Arizona republican., 1919-05-08

to consider what common action shall be taken. Members are pledged 10
 submit matters of dispute to arbitra-
 tion or inquiry and not to resort To
 war until three months after the award. Members agree to carry out
 an arbitral award. and not to go to
 war with any party to the dispute
 which complies with it; if a member
 fails 10 carry out the award the coun-
 cil will propose the necessary meas
 ures. The council will formulate plans
 for the establishment of a permanent
 court of international justice to deter
 mine international disputes or 10 give
 advisory opinions. Members who do
 not submit their cases 10 arbitration
 must accept the jurisdiction of the as
 sembly. If the council less the parties
 to the dispute is unanimously agreed
 upon the rights of it, the members
 agree that they will not so to war
 with any party 10 the dispute which complies with its recommendations. In this case a. recommendation by the
 assembly concurred in by all it's mem ! bers represented on the council and q ! simple majority of the rest, less the | parties to the dispute, and will have i the force of a unanimous recommenda- 1 ton by the council. In either case, if 1 the necessary agreement cannot be se- ! cured the members reserve the right ! to take such action as may be neces- | sary for the maintenance of right and | justice. Members resorting to war in i disregard of the covenant will imme- diately be debarred from all inter i course with other members. The coun- ! cil will in such cases consider what
 military or naval action can be taken ] +l, l lection of the covenants and will afforf
 facilities to members cooperating it
 this enterprise.
 Validity of Treaties.-AlI treaties of ! international enga agements concudet after the institution of slle league will
 be registered with the secretariat and
 published. The assembly may from
 time 10 time advise members to recon
 sider. treaties which have become in
 applicable or involve danger of peace. The covenant abrogates all obligations between members inconsistent with it's terms, but nothing in it shall affect
 the validity Of international engage
 ments, such as treaties of arbitration
 or regional understandings like the
 Monroe doctrine, for securing the
 maintenance of peace.
 The Mandatory System.-The tute-
 lage of nations not yet able to stand
 by themselves will. be entrusted to ad , vanced nations who are best fitted to
 undertake it. The covenant recognizes
 three different stages of development, , requiring different kinds of manda
 tories. Communities like those belong ing to the Turkish empire which can ' be provisionally recognized as indepen- dent, subject to advice and assistance from a mandatory in whose selection
 they would be allowed a voice. Com [ munities like those of Central Africa. to be administered by the mandatory 9 under conditions generally approved , by the members of the league. where | equal opportunities for trade will be al- . lowed 10 all members; certain abuses 9 such as trade in slaves, arms and . liquor. will be prohibited, and the con
 struction of military and naval bases z and the introduction Of compulsory [ military will be disallowed. Other l communities, such as Southwest Al [ rica, and the South Pacific islands. T but administered under the laws of . the mandatory as integral portions ef b it's territory. Tn every case the manda~ . tory will render an annual report. and - the degree it's authority will be defined. n Internat ationaI Provision
 :, General International Provisions. +- Subject to and in accordance with the
 provisions of international conventions
 existing or hereafter to be agreed upof5, f the members of the league will in gen- e eral endeavor through the international Q organization established by the labor n convention to secure and maintain fair = conditions of labor for men, women and l, children in their own countries and S other countries. and undertake to se- if cure just treatment of the native irfs Y habitants of territories under their coH- $ troll; they will entrust the league witt : the general supervision over the exc
 cution of agreements for the suppress = sion of traffic in women and children ,f etc. and the control of the trade if
 arms and ammunition with countries l. in which control is necessary; they vii s make provision for freedom of com. d munications and transit and equitabb s. treatment for commerce of all mem d bers of the league with special referene
 to the necessities of regions devastate, st during the war and they will endesYoi It to take steps for international preveu- l. ton and control of disease. InteTna y tioRai bureaus and commissions al y ready established will be placed undei d the league, as well as those to be estah r. lished in the future.
 d Amendments 10 the Covenants. = ;- Amendments to the covenant will talk > effect when ratified by the council aDI h by a majority of the assembly.
 e Boundaries of Gerrnany.--Germar n cedes to France, Alsace-Lorraine 5eai il square miles, and to Belgium two smal d districts between Luxemburg and HoI es land. totaling 3S2 square miles. She le also cedes to Poland the southeastern a tip of Solesia, beyond and includin. I Oppeln. most of Posen and West Prus r. sia, 27.6S6 square miles, East Prussii a- being isolated from the main body b n. part of Poland. She loses sovereign sn ty over the northeastermcst tip of Eas T. Prussia. 40 square miles north of th xt river Memel, and the internationalizei il. areas about Danzig. 72s square mile l and the basin of the Saar, 7sS sqrar IS, miles between the western border c H. the Rhenish Palatinate of Bavaria an al the southeast corner of Luxembure
 The Danzis area consists of the Y be IT. Continued on Page TwoN