Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08


 which will be at Geneva
 Assembly.
 The assembly will consist of repre- sentatives of the members of the league, and will meet at stated inter- vals. Voting will be by states. Each member will have one vote and not more than three representatives.
 Council of Five Allied Powers.
 Council. The council will consist of representatives of the five great allied powers, together with representatives of four members selected by the as- sembly from time to time; it may CO., operate with additional states and will meet at least once a year Mem bers not represented will be invited to send representative when questions affecting their interests are discuss ed. Voting will be by states. Each state will have one vote and not more than one representative. Decision taken by the assembly and council must be unanimous except in regard to procedure, and in certain cases specified in the covenant and in the treaty, where decisions will be by (. majority.
 To Plan Reduction of Armaments.
 Armaments. The council will far mulate plans for reduction of arma- l ments for consideration and adoption. | These plans will be revised every ten l years. Once they are adopted, no | member must exceed the armaments l text without the concurrence of the i council. All members will eXchangei full intormatio as to armamentS and programmes, and a permanent commits l sion will advise the council on mill tary and naval questions.
 Submit Disputes to Arbitration.
 Preventing of War. Upon any war, or threat of war, the council will meet to consider what common action shall be taken. Members are pledged to submit matters of dispute to arbitra- tion or inquiry and not to resort to war until three months after the award. Members agree to carry out an arbitral award. and not to go to war with any party 10 the dispute which complied with It; if a mern-
 Der fails to carry out the award the council will propose the necessary
 measurers. The councir will propose
 the necessary measures. The coun-
 cil will formulate plans for the estab-
 lishment of permanent court of in ternationa1 justice to determine inter-
 national disputes or to give advisory opinions. Members who do not sub
 init their case to arbitration must ac- cept the Jurisdiction oI the assembly. If the council, less the parties to the 1 dispute. is unanimously agreed upon the rights of it, the members agree | that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with its recommendations. Ifl this 1 case a recommendation by tie assem- | bly, concurred in by all it's members ro fnA No -l pie majority of the rest, less the par ties to the dispute. will have the force 1 of a unanimous recommendation by | the council In either case, if the nec- | essary agreement cannot be secured | the members reserve the right to take | such action as may be necessary for the maintenance of right and justice Members resorting to war in disregard | of the covenant will immediately be debarred from all intercourse with l other members: The council will in such cases consider what military or
 naval action can be taken by the league collectively for the protection
 of the covenants and will afford ia
 cilitieS to members cooperd ting in this enterprise.
 | All Treaties to Be Registered. l Validity of Treaties. All treaties or
 international ngagements concluded 1 after the institute of the league will be registered with the secretariat and published. The assembly may from time to time advise members to re- consider treaties which have become lInappllcable or involve danger of peace. The covenant abrogates all -ob- | legations between members inconsis- tent with it's terms. but nothing in it shall affect the validity of interna- tional engagement such as treaties of arbitration or regional understandings like the Monroe Doctrine for securing
 the maintenance of peace.
 + Different Kinds of Mandatores. The mandatory system. The ute | lage of nations not yet able to stand by themselves will be entrusted to advanced nations who are best fitted : to undertake it. The covenant recog- } nizes three different stages of devel-
 opment requiring different kinds of | mandatories. (a) Communities like
 those belonging to the Turkish em- ; pire which can be provisionally rec ognized as independent subject to
 advice and assistance from a manda :, tory in whose selection they would
 be allowed advice. (b) Communities , like those of central Africa, to be ad I mlnistered by the mandatory under
 conditions generally approved by the
 members of the league, where equa
 opportunities for trade will be allowed
 to all members; certain abuses sucf & as trade in slaves, arms, and liquor A will be prohibited. and the construc. Q tion of military and naval bases anC the introduction of compulsory mill ? tary training will be disallowed C. o Other communities, such as south . west Africa and the south Pacific isl
 ands but administered under the law. . of the mandatory as integral portion: o of it's territory. In every case tn,
 mandatory will render an annual re :. port and the degree of it's authorit, will be defined.
 . Fair Conditions of Labor. . General international provisions It Subject to and in accordance with tn 0 provisions of international convention t existing or hereafter to be agreed up = on, the members of the league will il r, general endeavor, through the inter l 1 national organizat ton established b c the labor convention, to secure an : maintain fair conditions Of labor fo d men, women and children in thei own countries and other countries - and undertake to secure just treat :, ment of the native inhabitants of ter
 [ ritories under their control: they wi
 entrust the league with the genera
 supervisor over the execution c e agreements for the suppression c c traffic in women and children, etc 0 etc: and the control of the trade i n arms and ammunition with countrie n in which control is necessary: the r. will make provision for freedom ( q communications and transit an y equitable treatment for commerce { e all members Of the league, with spe $ cial reference to the necessities of re ' eions devastated during the war. an