Arizona republican., 1919-05-08

a is held 15 years hence; the high com l missioner of DanZig. which is located ! in free city under the league. and |
 various commissions for plebiscites in 1 Malmody, Schleswig and East Prussia:
 among those to carry out the peace ! treaty are the reparations, military.
 naval, air. financial nd economic com missions; the international high court
 and military tribunals to fix responsi-
 bilities, and a series of bodies for the control of international rivers. Certain l problems are left for solution between ] the allied and associated powers, nOta- ] ply details of the disposition of German fleet and cables, the rormer German colonies, and the values paid in repa- ration Certain other problems such as the laws of the air and opium, arms and liquor traffic are either agreed to in detail or set for early international
 action.
 Preamble: The preamble names as
 parties of the one part the United States, the British empire, France,
 Italy and Japan. described as the five
 allied and associated powers, and Bel
 gium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba,
 Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the
 Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua,
 Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal. Rou-
 mania, Serbia Siam, Czecho- -Slovalia
 and Uruguay, who with the five above
 are described as the allied and associ-
 ated powers and on the other part,
 Germany.
 l It states that: bearing in mind that
 the request of the then imperial Ger
 man government, an armistice was : granted on Novem Der eleventh, 1918. by
 the five allied and associated powers, [ in order that g. treaty of peace might be concluded with her, and whereas the l allied and associated powers being l equally desirous that the war in which [ they were successfully involved. direct 5 ly or indirectly, and which originated ] in the declaration of war by Austria : Hungary on July 2S. 1914, against Ser bia, the declaration of war by Germany against Russia on August i, 1914, and , against France on August 3, 1914. and in the invasion of Belgium, should be l replaced by a firm, just and durable . peace, the plenipotentiaries (having l communicated their full powers, found
 in good and true form) have agreed , as follows:
 From the coming into force of the e present treaty. the state of war will ? terminate. From the moment and sub l ject to the provisions of this treaty, :. official relations with Germany and f with each of the German states will be $ resumed by the allied and associated . powers.
 = Section 1.-League of Nations The - covenant of the league of nations con . stitutes section one of the peace treaty i which places upon the league many |. specific duties in addition to its genera
 duties. It may question Germany al
 any time for a. violation of the neutral il ized zone east of the Rhine, as a threai
 against the worlds peace. It will ap-
 point three of the five members of the if Saar commission, oversee it's regime , and carry out the plebiscite. It vii n appoint the high commissioner of Dan
 zig: guarantee the independence of tho
 free city and arrange for treaties be- II tween Danzig and Germany and Pc 70 land. It will work out the mandator1
 system to be applied to the formei n German colonies, and act as a fina e court on the part of the plebiscites O "a the Belgian German frontier. and il 10 disputes as to the Kiel canal. and de l. eide certain of the economic and finan
 cial problems kn international con a ference on labor is to be held in Octo ,,. Der under it's direction and another oi l.. the international control of ports Q waterways and railways is fore st shadowed
 e Membership of League of Nations .r Membership. = The membership o n the league will be signatories of tn 10 covenant, and other states invited t il accede, who must lodge a declaration " of accession without reservation with ix in two months. A new state, dominion
 or colony may be admitted provided it -v admission is agreed by two-thirds c Id the assembly. A state may withdraw s upon giving two years notice, if it ha III fulfilled all it's international obliga l., tions.
 $ Secretariat.-A permanent secretar ny fat will be established at the seat C of the league which will be at Geneva " Assembly-The assembly will con l. sist of representatives of the member ri of the league and will meet at state or intervals. Voting will be by state Id Each member will have one vote an 10 not more than three representatives. D. Council: The council will cOnsiS
 Of representatives of the five grea fl allied powers, together with represen nj tatives of four members selected N the assembly from time to time; it ma
  Id will meet at least once a year. Mem as bers not represented will be invite n. to send a representative when ques v- tions affecting their interests are dis al cussed. Voting will be by states. Fac
 state will have one vote and not mor he than one representative. Decisio yh taken by the assembly and counc st must be unanimous except in regar a. to procedure and in certain cast S. specified in the covenant and in u to treaty. where decisions will be. by Id majority.
 r- Armaments.-The council will fol
 mulate plans for reduction of arms
 ments for consideration and adoptio by These plans will be revised every te D. years Once they are adopted. no men le,. Der must exceed the armaments te, ly. without the concurrence of the counc Int All members will exchange full inform Id ation as to armaments and program Ter and a permanent commission will a, mt wise the council on military and nav Ire questions.
 a. Preventing of War '; Preventing of War.-Upon any wa