Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-03

undertake this responsibility, and who
are willing to accept it, and that this
tutelage should be exercised by them
| as mandataries on behalf of the league
The character of the mandate must
| differ according to the stage of devel-
| opment of the people, the geographical
| situation of the territory, its economic
| conditions and other similar circum-
| stances.
Certain communities formerly be-
| longing to the Turkish empire have
| reached a stage OF development where
| their existence independent nations
| can be Professionally recognized subject
to the rendering of administrative ad-
vice and assistance by a mandatory un-
| til such time as they are able to stand
alone. The wishes of these communi-
ties must be a principal consideration
| in the selection of the mandatory.
| other peoples, especially those OF
| central Africa, are at such a stage that
| the mandatory must be responsible for
the administration of the territory un-
| der conditions which will guarantee
| freedom of conscience and religion,
| subject only to the maintenance of pub
| lie order and morals, the prohibition OF
| abuses such as the slave trade, the
| arms traffic and the liquor traffic, and
| the prevention of the establishment OF
| Notifications or military and naval
| bases and of military training of the
natives for other than police purposes
| and the defense of territory, and will
also secure equal opportunities for the
trade and commerce of other members
| of the league.
There are territories, such as South
i west Africa and certain of the South
Pacific islands, which, owing to the
| sparseness of their population or their
| small size, or their remoteness from
the centers of civilization, or their geo.
| graphical contiguity to the territory
of the mandatory, and .other circum-
| stances, can be best administered under
the laws of the mandatory as integral
portions of its territory, subject to the
| safeguards above mentioned in the in
| terests of the Indigenous population.
In every case of mandate the man
datary shall render to the council an
annual report in reference to the ter
ritory committed to its charge.
The degree of authority, control, or
administration to be exercised by the
| mandatory shall, If not previously
| agreed upon by the members of the
| league, he explicitly defined in each
case by the council.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to receive and examine the
annual reports of the mandataries and
to advise the council on all matters re-
lating to the observance of the man
dates.
ARTICLE 23-Subject to and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of inter-
national conventions existing or here
after to be agreed upon, the members
of the league:
(a) 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 for that
purpose will establish and
maintain the necessary in
ternational organizations;
Cb) undertake to secure just treat
ment of the native inhab-
itants of territories under
control;
(c) will intrust the league with the
general supervision over the
execution of agreements with
regard to the traffic in wom-
en- and children and the traf-
| fic in opium and other dan
| gerous drugs;
(d) will intrust the league with the
general supervision of the
trade in arms and ammuni-
ton with the countries in
which the control of this
traffic is necessary in the
|
(e) will make provision to secure
and maintain freedom OF
communications and of tran
sit and equitable treatment
for the commerce of al
members of the league. In
this connection the specia
necessities Of the regions
devastated during the war Of
1914-191s shall be borne ii
mind;
90 will endeavor to take steps II
matters of international con
cern for the prevention ant
control of disease.
, ARTICLE 24-There shall be placed
under. the direction of the league al
international bureaus already estab
!; lished by general treaties if the partie!
to such treaties consent. All such in
ternational bureaus and all commits
, sions for the regulation of matters o
, international interest hereafter consti
tuted shall be placed under the direc
tion of the league.
; In all matters of international inter
; est which are regulated by genera
| conventions but which are not placet
! | under the control of international bu
| reaus or commissions, the secretaria
of the league shall, subject to the con
sent of the council and if desired b,
} the parties, collect and distribute al
| relevant information and shall rende
: any other assistance which may be nee
| essary or desirable.
The council may include as part o
the expenses of the secretariat the ex
. | penses of any bureau or commission
) | which is placed under the direction o
: the league.
ARTICLE 25.-The members of tn
! league agree to encourage and promot
the establishment and cooperation o
y | duly authorized voluntary national Re
: Cross organizations having as purpose
f | the Improvement of health, the preven
| ton of disease, and the miti CATION o
| | suffering throughout the world.
+ ARTICLE 28-Amendments to thi
covenant will take effect when rattle
| by the members of the league who's
representatives compose the counci
and by a majority of the members Q
the league whose representatives com
pose the assembly.
No such amendment shall bind an
member of the league which signif1e
its dissent therefrom, but in that cas-
it shall cease to be a member OF tn
league.
ANNEX.
I. Original members of the League c
Nations signatories of the treaty Q
9 peace:
: United States of Haiti.
America HedjaZ
Re1eiu1n Honduras.
Bolivia. Italy.
Brazil Japan.
British Empire. Liberia.
Canada. Nicaragua.
o Australia. Panama
q South Africa. Peru.