Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-20

adopted draft of the League of Ma.
tfons read by President Wilson in PIE
nary session OF the Peace Conference
at Paris. The full text OF the docu.
ment is voluminous and very interest.
Ing. but the matter given below covers
practically every item OF Importance
In the completed instrument
Parfs.-The executive council Of the
proposed League of Nations, as out
lined In the covenant read by Presi-
dent Wilson will consist Of representa-
tives OF the United State, Great Brit
ain, France. Italy, and Japan, togeth-
er with representatives OF four other
states.
The council shall meet as often as
1s necessary but at least once a year
at whatever place may be designnt ted.
Any matter within the sphere OF ac-
fion OF the league or affecting the
world will be dealt with.
The President Of the United States
shall summon the first meeting of the
body OF the delegates and the execu.
tive council
The league will have a secretarist
under the direction OF secretary
general, who shall appoint the other
members. The secretary-general shall
act I'm that capacity at al meetings.
The representatives OF the high
contracting parties and the officials of
the league shall have diplomatic privi-
leges and immunity. The building oc-
hxy tha
shall enjoy extra-territorial benefits.
The admission Of states not sigma
tory to the covenant shall be with the
assent Of not less than two-thirds of
the states represented in the body OF
delegates and shall be limited to fully
self-governing countries.
No state shall be admitted unless II
gives effective guarantees to observe
international obligations and unless II
shall conform to conditions prescribed
by the league in regard to it's naval
and military forces and armament.s
The high contracting parties under.
take to respect and preserve the
territorial integrity and political In.
dependence OF all states members OF
the league against external aggres.
sion. In case OF any such aggression
or any threat OF danger CT such ag.
gression the executive council shall
advise upon the means by which the
obligations OF the members shall be
fulfilled.
The high contracting parties re-
serve the right to take any action to
safeguard the peace Of nations in the
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case OF disputes arising between them
which diplomacy cannot adjust, the
high contracting parties will not re-
sort to war without submitting to
arbitration or to an inquiry by the
executive council and until three
months after action by the arbitrators
or the executive council
The executive council shall fo-mu-
late plans for the establishment of a
permanent court OF international JUS.
tice.
Concerning ornaments. the cove
nant says that the maintenance of
peace will require the reduction of
national armaments to the lowest
point consistent with national safety
and the enforcement of information
al obligations by common action, the
geographical situations and circum.
stances OF the various states being
taken into account
The executive council shall fix the
extent OF ornaments and these shall
not be exceeded without the permis.
sion OF the council.
1t is agreed that the private manu-.
facturers OF munitions and imple-
ments OF war "lends itself to grave
objections" The executive council is
directed to give advice on the state.
ment Of this evil
The contracting parties undertake
not to conceal their ability to pro.
duce munitions and armaments and
agree on a full interchange OF infor-
milton as to military and naval pro-
grams