The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-09
AFany Important Charges Made IN
Document Stree II Mas First
Tentatively Drawn UD.
THIRTY TWO NATIONS IN
PACT; OTHERS INVITED
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Df ems revised aegeaanf ~ tie lea1ae
81 nations, aa II wAs presented t. IRE
0lsnafy session ~ ire peaes confer
enee az Paris The fext follows
The c0venans VI ta.s lsaSae n ~
stons
III ORDER ~ promote international
cooperation ard 10 aefiieve fnferna
fsoNsl p@aes snd security, ~ M ae
eeTaace IN obligations nsa ~ resort %
waf, 81 tifs prescription n epen. inst,
snd honorable rsistlehs between na
Hons. tg siae grEa establishment 81 The
Understandings Of international lAw W.
10 aefaAs rufs 81 conduct among goy.
srnmeBts. and By the maintenance ~
Justice ard h AefnpuIgus respect for
I'll sreaty obiyKafioms III me dealings
~ organized peoples win one smother.
the hiRh contracting parties aRree 20
tlsis e0ysnaas II the League " nations,
lin The original preamble the last
sentence read adopt fbls constitution
Instead ~ sagFee 20 this e0yenantH1
ARTICLE oag
h& HffkfbA@ fNaNffefN fa{ EhN league
~ nations shali bs those ~ the signs
forbes which are names III tiis annex
10 tisla covenant and also sueh III those
aihef states named ia THE annex As
shall necede without reservation to
this covenant sueh accesstans shalt
be effected ~ declaration deposited
with tho secreiHrIat within two months
of the coming Into force ef the cove.
Hant Notice thereof shall be sent to
81 other members 0f tfe league.
Any fuiiy self.goYernlna state. 40.
minion, or colony NOT named la the an.
nex, may beeorne member of tho
league n ita admission IL agreed by
two.thirda of the assembly. provided
that Il shall give effective guarantees
Of IT'S sincere intention 10 observe its
international obligations and shall &C.
cept such regulations AS may be pre-.
scrihea by the league Ia regard ID It's
military end peyal force and arma-
Hents.
any member N the league may,
after two years notice of lta intention
80 % DO. withdraw from the league,
provided that all rs international OBJ.
legations and aii It's obligations under
this covenant shHll have been fulfilled
NJ the time ~ It's withdrawal
ITlas article 10 new, embodying with
alterations ana additions the old ar.
ticie VII u provides more specifically
the method " admitting new members
and adds the entirely new paragraph
providing for withdrawal from the
ieBgue No mention " withdrawal was
made ia the original docupent.l
ARTICLE TWO.
The action IT the League under this
covenant shalt he effected through tho
fundamentally 81 nm assembly and ~
council with permanent secrcterlat.
Originally this was part Of article
= II gives the name assembly 20 the
gathering 81 representatives Of the
Members % the league, formerly re-
ferrpd 20 merely as athe body Of del
egates@l
ARTICLE THREE.
THE assembly shall consist " repre-
Nsntatives og The members ~ tht
leaFue
The assembly shall meet ~ STATED
Intervals and from tins % time as &C
rasiaH may require "a the seat ~ this
league er ~ such other place az ma,
- decided upon
The assembly may deal al rs meet
iHrs with ans master within the sphere
81 action ~ the iesgue, or affecting th'
peace N the world
Al meetings % the assembly. eacl
member ~ the league shall have on,
vote. and mas have not more thar
three representatives
tT'hts emb0,llos parts ot the orislna
articles one. tive and three, with onl.
minar changes Il refers ~ member
81 the league where the term mig
contracting parties originally wa
used. and this change Is foIlowg
throughout the revised draFt)
ARTICLE FOUR.
The council shali consist Of reprs
seutgtlves Of the United States o
America, ~ the British empire. Q
France. n italy. aud 81 Japan. 4
Kether with Representatives OF Ton
other members OF the league Thes
four members OF the league shall b
selected by the assembly from Tim
TO time In its discretion Until IN
appointment 81 the representatives (
the four members of the league frs
selected by the assembly, represents
tives of - shall be members OF IN
council.
with the approval Of the majorlt
Of The assembly the council may nam
additional members 10 the leagu
whose representatives shall always /
members OF the council; the counc
with like approval may increase h
number of members Of the league 1
be selected by The assembly for repr
sentation on the council.
The council shall meet from time |