Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-05-08
BOONE wATAUCA COUNTY, N C., THURSDAY MAY 8, 1919.

another in resisting any special meas.
ures aimed at one of their number by
the covenant breaking state and that
they will take the necessary steps to
afford passage through their territory
to the forces Of any Of the members
Of the league which are cooperating
to protect the covenants Of the
league.
Any member of the league which
any covenant Of the league
may be decided to be no longer a
member of the league by vote 70 the
council concurred in by the represen,
tGtives OF all the other members OF
the league represented thereon.
unchanged except for the addition
Of the last sentence)
Article Seventeen.
In the event Of dispute between
a member Of the league and state
which is rot a member of the league
or be,w cen states not members Of the
league, the state or states not mem
bers of the league shall be invited 10
lccept the obligations of membership
q the league for the purposes OF such
lispute, upon such conditions as the
,ouncil may deem just. II such invi-
ation is accepted, the provisions Of
articles IL to 16 inclusive shall be ap-
>lied with such notifications as may
oe deemed necessary by the council.
Upon such invitation being given,
he council shall Immediately institute
IN inquiry into the circumstances OF
he dispute and recommend such ac.
lion as may seem best and most ef.
'ectual in the circumstances.
II state so invited shall refuse to
,ccept the obligations Of mrmber
hip in the league for the pur
pose of such dispute, and shall resor,
% war against member of the
league, the provisions Of article Il
shall be applicable O. against the
state taking such action.
II both parties to the dispute, wher
20 invited refuse to accept the obliga
ions of membership in the league fo
he purposes Of such dispute, thu
council may take such measures ant
make such recommendations as will
prevent hostilities and will result il
he settlement of the dispute.
VIRTUALLY unchanged.)
Article Eighteen.
Every convention or internatlona
engagement entered into hencefol
ward by any member of the leagu
shall be forthwith registered with tn
secretariat and shall as soon a
against the state taking such az
such treaty or international engage
ment shall be binding until so regis
.ered.
(Same as original Article %.
Article Nineteen.
The assembly may from time t
time advise the reconsideration b.
members OF the league of treatie
which have become inapplicable an
the consideration of international cor
ditions whose continuance might er
danger the peace Of the world.
Virtually the same as original Al
ticle 24.)
Article Twenty.
The members of the league severa
iy agree that this covenant is accep
ed as abrogating all obligations O
understandings inter Sc which are IL
consistent with the terms thereof, an
solemICy undertake that they will nc
hereafter enter into any agreement
inconsistent with the terms thereo
In case members of the league shall
before becoming members Of tn
league have undertaken any oblig,
tions inconsistent with the terms {
the covenant, it shall be the duty {
each member to take immediate step
to procure its release from sue
obligations.
VIRTUALLY the same as original A
ticle 25.)
Article Twenty.one.
Nothing in this covenant shall
deemed to affect the validity Of inte
national engagements such as trea
es Of arbitrations or regional unde
standings like the Monroe doctrir
for securing the maintenance
peace
entirely new.)
Article Twenty-Five.
To those colonies and territor!,
which as consequence of the la
war have ceased to be under the so
ereignty Of the states which former
governed them and which are inha
tied by peoples not yet able to stal
by themselves under the strenuo,
conditions Of the modern world the
should be applied the principle tn
the wellbeing and we'll developme
Of such peoples formed sacred tru
Of civilization and that securities
the performance Of this trust shou
be embodied in this covenant.
The best method Of giving prac
cable effect to this principle Is tn
the tutelage Of such peoples be G
trusted to advanced nations who,
reasons Of their resources, their {
perience or their geographical po
tion, can best undertake responsit
ity, and which are willing to accent