Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-13
MONROE DOCTRINE
|. RECOGNITION PART
OF SOCIETY DRAFT
League to Include BeIliger-,
ents and Neutrals Sign
ing Document.
MEMBER MAY WITHDRAW
WITH TWO YEARS. NOTICE
Approval of Two Thirds Admits
Other self-Governing coun-
tries in Future.
MANUFACTURES ARE ARRANGED
German Colonies and Ottoman Ter
ritories Will Be Supervised
by States Of League.
MEMBER MAY WITHDRAW
WITH TWO YEARS. NOTICE
MANUFACTURES ARE ARRANGED
German Colonies and Ottoman Ter
ritories Will Be Supervised :
by States Of League.
rBy Associated Press. !

tby A6oocfaend FfcSs.J Es.y
PARIS, April 13.-An ofne{al su1n
mary OF the revised covenant OF the
league OF nations issued tonight makes
specific mention of the Monroe Doc
trine with respect to it's bearing on
the future activities of tho loarue TT
says:
THE covenant does not AFFECT tina
validity OF International ensncuxneYit Is
such as trentfes OF arbitration az ire
giouAi understn ndinEs rlee tho Non
roe Doctrine for securing the mantle
nance Of peace" - ~
The league, says the stakeunor1t veil,
include NIL be1ligerent and neutral
states named in IL dooum ent ann exeS to
the covenant and lin tho tutuxpI any
sion Is approved by two thirds sof tile
states already members OF tn slaaruei,
n ssass 4z v has kept its
which Signify their dissent. .nSm
on the eoupci 1na ng al sa sasss
In the assembly, are not bound By: tHSsn,
n out .b In such sue ease cease to bs
Manufactures for the Ge xrn1n., . Us . .
MES and the territor1 e, M athAeOtn-
man empire are provided. Thess2 Gis4
st ss nS sy ts ssaass sill fas e SSs
tories of the league. wh fcL ssiifESS 4
ercise general supervision. y ~ u 1T 81
summary Ok Covenant Sgzfil.
The official summary OF the c4ye-a
"t1), The league of nations is 70 undsa
In order TO promote internAtionai2o 90
operation and to secure peace THE
league will include: ta) the bellissfaIit
states named in document ANNEXED
to the covenant; (b) all the neutraI
states so named. and (c} the futufe
mission is approved by two thirds For
the states already members Of !; the
league. - s. ~.
"A state may Withdraw /, from, & the
league, providing 1t has kept it's obi e.
cations TO date. on giving two years,
notice. 49,. - 8
"(a) The league will act through an
ihSsn eomprising not more than
member states, each state having only
one vote, and Il council compr Using for
the present one representative Of eacl,
OF the five great powers and ca chsof
four other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
The number OF powers of each class
repressnt , on the council may be In
creased by the unanimous consent -tof
the council and majority of the as
sembly. other powers have the right
TO sit as members of the council dur
they are especially Interested ,3sEt.
In the council. as in the assembly,
each state will have only one vote
Both these bodies are to meet at stated
year), and at other times IL required:
both can deal with any matter that
Is OF international or that threatens
the peace of the world; the decision,
of both must be Unanimous excepttsin
certain specified cases. matters of pro-
ccdure. for instance, being decided by
majority vote
Court Of Arbitration. .t !
The league will have a permanent;
secretariat, under a secretary-general.
The secretariat and all other bodies
under the league may include women
equally with men. a permanent court
permanent commissions and bureaus
are also to be established.
"f3) The member states agree: (a)
to reduce their, ornaments, plans for
council. but only adopted with the con s
sent Of the states Themselves and
thereafter not TO increase them with.
out the concurrence of the councils;
tb) TO exchange full information or
their existing armies and their naval
ana military programs; (c) to respect.
each others territory and personal in-s
dependence. and to guarantee them
nit all international disputes eithersto
arbitration or to inquiry by the coun-f
ell. which latter. however. may not
pronounce an opinion on any dispute
whose subject matter falls solely WITH
in states domestic Jurisdiction: In
no case TO go to war till three months
atter an award or an unanimous
recommendation has been made, and
even then not to go to war with, e
state which accepts the award or
(e) to regard a, state
which has broken thu covenant as hay-
Ing committed All act of war against
the league, to break off all economic
and other relations with 1t and to al
low free passage through their terri
tories to the troops OF those States
which arc contributing armed force on
behalf of the league. The council IS
to recommend what amount OF force
IL any. should be supplied by tfis sew
cral governments concerned. but tho
approval OF the latter is necessary.
Estates not members Of tho ieante
Will be invited to accept the obliga-
tons of the league for the purpose OF
particular disputes, and II they fan
to comply may be forced) (f)i Not
to consider any treaty binding ffiISit
has been communicated t. the league,
which Will then proceed to publish 1t,
to admit the. right OF the assembly To
advise the reconsideration OF treaties
and International conditions which %
not accord with present needs, and to
be bound by no obligations iuconsisser1t
with the covenant. "a ) .,i.s;
May Expen Any State. &
"A state which breaks its agreements
may be expelled from the league by !
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