Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-04-18
SUMMARY OF
LEAGUE TREATY
Official Statement Issued in Paris
Giving Terms of the
Pact.
FOUNDED TO SECURE PEACE
Will Act Through Assembly compris-
ing Not More Than Three Repre-
sentatiVes of Each of the
Member States - Other
Conditions.

COndIrlOnS.
Paris, April 14-The following of
hcial summary of the covenant of the
league of nations was issued here:
1.-THE league of nations is found
ed in order to promote international
cooperation and TO secure peace. The
league will include: (A) The bellig-
erent states named in Il document an
nexed to the covenant; (B) all the
neutral states so named, and (C) in
the future, any self-governing country
whose admission is approved by two
thirds of the states already members
of the league.
"a state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its obli-
cations to date, on giving two years
notice
"2-The league will act through an
assembly comprising not more than
three representatives of each of the
member states, each state having OILY
one vote, and council comprising, for
the present, one representative of each
of the five great powers and each of
four other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
"The number of powers of each
class represented on the council may
be increased by the unanimous con-
sent of the council and a majority of
the assembly. Other powers have the
right to sit as members of the coun-
ell during the decision of matters in
which they are especially interested.
One vote for Each State.
"In the council, as in the assembly,
each state viii have only one vote.
Both these bodies are to meet at stat
ed intervals (the council at least once
a year), and at other times if requir
ed; both can deal with any matter
that is of international interest or
threatens the peace of the world; the
decision of both must be unanimous,
except in certain specified cases, mat
ters of procedure, for instance, being
decided by majority vete.
"The league will have permanent
| secretariat, under secretary general.
The secretriat and all other bodies
under the league may include women
equally with men. A permanent court
of international justice and various
permanent commissions and bureaus
are also to be established.
''3-The member states agree:
"(A) To reduce their ornaments,
plans for such reduction being sug-
| gested by the council, but only adopt
ed with the consent of the states them
| selves, and thereafter not to increase
them without the concurrence of the
council.
| "(B) To exchange full information
of their existing armies and their ma
val and military programs.
| "(C) To respect each others terri
tory and personal independence, and to
| guarantee them against foreign ag-
! gressiOn.
"O) To submit all international
disputes either to arbitration or to in
| quiry by the council, which latter,
however, may not pronounce an opin-
ion on any dispute whose subject mat
ter falls, solely within states domes.
itc Jurisdiction; in no case to go to
war until three months after the
i award, or a unanimous recommends.
ton has been made, and even then not
to 60 to war with state which ac-
cepts the award or recommendation.
4 'f(E) To regard a state which has
broken the covenant as having COM
mitted an act of war against the
league, to break off all economic and
other relations with it, and to allow
free passage through their territories
to the troops of those states which are
contributing armed force on behalf OF
the League. The council is to recon-
mend what amount of force, if any
should be applied by the several gov
ernments concerned, but the approval
of the latter is necessary. Estates not
\ members of the league will be invited
to accept the obligations of the league
for the purpose of particular disputes
and, if they fail to comply, may be
fOrced.)
| When States Act.
"CF) Not to consider any treaty
i binding till it has been communicated
to the league, which will then proceed
to publish it.; toiadmit the right of the
assembly to advise the reconsideration
of treaties and international condi
tions which do not accord with pres
ent needs, and to be bound by no OBJ
legations inconsistent with the cove
nant
"a state which breaks it's agree
ment may be expelled from the league
by the council.
1.-THE covenant does not affect the
validity of international engagements
such as treaties of arbitration or re
gional understandings like the Monroe
doctrine, for securing the maintenance
of peace.
"6The former German colonies and
the territories of the Ottoman empire
are to be administered in the interest.
of civilization by states which are will
ing to be mandateries of the league
which will exercise a general supervi
sion.
| "6-Tha member states accent Ger