The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-10


 cooperation and to achieve interna- tional peace and security, by the acceptance of obligations not to re- sort to war, by the prescription Of open. just and honorable relations between Nations, but the first es- tablishment of the understandings of international law as to actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the mainteance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty ob- ligations in the dealings of organized peoples with one another, the high contracting parties agree to this GOV enant of the League of Nations:
 ARTICLE 1.
 The original members of the League of Nations shall be those Of the signatories which are named in the annex to this covenant, and also such of those other States named in the annex as shall accede without reservation to this covenant. Such accessions shall be effected by declaration deposited with the Secre- tariat within two months of the coming into force of the covenant. Notice thereof shall be sent to all other members of the League.
 Any fully self-governing State, do minion or colony not named in the annex may become a member of the League of its admission is agreed by two thirds of the assembly, provided that 1t shall give effective guaran- tees of it's sincere intention to ob- serve it's international obligations, and shall accept such regulations as may be prescribed by the League in regard to it's military and naval forces and armaments.
 Any member of the League may, after two years notice of its inten- tion to do so, withdraw from the League, provided that all it's inter national obligations and all its ob- ligations under this covenant shall have been fulfilled at the time of its withdrawal
 ARTICLE 2. /
 The action of the League under this covenant shall be affected through the instrumentality of an assembly. and of council, with permanent ~Secretariat
 ARTICLE 3.
 The assembly shall consist of representatives of the members Of the League. The assembly shall meet at stated intervals, and from A@ o quire, at the seat of the League, or at such other place as may be de- cided upon.
 The assembly may deal at Its meetings with any matter within the sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world.
 ARTICLE 4.
 The council shall consist of repre- sentatives of the United States Of America, of the British Empire, of France, of Italy and of Japan, to gether with the representatives Of four other members of the League These four members of the League shall be selected by the assembly from time to time in it's discretion Until the appointment of the repre- sentatives of the four members Of the League first selected by the as- sembly, representatives of shall be members of the Council.
 With the approval of tho majority of the assembly the Council may name additional members of the League whose representatives shall slways be members of the Council; the Council with like approval may name additional members of the League whose representatives the as- sembly for representation on the Council.
 The Council shall meet from time to time as occasion may require, at least once year, at the seat Of the League, or at such other place es may be decided upon.
 The Council shall meet from time to time as occasion may require. sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world.
 Any member of the League not represented on the Council shall be 
 invited to send representative to sit as a member in any meeting Of the Council during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interests of that member of the League.
 At meetings of the Council each member of the Leagu represented on the Council shall have one vote, and may not have more than one representative.
 ARTICLE 5.
 Except where otherwise expressly provided in this covenant, decisions at any meeting of the assembly or of the Council shall require the agreement of all the members of the League represented at the meeting. All matters of procedure at meet lugs of the assembly or of the Coun- cfi, the appointment of committees to investigate particular matters. shall be regulated by the assembly or by the Council. and may he de-
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