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Permits amendment.
| ARTICLE 26 permits the amendment
Of the covenan, by majority of the
states composing the assembly, in
stead of three fourths of the states.
though It does not change the re-
quirement in that matter, with regard
to the vote in the council.
THE second paragraph of article
&c is also new and was added at the
request Of the Brazilian delegation, in
order to avoid certain constitutional
difficulties. 1t permits any member
amendment, the effect of such dissent
being withdrawal from the league.
"And the annex is added giving the
names of the signatories of the treaty
who become members, and the names
Of the states invited to accede to the
covenant. There are all the changes
believe, which are of moment.
Resolutions in Order.
"Mr. President: take the opportu-
nifty to move the following resolu-
lions in order to carry out the pro-
visions of the covenant. You will
notice that the covenant provides that
the first secretary general shall be
chosen by this conference. 1t also
provides that the first choice of the
four members states whoare to be
added to the five great powers on
the council is left to this conference.
81 move, therefore, that the first
secretary general of the council shall
be the honorable sir James Eric
Drummond, and second, that until
such time as the assembly shall have
selected the first four members of
the League to be represented on the
council in accordance with s~nss~ frir
of the covenant, representatives of
shall be members; and third, that the
powers to be represented on the
council of the League of Nations are
requested to name representatives
who shall form a committee of nine
to prepare plans forthe organization
of the league and forthe establish
ment of the seat of the league and to
make arrangements and to prepare
the agenda forthe first meeting of
the assembly,. this committee to re-
port both to the council andto the
assembly of the league.
II think it not necessary to call
your attention to other matters we
have previously discussed-the capt.
tai significance Of this covenant, the
hopes which are entertained as to
the effect it will have upon steadying
the affairs of the world and the OBJ
vious necessity thatthere should be a
concert of the free nations of the
world to maintain justice in interna-
tional relations, the relations be-
tween people and between the ma
tions of the world.
"If Baron Maxine will pardon me
for introducing a matter which l alb
sentmindedly overlooked. it is neces-
sary for me to propose the alienation
Of several words in the first line of
article five. Let me say that in sew
eral parts of the treaty, of which this
covenant will form a part, certain
duties are assigned to the council of
the league of nations. In some in
stances it is provided that the ac-
ton they shall take shall be by a
majority vote. 1t is therefore neces-
sary to make the covenant conform
with the other portions of the treaty
by adding these words. will read
the first, line and add the words:
Except where otherwise express
ly provided in this covenant, or by
the terms of this treaty, decisions at
any meeting of the assembly or of the
council shall require the agreement
of all the members ofthe League re-
presented at the meeting
Except where otherwise express
ly provided in his covenant, is the
present reading and l move the adj
dition or by the terms of this treaty.
With that addition, move the adopt
ion of the covenant"