New Britain herald., 1919-02-14

! taken under this article, in order to
minimize the loss and Inconvenience
resulting from the above measures
and that they will mutually support
one another in resisting any special
measures aimed at one of their num-
Der by the covenant breaking state,
! and that they will afford passage
! through their territory to the forces
of any of the high contracting parties
who are cooperating to protect thar
| covenant Of the league.
Article XVII
Tn the event of disputes between
one state member of the league ana
another state which is not mem Der
| Of the league or between states not
members Of the league, the high con-
tracing parties agree that the SIa te
or states not member of the league
/ shall be invited to accept the oDllga-
lions of Nom bership in the league TOT
| the purDosc Of such dispute upon Such
! conditions as the executive councll
! NAV deem just. and upon acceptance
+ of any such invitation, the ahoVe pro-
visions shall be applied with such
: notifications as may be deemed ne
cessary by the league.
Upon such invitation being given,
the executive council shall Immediate
ly institute an inquiry into the circun1-
stances and merits of the dispute and
recommend such action as may seem
best and most effectual in the circum
stances
'In the event Of q power so invited
| refusing to accept the obligations of
mem bership in the league for the pur-
! pose of such dispute and taking any
action against a state member of the
| league which in the case of a state
member of the league would consti-
tute breach Of Article XII, the pro-
visions of Article XVI. shall be ap-
pIicable as against the state taking
such action.
of both parties to the dispute when
! so invited refuse to accept the Obliga-
| tons Of mem bership in the league for
| the purpose of such dispute, the ex-
ecutiVe council may take such action
| and make such recommendations as
will prevent hostilities and will re-
suit in the settlement of the dispute.
Article XVIII.
| The high contracting parties agree
that the league shall be entrusted
| with general supervision of the trade
| in arms and ammunition with the
| countries in which the control of this
traffic is necessary in the common in
terest.
Article NIX.
| '"To those colonies and territories
! which q consequence of the late
war have ceased to be under the
| sovereignty of the states which for
| merly governed them and which are
inhabitated by peoples not yet able
! to stand by themselves under the
| strenuous conditions of the modern
| world, there should be applied the
prin cipIe that the well-being and de-
| velopment 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 prac-
teal effect to this principle is that
the tutelagc 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 re-
sponsibi1ity, and this tuteIage should
be exercised by them as manufactures
on behalf of the league.
The character of the mandate
must differ according to the stage
Of the development of the people, the
geographical situation Of the terri
tory it's economic conditions and
other similar circumstances.
"Certain communities formerly be-
longing to the Turkish empire have
reached a stage of development
where their existence as independent
nations can be Professionally recog-
nized subject to the rendering of ad-
ministrative advice and assistance by
q mandatory power until such time
as they are able to stand alone. The
wishes OF these communities must
be a principal consideration in the
selection of the mandatory power.
"Other peoples, especially those OF
central Africa, are at such a stage
that the mandatory must be respon-
sible for the administration of the
territory subject to conditions which
will guarantee freedom of conscience
or religion, subject only to the main
tenance of public order and morals
| the prohibition of abuses such as the
slave trade. the arms traffic and the
liquor traffic, and the prevention OF
the esta blshment of fortified tons OF
military and naval bases and of mil
itary training of the natives for other
l than police purposes and defense OF
territory. and will also secure equal
} opportunities for the trade and
5 commerce of other members of the
: league.
, There arc territories, such as
: Southwest Africa and certain of the
South Pacific Isles which, owing tc
the sparseness of their population OF
their small size, or their remoteness
from the centers of civilization, ,or
their geographical continuity to the
mandatory state, and other circum