The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-02
Ihlrty-Two Nations Reach Agree
nlent Which 1t Is Hoped viii
Put an End to Armed
Conflict.
MONROE DOCTRINE UPHELD
Document Specifically Provides That
of'oes Of the League Shall Be-
Open to Wcmen--Armaments
to Be Reduced Every Ten
Years-other Impor-
tant Points.


Washington, April 27.-The stat,
department made public today the tex
OF the revised covenant of the league
OF nations, as 1t was presented to the
plenary session of the peace confer.
ence at Paris.
The text follows, with parenthetical
insertions showing changes made In
the covenant as originally drafted and
made public:
In order to promote international
co-operation and to achieve interna-
honal peace and security, by the ac-
ceptance Of obligations not to resort to
war, by the prescription of open, just,
and honorable relations between ma
hons, by the firm establishment of the
understandings of international law as
to actual rule Of conduct among gov
lernments, and by the maintenance of
justice and a. scrupulous respect for
all treaty Obligations In the dealings
of organized peoples with one another.
the high contracting parties agree to
this covenant Of the league Of nations.
/ lin the original preamble the last
sentence read adopt this constitution"
instead of "agree to this covenant."l
ARTICLE ONE
The original members Of the league
OF nations shall be those of the sigma.
tories 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 secretariat within two months
OF the coming into force of the cove
nant. 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 an.
mex may become a member of the
league II Its admission is agreed by
two-thirds Of the assembly, provided
that 1t shall give effective guarantees
OF Its sincere intention to observe its
international obligations and shall &C
cept such equations as may be pre-
Scribed by the league in regard to its
military and naval force and arma-
ments.
ANY member Of the league may,
after two years notice of its intention
20 to do, withdraw from the league
provided that all It's international OBJ.
igations and all its obligations under
his covenant shall have been fulfilled
1t the time of its withdrawal.
This article is new, embodying with
alterations and additions the old mr..
icle VII. 1t provides more specifically
he method of admitting new members
md adds the entirely new paragraph
providing for withdrawal from the
eague. No 1ention of withdrawal was
made In the original document.1
ARTICLE TWO, |
The action of the league under This
ovenant shall be effected through the
1strumentality of an assembly and Of [
council, with permanent secretariat. {
Originally this was a part of article l
Ii gives the name assembly To tbe [
altering Of representatives of the {
'embers OF the league. formerly re- I
Erred TO merely as "the body of del :
yates.") I
ARTICLE THREE. a
The assembly shall consist OF repre- I
'ntatives Of the members OF the 4
ague.
The assembly shall meet at stated I,
tervals and from time to time as oc- r
lsion may require, at the seat of the n
ague, or at such other place as may n
J decided upon. !,
The assembly may deal at its meet. u
Is with any matter within the sphere
action of the league, or affecting the
ace of the world.
At meetings of the assembly. each y
ember OF the league shall have one - !,
tie, and may have not more than =
rec representatives. "
ARTICLE FOUR. :.
The council shall consist of repre- "
natives of the United States Of
nerica, Of the British empire, of
ance, OF Italy, and Of japan, to- ia
Their with representatives of four az
her members Of the league. These III
ir members of the league shall be in
ected by the assembly from time LEI
time In its discretion. Until the 81,
pointment of the representatives Of &c
four members Of the league first sh
ected by the assembly. representa- tn
es OF - shall be members OF the
neil.