Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-18

Il. The league of nations is found
ID in order to promote International co
Dperation and to secure peace. The
league will include: (A) The belliger-
ent states named in a document an
nexed to the covenant; (B) all the
neutral states so named, and (C) in
he future, any self-governing country
whose admisSion is approved by two-
birds of the states aIready meu,bers
II the league.
"A state may withdraw from the
league, providing ii has kept its oh
ligations to date. on giving two years
notice.
80. The league will act through
an assembly comprising not more than
three Representatives of each OF the
member states, each state having only
ane vote. and a council comprising,
for the nresent, one representative of
each of the i've great powers and each
OF four other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
THE number of powers of each
class represented on the council may
be increased by the unanimous con-
sent of the council and a majority Of
the assembly. Other powers have the
right 10 sit as members Of the coun.
Gil during the decision of matters In
which they are especially Interested.
"in the council. as in the assembly
each state will have only one vote
Both these bodies are to meet at stated
flsN
yearl, and at other tunes if required:
both can deal with any matter tht
is of international interest or threat
ems the peace of the world the lie
clsion OF both must be unanimous. OK
cept in certain specified cases, inat-
ters of procedure. Cor instance Neing
decided by majority vote.
"The league will have Il permanent
secretariat, under q secretary general.
The secretarlat and all other bodies
under the league may include women.
equally with men. A permanent court
of international justice and variotS
permanent commissions md bureaus
are also to be established.
"3. The member states agree:
"(A) To reduce their armalnents.
plans for such reduction being suggest
ed by the council but only adopted
with the consent of the states them
selves and thereafter not to increase
them without the concurrence of the
council.
"(B) To exchange full information
of their existing armies and their naval
and military programs.
"(Cl To respect each others terri
tory al.a personal Independence. and to
guarantee them against foreign aggres.
sion.
"fD) To submit all international
disputes either to arbitration or to
inquiry by the council. which latter,
however, may not pronounce an opin-
ion on any dispute whose subject
matter falls solely within a states do
mestic jurisdictiin; in no case TO go
TO war till three months after an
award. or a unanimous recommenda
tion has been made. and even then
not to go 10 war with state which
accepts the award or recommenda-
ton.
"(E) To regard a state which has
broken the covenant MS having com
mitted an act of war against the
league to break off all economic and
other relations with 1t. and to allow
free passage through their territories
TO the troops of those states which
are contributing armed force on behalf
of the league. The council is to rec
ommend what amount of force. IL any,
should be applied By the several gov
ernments concerned, but the approval
Of the latter is necessary. Estates not
members of the league viii be invited
TO accept the obligations of the league
for the purpose of particular disputes,
and. If they fail TO comply, may be
forced.l
"(F) Not to consider any treaty
binding till 1t has beer communicated
to the league. whick viii then proceed
to publish it; to grimit the right Of
the assembly to advise the reconsider
alton of treaties and international CON
ditions which do not accord with pres
ent needs, and to lie bound by no OBJ
legations inconsistent with the cove
nant
"A state which breaks its agreement
may be expelled from the league by
the council.
"a. The covenant does not affect the
validity OF International engagements.
such as treaties Of arbitration or re-
gional understandings like the Mon
roe Doctrine, for securing the mainte-
nance of peace
IS. The former German colonies and
the territories Of the Ottoman empire
are to be administered in the interests
Of civilization By states which are
willing TO be mandatOries of the
league. which VIII exercise a general
supervision.
IS. The member states accept Ger
tain responsibilities With regard TO
labor conditions. the treatment oi na-
tives. the white slage traffic, the OPT
nm traffic, the arms traffic with uncivi-
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