The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-14
NATIONS MAY
QUIT IN z YEARS
Says an Official Summary of
League of Nations
Covenant
RACE EQUALITY"
NOT INCLUDED
The Monroe Doctrine Has
Been Protected in the
Changes Z

farls, April Al ne following OHlcldl
summary of the covenant of the league
Of nations was issued Saturday after
noon:
"Q) The league of nations is founded
in order to promote international coop
GRAFTON and to secure peace. The league
will include:
ga The belligerent states named in
document annexed to the covenant;
OBJ all the neutral states so named, and
(C) in the future any governing
country whose admission is approved by
two-th thirds of the states already mem
bers of the league.
"a state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its obliga-
tions to date, on giving two years no
tice.
Will Act Through an Assembly.
"(2) The league will act through an
assembly comprising not more than three
representatives of each of the member
states, each state having only one vote,
and a council comprising for the present
one representative 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 council may be in
creased by the unanimous consent of the
council and majority OF the assembly,
Other powers have the right to sit as
members of the council during the de-
cision of matters in which they are espe
cially interested
'1n the council as in the assembly,
each state will have only one vote. Both
these bodies are to meet at stated inter
walls 1.-THE council at least once a year,
and at other times if required; both can
deal with any matter that is of inter
national interest or that threatens the
peace of the world; the decision of both
must be unanimous, except in certain
specified cases, matters of procedure, for
instance, being decided by majority
vote.
Permanent Secretariat.
"The league will have a permanent
secretariat, under secretary general.
The secretariat and all other bodies UNI
der the league may include women,
equally with men. A permanent court
of international justice and permanent
commissions and bureaus are also to be
established.
ga To reduce their ornaments, 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
"(Bl To exchange full information of
their existing armies and their naval and
military programs.
"tC) To respect each others territory
and personal independence, and to guar
antee them against foreign aggression.
cd To submit all international dis
putes either to arbitration or to inquiry
by the council, which latter, however,
may not pronounce an opinion on any
dispute whose subject matter falls solely
within a states domestic jurisdiction; in
no case to 60 to war till three months
after an award, or unanimous recon-
mendation has been made, and even then
not to 90 to war with state which ac-
cepts the award or recommendations.
Penalty for Breaking Covenant.
"(El To regard state which has
broken the covenant as having commit
ted an act of war against the league, to
break off all economic and all other rela-
tions with it, and TO allow free passage
through their territories to the troops Of
those states which are contributing
armed force on behalf of the league. The
council is to recommend what amount of
force, if any, should be supplied by the
several governments concerned, 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.
"(Fl Not to consider any treaty bind.
ing till it has been communicated to the
league, which viii then proceed to pub
fish it, to admit the right of the assem-.
bly, to advise the reconsideration of
treaties and international conditions
which do not accord with present needs,
and to be bound by no obligations in
consistent with the covenant.
"a state which breaks its agreements
may be expelled from the league by the
council
Monroe Doctrine Protected.
"(4) The covenant does not affect the
validity of international engagements,
such as treaties of arbitration or region
nj llhb Lllt NlOftIOG uOC-
trine, for securing the maintenance of
peace.
"(5) The former German colonies and
the territories of the Ottoman empire
are to be administered in the interests Of
civilization by states which are willing
to be manufactures of the league, which
win exercise a general supervision
"(6) The member states accept GER
tain responsibilities with regard to labor
conditions, the treatment of natives, the
white slave traffic, the opium traffic, the
arms traffic with uneivilized and semi.
civilized countries, transit and trade con.
ditions, public health and Red Cross so.
cieties.
10 The league is recognized. as the
central body interested in co-ordinating
and assisting international activities
generally,
"(S) Amendments to the covenant re.
quire the approval of all the states on
the council and simple majority of
those in the assembly States which
signify their dissent from amendments
thus approved are not bound by them
but, in this case, cease to be members of
the league
SpARTACANS DEFEATED