The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
TEXT OF CONSTITUTION
 OF LEAGUECF NATIONS
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delegates or the executive council and may be decided by a majority of the states represented at the meeting. The first meeting of the body of dele gates and the executive council shall be summoned by the President of the United States of America.
 ARTICLE V The permanent secretariat of the league shall be established at (blank), which shall constitute the seat of the league. The secretariat shall comprise such sec retaries and staff as may be required under the general direction and control Of secretary general of the league who shall be chosen by the executive coun- cil the secretariat shall be appointed by the secretary general subject to con frmation by the executive council. The secretary general shall act in that capacity at all meetings of the body of delegates, or of the executive council.
 The expenses of the, secretariat shall be borne by the states members of the league in accordance with the apportion- ment of the expenses of the international bureau of the Universal Postal union.
 ARTICLE VI
 Representatives Of the high contract ing parties and officials of the league when engaged in the business of the league shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunites and the building occu pied by the league or it's officials or by representatives attending it's meetings shall enjoy the benefits of extra terri toriality.
 ARTICLE VII
 Admission to the league of states not signatories to the covenant and not named in the protocol hereto as states be invited to adhere to the covenant, requires the assent of not less than two thirds of the states represented in the body of delegates, and shall be limited to fully self-governing countries, includ- ing dominions and colonies.
 No state shall be admitted tolthe league unless it is able to give effective guar antees of its sincere intention to ob- serve it's international obligations, and unless it shall conform to such princi- ples as may be prescribed by the league in regard to it's naval and military forces and armaments.
 ARTICLE VIII
 The high contracting parties recognize the principle that the maintenance Of peace will require the reduction of na- tional armamerts to the lowest point con- sistent with national safety and the en- forcement by common action of interna- llOHdl ODUSdllOIS, lldNillS plCSiai iSooiN to the geographical situation and cir cumstances of each state, and the ex- ecutive council shah formulate plans for effecting such reduction. The executive council shall also determine for the con- sideration and action of the several gov ernments what military equipment and Iarmament is fair and reasonable in pro- portion to the scale of forces laid down in the programme of disarmament; and Ix-bn o6n exceeded without the permission of the executive council.
 The high contracting parties agree that the manufacture by private en- terprise of munitions and implements of war lends itself to grae objections and direct the executive council to ad- wise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can be pre- ented, due regard being had to the necessities of those countries which are not able to manufacture for them selves the munitions and implements of war necessary for their safety. s The high contracting parties under take in no way to conceal from each other the conditions of such of their industries as are capable of being adapted to war-1ike purposes or the scale of their armaments, and agree that there shall be full and frank in- | t6rCndnSe or lHlOTIldlloI lO tilCiA miliury and naval programmes ARTICLE TX A permanent commission shall be constituted to advise the league on the execution of the provisions of Article VIII, and on military and naval ques- tions generally.
 ARTICLE X The high contracting parties shall undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the terri | torial integrity and existing political independence of all states members of the league. In case of any such az gression, or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the execu- tive council shall advise upon the be fulfilled.
 ARTICLE XI Any war, or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the high contracting parties, or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the league, and the high contracting par ties reserve the right to take any ac- tion that may be deemed wise and eff fectual to safeguard the peace of na- tions.
 It is hereby also declared and agreed to be the friendly right of each of the high contracting parties to draw tho attention of the body of delegates or of the executive council to any cir cumstances affecting international in- tercourse which threatens to disturb international peace or the good under standing between nations upon which peace depends,
 ARTICLE XII
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