Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-18
NATIONS LEAGUE IS
ALL PLANNED NOW
IN A FEW WORDS, HERE'S HOW
THE PROGRAM is TO
OPERATE.
COL. HOUSE IN WILSON'S AID
Those Outside the Five Big Nations
Can Become Members of League
When They Agree to the
Laws and Are Elected.

Paris.-With the subject of the
league of nations now out of the
way for some time to come, the big
gest problem before the peace con-
ference at present is believed to be
readjustment of the worlds finan-
cial and economic relations.
When the supreme council reas-
sembled Colonel e. NJ. House took
the place of President Wilson.
Briefly What League is.
Administration of the league of
nations shall be in the hands of an
executive council and permanent Sec
rotary.
Each member nation shall have
one vote in the body of delegates,
which shall meet at the leagues
capital at stated intervals.
The executive council shall consist
Of representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan, with four representatives
from other states to be elected by
the body or delegates.
The secretariat shall be comprised
Of a secretary general and assistants
to be elected by the executive coun-
Gil
Membership.
Non-member nations. upon giving
guarantees of their intention to OBJ
serve the leagues mandates, shall
be admitted to membership in the
league upon an affirmative two-thirds
vote of the member nations.
Preservation of Peace
Member nations are required to
submit disputes to the executive
council, which may refer problems to
the international court of justice.
An award will be made within six
months and the disputants will be
bound not to resort to war for at
least three months after the award
is made.
II disputant files an acceptance
of the award of the executive coun-
GILL it shall decide measures to en-
force the award.
These may take the form of sever
ance of diplomatic relations, econ
omic blockade, or use of armed for
ces under direction of the executive
council
In case of a dispute between a
member Of the league and a non
member, the latter shall be invited
to assume the obligations of men,
bership and submit to the provisions
for averting war, with the alterna-
tive of facing the same measures as
the disputant member nation.
Disarmament.
The executive council shall formu-
late plans for the reduction of ar
maments to the lowest point con-
sistent with national safety.
The private manufacture of war
materials shall be prohibited.
Colonies.
The German colonies in the Pa
cific and in Africa shall be placed |
under the protection of the nations
best suited to their administration. |
The slave and liquor traffic shall
be abolished in the African terrific
ries affected.
Turkish Territories.
Certain Turkish territories shall
be given the benefit of protectorates
on the basis Of selfdetermination.
Labor Reforms.
A permanent bureau of labor shall
be established. to secure and main
tain humane conditions of labor in
member nations and countries asso-
ciated commercially.
Freedom of the Seas.
The league shall secure and main
tain freedom of transit and equitable
treatment for the commerce of all
member nations.
Secret Treaties.
Obligations by member nations in
consistent with the laws of the
league shall be abrogated. Further
treaties must be filed with the in
ternational bureau of general treaties
and published.
Amendments.
Amendments of the constitution
snail be effective when ratified by
the states represented on the execu-
i've council and three-fourths of the
states represented on the body of
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