The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-14
COVENANT OF
WORLD LEAGUE
IS SUBMITTED
To DELEGATES
Guarantees to be Required Of
States Admitted Three
Months Arbitration Before
War Shall be Declared.
ARMAMENT TO Be FIXED
(By Associated Press,

! (By Associated Press,
| PARIS, Feb. IA. - The executive
council Of the proposed league of ma
tions. as outlined in the covenant
read by President Wilson today will
consist Of representatives of the Unit
ed States, Great Britain. France. Italy
and Japan. together with representa-
tives of four other states.
The council shall meet as often as
is necessary, but at least once a year
at whatever place may be designated.
ANY matter within the sphere OF ac-
tlon OF the league or effecting the
peace Of 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
Provide Secretariate.
| The league will have a secretariate
under the direction of secretary gen.
eral who shall appoint the other mem
bers. The secretary general shall act
in that capacity at all meetings.
| Inc representatives of the high con-
| tracing parties and the officials of
| the league shall have diplomatic priv
! lleges and immunity. The building
occupied by the league or it's officials
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
Iully self governing countries.
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1t gives effective guarantees to OBJ
serve international obligations and un-
| less it shall conform to conditions
prescribed by the league in regard to
its naval and military forces and arm
ament
Right to Safeguard Peace.
The high contracting parties under
take to respect and preserve the ter.
ritorial integrity and political 1nde-
pendence of all states members OF the
league against external aggression.
In case OF such aggression or any
threat of danger of such aggression
the executive council shall advise up
on the means by which the obligations
OF the members shall be fulfilled.
The high contracting parties reserve
the right to take any action to safe
guard the peace Of nations in the case
of war or threat of war; In the case
of dispute arising between them which
diplomacy can not adjust, the high
contracting parties will not resort to
war without submitting to arbitration
or to an inquiry by the executive coun-
Gil and until three months after action
by the arbitrators or the executive
council.
The executive council shall formu-
late plans for the establishment for
a permanent course of International
justice.
Concerning ornaments the covenant
says that the maintenance of peace
will require the reduction Of national
armament to the lowest point consist
ent with national safety and the en-
forcement of International obligation
by common action, the geographical
situation and circumstances Of the var
ious states being taken into account
Will Fix Armament.
The executive council shall hx the
extent of armament and these shall
not be exceeded without permission of
the council.
1t is agreed that the private manu-
facture of munition and implements
of war "lends itself to grave objec-
ton" The executive council Is direct
ed to give advice on the abatement of
this evil
The contracting parties undertake
not to conceal their ability to produce
munitions and ornaments and agree
on full interchange of information
as to military and naval programs.
Unite Against Violation.
Article 16 provides that if any party
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under article XII which provides for
arbitration or inquiry by the execut-
i've council, it shall be deemed to
have committed an act of war against
all the other members who will take
economic and financial measures
against it. These measures will re-
fer both to members of the league and {
those who are not members.
In such a case 1t will be the duty
of the executive council to recommend
the amount of naval military forces
which each member Of the league shall
contribute to the armed forces nec-
essary to protect the covenant of the
league.
The members of the league agree to
mutually support one another finan-
cially and economically in any mea-
sure taken and also to afford passage
through their territory of any forces
necessary to carry out the covenant
of the league.
In disputes between member of
the league and a state not member
or between states not members OF the
league. the contrac acting parties agree
that the states not members Of the
league shall be invited to lay their
disputes before the league.
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league to adjust their disputes. re-
fuse, any action against q state, q
member Of the league would be deem.
ed an act of war against all the other
members of the league.
The contracting parties agree that
the league shall have general super.
vision of traffic in arms and ammuni-
ton with countries in which such traf-
fic would be against the common In
terests.
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