Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-03

are willing to accept It. ana lhdt Tins
tutelage should be exercised by them
as mandataries on behalf OF the league.
The character of the mandate must
differ according to the stage OF oeVel-
opment of the people, the geographical
situation of the territory, its economic
conditions and other similar clrcum
stances
Certain communities formerly pc
longing to the Turkish empire nave
reached stage of development where
their existence as Independent nations
can be Professionally recognized subject
| to the rendering of administrative ad-
vice and assistance by manoatary I'M
til such time as they are able TO STAND
alone. The wishes of these communl-
ties must be principal consideration
| in the selection of the mandatory
Other peoples, especially those OF
| central Africa, are at such stage that
| the mandatory must be responsible Tor
| the administration of the territory un-
| der conditions which will guarantee
| freedom of conscience and rellglon
subject only to the maintenance OF pun
| lie order and morals the prohibltlon OF
| abuses such as the slave trade, the
| arms traffic and the liquor traffic and
| the prevention of the establishment OF
| Notifications or military and naval
| bases and of military training OF the
| natives for other than police purposes
| and the defense of territory, and Will
/ also secure equal opportunities Tor the
| trade and commerce of other members
| of the league.
There are territories such as South
west Africa and certain of the South
| Pacific islands, which, owing to the
/ sparseness of their population or their
| small size, or their remoteness from
| the centers of civilization, or their geo
| graphical contiguity to the terrltory
/ of the mandatory, and other clrcum-
/ stances, can be best administered under
/ the laws of the mandatory as integral
/ portions Of it's territory, subject to the
safeguards above mentioned in the IN
terests of the indigenous population.
In every case of mandate the man
| datary shall render to the council an
annual report in reference to the ter
ritory committed to its charge.
i The degree of authority, control or
| administration to be exercised by the
mancatary shall, if not previously
agreed upon by the members Of the
i leaf,ie he explicitly defined in each
1 cas- by the council.
4 permanent commission shall be
constituted to receive and examine the
i annual reports of the mandatarles and
4 to advise the council on all matters re-
| 1ating Ito the observance OF the man
4 dates.
ARTICLE 23.-Subject to and in ac-
/ cordance with the provisions of inter-
i national conventions existing or mere
| after to be agreed upon, the members
| of the league:
(a) will endeavor to secure and
maintain fair and humane
i conditions of labor for men,
women and children, both in
their own countries and in
all countries to which their
commercial and industrial
relations extend, and for that
purpose will establish and
maintain the necessary in-
ternationaI organizations;
(bJ undertake to secure just treat
ment of the naive inhab-
itants of territories under
CONTROL
(c) will intrust the league with the
i general supervision over the
execution of agreements with
regard to the traffic in wom-
en- and children and the traf7
fic in opium and other dan
gerous drugs;
i (d) will intrust the league with the
general supervision of the
trade in arms and ammuni-
ton with the countries in
which the control Of this
traffic is necessary in the
common interest;
| (e) will make provision TO secure
and maintain freedom OF
communications and of tran
sit and equitable treatment
i for the commerce Of all
members ofathe league. In
this connection the special
necessities of the regions
devastated during the war OF
1914-1918 shall be borne in
mind;
| - oh OF in
matters of international con-
i Germ for the prevention AND
i control Of disease.
ARTICLE 24.-There shall be placed
under the direction of the league all
international bureaus already estab-
i lished by general treaties II the parties
to such treaties consent All such in
| ternational bureaus and all commlS-
| sions for the regulation of matters o.
international interest hereafter consti-
j tuted shall be placed under the direc-
i ton of the league.
In all matters Of international inter
/ est which are regulated by genera
conventions but which are not placed
under the control of international bu-
| reaus or commissions the secretaria'
| of the league shall, subject to the con-
sent of the council and if desired By
i the parties, collect snd distribute al
| relevant information and shall render
| any other assistance which may be nee
essary or desirable.
/ The council may include as part Of
the expenses of the secretariat the ex-
| penses of any bureau or commission
which is placed under the direction Of
the league.
ARTICLE 25.-The members of the
league agree to encourage and promote
the establishment and cooperation Of
duly authorized voluntary national Rec
| Cross organizations having as purposes
the Improvement of health, the proven
ton of disease, and the mitigation OF
suffering throughout the world.
ARTICLE 20.--Amendments to this
covenant will take effect when ratified
by the members of the league whose
representatives compose the councl
and by majority of the members Q,
the league whose representatives com
pose the assembly.
No such amendment shall bind any
member Of the league which signif1es
its dissent therefrom, but in that case
it shall cease to be member OF the
league
7. Original members of the League OF
Nations signatories of the treaty OF
i peace:
United States of Haiti.
| America. Hedjaz.
| Re1pil1m. Honduras.
Bolivia italy.
Brazil Japan.
British Empire. Liberia
Canada. Nicaragua.
1 Australia Panama.
South Africa Peru.
New Zealand. Poland.
India. Portugal.
China. Roumanla.
Cuba. Serb-Croat-Slo-