The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-21

par.lss break or disregard it's cove
nants under Article XII 1t shall thereby
ipso facto be deemed to have commit
ted an act OF war against all the other
members OF the league which hereby
undertakes Immediately to subject 1t
to the severance of allstrade or fnan-
cial relations. the prohibition Of all
intercourse between their nationals and
the nationals OF the covenant breaking
state. and the prevention of all finan-
cial. commercial or personal inter
course between the nationals of tx
covenants breaking state and the ns-
tionals OF any other state, whether
member Of the league or not
1t shall be the duty OF the executive
council in such case to recommend
what effective military or naval force
the members of the league shall sew
orally contribute to the armed forces
to be used to protect the covenants of
the league.
ARTICLE XVII.
In the event of disputes between one
state member of the league and an
other state which is not member OF
the league the high contracting parties
agree that the state or states not mem
bers of the league shall be invited to
accept the obligations of membership
in the league for the purposes of such
executive council may deem just and
upon acceptance of any such invitation
the above provisions shall be applied
with such notifications as may be
deemed necessary by the league.
In the event of power so invited re-
fusing to accept the obligations of mem
bership in the league for the purposes of
the league which in the case of state
member of the league would constitute
breach of Article XII, the provisions OF
Article XVI shall be applicable as against
the state taking such action.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The high contracting parties agree that
the league shall be entrusted with general
supervision of the trade in arms and am
munition with the countries in which the
control of this traffic is necessary in the
common interest
ARTICLE XIX.
To those colonies and territories which
as a consequence of the late war have
ceased to be under the sovereignty of the
states which formerly governed them and
which are inhabited by peoples not yet
able to stand by themselves under the
strenuous conditions of the modern world.
there should be applied the principle that
the wellbeing and development of such
peoples form a sacred trust of civilization
and that securities for the performance
of this trust should be embodied in the
constitution or the league.
The best method of giving practical ef-
feet to this principle is that the tutelage
of such peoples should be entrusted to
advanced nations who by reason of their,
| resources their experience or their
geographical position, can best undertake
this responsibility, and that this tutelage
should be exercised by them as manda-
tory on behalf of the league.
Certain communities formerly belonging
to the Turkish empire have reached g.
stage Of development which their exist
ence as independent nations can be pro-
visionally recognized subject to the rem
dering of administrative advice and as
sistance by mandatory power until such
| time as they are able to stand alone. The
| wishes of these communities must be q
| principal consideration in the selection of
| the mandatory power.
Fl There are territories, such as southwest
| Africa and certain of the south Pacific
| isles. which. owing to the sparseness of
| their population, or their small SIZE or
| their remoteness from the centers of
| civilization, or their geographical continu-
| ity to the mandatory state, and other cir
| cumstances can be best administered I'M
| der the laws OF the mandatory state as
| integral portions thereof, subject to the
| safeguards above mentioned. in the inter-
| ests of the indigenous population.
| In every case of mandate the manda-
| annual report in reference to the territory
! committed to it's charge.
ARTICLE Xxx.
The high contracting parties will
| endeavor to secure and maintain fair
| and humane conditions of labor for
| men. women and children. both in their
/ own countries and in all countries to
|, which their commercial and industrial
| relations extend and to that end agree
| to establish as part of the organize
| ton of the league a permanent bureau
/ of labor.
! ARTICLE XXI
The high contracting parties agree
| that provision shall be made through
| the instrumentality of the LEAGUE to
| secure and maintain freedom OF transit
| and equitable treatment for the COM
| merce of all states members of the
| lea que, having in mind, among other
| things. special arrangements with re-
| gard to the necessities of the regions
| devastated during the war of 1s14-191S.
+ ARTICLE XXI.
The high contracting parties ayr
| to place under the control OF the lea que
| of international bureaus general trea :
/ ties if the parties to such treaties con-
| sent. Furthermore, they agree that all
such international bureaus to be con-
| stituted in future shall be placed under
control of the league.
ARTICLE XIII.
! The high contracting parties agree that
| every treaty or international engagement
| entered into hereafter by any state mem
| Der of the league shall be forthwith regis
| tered with the secretary general, and as
| soon as possible published by him, and
! that no such treaty or international en-
| :gagement shall be binding until so regis
tered.
/ ARTICLE XIV.
1t shall be the right of the body of
| delegates from time to time to edvise the
! reconsideration by statesi members of the
| league of treaties which have become in
applicable, and of international conditions
| of which the continuance may endanger
the peace of the world.
ARTICLE XIV.
The high contracting parties severally
agree that the present covenant is ac-
copied as abrogating all obligations inter
Sc which are inconsistent with the terms
thereof and solemnly engage that they
will not hereafter enter into any engage
ments inconsistent with the terms thereof
In case any of the powers signatory here
to or subsequently admitted to the league
shall before coming a party to this cove
nant have undertaken any obligations
which are inconsistent with the terms of
this covenant, it shall be the duty of such
power to take immediate steps to procure
its release from such obligations.
ARTICLE XVI.
Amendments to this covenant will take
effect when ratified by the states whose
representatives compose the executive
council and by three-fourths of the states
whose representatives compose the body
of delegates.
rehabilitate herself.