .by the
 mandatory under conditions general ly approved by the members of the
 league where equal opportunities for
 trade will be allowed to allow all
 members; certain abuses such as trade in slaves, arms and liquor will
 be prohibited, and the construction of I military and naval bases and the in
 troduction of compulsory military
 training will be disallowed co Other communities, such as South
 west Africa and the South Pacific isl
 ands but administered under the laws
 of the mandatory as integral portions
 of it's territory