Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-15

DARlS, April 1.-THE follow
ing official summary of the
covenant of the League of
Nations was given out tonight:
1.-The League of Nations is
founded in order to promote in
ternational cooperation and to
secure peace. The league will
include (a) the belligerent states
named in q document annexed to-
the covenant; (b) all the neutral
states so named, and (c) in the
future any selt-governlng coun-
try whose admission is approved
by two-thirds of the states al
ready members of the league. A
state may withdraw from the
league providing it has kept it's
obligations to date on giving
two years notice.
2-The league will act through
an assembly comprising not
more than three representative
of each of the member states,
each state, however, having
only one vote and a council COM
prising for the present, one rep
resentative of each of the five
great powers and each of four
other powers, as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
The, number. of powers of, each
class represented on the coun-
Gil may be increased by the I'M
animous consent of the council
and a majority of the assembly.
Other powers have the right to
sit as members of the council
during the decision of matters in
which they are specially inter
ested. In the council, as in the
assembly. each state will have
only one vote. Both these bodies
are to meet at stated intervals,
(the council at least once a Year,
and at other times if required;
both can deal with any matter
that is Of international interest
or that. threatens the peace of
the world; the decision of both
mus be unanimous, except in GER
tain specified cases, matters of
procedure, for instance, being de-
cided by majority vote. The
league will have a permanent
secretariat under a secretary
general. The secretariat and all
other bodies under the league
may include women equally with
men. A permanent. court of in
ternational justice and various
permanent commissions and bu-
reaus are also to be established.
Three = The member states
agree: (a) to reduce their arma-
ments, plans for such reduction
being suggested by the council,
but only adopted with the consent
of the states themselves, and
thereafter not to increase them
without the concurrence of the
council; OBJ to exchange full in
formation of their existing
armies, and their naval and mill
tary programs; (c) to respect
sonal independence, and guaran-
tee them against foreign agrees
sion.
= I'D To submit all interna-
tional disputes either to arbitra-
ton or to inquiry by the coun-
Gil, which latter, however, may
not pronounce an opinion on any
dispute whose subject matter
falls solely within a states do
mestic Jurisdiction; in no case to
go to war till three months
after an award or unanimous
recommendation has been made;
and even then not to go to war
with a state which accepts the
award or recommendation; (e)
to regard "a state which has
broken covenant CD as having
committed an act of war against
the league; to break off all eco
nomic and other relations with it;
and to allow free passage
through their territories to the
troops to those states which are
contributing armed force on be-
half of the league. The council
is to recommend what amount of
force, If any, should be supplied
by the several governments con-
cerned, but the approval of the
latter is necessary. Estates not
members of the league will be
invited to accept the obligations
of the league for the purpose of
particular disputes and if they
fail to comply may be forced
CD not to consider any treaty
binding until it has been COM
municated to the league, which
will then proceed to publish it: