Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-02-21
NATIONS LEAGUE IS
ALL PLANNED NOW
IN A FEW WORDS, HERE'S HOW
THE PROGRAM is TO
OPERATE.
COL. HOUSE IN WILSON'S AID
Those Outside the Five Big Nations
Can Become Members of League
When They Agree to the
Laws and Are Elected.

Paris.-With the subject of the
league of nations now out of the
way for some time to come, the big
gest problem before the peace con-
ference at present is believed to be
readjustment of the worlds finan-
cial and economic relations.
| When the supreme council reas-
sembled Colonel e. M. House took
the place of President Wilson.
Briefly What League is.
Administration of the league of
nations shall be in the hands of an
executive council and permanent Sec
rotary.
Each member nation shall have
one vote in the body of delegates,
which shall meet at the leagues
capital at stated intervals.
The executive council shall consist
of representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France. Italy
and Japan, with four representatives
from other states to be elected by
the body of delegates.
The secretariat shall be comprised
of secretary general and assistants
to be elected by the executive coun-
Gil.
Membership.
Non-member nations, upon giving
guarantees of their intention to OBJ
serve the leagues mandates, shall
be admitted to membership in the
league upon an affirmative two-thirds
vote OF the member nations.
Preservation of Peace.
Member nations are required tc
submit disputes to the executive
council, which may refer problems tc
the international court of justice.
An award will be made within si1
months and the disputants will be
bound not to resort to war for al
least three months after the aware
is made.
, II a disputant files an acceptance
of the award of the executive coun
Gil, it shall decide measures to en-
force the award
These may take the form of sever
ance of diplomatic relations, econ
omic blockade or use of armed foI
I ces under direction of the executive
council
In case of dispute between
member Of the league and nor
2 member, the latter shall be invite,
+ to assume the obligations of mem
. bership and submit to the provision
for averting war, with the alterns
tive of facing the same measures a
the disputant member nation.
Disarmament.
The executive council shall form,
late plans for the reduction Of al
maments to the lowest point cor
sistent with national safety.
: The private manufacture Of wa
j. materials shall be prohibited
|, Colonies.
J, The German colonies in the Pr
i cific and in Africa shall be place
o under the protection of the nation
best suited to their administration
The slave and liquor traffic sha
be abolished in the African terrific
S ries affected
Turkish Territories.
Certain Turkish territories sha
be given the benefit of protectorate
on the basis of Standardization.
Labor Reforms.
A permanent bureau of labor sha
e be established, to secure and mail
d tain humane conditions of labor |
d member nations and countries ass,
n ciated commercially.
} Freedom of the Seas.
The league shall secure and mail
tain freedom of transit and equitabl
treatment for the commerce of a
member nations.
E Secret Treaties.
|. consistent with the laws of tn
r league shall be abrogated Furthe
a treaties must be filed with the il
# ternational bureau of general treate
II and published.
II Amendments.
= Amendments of the constitutio
shall be effective when ratified b
the states represented on the exec
tive council and three-fourths of II
states represented on the body
: delegates.