Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1919-02-20

parties break or disregard its cove
nants under Article XII 1t shall therabv
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 It
to the severance of all trade or imam
cial relations. the prohibition OF ali
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 the
COMMUNICATING state and the ma
tionals of any other state, whether a
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 STAGE 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
dispute. upon such conditions as the
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 30 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 a
breach of Article XII, the provisions Of
Article XVI shall be applicable agaius
the state taking such action.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The high contracting parties agree thar
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 of'the league.
The best method of giving practical ef
feet to this principle is that the tutelags
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 tutelags
should be exercised by them as rnanda.
tory on behalf of the league.
Certain communities formerly belonging
to the Turkish empire have reached .
stage of development which their exist
ence as Independent nations can be pro
visionally recognized subject to the rem.
derfng of administrative advice and A.
sistance by mandatory power until such
time as they are able to stand alone. The
wishes of these communities must be
principal consideration In the selection Of
the mandatory power.
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, OF
their remoteness from the centers OF
civilization. or their geographical continu.
ity to the mandatory state, and other cir
cumstances. can be best administered un
DER the laws OF tie mandatory state al
integral portions thereof, subject to thu
safeguards above mentioned. in the inter
ests of the Indigenous population.
In every case OF mandate, the manda
tory state shall render to the league az
annual report In reference to the territory
committed to its charge.
ARTICLE Xxx.
inc hish contracting parties VIII
, endeavor to secure and maintain fall
and humane conditions of labor 70,
men. women and children. both in theii
own countries and in all countries Il
which their commercial and industria.
relations extend. and to that end agree
to establish as part of the organiza.
ton OF the league permanent bureau
of labor.
ARTICLE XXI
The high contracting parties agree
that provision shall be made through
the instrumentality of the league Il
secure and maintain freedom of transit,
and equitable treatment for the com.
merce of all states members of the
league. having in mind. among Other
things. special arrangements with re. |
gard to the necessities of the region |
devastated during the war of 1s14-1slS |
ARTICLE XXI. |
The high contracting parties agree
to place under the control of the lea que |
of international bureaus general trea.
ties II 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 a.
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 tho body Of
delegates from time to time to advise the |
reconsideration by states members OF the |
league of treaties which have become in. |
applicable. and OF International conditions
of which the continuance may endangeI
the peace OF the world.
ARTICLE XIV.
The high contracting parties ssveraIiy
agree that the present covenant Is &C.
copied as abrogatins all obligations Inter
se which are inconsistent with the terms
thereof, and solemnly engage that they