The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-09

The eowncsI nsag deal az it, rsess-
fnws wfta am matter with the sDhere
~ action 81 fire Ieagse or affecting
gh~ Deaes 81 tiss ~orid.
Any member 81 the ieag1e roc rep.
fesenfed 0m fFe e0wneN shan Be TO-
gSsea Is send q representative 90 SO ~
. hgenS@r nit any messfng N fIae conn
IA 6aviax the consideration os naat-
fers specially afTecfing the interests Of
fhaf member ~ me feagae.
Az the nefsfa9s ~ rse council each
member 81 fhe f4agse represented oa
tfpe council shaH have one vote. and
raag aat have aaora faan oro repre-
sentative
ARTICLE rive
Excerpt where otherwise expressly
provided IS fF1s covenant. aeegsoa9
* ang meeting ~ ne assembly IN se
she ceupeil shafl req4slre the agree
faent Of MI tire members IA the feagae
represented al fhe naeeffng
The fFst meefl9z 81 me assembly
and ne fFst m@etiag N fh@ eonacif
ahail BE- summoned by the president og
me United STATES ~ America
ARTICLE Elk
The permanent secretariat shaH be
estabiished AZ the ssat 81 the Iea1ae.
The secrefarfss shall conpvfae see~
refarfat general and sueh secretaries
AMI sta1 a. nag ~ required.
The FIRST secretary general shall BE-
ne person named 10 ths annex shere-
after me secretary general ahau b.
appointed ~ tbe eoanciI, with me Is.
pYovai a the majority N RE assembly.
The secretary general shall act ~
That capacity at aFl meetings III the
assembly and Of the council
The expense ~ the seeretarfaf sban
~ horne by the members N inc
league n accordance with me appor.
iionment 81 ne expenses of the ii.
ternnfionai bufeaa Ok the Universal
Postal nnl0n.
lIhs replaces THE original article
Y n the original the appointment of
ne FIRST secretary general vas left b
ne council and approval of the ma.
iort'y of the assembly was not re-
guired for subseguenf appointments.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The scat n the teague IL established
81 Geneva.
The council may at any time decide
that the seat 81 The league shall be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or IN connection
with the league. Including the secre.
iariat. shall be open equally to men
md women.
Representatives Of the members Of
The league and officials Of the league.
when engaged on the business of the
league, shall enjoy diplomatic privi.
leges and immuuities.
The buildings mud other property
occupied by the league or lts officials,
or BY representatives attending It's
meetings shall be lnyioIable.
1.-THE paragraph opening positions to
women equally with men "a newt
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The members on the league recog.
mizes that the maintenance Of peace
requires the reduction or national ar.
mamenta 10 tho lowest point consistent
with national safety and the enforce
menl ~ Common action Of interna.
sionnl obligations.
The council. taking account OF the
geographical situation and clrcum.
stances Of each estate, shall Formulate
plans for such reduction for the con
slderntlon and action OF the several
governments.
such plans shall be subject to recon
slderntlon mud revision at least every
ten years
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments
limits OF armaments therein fixed shall
not Be exceeded without the concur
renee Of the council.
| The members Of the league agree
that the manufacture by private
enterprise OF munitions and imple
mcnta Of war Is open 20 grave objec
,lons. The council shall advise how
the eyll effects attendant upon sucl
manufacture can be prevented, due re
gard being Ind 20 the necessities d
those members Of the league which
are not able 20 manufacture the mum
tions and implements OF war neeessar.
for their safety
The members Of the league under
take to interchange fun and frank In
formation lis 10 the scale Of their ar
maments, their military and nava
programs and the condition Of such o
their industries as are adaptable =
warllke purposes
ARTICLE NINE.
A permanent commission shall b
constituted 10 adylse the council o
The execution 81 the provisions Of q
tcie one and on military and navo
questions generally
unchanged except for the inse'
ton Of The words 'article,o
ARTICLE TEN,
The members % the league undei
take TO respect aud preserve. Il
against externai aggression the te
,ttnriai lutavrtty and existing polltict