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act of war against all the other mem

bers of the league.
The contracting parties agree tnat
the league shall have general super
vision of traffic in arms and ammunl-
ton.
Colonies in Trust.
Colonies and territories remover
from the sovereignty OF the states
which formerly governed them and NOT
yet able to stand by themselves snail
become the trust of civilization. 1ne
tutelage of such countries snail De III
trusted to the advanced nations when
can best undertake this responsibility
The tutelage should be exercised by
the advanced nations as manufactures
on behalf Of the league. The charac-
ter Of the mandate will differ accord
irg to the various circumstances OF
the peoples.
The contracting parties will endeav-
or to secure and maintain fair ana
humane conditions of labor for men,
women and children and agree to es-
tablish as part of the organization OIL
the league a permanent bureau or Ia
Eor.
The members of the league agree 10
secure and maintain freedom OF transit
and equitable treatment for the co@n-
MERGE of all members Of the league.
1t is also agreed to place under con-
troll of the league of international Du'
reaus, general treaties if the partleS
10 the treaties consent:
Registration Of Treaties.
All treaties or international engage
ments entered into hereafter by
member of the league shall be regis
tered with the secretary general ana
shall not be binding until Registered.
The contracting parties agree that
the covenant abrogates all Obligations
among themselves which are lncon'
sistent with the covenant.
If any member shall enter into en-
gagements inconsistent with the COW
enant, it shall be the duty OF such
power to secure it's release from such
obligations.
Article 20, the concluding article,
provides that amendments to the COW
enant shall take effect when ratlhed
by the states represented in the exec
utive council and by three-fOurths or
the states whose representatives COM
pose the body of delegates.
Subjects of great import are still to
come before subsequent meetings, but,
in the opinion Of qualified students OIL
I,D tote of 9th 0nnfnpnnHpS
adjournment of the session may reveal
that the foundation for the settlement
of all questions that will follow has
been laid.
The view taken by many delegates
early in the conference was that near
~ every important subject to be adj
justed depended for satisfactory set
Element upon the new Society OF Ma
tons, which the conference pledged it.
self at the outset to organize. Thus
it became the custom to give a patient
hearing to everybody who came to
Paris to present the claims of Op-
pressed and dissatisfied peoples, and
then refer the claims for justice to the
Society of Nations to be created,
Expect to Adjourn June I.
While the great project of a Society
of Nations is under consideration, pre-
liminary to the final vote the confer
ence, through its commissions, is ex-
pected to prepare a great mass Of
material relating to the many subjects
that will make up the docket of the
society.
AS soon as the conference has re-
lieved itself of this burden, it is ex-
pected to sadjOurn sine die. 1t has
been said by a highly competent au-
thority that the date of adjournment
would be about June 1.
Nothing has been disclosed officially
as to the plan for the society, but in
the opinion of American delegates it
is safe against attack on the ground
of unconstitutionality. If it does in
vOlve an alliance requiring the use of
American troops in combination with
those of other nations against an of
fender against the law of nations, as
laid down by the conference, it is re.
called that there is precedent for such
an alliance in a treaty between the
United States and France more than a
century ago.
1t is also pointed out by authorities
that power is reserved to congress to
carry out the pledge in it's own way
through its contro! of appropriations
and War-making power. The. senate,
especially, has distinctive powers in
its right to approve or desapprove
treaties such as that which is neces-
sary to give life to the Society of Ma
tons.