The Washington times., 1919-04-28
Text Of World League
Pact As It Goes Before
Plenary Session Today

All matters or procedure at
meetings OF the assembly or of
the council. the appointment OF
committees to investigate partic-
ular matters. shall be regulated
by the assembly or by the council
and may be decided. by a majority
OF the members of the league rep
resented at the meeting.
The first meeting of the as
sembly and the first meeting at
the council shall be summoned by
the President of the United States
Of America.
CThe first paragraph requiring
unanimous agreement in both as
sembly and council except where
otherwise provided is new. The
other two paragraphs originally
were included in Article IV.)
ARTICLE VI.
The permanent secretariRt shall
be established at the seat OF the
league. The secretariat shall
comprise a secretariat general
and such secretaries and staff as
may be required.
The first secretary general shall
be the person named in the an
mex; thereafter the secretary gen.
eral shall be appointed by the
council with the approval Of the
majority OF the assembly
The secretaries and the staff
Of the secretariat shall be ap-
pointed by the secretary general,
with the approval of the council.
The secretary general shall act
in that capacity at all meetings
Of the assembly and of the coun-
Gil
The expenses Of the secrstariat
shall be borne by the members
of the league in accordance with
the apportionment of the expens-
es of the international bureau OF
the Universal Postal Union.
(This replaces the original
Article V. In the original the
appointment of the first secretary
general was left to the council,
and approval of the majority Of
the assembly was not required
for subsequent appointments.)
ARTICLE VII.
The seat OF the league is estab-
Iished at Geneva
The council may at any time
decide that the seat OF the league
shall be established elsewhere
All positions under or in con-
nection with the league, including
the secretariat, shall be open
equally to men and women.
representatives of the mem
bers Of the league and officials
OF the league when engaged on
the business OF the league shall
enjoy diplomatic privileges and
immunities.
The buildings and other prop
erty occupied by the league or
it's officials or by representatives
attending its meetings shall be
inviolable.
(Embodying parts OF the old
Articles V and VI, this article
names Geneva, instead of leaving
the seat OF the league to be chosen
later, and adds the provision for
changing the seat in the future.
The paragraph opening positions
to women equally with men is
new.)
ARTICLE VIII.
The members of the league rec
ognize that the maintenance of q
peace requires the reduction of
national armaments to the lowest
point consistent with national
safety and the enforcement by
common action OF international
obligations.
The council, taking account Of
the geographical situation and
circumstances OF each member Of
the league, shall formulate plans
for such reduction for the consid-
Grafton and action OF the several
governments.
Such plans shall be subject to
reconstruction and revision at
least every ten years.
After these plans shall have
been adopted by the several gov
ernments limits Of armaments
therein fixed shall not be ex-
ceeded without the concurrence
Of the council.
The members OF the league
agree that the manufacture by
private enterprise of munitions
and implements of war is open to
grave objections. The council
shall advise how the evil effects
attendant upon such manufacture
can be prevented, due regard be-
ing had to the necessities Of
those members of the league
which are not able to manufac-
ture the munitions and imple-
ments Of war necessary for their
safety.
The members Of the league un-
dertske to interchange full and
frank information as to the scale
of their armaments, their mill
tary and naval programs and the
condition OF such of their in
dustries as are adaptable 10 war
like purposes.
This covers the ground Of the
original Article VIII, but is re-
written to make it clearer that
armament reduction plans must
be adopted by the nations affect
ed before they become effectively
ARTICLE TX.
A permannt commission shall
be constituted to advise the coun-
ell on the execution of the nro-
visions Of Articles I and VIII and
on military and naval questions
generally.
unchanged except for the in
sertion Of the words Article ~
ARTICLE X.
The members OF the league un-
dertake to respect and preserve
as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and ex-
listing political independence Of
all members OF the league. In
case of any such aggression or
IN case OF any threat or danger
OF such aggression the council
shall advise upon the means bv
which this obligation shall be full
filled.
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