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league which in the case of a state | member of the league would consti- ute a breach of Article XII the pro- visions of Article XVI shall be appli- | cable as against the state taking such action.
 If both parties to the dispute when so invited refuse to accept the | obligations of membership in the l league for the purpose of such dis ! pute the executive council may take 1 such action and make such recom- l mendations as will prevent hostil..!es !. and will result in the settlement of i the dispute.
 Article XVIII
 '@The high contracting parties agree that the league shall be entrusted with general supervision of the trade in arms and ammunition with the countries In which the control of this traffic Is necessary in the common in- terest.
 Article XIX
 "To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sov- ereignty of the states which formerly
  bited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world, there should be applied the principle that the well-being and development of such peoples form sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in the constitution of the lea que.
 '@The best method of giving prac- teal effect to this principle Is that the tute1age of such peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources, their ex- perience, or their geographical posi- ton. can best undertake this respon sibility, and this tutelage should be exercised by them as mandatories on | behalf of the league.
 The character of the mandate must differ according to the stage of the | development of the people, the geo. graphical situation of the territory, its economic conditions and other similar circumstances.
 Certain communities formerly be- 1 longing to the Turkish Empire have reached 8 stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized sub l ject to the rendering of administra- | tive advice and assistance by a man datory power until such time as they are able to stand alone. The wishes | of these communities must be prin- cipal consideration in the selection of the mandatory power.
 Other peoples, especially those Of | Central Africa, are at such 8 stage that the mandatory must be respon- Fible for the administration of the territory subject to conditions whi oh will guarantee freedom of conscience or religion, subject only to the main Eainence of public order and morals, the prohibition of abuses such as the slave trade, the arms traffic and the equor traffic, and the prevention of the establishment of Qualifications or military and naval bases and of mili- tary training of the natives for other than police purposes and the defense of territory, and will also secure equal opportunities for the trade and com merce of other members of the league.
 There are territories, such as South
 
 Pacific Isles, which, owing to the sparsenese of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centers of civilization, or their geographical continuity to the man. datory state, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the mandatory state as in- tegTal portions thereof, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population. '1n every case of mandate, the man. datory state shall render to the league an annual report in reference to the territory committed to its charge.
 "The degree of authority, control, or administration to be exercised by the mandatory state shall if not previ- ously agreed upon by the high con- tracting parties in each case he ex- plicitly defined by the executive coun- ell in a special act or charter.
 The high contracting parties furth- CT agree to establish at the seat of the league a mandatory commission to re- ceive and examine the annual reports of the mandatory powers and to as- sist the league in ensuring the ob- Iseryance Of the terms of all mandates Article XX.
 '"The high contracting parties will endeavor to secure and maintain fair and human conditions of labor for
 men, women and children both in
 their own countries and in all coun- tries to which their commercial and industrial relations extend; and to that end agree to establish as part
 of the organization of the league &
 permanent bureau of labor. , Article XXI.
 '"The high contracting parties agree that provision shall be made through i, the in6trumentality of the league to secure and maintain freedom of trans , 1t and equitable treatment for the } commerce of all states members of
 the leaaue. having In mind. among other things, special arrangements with regard to the necessities of the regions devastated during the war of } 1914-1918.
 - Article XXI.
 } '"The high contracting parties agree
 to r,ace under the control of the , league all international bureaus d. : ready established by general treaties l if the parties to such treaties consent Furthermore, they agree that all such ) international bureaus to be constitut- ed in future shall be placed under !, control of the league.
 t Article XXIu
 l '-The high contracting parties agree that every treaty or international en- |, gagement entered into hereafter by any state member of the league shall