The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-10
FULL TEXT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 AS ADOPTED BE THE CONFERENCE
Provision Is Made for Prevention of War and for the Care of Nations Which Cannot Stand Alone--Monroe
 Doctrine Guaranteed By Nations

; and the first meeting of the Counci
 shall be summoned by the Presiden
 of the United States of America. ARTICLE 6.
 The permanent Secretariat shall be
 established at the seat of the
 League The Secretariat shall com
 prise a Secretariat General and sucf Secretaries and staff as may be re quired.
 The first Secretary General shal
 be the person named in the annex
 thereafter the Secretary Genera
 shall be appointed by the Counci
 with the approval and the majority
 of the assembly.
 1 The Secretaries and the stass oi
 the Secretariat shall be appointed
 by the Secretary General with the
 approval of the Council.
 The Secretary General shall aci
 in that capacity at all meetings ol
 the assembly and of the Council.
 The expenses of the Secretariat
 shall be borne by the members oi
 the League in accordance with the
 apportionment of the. expenses ot
 the Information Bureau of the Uni
 versal Postal Union.
 ARTICLE 2. The seat of the League is estab lished at Geneva.
 l The Council may at any time de
 eide that the seat of the League
 shall be established elsewhere. All positions under or in connec
 tion with the League, including the
 men and women.
 Representatives of the memberf
 of the League and officials of the League when engaged on the busi ness of the League shall enjoy di
 plomatic privileges and immunities The buildings and other property occupied by the League or its offic
 ials or by representatives attending
 its meetings shall be inviolable. ARTICLE 8. The members of the League rec ognize that the maintenance of 9 peace requires the reduction of Ma tional ornaments to the lowest point consistent with National safety and
 the enforcement by common actior of international obligations. | The Council, taking account of tho geographical situation and circum | stances of each State, shall formu
 late plans for such reduction for the
 consideration and action of the sev eral Governments.
 Such plans shall be subject to re consideration and revision at least
 every ten years.
 After these plans shall have beer adopted by the several Governments [ limits of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concurrence of the Council The members of the League agree that the manufacture by private en terprise of munitions and implements of war is open to grave objections The Council shall advise how the evil effects attendant upon such man ufacture can be prevented, due re gard being had to the necessities of those members of the League which are not able to manufacture the munitions and implements of war necessary for their own safety The members of the League un dertake to interchange full and frank | information as to the scale of these armaments, their military and naval programs and the condition of such of their industries as are adaptable
 to warlike purposes.
 ARTICLE g. A permanent commission shall be constituted to advise the Council ! on the execution of the provisions oi | Articles 1 and 8 and or military and l naval questions generally. ARTICLE 10. The members of the League un
 dertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing DO
 litical independence of all members
 of the League. In case Of any such aggression. or in case any threat or
 danger of such aggression, the Coun
 cil shall advise upon the means by
 which this obligation shall be ful
 filled.
 ARTICLE II. Any war or threat of war, whether Immediately affecting any of the
 members of the League or not, Is
 hereby declared matter of concern
 to the whole League. and the League
 shall take any action that may be
 deemed wise and effectual to safe
 guard the peace of Nations. In case
 any such emergency should arise
 the Secretary General shall, on the
 request of any member of the League
 forthwith summon meeting of the Council.
 It is also declared to be the funda
 mental right of each member of the
 League to bring to the attention ol the assembly or of the Council any | rirc,, n, of uco whafever affecting In