The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-22

narttes break or disregard its cove
nants under Article XII II shall thereby
ipso facto be deemed to have commit
ted an act of war against all the other
members of the league. which herepy |
undertakes Immediately to subject II
to the severance OF all trade or imam
cial relations. the prohibition or ali
intercourse between their nationals ana
the nationals of the mountaineering |
state, and the prevention OF all man
cial. commercial or personal inter
course between the nationals OF the
covenant breaking state and the ma
tionals OF any other state, whether
member Of the league or not.
1t shall be the duty of the executive
council in such case to recommend
what effective military or naval force
the members of the league shall sew
erally contribute to the armed FORCES
to be used to protect the covenants OF
the league.
ARTICLE XVII.
In the event of disputes between one
state member of the league ana an
other state which is not member OF
the league the high contracting parties
agree that the STAGE or states not mem
bers of the league shall be invited 10
accent the obligations of membership
in the league for the purposes or such
dispute. upon such conditions as the
executive council may deem Just anu
upon acceptance of any such invitation
the above provisions shall be applied
with such notifications as may De
deemed necessary by the league.
In the event of power so invited re-
fusing to accept the obligations or mem
bership in the league for the purposes OF
the league which in the case OF a state
member of the league would constitute
breach OF Article XII. the provisions Oh
| Article XVI shall be applicable as against
the state taking such action.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The high contracting parties agree that
| the league shall be entrusted with general
supervision of the trade in arms and am
| munition with the countries in which the
| control of this traffic is necessary IN the
common interest
ARTICLE XIX.
| To those colonies and territories which
| as a consequence of the late war nave
! ceased to be under the sovereignty OF the
states which formerly governed them and
| which are inhabited by peoples not yet
| able TO stand by themselves under the
| strenuous conditions of the modern world,
| there should be applied the principle that
| the Wellbeing and development 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 practical ef-
| feet to this principle is that the tutelage
| of such peoples should be entrusted 10
| advanced nations who by reason OF their
| resources their experience or their
| geographical position can best undertake
this responsibility. and that this tutelase
should be exercised by them as manoa-
tory on behalf of the league.
Certain communities formerly belonging
to the Turkish empire have reached
stage of development which their exist
ence as Independent nations can be pro-
| visionally recognized subject to the rem
dering of administrative advice and as
sistance by 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.
There are territories such as southwest
Africa and certain of the south Pacific
isles which. owing to the sparseness of
their population, or their small size, or
their remoteness from the centers OF
civilization. or their geographical continu-
ity to the mandatory state, and other cir
cumstances, can be best administered I'M
der the laws of the mandatory state as
integral portions thereof subject to the
safeguards above mentioned. in the inter
ests of the Indigenous population.
In every case of mandate the manda
tory state shall render to the league ar
annual report in reference to the territory
committed to its charge.
ARTICLE Xxx.
; The high contracting parties will
endeavor to SECURE and maintain fail
and humane conditions OF labor TO
men, women and children both in thei
own countries and in all countries t
which their commercial and industrial
relations extend, and to that end agre
: to establish as part of the organiza
= ton Of the league a permanent bureau
: of labor.
ARTICLE XXI
The high contracting parties agre
= that provision shall be made through
: the instrumentality of the league t
secure and maintain freedom of transi
and equitable treatment for the com
merce of all states members of tn
s | league. having in mind. among othe
q things. special arrangements with re
gard to the necessities of the region
II devastated during the war of l9l4-l9l'
e ARTICLE XXI.
[ The high contracting parties agre
l. to place under the control of the leagu
:. of international bureaus general trea
ties if the parties to such treaties con
: sent Furthermore, they agree that
|, such international bureaus to be con
p stituted in future shall be placed undo
= control of the league.
ARTICLE XIII.
ID The high contracting parties agree thu
p every treaty or international engagemeT
he entered into hereafter by any state men
Of Der of the league shall be forthwith regi:
A. tered with the secretary general, and {
s. soon as possible published by him, an
he that no such treaty or international Ell
n gagement shall be binding until so reg
rs tered
ii ARTICLE XIV.
~ It shall be the right of the body
- delegates from time to time to advise II
y reconsideration by states members OF u
% league of treaties which have become II
&c applicable and of international condition
- of which the continuance may endang
N the peace of the world.
O. ARTICLE XIV.
to The high contracting parties several
TT agree that the present covenant Is a
he cepted as abrogating all obligations int
W Sc which are inconsistent with the tern
ey thereof and solemnly engage that thu
he will not hereafter enter into any engag
st ments inconsistent with the terms threc
In case any of the powers signatory her
Sc to or subsequently admitted to the leag1
ne SHALL before coming party to this GOV
be nant. have undertaken any obligation
TO which are inconsistent with the terms
st this covenant, II shall be the duty of SUI
er power to take immediate steps to procu
ny its release from such obligations.
ii. ARTICLE XVI.
nd Amendments to this covenant will ia
all effect when ratified by the states who
he representatives compose the executi