The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-01
BY Associated Press.

S06uC u INdtiOIlSs dS II .IH. DGlIlS
presented today to the plenary session
Of the peace conference at paris. The
text follows. with parenthetical inser-
lions showing changes made in the
covenant originally drafted and made
public: -
The covenant of the League OF Ma
tons:
In order to promote international
cooperation n to achieve interna-
Ional peace and security-by the ac-
ceptance of obligations not to resort
20 war;; by the prescription OF open,
just and honorable relations between
nations; by h firm establishment of
the understandings of international. law
as to actual rule of conduct among
governments, and by the maintenance
OF Justice and a %scrupulous respect for
aH treaty obligations in the dealings Of
peoples with one. another
the high contracting parties agree to
this covenant of the League of Ma
tions.'
Qn the original preamble the last
sentence read adopt this constitution"
instead OF "agree to this covenant.")
Article 1.
The original members Of the League
of Nations shall be those of the sigma
tories which are named in the annex to
,th1s covenant n also such of those
other states name in the annex as shall
accede without reservation to this cove
nant. Such accessions shall be eff
1ected by a declaration deposited with
the secretariat within two months Of
n coming into force of the covenant.
Notice thereof shall be sent to all other
members of the league. 4
ANY fnlIv aolf oovarr;ro ,&o4o ~
m1n1on or colony not named in the
annex may become a member Of the
league IT its admission is agreed to by
two-thirds of the assembly, provided
that 1t shall give effective guarantees
of It's sincere intention to observe its
international obligations and shall ac-
cept such regulations as may be pre-
scrlbed by the league in regard to its
military and naval forces and arma-
ments.
ANY member of the League may,
after two years. notice of its inten-
ton so to do, withdraw from the
league, provided that all its ~interna-
tfonal obligations and all its obligations
under this covenant shall have been
fulfilled at the time of its withdrawal
(This article is now ~embodying with
alterations and additions the old article
Z. 1t provides more specifically the
method of admitting new members and
ADDS the entirely new paragraph. pro-
vtding for withdrawal from the league.
No mention of withdrawal was made in
the original document).
Article 2.
THE action of the league under this
covenant shall be effective through the
instrumentality of an assembly and OF
n cnI1nPi1 with porp,o ~,r+ - a. >,
Originally. this vas part of article
1. 1t gives the name of the aassembly
to the gathering of representatives of
of the members of the league formerly
referred to merely as "the body Of dele
gates."D
Article 8.
1.-THE assembly shall consist Of rep
resentativcs OF the members Of the
league. @f
THE assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time. as oc-
casion may require, at the scat Of The
league, or at sue other place as may
be decided upon.
"The assembly may deal at its meet
ings with any matter within the sphere
Of action Of the league or affecting the
peace OF the world.
"At meetings of the assembly, each
member Of the league shall have one
vote and may not have more than three
representatives"
(Thts embodies parts of the original
articles l, 2 and 8 with only minor
changes. 1t refers to members of the
league" were the term high contract
ing parties originally was used, and
this change is followed throughout the
revised draft.)
Article q.
"The council shall consist of repre-
sentatives OF the United States of
America, Of the British empire, Of
France. of Italy and of Japan. together
with representatives of four other
members of the league. These four
members of the league shall be select
ed by the assembly from time to time
in its discretion. Until the appoint
ment of the representatives Of the four
members of thel league first selected by
the assembly. representatives Of -
shall be members Of the council.
with the approval Of the majority
of the assembly, the council may name
additional members of the league whose
representatives shall always be mem
bers of the council; the council with
like approval may increase the number
of members of the league to be selected
by the assembly for representation on
the council.
The council shall meet from time to
time as occasion may require and at
least once a year. at the seat of the
league, or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
The council may deal at it's meet
1ngs with any matter within. the sphere
of action OF the league or affecting the
peace Of the world.
"And member of the league not rep
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send a representative to sit
as n member at any meeting of the
council during the conSfda-atinn OF