The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-05-01
BY Associated Press.


Washington, ID. c., April 2S.-The
state department made public last night
the text Of the revised covenant Of
the League of Nations as It Is being
presented today to the plenary session
[of the peace conference at Paris. The
text follows. with parenthetical inser-
tons showing changes made In the
covenant originally drafted and made
n public:
1.-THE covenant of the League Of Ma
tons:
I'm order to promote international
cooperation and to achieve 'ilterna-
tional peace and security-by the ac-
ceptance of obligations not to resort
to war; by the prescription Of open,
just and honorable relations between
nations; by the firm establishment Of
the understandings OF international law
as to actual rule Of conduct among
N governments, and by the maintenance
of justice and a scrupulous respect for
all treaty obligations in the dealings of
organized peoples with n another
the high contracting parties agree to
this covenant of the League Of Ma
tions." n. " a.E3k.a.
I'm the original preamble the last
sentence read adopt this constitution
instead of "agree to this covenant.")
Article I.
"The original members Of the League
of Nations shall be those of the sigma
tories which are named in the annex to
this covenant and also such of those
other states name in the annex as shall
accede without reservation to his owe
nant. Such accessions shall be eff
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the secretsriat within two months of
the coming into force Of the covenant.
4 Notice thereof shall be sent to all other
members Of the league.
ANY fully self governing state, do
mfnion or colony not named In the
annex may become a member Of the
league If its admission Is agreed to by
two-thirds Of the assembly, provided
that 1t shall give effective guarantees
OF It's sincere intention to observe its
International obligations and shall &C
cept such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the League in regard to it's
military and naval forces and arma-
ments. w
"Any member of the league may
after two years notice Of it's inten-
ton SO to do, withdraw from the
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tional obligations and all it's obligations
under this covenant shall have been
fulfilled at the time OF its withdrawal -
(This article Is now ~embodying with
alterations and additions the old article
z. 1t provides more specifically the
method of admitting new members and
adds the entirely new paragraph, pro-
viding for withdrawal from the league.
Nc mention Of withdrawal was made in
tho original document). B. -'
Article 2.
"The action Of the league under this
covenant shall be effective through the
fundamentally Of al assembly and Of
a council, with permanent s~ecretariat."
(Originally. this was part of article
1. 1t gives the name of the assembly
to the gathering Of representatives of
of the members of the league formerly
referred to merely as the body of dele
gates."D .u~
Article 8.
"The assembly shall consist Of rep
resentatives or the members Of the
league. .
'The assembly shall meet at stated
intervals and from time to time, as soc-
casion may require, at the scat Of the
league, or at such other place as may
be decided upon. .r.V as, 4.
'The assembly may deal at It's meet
ings with any matter within the sphere
of action Of the league or affecting the
peace OF the world.
"At meetings of the assembly, each
member Of the league shall nave one
vote and may not have more than three
representatives"
(This embodies parts of the original
articles l. 2 and 3 with only minor
changes. 1t refers to members Of the
league" were the term high contract
ing parties originally was used, and
this change is followed throughout the
revised draft.)
Article d.
"The council shall consist of repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of
America, OF the British empire, of
France, Of Italy and of Japan, together
with representatives of four other
members Of the league. These four
members Of the league shall be select
ed by the assembly from time to time
in It's discretion. Until the appoint
ment OF h representatives Of the four
members Of the league first selected by
the assembly. representatives Of --
shall be members Of the council.
With the approval Of the majority
OF the assembly, the council may name
additional members Of the league whose
representatives shall always be mem
bers of the council; the council with
i approval may increase the number
OF members of the league to be selected
by the assembly for representation on
the council.
THE council shall meet from time to
time as occasion may require and at
least once a year, at the seat Of the
league, or at such other place as may
be decided upon.
THE council may deal at it's meet
tngs with any matter within the sphere
of action of the league or affecting the
peace OF tho world. .
And member Of the league not rep-
resented on the council shall be in
vited to send, q representative to sit
as a member at any meeting of the
council during the consideration OF
matters specially affecting the inter-
ests of that member of the league.
AT meetings Of the council. each
member OF he league represented on
tho council shall have one vote and
may have not more than one repre-
sentative
CThis cmbodios that part OF the or
iginal Article 8 designating the orig
ipnl rnapoho.a of Tho oo,nD NJ