The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-07-18

lllSS VI llt Assembly VI VI the COul-
ell, including the appointment of
Committees to investigate particular
matters, shall be regulated by a major
ity Of the Members of the League
represented at the meeting.
The first meeting Of the Assembly
and the first meeting of the Council
shall be summoned by the President
of the United States Of America.
Article 6
The permanent S%ecretariat shall be
established at tht Seat of the League.
The Secretariat snail comprise a
Secretary General and such s~ecretar-
les and staff as may he required.
The first Secretary General shall
be the person named in the Annex;
thereafter the Secretary General shall
be appointed by the Council with the
approval of the majority of the AS
sembly.
The secretaries and staff of the
Secretariat shall be appointed by the
Secretary General with the approval
of the Council.
The Secretary General shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the
Assembly and OF the Council.
The expenses of the Secretariat
shall be borne by the Members of
the League in accordance with the
appOrtionment of the expenses of the
international Bureau of the Universal
Postal Union.
Article 7
The Seat of the League is establish
ed at Geneva.
The Council may at any time decide
that the Seat of the League shall be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in connection
with the League, including the Secre-
tariat, shalt be open equally to men
and women.
Representatives of the Members of
the League and officials of the League
when engaged on the business of the
League shall enjoy diplomatic priv
leges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the League or it's officials
or by Representatives attending its
meetings shall be inviolable.
Article 8
The Members of the League recog-
Mise that the maintenance of peace
requires the reduction of national ar
maments to the lowest point consist
ent with national safety and the en-
forcement by common action of in
ternational obligations.
The Council, taking account of the
geographical situation and circum-
stances of each State, shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con
sideration and action of the several
Governments.
Such plans shall be subject to re-
consideration and revision at least
every ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several Governments,
the limits or ornaments therein fix
ed shall not be exceeded without the
concurrence of the council.
The Members of the League agree
that the manufacture by private en-
terprise of munitions and implements
of wal is open to grave objections.
The Council shall advise how the evil
effects attendant upon such manu-
facture can be prevented, due regard
being had to the necessities of those
Members of the League which are not
able to manufacture the munitions
and implements of war necessary for
their safety.
The Members of the League under
take to interchange full and frank
information as to the scale of their
ornaments, their military and naval
programmes and the condition Of
such of their industries as are adapt
able to war-like purposes.
Article g.
A permanent Commission shall be
constituted to advise the Council on
the execution of the provisions of Ar
ticles l and 8 and on military and
naval questions generally.
Article 10.
The Members of the League under
take to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
independence of all Members of the
League. In case Of any such aggres,
sion or in case of any threat or dan.
ger of such aggression the Council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Article II.
ANY war or threat of war, whether