New Britain herald., 1919-04-28
|ANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN LEAGUE COVENANT SUBMITTED
Revised Version Given Out By Washington Officials Alterations Indicated After
 Each Article

# T2XJ of the rGNlSGQ CoN tll1iiit Ot CllC league Of nations. The text follows With 5,aranthetical insertions showing # chantses made in the covenant as # originaIIy drafted and made public, Preamble.
 | In order to promote international #eo-operation and to achieve interna- #sional peace and security by the ac- # ceptance of obligations not to resort war by the prescription of open, # just and honorable relations between 8bations, by the firm establishment Of the understandings of international law. as to actual rule of conduct Samong governments. and by the &Faaintenance of justice and a scrupu- # lous respect for all treaty obligations x in the dealings of organized peoples with one another, the high contract Hing parties agree to this covenant or #the league of nations.
 dn the original preamble the last sentence read: Adopt this constltu- tion'' instead of agree to this GOV # nant..)
 Provision for Withdrawal. N Article 1-The original members o' #4be league of nations shall be those the signatories which are named the annex as shall accede without #also such of those other states named in the annev as shall accede without x Preservation to this covenant Such # #accessions shall be effected by a acc s laratfon deposited with secretariat within two months of the coming # into force of the covenant Notice S thereof shall be sent to all other # mem bers of the league.
 Any fully self governing state, do- @ lninion or colony now named in the @annex may become member of the x @league if its admission is agreed by # #two-thirds of the assem- bly,, provided @ it shall give effective guarantees of @ it's Sincere intention to observe it's in @ @ternadional obligations, and shall ac- M cept such regulations as may be pre- N scribed by the league in regard to it's # military and naval forces and arrna- $ m ents.
 # Any member of the league may, # after two years notice of it's inten- @ lion so to do, withdraw from the @ league provided that all it's 1nterna- NJ +ionaI obligations and all its oblga- @ lions under this covenant shall have # been fulfilled at the time of it's With @ drawaI.
 @ (This article is now embodying with I alterations and additions the old art,- # cle seven. It provides more speelllca1- Cal # k, inc method of admitting new @ roarobers and adds the entirely new @ 70 aragrapl1 providing for WlthdraWal #s fro,,a fhe league No mention ot "fth- @ -1raw4l was made in the original doc @ ulnent.)
 Article 2-The action of the league s# under this covenant shall De eHecteo M through the instrumentailty or all |z assembly and of a council with per # manent secretariat.
 rorfginalfy this was a part of artl- # rle i. It gives the name assembly to N inc gathering of representatives or @ The members of the league, formerly @ referred to merely as "the pody ol M delesates."D
 # Article .3--The assembly shall con- E sist of representatives of the mem M hers of the league. The assemoly # shall meet at stated intervals ana # from time to time as occasion may
 require. at the seat of the league or I at such other places as may be de- M cided upon.
 The assembly may deal at it's meet x ings with. any matter within sphere @ of action Uf the league or affecting s the peace of the- world:
 At meetings of the assembly. each K member Of the league shall have one @ vote and may not have more than K three representatives
 CThis embodies parts Of the original
 articles |. and 3 with only minor 2 changes. It refers to members o1 E the league" where the term "higl E contracting parties originally was E used, and this change is followed E Throughout the revised draft.) To Increase Membership. @ Article 4-The council shall consis @ of representatives of the United 2 States of America, of the British em # pire. Of France, of Italy and of Ja. s pan, together with representatives o @ four other members Of the league x These four mem bers of the league a shall be selected by the assembly from @ time to time in it's discretion.. .Lnti & the appointment of the representa- sH tiyes of the four members of "th' A league first selected by the assembly
 Representatives of the (blank) shall b' a members of the council.
 With the approval Of the majorit. @ of the assembly the council may nam sM# additional members of the leagu 8 whose representatives shall always b K members of the council: tho councj M with like approval may increase tn Z number of members of the league. t 3 be selected by the assembly for repre- # sentation on the council.
 The council shall meet from tim A Co time as occasion may require, an
 at least once a year at the seat of tn
 league, or at such other place as ma Z be decided upon.
 The council may deal at its meet 8A ings with any matter within tn Z sphere of action of the league or af @ fecting the peace of the world.
 Any member of the league not rep
 resented on the council shall be in
 vited to send B representative to s