The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-07

by the assembly and council must be
unanmoius except in regard to pro-
cedure, and in certain cases specified
in the covenant and in the treaty,
where decisions will pe by ma
jority.
Arnaments.-The council will for
mulate plans for a reduction of arma-
ments for consideration and adoption.
These plans will be revised every
ten years. Once they are with any
party to the dispute which complies
with it; if member falls TO carry out
the award, the council will propose
the necessary measures. The council
will formulate plans for the estab-
lishment of a permanent court of IN
ternational justice to determine inter-
national disputes or to give advisory
opinions. Members who do not sub =
nit their case to arbitration must ac-
cept the jurisdiction of the assembly.
If the council, less the parties to the
dispute, is unanimously agreed upon
the rights of it, the members agree
that they will not 60 to war with any
party TO the dispute which complies
with its recommendations. In this
case a recommendation by the assem-
the armaments and programs and a
permanent commission will advise
the council on military and naval
questions.
+ Pledged to Prevent War.
Preventing of War,-Upon any war,
or threat of war, the council will
meet to consider what common action
shall be taken. Members are pledg /
70 - In
bitration or inquiry and not to re-
sort to war until three months afler
the award. Members agree to carry
out an arbitcat award, and hot to 20
! to war unless concurred in by all It's
members represented on the council,
and simple majority of the rest. less
the parties to the dispute, will have
the force of unanimous recommen-
dation of the council. In either case,
if the necessary agreement cannot
| be secured, the members reserve the
right To take such steps as may be
necessary for the maintenance OF
right and justice. Members resort
ing to war in disregard of the cove
nant will Immediately be debarred
from all intercourse with other men,
bers. The council will in such cases
consider what military or naval
action can be taken by the league
collectively for the protection of the
covenants and will afford facilities
to members cooperating in this en-
terprise.
! Validity of Treaties.-All treaties OF
International engagements concluded
! after the institute of the league Will
be registered with the secretariat and
published. The assembly may from
time to time advise members to re-
consider treaties which have become
| inapplicable OF involve danger oi
peace. The covenant abrogates al
obligations between members incon-
sistent with it's terms, but nothing
in it shall affect the validity OF in
ternational engagement, such as
treaties of arbitration or regional un'
derstandings, like the Monroe doc
trine, for securing the maintenance
of peace.
The Mandatory System.-The tute-
lage of nations not yet able to stano
by themselves will be entrusted tc
advanced nations who are hest fttec
to undertake it. The covenant recog
nizes three different stages OF de-
velopment requiring different kinds oI
manufactures.
(A).-ComInunities like those be
longing to the Turkish empire, whicf
can be Professionally recognized al
independent, subject to advice and
assistance, from a mandatory n
whose selection they would be al
lowed avoid.
B).-Comjnunities like those o
Central Africa, to be administered by
the mandatory under conditions gen.
orally approved by the members oi
the League where equal opportunities
for trade will be allowed to all mem
bers; certain abuses, such as trade