Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-02

retary general win the approval or the
council.
The secretary general shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the as
sembly and of the council
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borne by the members of the league
In accordance with the apportionment
of the expenses OF the international
bureau of the Universal Postal union.
ARTICLE 1.-THE seat OF the league
is established at Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
that the seat Of the league shall be es-
tablished elsewhere.
ALI positions under or in connection
with the league. including the secre-
tariat. shall be open equally to men and
women.
Representatives of the members of
the league and officials of the league
when engaged on the business of the
league shall enjoy diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property &C.
cupied by the league or it's officials or
by representatives attending its meet
ings shall be inviolable.
ARTICLE S.-The members of the
league recognize that the maintenance
of peace requires the reduction of ma
tional ornaments to the lowest point
consistent with national safety and the
enforcement by common action Of in
ternational obligations.
The council, taking account of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances of each state, shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con-
sioeration and action Of the several
governments.
Such plans shall be subject to recon-
sideration and revision at least every
ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments
the limits of ornaments therein fixed
shall not be exceeded without the con-
currence of the council.
The members of the league agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise Of munitions and implements OF
war Is open to grave objections. The
council shall advise how the evil ef-
fects attendant upon such manufacture
can be prevented, due regard being had
to the necessities of those members OF
the league which are not able to man
ufacture the munitions and implements
of war necessary for their safety.
The members of the league under
take to interchange full and frank In
formation as to the scale of their arm
aments. their military and naval pro
grams and the condition of such OF
their industries as are adaptable t
warlike purposes.
ARTICLE "a permanent commits
sion shall be constituted to advise tn,
council on the execution Of the provi
sions of articles / and 8 and on mill
tary and naval questions generally.
ARTICLE 10.-The members Of tn,
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence Of all member
| OF the league. In case Of any such ag
| gression or in case Of any threat o.
danger of such aggression the council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE 11.-Any war or threat o
| war. whether Immediately affecting
any of the members Of the league o
not. is hereby declared matter Of con
Germ to the whole league. and tn
league shall take any action that ma!
be deemed wise and effectual to safe
| guard the peace OF nations. In cas-
| any such emergency should arise tn
secretary general shall on the reques
| of any member of the league forthwith
summon a meeting Of the council.
1t is also declared to be the friendl,
right of each member of the league I
bring to the attention Of the assembl
or of the council any circumstanc
whatever affecting international rela
lions which threatens to disturb inter
national peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peac
depends. -
| ARTICLE l2.-xTho members Of tn
league agree that II there should arts
between them any dispute likely t
lead to a rupture. they will submit tn
matter either to arbitration or to in
Quiry by the council. and they agre
in no case to resort to war until tire
months after the award by the arbitra
tors or the report by the council.
| In any case under this article tn
| award of the arbitrators shall be mad
within a reasonable time. and the re
port of the council shall be made with
in six months after the submission Q
the dispute. .,
ARTICLE l3.-The members of tn
league agree that whenever any dis
pute shall arise between them whic
they recognize to be suitable for sub
mission to arbitration and which can
not be satisfactorily settled by diplo
macy. they will submit the whole sub
ject matter to arbitration.
Disputes as to the Interpretation c
a treaty, as to any question of interna
ticnal law, as to the existence Of an
fact which II established would cor
stitute a breach of any internations
obligation or as to the extent and ma
ture of the reparation to be made fC
any such breach. are declared to
among those which are generally suit
able for submission to arbitration.
For the consideration Of any sue
dispute tho court Of arbitration
which the case Is referred shall
the court agreed on by the parties I
the dispute or stipulated in any cor
vention existing between them.
The members of the league agrt
that they will carry out in full goo
faith any award that may be rendere
and that they will not resort to wa
against a member of the league whic
complies Herewith. In the event
any failure to carry out such an awar
the council shall propose what steI
should be taken to give effect theret
ARTICLE lathe council shall fol
mulate and submit to the members
the league for adoption plans for til
establishment of a permanent cou1
of international Justice. The cou,
shall be competent to hear and deter
mine any dispute of an information,
character which the parties theret
submit to 1t. The court may also giN
an advisory opinion upon any disput
or question referred to 1t by the cour
Gil or by the assembly.
ARTICLE 15.-If there should ari.